Judgment of the Wolves by Joseph Taraska
Synchronicity Press - September 2001
ISBN: 1929902093 - Hardcover
Fiction, Legal

Reviewed by Jen Oliver, MyShelf.com
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What a great twist to traditional legal thrillers! Joseph Taraska does an excellent job in his novel debut! This book is a great quick read, makes you take at look at your own beliefs, and makes you question what you would do if you were placed in the same situation.

This is a book about a man named David that allegedly has the spirit of Jesus in him. He is found talking with others and trying to give out God's message to whomever will listen to him. Through talking with others, he has created resentment among others that led to fights for which he was arrested. Ben, the defense attorney,who usually only takes cases where the clients can pay for his services, agrees to take this case pro bono after speaking with David.

Joseph Taraska does a great job in describing the trial scenes and what each side, the prosecutor's and defense's, does to get the judge to rule in their favor. This is very fast paced and does not allow the reader to stop turning the pages.