Write to Die
Written by Charles Rosenberg
Narrated by Will Damron
3.5/5
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Hollywood’s latest blockbuster is all set to premiere—until a faded superstar claims the script was stolen from her. To defend the studio, in steps the Harold Firm, one of Los Angeles’s top entertainment litigation firms and as much a part of the glamorous scene as the studios themselves. As a newly minted partner, it’s Rory Calburton’s case, and his career, to win or lose.
But the seemingly tame civil trial turns lethal when Rory stumbles upon the strangled body of his client’s general counsel. And the ties that bind in Hollywood constrict even tighter when the founder of the Harold Firm is implicated in the murder. Rory is certain the plagiarism and murder cases are somehow connected, and with the help of new associate Sarah Gold—who’s just finished clerking for the chief justice—he’s determined to get answers. Will finding out who really wrote the script lead them to the mastermind of the real-life murder?
Charles Rosenberg
Charles Rosenberg is the author of the legal thriller Death on a High Floor and its sequels. The credited legal consultant to the TV shows LA Law, Boston Legal, The Practice, and The Paper Chase, he was also one of two on-air legal analysts for E! Television’s coverage of the O.J. Simpson criminal and civil trials. He teaches as an adjunct law professor at Loyola Law School and has also taught at UCLA, Pepperdine and Southwestern law schools. He practices law in the Los Angeles area.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Publisher Says: Hollywood’s latest blockbuster is all set to premiere—until a faded superstar claims the script was stolen from her. To defend the studio, in steps the Harold Firm, one of Los Angeles’s top entertainment litigation firms and as much a part of the glamorous scene as the studios themselves. As a newly minted partner, it’s Rory Calburton’s case, and his career, to win or lose.But the seemingly tame civil trial turns lethal when Rory stumbles upon the strangled body of his client’s general counsel. And the ties that bind in Hollywood constrict even tighter when the founder of the Harold Firm is implicated in the murder. Rory is certain the plagiarism and murder cases are somehow connected, and with the help of new associate Sarah Gold—who’s just finished clerking for the chief justice—he’s determined to get answers. Will finding out who really wrote the script lead them to the mastermind of the real-life murder?I RECEIVED A DRC FROM THE PUBLISHER VIA NETGALLEY. THANK YOU.My Review: Sarah and Rory, a pair of overprivileged and overeducated entertainment lawyers, deny their hawt, sweet luuuv until they can't anymore. And then they solve a crime committed against people I could not work up enough spit to lob into their faces, still less piss on if they were on fire.It makes it really hard to review a book when that's one's response.The prose is prosaic, the story's not relatable because one doesn't relate to such dislikable souls. And there I was, flipping the Kindlepages...I needed to know why, not who, in this story. It was a satisfying why, so I felt my time was well-enough spent that I'm not after getting up a pitchfork parade to get Author Rosenberg. I was a lot less forgiving about The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington, as you'll recall; but that was mostly pique at raised expectations being dashed. The fact is that Author Rosenberg's prose doesn't scintillate but it also doesn't obfuscate.Easily the most effective use of his prose was the ruminations that Rory entertains as he's going through his legal maneuverings in the various trials he's involved in. Time in Rory's head is among my best memories of the read because he really thinks there in front of us. I am not a lawyer and am fascinated by the way that legal argument affects one's thought processes. It's a shoo-in, therefore, that the story will succeed for me on that level.Sarah's "Impulse-control disorder" is where the wheels really come off for me. This person has a disorder that, in someone who was a Supreme Court Justice's clerk, would be *disastrous* and a disqualification from ever being considered for such a position. And how many Supreme Court Justices would hire such a person knowingly, as we're told Sarah was? Also, a private-investigator's license might also be unobtainable in California due to this diagnosis. If it isn't, I'm very worried.So the read's not a hit, not a whiff, just a pleasant-enough way to spend a few wastable hours.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I thought this was going to be a comedic look at screenwriting in Hollywood, but pleasantly surprised that it is a well-crafted suspenseful legal thriller. Rory Calburton is an entertainment attorney working on a copyright infringement case when he is giving a new assistant, an associate named Sarah Gold who is more of a problem to him then his case. When his boss is indicted for murder, Sarah is convinced that both cases are related and off she goes. Clever dialogue, interesting plot and exciting characters make this a must read. Hopefully, Rory and Sarah show up in future stories.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I am not a fan of courtroom dramas but if they all were as good as this one I might change my mind. Charles Rosenberg, an attorney himself, has delivered a believable tale about Rory Calberton and his newly-hired associate Sarah Gold, a terrifyingly attractive woman with an unexplained 2 year gap in her CV. Together (or sort of together because Sarah keeps rushing off on her own) they solve the mystery and save the day.This is the first in a proposed series that I expect will provide a lot of good reading in the coming years.When they get stuck for new ideas, Rory drags Sarah off to Magic Mountain because riding the X2 helps him think. I once made an important life decision while riding a roller coaster so I get this.I received a review copy of "Write to Die" by Charles Rosenberg (Thomas & Mercer) through NetGalley.com.