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The Alligator Man
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Oh my! This was one of those books that you just can't wait to get to the end to see how it all works out... but then when you get there you don't want it to end! THE ALLIGATOR MAN is a legal thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat, unable to put this book down. I started reading this after it was recommended by my book club. What a great recommendation!
About one-third of the way through the book, life got in the way and I had to switch to the audible version of the book in order to get to my laundry and shop for groceries. The audio version was so fantastic, I started all over again! Great narration!
James Sheehan does an amazing job of developing the characters to the point where the reader feels they know them personally. I smiled and I cried... you know, like with real tears streaming down my cheeks and clutching the box of tissues. The story line is exciting with twists and turns in every chapter. Just when I thought I had things figured out... WHAM! Something new happens!
The story starts out with how one man, Roy Johnson, managed to ruin the lives of thousands of people. He was the CEO of Dynatron, a major energy company that employed over twenty thousand people. When Dynatron stock fell from $75 a share to fifty cents and then to nothing, the company declared bankruptcy. Johnson managed to bail out early and left with a hundred million dollars. The employees were left with nothing... no job.. no pension... no health insurance. One of those former employees, Billy Fuller, is charged with first-degree murder after it appears that Roy Johnson had been run off the road and his body eaten by alligators.
Through a series of events, Kevin Wylie ends up defending Billy. I don't want to give away any spoilers here, but the trial and all events before and after the trial are so well written and so carefully thought out that I am now a BIG fan of James Sheehan and I will be searching for more of his books!
About one-third of the way through the book, life got in the way and I had to switch to the audible version of the book in order to get to my laundry and shop for groceries. The audio version was so fantastic, I started all over again! Great narration!
James Sheehan does an amazing job of developing the characters to the point where the reader feels they know them personally. I smiled and I cried... you know, like with real tears streaming down my cheeks and clutching the box of tissues. The story line is exciting with twists and turns in every chapter. Just when I thought I had things figured out... WHAM! Something new happens!
The story starts out with how one man, Roy Johnson, managed to ruin the lives of thousands of people. He was the CEO of Dynatron, a major energy company that employed over twenty thousand people. When Dynatron stock fell from $75 a share to fifty cents and then to nothing, the company declared bankruptcy. Johnson managed to bail out early and left with a hundred million dollars. The employees were left with nothing... no job.. no pension... no health insurance. One of those former employees, Billy Fuller, is charged with first-degree murder after it appears that Roy Johnson had been run off the road and his body eaten by alligators.
Through a series of events, Kevin Wylie ends up defending Billy. I don't want to give away any spoilers here, but the trial and all events before and after the trial are so well written and so carefully thought out that I am now a BIG fan of James Sheehan and I will be searching for more of his books!
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