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    The Wrong Man
    The Wrong Man
    The Wrong Man
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    The Wrong Man

    Written by Natasha Anders

    Narrated by Ingeborg Riedmaier

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    No commitments. No expectations. No way this could possibly go wrong…right?

    Former special-ops soldier Sam Brand is used to getting what he wants. What he wants is to unbutton the buttoned-down, sweet, and shy Dahlia McGregor. He’s hot to find her wild side. She’s eager to let him explore it. So he makes his proposition—no strings, no hurt feelings, and no promises—save for one: she’ll have the time of her life.

    After a broken engagement, Lia’s looking to someday find the right man and settle down. That’s some day. Now it’s all about the night. A hot, meaningless fling with a magnificently weathered blue-eyed stud like Sam couldn’t hurt: he’s sexy, and sure he’s arrogant, but best of all, he’s here. In other words, he’s perfect…for now.

    But when Sam is wounded in the line of duty and left in Lia’s tender loving care, all bets are off. Because the more time they spend together, the more it becomes clear: this “one night” deal is getting steamier and lasting longer than they counted on. It started as a fun little game. Is it possible they could be playing for keeps?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 4, 2018
    ISBN9781978605794
    The Wrong Man
    Author

    Natasha Anders

    Natasha Anders was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She spent the last nine years working as an assistant English teacher in Niigata, Japan, where she became a legendary karaoke diva. Natasha is currently living in Cape Town with her temperamental and opinionated budgie, Sir Oliver Spencer, who has kindly deigned to share his apartment with her. Please feel free to contact her (or Oliver) on Twitter @satyne1.

