"Exciting legal thriller with a clear social message"
After being dumped by her fiancé two weeks before their
wedding, Wisconsin attorney Ann Monroe buries herself in
her work and doesn't give a thought to dating again. Her
latest client, Bill Robinson, the victim of gay bashing,
wants her to try his case in civil court since he lost in a
jury trial and his attackers went free. Ann looks at the
court records, but wonders how anti-gay people were placed
on the jury with neither the judge nor the prosecutor
recusing them. Another client of Ann's, a Planned Parenthood clinic, comes
under attack from a group of extreme religious
fundamentalists Lambs of God. Preacher Charles Tremaine,
an enemy of Ann, leads these zealots. She tries to thwart
him once again, but she becomes a target of attack from a
sub-group within the main church. A frustrated Ann calls
upon her friends for help and they come up with links
between the two cases that puts the lives of Ann and her
allies in danger. Fans of Nancy Taylor Rosenberg will definitely want to read
Nancy Kopp's latest legal thrill FINAL JUSTICE. The heroine
is a strong woman who doesn't let fear get in her way from
doing the right things even if it means wearing rubber
underwear. Her support allies are equally admirable though
Charles and his horde pale in comparison. Although the
author provides an extremely exciting novel, there is a
clear social message about hate crimes that Ms. Kopp
cleverly works into the plot. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted March 7, 2002
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