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Rattlesnake & Son
Rattlesnake & Son
Rattlesnake & Son
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Rattlesnake & Son

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His long-lost son was the last person Dan Shepard, the Rattlesnake Lawyer, expected to meet when he was ordered to be at the courthouse in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Poor fourteen-year old Marley might even be psychic. With his special abilities, Marley can help Dan take his local practice statewide. Rattlesnake & Son could be the next great New Mexico law firm.

Unfortunately, things go exceedingly wrong at school for Marley and he is charged with some very serious crimes. The Rattlesnake Lawyer now has to represent his son in his wildest trial yet. When he learns the truth about his son, Dan and Marley will have to face some extremely dangerous consequences.

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Release dateMar 5, 2019
ISBN9781932926699
Rattlesnake & Son

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I enjoyed this book about strained family connections, trials of faith and self-doubt. Early on it stood out to me like what it would be like if John Grisham wrote an Odd Thomas book.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Any book that starts the preface with this quote can’t be all bad. “Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.” Mark TwainWell, I am doomed because I found all of the above in this can’t-put-it-down story by Jonathan Miller. The Rattlesnake Lawyer is on his last cases before giving up. All he does is fill in for others who have already given up in Albuquerque, NM. He is called to serve on a case of shoplifting by one Cruiser Arnold. When he hits the doors, he sees his ex-wife with a 14-yr old boy who indeed is Cruiser and also his son Marley. Circumstances led to him not seeing Marley since he was two; but you can read that in the book. What does matter is that Marley has some “issues” that make him hard to fit in. He is definitely psychic and probably telepathic. Mom is sending him off to boarding school but dad has misgivings. A week left before school, Marley and Dad do some bonding time, mostly in courts in Western New Mexico. Marley proves to be a huge help, knowing outcomes before they happen and advising on case strategies. Boarding school does not go well and, amid that tension and his ex-wife’s job; Dan Shepard is in need of calm, quiet hours and that isn’t happening. I was afraid the book would end as it did but getting there was a heck of a ride and you should come along.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    A slow moving novel about "The Rattlesnake Lawyer", Dan Shepard, who's working as a public defendant that gets called out of town too defend this client that turns out too be his son. The story moves slowly, getting the biological mother and the step dad into the picture, while Dan tries to gather evidence to defend his son against the charges that the court has filed against him.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I’ve read many of the previous books in the series and I really enjoy the adventures of the Rattlesnake Lawyer, but then one went in a different direction and I am not sure if I thoroughly enjoyed it. The Rattlesnake Lawyer, Dan Shepard meets his 14 year old son for the first time. He is excited by being a dad but his son Marley is different. And when things go terribly wrong for Marley at a boarding school his mother sent him to, it is up to the Rattlesnake Lawyer to defend and protect him.It is still a good legal story and I love the descriptiveness of the New Mexico landscape. But this is more of a man finding himself, then it is a legal thriller. It was enjoyable, but I enjoyed the prior stories better.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is my first Rattlesnake Lawyer book and I loved it. Dan Shepard is called to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico to represent a boy on shoplifting charges. He comes face to face with his ex wife and son whom he hasn't seen since he was 2 years old. From there Dan and Marley begin a journey to reconnect as father and son. But when something goes wrong at Marleys school can Dan save him. This is a fast paced book with a twist in the middle that at first had me confused but in the end really needed to be there. Since I live in the Texas Panhandle I know and have been to these places in New Mexico so that made it a fun read. I received this from LibraryThing Early Reviewers for an honest review and I can say this book is worth it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is my first book by Jonathan Miller.I found this to be a quick and easy read. The book would have earned a rating of 3 1/2 stars if there had not been an unexpected twist in the middle that I did not see coming.I enjoyed the modern pop culture references that made the book more enjoyable and relatable. The story itself seems at first like a classic estranged father/son relationship. The story instead turns out to be about a man's life choices.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I tried to finish this book, but I couldn't do it. The writing is (I'm trying to be kind) not great. I'm not an author, but I am an avid reader, so I feel like I can distinguish good writing from bad. This book did not grab my attention or make me want to keep going.

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