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Miranda Fights
By: Gail Ward Olmsted
Publication Date: December 5, 2024
Published By: Black Rose Writing
260 pages
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This is the third installment in the Miranda Quinn Legal Twist series, but it can be read as a stand alone. I have not read the first two books and did not feel like I was missing out for the most part. Miranda Quinn is an attorney who works for Legal Aid. She is asked to represent Lennon, a daughter of a high school friend who is serving time in prison. Miranda had a hand in putting Charlene in prison, though I’m not sure how. A one or two liner would have helped with that. Quinn used to be a Assistant District Attorney and a legal talk show host. Now she uses her spare time to help at-risk girls. This is where she learns that girls are mysteriously disappearing. Miranda tries to start piecing things together, realizes that Lennon is in danger, and provides all this information to the police. As they piece together her clues, they realize this is bigger than they imagined.
The plot/concept of this book is what drove me to want to read it. Unfortunately, I was expecting a little more from it. When I think about legal twists or legal thriller books, I want more courtroom scenes. Being a lawyer, this is what I was particularly looking forward to. Don’t get me wrong, there was a courtroom scene, but it took place over one chapter. No sex trafficking trial has ever started and finished in one day. So I had to suspend belief for that. Also, usually witnesses are kept out of the courtroom until they testify, and here Lennon was watching testimony before she testified.
I also think this book presented a bigger opportunity to delve into sex trafficking deeper. Everything wrapped up so quickly and so nicely. I think I was expecting a little bit more. Everything just seemed to come together so easily.
There are some things I did like. While Miranda did do some sleuthing herself, she did leave it up to the police and turned over information right away. It always annoys me when characters don’t do that, so I appreciated that here, especially being an officer of the court. I also love that she took Lennon in and really helped and guided her. It was important that the girls that were trafficked to get help, and the author expressly explained that they were getting help. I loved Miranda’s loving family. The writing flowed nicely and it was very easy to read.
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