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    • 5/5
      Love this book series and the characters. Wish the writer had written more books on them I wasn’t ready for the books to end. Must reads
    • 3/5
      Learn from the enthusiastic blurb on the cover from James Patterson, the King of rapidly written formula thrillers. This is a decently written legal and suspense thriller. Liked the hero but the entire book seemed thin on details and depth. A good fast read but no extras.
    • 1/5
      The Wrong Man seemed to be an exercise by the author to write a novel with as little believability as humanly possible in a story. I wanted to like this novel, but I couldn’t go more than a few pages without groaning at how utterly ridiculous the plot and character points were. This novel was such a mess that I don’t even know where to start.The novel centers around the most cliché of cliché villains in fiction—the evil cabal of nefarious corporate types out to bring doom and destruction to humanity. I’ve read a variation of this type of villain so frequently that it astounds me how unoriginal authors can be, speaking as a fellow author. At the middle of it all was the white knight, the All-American American advocate of the downtrodden, Jason Kolarich, representing a mentally ill Gulf War veteran wrongfully accused of murdering a paralegal (to make it painfully obvious they even put it in the title).There’s simply no credibility to this story. Without trying to spoil anything, any of the parts involving the Mafia were groan-inducing. Jason’s relationship with his girlfriend seemed preposterous since they had no chemistry whatsoever. Everything about the girlfriend was painful to read. The diabolical plot was bogus. For some reason, authors have a tendency of ignoring reality and making the perpetrators of terrorism wealthy American corporate types. If they just paid attention to the news, it wouldn’t take a genius to figure out who actually commit acts of terror in the real world. I would like to say something positive about this novel, but I can’t think of a single thing I liked about it.Carl Alves – author of Blood Street
    • 4/5
      I know I read the book a couple of years ago because it's in my Interlibrary Loan account. The two that I managed to review here were excellent, so I imagine this one was also. A Jason Kolarich legal suspense novel. Of all the legal court room drama novelists, David Ellis is my favorite.
    • 3/5
      I liked this book a lot up until the scene where Jason and Joel attack and neutralize the goons sent by Randall Manning to kill Jason. That entire scene reminded me of the scene from Home Alone where Macauley Culkin sabotages the plans of the home invaders/robbers in an hilarious machievellian plot. Trouble is that was a feel good comedy and this is a legal thriller. Mr Ellis lost me there and from then on I felt the book slipping down hill, from his brutal attack on one of the conspirators to his outthinking the FBI.
    • 3/5
      Sometimes a book and a reader just don't mesh, and this is one of those times. I thought as I was reading that the suspense and mystery were well-played. On the other hand, I've been trying on and off for a year to finish the book and finally decided to give up. The writer hooked me, but he didn't keep me on the line and reel me in. Nevertheless, I liked it well enough to keep giving it a go for a long time. In accordance with FTC guidelines, please note that I received an advance copy for review via LibraryThing Early Reviewers in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      This was my first read by David Ellis and I doubt if it'll be my last. Jason Kolarich is a character that approaches life and work with intelligence and humor. Mr. Kolarich is a lawyer hired to represent an Iraq war veteran and this case is much more than meets the eye. The more Kolarich discovers the more secrets he finds. The story has enough twists and turns to keep the reader interested from the beginning to the end. If you love mystery, suspense or legal thrillers then this is the book for you.
    • 4/5
      Jason Kolarich is approached by the aunt of an Iraq war vet who is accused of a random murder but is unable to participate in his defense due the mental trauma and PTSD. The more Jason is pulled into the case the more secrets he uncovers.This is the third book in the Kolarich series and I am eager to read the next. Ellis does a great job of creating mystery and suspense without seeming contrived. There are surprises around every corner.
    • 4/5
      David Ellis's latest book - The Wrong Man - is the third featuring recurring character Jason Kolarich. Kolarich is a defense lawyer, with a penchant for taking on seemingly impossible cases. This time he's asked by the family of homeless Iraq War vet Tom Stoller to defend him against murder charges. It seems hopeless - Tom was found with the victim's personal belongings and the murder weapon in his hand. But Tom can't or won't defend himself - he's suffering from severe PTSD and perhaps other mental illness. It's up to Jason to speak for him. The opening line of the prologue was written to catch and hold a reader.... "Something bad is going to happen to Kathy Rubinowski tonight." And this reader was captured from first page to last. As Jason and his team (I liked the supporting cast a lot) dig further, they come up with an alternative scenario - and what they uncover puts a target on Jason's back. Kolarich is a big, imposing guy with a larger than life personality. The courtroom scenes are interesting and I enjoyed the legal machinations. But Kolarich is not your run of the mill defense attorney. He's out chasing down leads with and without his investigator. I did question his inclusion of a woman he's seeing as part of the team - it just seemed odd. As a lawyer, he skirts the law sometimes and others he outright ignores it - all in the name of protecting his client. He is now sure Tom is innocent. "The rules of ethics in my profession, last I checked, weren't optional. when did I start treating them that way?" Ellis has crafted a really good thriller, combining courtroom drama, conspiracy and more with the end result being a page turner of a read. The plot was a little far fetched in places and I saw the end coming, but I enjoyed the ride. Ellis has the thriller format down pat - lots of action, danger and a compelling plot. I'll definitely be picking up the next in the series
    • 3/5
