Hostile Witness

I haven't read many legal thrillers in the past few years, but I think I am going to have to add more books of this genre to my future reading list - especially those written by Rebecca Forster. Hostile Witness is just a fantastic, completely absorbing read, the kind of book that makes you hate your job because having to get up early for work means having to set the novel aside in the wee hours of the morning just so you... Read Full Review

I like a good deal. You know how when you go to the grocery store and you find your favorite cereal is buy one get one free, you almost feel like you've won some sort of lottery. Now, you know the store has upped the base price of the cereal, but you still snatch it up and through it your cart. There is a great feel to a two for one deal. That's how I have always felt about a good courtroom drama. You're getting two dramas... Read Full Review

One thing is immediately clear from page one of Hostile Witness: you're not going to do anything else until you finish this book.If you're a fan of legal thrillers, you've read enough to know when an author truly understands the law. Rebecca Forster not only understands how the law really works, in court and out, but she knows how to grip you with the dramatic details of it. Her main character, Josie Baylor-Bates, has tried... Read Full Review

I am a big book reader. This was the first book I read from Rebecca and it wont be my last. I am looking forward to her part 2 called Silent Witness. This book had everything I look for, Mystery and murder. I receommend this book to all mystery and law books lovers.

Here is a book with real thrills, real intrigue and real characters.Starting with a great opening that catches your breath, this book follows through beyond the usual lawyer jibberish and tells an interesting story. While it may strike some as too close to Court TV type productions (its prety realistic), the detail of the writer describing the court processes remains interesting and the character always enjoyable. The ending... Read Full Review