Imperfect Justice

I found this legal thriller to be very enjoyable and couldn't put it down at all for the last third of the book. Generally I've found it hard to engage in legal thrillers because the legalese bogs me down, but not at all with these! I definitely hope that Cara Putman continues to write more legal suspense, because it's so hard to find a good one.

Emilie was an engaging character and it's easy to like her. The whole story of Kaylene's death was so sad...it's easy to see where the “imperfect” part of the title comes in. Reid comes in with a strong presence; I'd have liked to see a bit more of where his career was going as well (a certain somebody needed a good comeuppance).

Definitely read book one to get the backstory on this!

I couldn't give it quite five stars because I saw the stalker coming a mile away and felt she made some foolish decisions about her interactions with someone like that. Also, the mentions of the “hunter on the parkway” from the last book were repeated, then explained with “thinning a deer overpopulation” at the halfway point. In my town they let people hunt an overpopulation only with bow and arrow to minimize danger to citizens, and DC is WAY more populated than here. There would be a great deal of oversight of a thinning of the population and it wouldn't be dismissed out of hand by the police.

Thanks to NetGalley for a free review copy. A favorable review was not required.