      3.0 starsAfter young paralegal is murdered and robbed outside of her apartment, police find a homeless Mike Stoller with her purse and the gun. When the Iraq war veteran is questioned, says he doesn’t remember what happened and is otherwise unresponsive, the police believe they have their guy. With only weeks before the trial Jason Kolarich agrees to take the case. However, the judge bars him using a defense of post-traumatic stress disorder that Stoller obviously suffers from. Unwilling to give up on his obviously sick client, Kolarich tries to put some kind of defense together. But soon he realizes his client is probably innocent and the paralegal was murdered to cover up a conspiracy. Soon is he not only racing the clock to find out the truth before the trial convicts the wrong man, he is racing to keep himself and a lot of other people alive.David Ellis’ novel The Wrong Man begins as a legal who-done-it. Jason Kolarich is a former prosecutor, who has flipped sides and now defends criminals while mourning the death of his wife and child. Ellis does a nice job of bringing Kolarich to life, including his flaws – of which there are many. The writing is tight and visual. The dialog is dynamic, giving the reader a real feel for the characters. However, Ellis constantly jumps between first-person and third-person, and it is very distracting. It is a bit of literary cheating that doesn’t work for me. It would have been better if Ellis would have stuck to third-person if he wanted to show all of the moving parts of what eventually turns into a thriller.I say thriller because about halfway into the story, the courtroom drama becomes secondary to the high-stakes conspiracy that Kolarich is unknowingly sucked into. I really liked how Ellis let Kolarich discover things almost randomly. He has no idea just how deep in the hole he is until he is looking to get out of it. I thought it was a spot-on treatment of how someone would react to the situation – not omnipotent, but not clueless either. The pace of the second half of the book ratchets up with each chapter and it is the best feature of the book. It is too bad that the ending was rushed and became and wrapped up a little too easily. The antagonists were clichéd and their motivations were not well thought out. Finally, the reveal in the last couple of pages was unnecessary and quite boorish. Frankly, it ruined some of the lingering unknowns and was as subtle an ending as a 2x4 to the face. Ultimately, The Wrong Man was a lustrous gem wrapped in a moldy fast-food container. There was so much to like about the story and the protagonist. Unfortunately, it was plagued with just enough writing faux pas and annoying clichés to drag it down to the level of mediocrity. If you want a fun thriller with an interesting protagonist and can ignore problems of both substance and style, you may enjoy this book. If you are stickler for writing convention, have difficulty suspending your disbelief or want something with the least bit of subtlety, look elsewhere.
    • 4/5
      The Wrong Man was a great read. It moves at the speed of a Patterson book. It kept pulling you different ways through out the story. It was the first fiction book I read that deals with PDSD.
    • 3/5
      Overall I enjoyed The Wrong Man but the vet, Tom Stoller, was so catatonic throughout the entire book that I just couldn't find myself rooting for Kolarich to win the case. Nothing pulled at me enough to really make a connection with any of the characters but I kept reading because the story was very intriguing. The Wrong Man is book three in the Jason Kolarich series however it does stand alone since I had not read the first two books in the series and had no trouble keeping up with this one. I probably won't be reading the first two books in the series but I do recommend it if you love a good legal thriller because the story behind the murder is truly frightening.
    • 4/5
      Loved this book. Won it in an Advanced Reading Copy & when I recieved it thought of wow at 460+ pages it's well over the length of what I'm used to as I have a difficult time focusing for that long on any one book. However the storyline, character and plot development and depth to which you get to fall in and out of the individual storylines was a great plus to this book. The idea of PTSD greatly intrigued me and I was rooting for Kolarich the whole time. Furthermore I feel that as an introduction to the Kolarich series this would definitely be the one to pull someone like me in. I may very well be reading the others soon.
    • 4/5
      How does a lawyer defend a man that can’t or won’t defend himself? When Tom Stoller, a homeless Iraqi war vet suffering from PTSD, is accused of murder, Jason Kolarich takes on his defense. His defense is complicated by the fact that his client won’t talk and statements at the time of arrest appear to be a confession. Jason is a bulldog of a lawyer that doesn’t rest until he finds the best way to defend his client, especially when he starts to believe that Tom may be innocent. Although The Wrong Man is book three of a series, it is very much a stand-alone story. I never felt I needed to know some back story to fully understand what was happening. It did have some problems that put me off a little. There were certain surprise twists in the story that were not much of a surprise for me. Also, the way he incorporated a girlfriend into his work life was odd. I did enjoy reading the book and I would still recommend it to those who like legal mystery/thrillers.
    • 5/5
      This my introduction to David Ellis and his work. I look forward to reading more of his legal thrillers. I found the book complex but at the same time easy to read and extremely difficult to put down. It seems to be a story off of the evening news and is very believable in today's world.The story starts with the death of a paralegal on her way home and evolves into a terrorist threat. Jason Kolarich becomes the attorney for an Iraqi veteran who has been accused of the crime and he does not communicate well with anyone since he suffers from flashbacks to his experiences in Iraq. As Kolarich and his team search for a possible defense and have motion after motion denied by a strict judge they begin to wonder if there was something in the paralegal's past that may have led to the shooting, not the robbery that the veteran is accused of in what appears to be an open and shut case for the prosecution. As the team works they begin to see that there is more to the case then first meets the eye. The book is full of twists and turns right up to the end and is a very good read. I believe readers of this book will begin to look for others by David Ellis. I know I will. Very interesting and exciting to read.
    • 5/5
      I was grabbed by immediately at the first chapter of this book with the murder of a young woman. Soon a homeless Iraqi war vet, suffering from PTSD, is charged with the murder and Jason Kolarich signs on to defend him. Kolarich is a good guy and a very likeable protagonist and the story line kept me guessing. This is the third in the Kolarich series, but a reader can jump right in without having read the others. I will go back and read the first two and look forward to many more in this series. Jason and the supporting cast are interesting, the storyline kept me guessing, and the pacing of the book is very fast. I would definitely recommend this for summer reading and for fans of Vince Flynn or Harlan Coben.
