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Title: Simple Justice: A Benjamin Justice Mystery (Benjamin Justice Mysteries (Hardcover)) by John M. Wilson, John Morgan Wilson ISBN: 0-385-48234-5 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.19 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Simply Solid Work
Comment: I'm not comfortable posting raves. I'm always suspicious of the ones I read, since many of them sound like a publisher's secretary paraphrasing their own ad copy. This is an exception.
Simple Justice deserved the awards and accolades it got. I am a mystery buff with a bad habit of sticking to 'tried and true' writers. I went looking for fresh authors recently. Out of about twenty 'new' talents, this is the one real gem I found.
Unlike the homophobe who posted in 1997, whether I personally like a character or his/her motivations is irrelevant to me. I want tight, convincing prose, an interesting mystery that doesn't cheat, and a collection of unique characters that remain true to themselves and grow during the book. Wilson gave me all of that and more.
The writing is truly award-caliber. Each character is deliciously flawed and extremely well-realized. The mystery is a great first effort, and aside from the 'Perry Mason' confession, I was intrigued throughout. Yes, any student of mysteries would pick the killer from the 'line up' in the first half of the novel, but it's still a good read. I recommend this book, with the single caveat that mystery novelists of the last ten years have become obsessed with the ... exploits of their characters, and Wilson is no exception. Since his characters are ..., expect ... (duh). Alternately, you can skip the ... scenes and jump straight (no pun intended) into a first-rate mystery novel.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Debut of Justice
Comment: Let me admit my bias first. I'm a Southern California-based mystery writer with my debut novel in its initial release, and I've met John Morgan Wilson several times. In fact, we shared the same table at the awards banquet at the last Bouchercon and then had drinks together afterward. After coming clean with my bias, I still freely admit that SIMPLE JUSTICE is one of the finest mysteries published in recent years. Mr. Wilson takes a flawed character, Benjamin Justice, a reporter who slipped up a bit on journalism's ethical standards and hence blew a Pulitzer Prize, and gives Justice a chance to begin to reclaim his life and his reputation. SIMPLE JUSTICE is a terrific mystery. It is a terrific novel. John Morgan Wilson has created a fabulous plot, and he vividly describes his settings and his characters. This novel deserved the awards it received. Read it soon, if you haven't already.
Rating: 4
Summary: Troubled sleuth
Comment: Mr.Wilson's debut novel is set in a very specific environment. Gay and lesbian world of LA. Benjamin Justice, his sleuth, is a man on a brink of destruction. Overwhelmed with grief and regrets he spends his days drinking cheap wine. The writer is blunt and to the point, and he doesn't care(and he shouldn't)who gets offended. There is no law that forces anybody to read or finish the book they started.Everybody is intitled to his own opinion or bigotry but what always amazes me is the inability to understand those different that we are.That simple thing is the key of coexistence in this world. This is a good book and I am happy I found it.
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Title: Justice at Risk: A Benjamin Justice Mystery by John Morgan Wilson ISBN: 055357860X Publisher: Crimeline Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The Limits of Justice (Benjamin Justice Mysteries (Paperback)) by John Morgan Wilson ISBN: 0553578618 Publisher: Crimeline Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Blind Eye: A Benjamin Justice Novel by John Morgan Wilson ISBN: 0312309198 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: It Takes Two: A Novel by Elliott Mackle ISBN: 1555837549 Publisher: Alyson Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Latter Days: A Novel by C. Jay Cox, T. Fabris ISBN: 1555838685 Publisher: Alyson Books Pub. Date: 15 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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