Tami Hoag - Prior Bad Acts

Pros: Quick, compelling read

Cons: It ends too soon

The Bottom Line: My first Tami Hoag read. It won't be my last.

Review: I read three or four novels a week. I like stories about lawyers and judges like those from Lisa Scottoline. I like action/adventure like those from the pen of the late Robert Ludlum I like detective novels like James Patterson sometimes writes in his ...

Pros: great characters, solid mystery, page-turner

Cons: slightly contrived ending

The Bottom Line: A thoroughly entertaining book full of twists, turns and bit of creepiness. A solid read.

Review: Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag takes its name from a legal precedence whereby the court must weigh the accused's prior misdeeds. And this is what the main character, judge Carey Moore must deal with. She is overseeing the trial of Karl Dahl, a drifter ...

Pros: Action packed. Keeps the reader interested until the last page.

Cons: Half-way through the book, it may be predictable.

The Bottom Line: Overall, it's a good book. It keeps the reader entertained until the last page. The story is told well but some readers may be able to predict the ending early.

Review: Character Introduction Judge Cary Moore: She is a former prosecutor who leaves her prosecutor mindset behind to become the fairest judge that she can be. In the name of fairness, she is not popular with the law enforcement community or the public as ...