    • 4/5
      A homless Iraq veteran is accused of killing a young paralegal girl. The vet's aunt hires attorney Jason Kolarich to defend him.The man suffers from PTSD and won't say anything in his defense so Jason has to try to come up with a defense. Nothing seems to be working and the judge is not giveing him any leeway. Then he considers what if this was actually something to do with the girl. He and his team begin to look at all the cases she had done legal work for.A parallel story tells of a group of men who begin to purchase companies that sell fertilizer and other ingredients that could be used for legal means but could also be used illegally, with drastic consequences.As the trial commences, things happen and Jason has to try to get other officials to believe his point of view before something happens.It's a very clever plot and I don't want to say too much and spoil it. Nevertheless, let me say that the author was very creative and has written a very good story.
    • 5/5
      I was thrilled when I learned that I had managed to snag this book from the Early Reviewer program! It sounded like such a great book and definitely right up my alley!And it definitely did not disappoint! I was hooked from practically the first page. The story was interesting and the twists and turns were so much fun. There is a character in this book who ends up not being at all who they appeared to be - that only adds to the excitement of this book as well as future books in this series. And yes, while this book is the third in a series, it truly doesn't take much away from the book itself. Sure there are a few things that I would have liked a little more explanation about, but I'm really just a stickler for wanting to start a series from the beginning. But honestly, this book doesn't do too bad on its own, so I wouldn't let that stop you from enjoying this book. I would highly recommend this book and I look forward to going back and finding the first two books in this series so I can get to know Jason Kolarich from the beginning.
    • 5/5
      I won this book from the LT Early Reviewers club, and was hooked into it from the start.Jason Kolarich is an attorney who agrees to represent a homeless veteran who's been accused of murder, but can't remember a thing. He is practically catatonic because he's been so heavily sedated by the state that he can't even help in his own defense.At first this case seems open and shut and Jason isn't sure how to proceed. But there are lots of twists, and Jason perseveres to find the truth. And that perseverence takes him in directions he never would have thought he would go.I enjoyed the courtroom procedural scenes. This is a really good mystery/thriller, and I'd like to read the other books in the series.Thanks LT!
    • 4/5
      I, too, received The Wrong Man as an Early Reviewers' giveaway, not knowing that it was third in a series. That didn't stop me from thoroughly enjoying the book, however, as the book can stand on its own. Jason Kolarich is hired by the defendant's aunt to represent her homeless-vet nephew who's accused of murder. Jason takes the case, despite the fact that the vet is more or less catatonic and unable to help with his own defense [the judge in the case makes some pretty lame rulings about mental illness and Jason's defense tactics, IMHO]. Along the way we run into some pretty shady characters who may or may not have been involved in the murder. There's a twist at the end that I only saw coming about 2 pages before it happened, and I like being surprised like that.I'm definitely going to look for the preceding books in the series!
    • 4/5
      This is the first book I've read by this author. I did not realize it was part of a series or I probably would not have selected it. I was halfway through before I realized. Often when you start reading a volume mid series, not having the back story can impede your understanding of the book. That was not the case with this one. It was an exciting story, a little slow in the beginning but once it got going I read it straight through without stopping. Without giving away the very ending, I did not see that one coming. There was a good balance between courtroom procedural and the action outside the courtroom. I enjoyed this very much - enough to go find the first two books.
    • 4/5
      I was so excited to receive an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. I have loved the previous two Jason Kolarich books and this one did not disappoint. A page-turner to the very end. Ellis is a whiz at character building, I love them all....even if I don't trust them. This story had mutliple storylines but all as possible scenarios to answer the whodunit question when Kolarich's client, a PSTD rattled, schizophric Iran War Vet is accused of murder.
    • 4/5
      The Wrong Man is David Ellis's latest legal thriller in his Jason Kolarich series. The premise for this one is seemingly straightforward - in a moment of weakness Kolarich agrees to take the case of a homeless vet accused of killing a young paralegal. What seems an open and shut case (the vet confessed) of PTSD soon devolves into a twisted tale of mob hitmen (or assassins) and homegrown terrorists. The writing is fast-paced and the twists keep coming. Great literary fiction? No. Everything you want from a legal thriller? Without a doubt. Highly recommend.
    • 4/5
      David Ellis has written a very good story in "The Wrong Man." Defense attorney Jason Kolarich is asked to handle the case of a schizophrenic Iraqi war vet accused of murder, robbery and running from the police. Open and shut. Except for the loose string that allows Kolarich to unravel the frame in which the vet has been placed. Kolarich is also being harassed by members of the Mob and corporate Chicago. And that's where the thread is found, by the very disparate nature of his opposition. The book, overlaid with a romantic filigree which gradually becomes more and more central to the case, is a good example of a first rate mystery--nasty villains, appealing second tier characters and a sympathetic victim.
    • 5/5
      Another winner for suspense writer and prosecutor Ellis, who successfully impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich. This is the third in the Jason Kolarich series blending suspense and courtroom drama, and Ellis sure knows how to plot and pace a thriller. Here Kolarich defends a homeless vet accused of gunning down a young woman to rob her. He's found with the gun and her belongings, and it seems to be a slam dunk win for the state. However, there a few too many inconsistencies and as the defense tries to find a way to get the vet off on insanity they begin to sense he may actually be innocent. Pick this up and you'll be sleepless before you're able to put it down.