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Duty Man: A Robbie Munro Legal Thriller (Best Defence series Book 2)
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#2 in the Best Defence/Robbie Munro Series ‘Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven’
Continuing the trials and tribulations of Scots defence lawyer, Robbie Munro. When local lawyer Max Abercrombie is gunned down in cold blood, the historic town of Linlithgow is shocked by its first assassination in five hundred years. Robbie, Max’s childhood friend, is appalled to find himself duty bound to act in the accused’s defence, but when his investigations reveal a link between his friend’s murder and that of a High Court judge many years before, he wonders if his client might actually be an innocent man. The more Robbie digs into the past, the closer he gets to the truth and the more the bodies pile up.
Continuing the trials and tribulations of Scots defence lawyer, Robbie Munro. When local lawyer Max Abercrombie is gunned down in cold blood, the historic town of Linlithgow is shocked by its first assassination in five hundred years. Robbie, Max’s childhood friend, is appalled to find himself duty bound to act in the accused’s defence, but when his investigations reveal a link between his friend’s murder and that of a High Court judge many years before, he wonders if his client might actually be an innocent man. The more Robbie digs into the past, the closer he gets to the truth and the more the bodies pile up.
Duty Man is the second in a series of smart, fast-moving, crime novels by Scottish criminal defence lawyer, William McIntyre, featuring an engagingly head-strong protagonist and exploiting the kind of authentic court-room, prison and procedural details that stem from years of first-hand experience. The action is centred around the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow in West Lothian and roams over the Larger Central Belt of Scotland.
The Best Defence/Robbie Munro Series:
- Relatively Guilty
- Duty Man
- Sharp Practice
- Killer Contract
- Crime Fiction
- Last Will
- Present Tense
- Good News Bad News
- Stitch Up
- Fixed odds
- Bad Debt
- Best Defence
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Additional information
| Publisher | Author (18 Dec. 2013) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 589 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 263 pages |
| Page numbers source ISBN | 1999813340 |
by philip barnes
I am not normally a lover of fiction books but this series is excellent. Now I am away to start the next one in the series.
by zoe cox
Having read the first in the series and loved it I quickly got started on the second, ‘Duty Man’. Equally good and I have now ordered the next 3 in the series. Everything seems so real giving the reader a complete insight into the legal workings of Scotland’s court rulings and also criminals! The first book ‘Relatively Guilty’ offered an unexpected surprise at the end and so did this book!
by teepee
I’m hooked dam it, I’ll have to read the rest in the series witty and fast paced and a good insight into the Scottish legal system
by G A Parsell
This is one of the highly entertaining and ingeniously plotted legal/crime thrillers in the Best Defence series. The central character is an over-worked, under-remunerated criminal defence lawyer called Robbie Munro, whose clients rely on the Scottish Legal Aid system to pay him and whose private life is as fast-moving and unpredictable as the alibis and other versions of the truth that he puts forward to the police and in the courts. Witty and full of fascinating insights into the human realities of the criminal justice system, these books can rightly be ranked alongside Horace Rumpose, Philip Marlowe and John Rebus and Rumpole on the fiction shelves.
by Elaine Tomasso
Robbie is the duty solicitor when his childhood friend’s murderer is arrested which means he has to defend him, much to the disgust of the whole town, Linlithgow, but Robbie thinks he might be innocent so continues his defence. What follows is a tale of ineptitude and luck, plenty of twists and a cynical look at the Scottish justice system. Robbie is a good character and this is a fun read. I think it helped me that I know many of the places mentioned and the vernacular but I don’t think it will hinder your enjoyment of a good read if you don’t.
by Mrs. Y. M. Greenwood
After a long day, there’s nothing better than relaxing with an entertaining book that not only fires your imagination but also unexpectedly makes you laugh out loud.
I am really enjoying the characters unfolding in Robbie’s day to day life and how they all interact. The humour took me by surprise initially, and I love it!
The chapters aren’t long, so if you’re really tired, you can enjoy a couple before retiring to bed without feeling challenged.
I haven’t visited Edinburgh yet, and I’m finding the descriptions of the city very inviting. Maybe next year, I could find myself walking around the capital, exploring some of Robbie’s haunts.
These books are a great mix of facts, history, family chemistry and the struggles of being self employed, all infused with wonderful Scottish humour.
Highly recommended!
by Kindle Customer
Lightweight but enjoyable series. Not sure how many more of the series I will be reading. Might try one more.
by Caley
Great story, great characters, love the view from a defence lawyer. Funny and so Scottish, on to the next book.