I am a fan of the so-called legal thrillers. Not so long
ago, by accident I stumbled upon a thriller by Mark Gimenez - The
Abduction. It was hard for me to put it down as it kept me
spell-bounded, on the edge of my seat and guessing until the last sentence.
Then I went out of my way to get hold of the other two
thrillers that was at that time already available in South Africa. – The
Colour of Law and The Perk. Needless to say that both
these books went off very well after some nail-biting and domestic disturbance
as I could not put them down in spite of my chores in and around the house that
were neglected to the dismay of my wife. But knowing me for more than 30 years
now she understood and I could finish the two books in peace.
Then there was a dry spell without any books from Mark but
yesterday my day was made when I found The Common Lawyer in our local
bookstore. Today I started to read it and I am not disappointed – I am enjoying
it thoroughly.
As this now the 4th one I am reading (and
enjoying) I had to put the latest one down for a while as I was driven to write
this article.
Mark
grew up in Galveston County, Texas. He attended Southwest Texas State
University in San Marcos, Texas, and earned a B.A. in Political Science with
honours. He then attended Notre Dame Law School in Indiana and earned a J.D.
degree magna cum laude.
He practiced law with a large Dallas law firm and became a
partner. After ten years, he left to practice solo and to write. He lives
outside Fort Worth with my wife and two sons.
I must also get the Accused.
This is proof of his popularity as a writer:
ACCUSED was
number 7 on the best-seller list in South Africa, number 11 in Ireland, and
number 19 in the UK.
THE COLOR OF LAW
was number 28 on the New York Times extended hardback list and number 6 on the
London Sunday Times paperback bestseller list, one of the top ten
crime/thriller novels for Crime Squad (UK), a finalist for the Thriller Award
for Best First Novel, number 8 on Amazon's Top 10 Mystery & Thrillers list,
and picked for Alan Cheuse's Holiday Book List for NPR/All Things Considered.
THE ABDUCTION was
number 6 in Australia, 8 in Ireland, and 14 in the UK.
THE PERK was
number 6 in Ireland, 10 in the UK, and 11 in Australia, and was also one of the
top ten crime/thriller novels for Crime Squad (UK) in 2008.
THE COMMON LAWYER
was number 8 in South Africa, 10 in Ireland, and 11 in Australia.
THE COLOR OF LAW
and THE ABDUCTION have now sold
almost 600,000 copies worldwide.
Daniel
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