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Here's a legal thriller about a newly minted lawyer who takes a case that could cost him his barely begun career. So far, we're on fairly typical ground. Even the case seems pretty standard: a man is looking for his missing wife and child, who turn out to be pawns in a massive insurance scam with connections to the government. But here's where the novel is different from most in the genre: the hero, Alex del Fuerte, is the kind of guy who wouldn't mind taking the easy way out. Early on, he's approached by a shady character to be a case runner a lawyer who is fed cases by a bondsman in return for kickbacks and, unlike most leads in legal thrillers, he appears to be considering the deal. There is a slightly subversive element here that gives the novel zip; it has all the same elements as a traditional legal thriller, but it's less predictable, more ethically ambiguous, akin to George V. Higgins' terrific Jerry Kennedy books. It's a first novel, too, so keep your eyes on Cisneros; this could be the start of something special.--Pitt, David Copyright 2008 Booklist
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