The Trials of Max Q

They both mix a bunch of different genres - in the case of Trials of Max Q, it adds a "legal thriller" element - perhaps finding my inner-John Grisham , who I used to read obsessively back in the day. Besides the 1st-person pov, I guess biggest difference would have to be the topic - Painless follows a "unique" child who is trying to avoid kidnapping, while The Trials of Max Q centers on the murder of a adult film star, which leads to the arrest of a squeaky-clean Mr.

Perfect type - the pursuit of perfection a big theme throughout the book. Max Q also contains more of a traditional "who done it" aspect that hopefully will keep you guessing to the very end. One of the fun parts of the book is having the main setting be Cooperstown, New York - a place that was very special to me from visiting it as a kid. It was great to get to go back up with my siblings and spend time there "researching.

As many people know, Cooperstown is the home of Baseball Hall of Fame , which plays a big role in the story, and there is even one character who is a Babe Ruth impersonator.

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What I think makes it a great setting, is I think murder works best in a pristine place to write, not to commit where such an act would be the last thing anyone would expect. And the peaceful village on Otsego Lake certainly fits that bill. It was fun to write - hope you enjoy reading it! Posted by Derek at 6: Newer Post Older Post Home. View my complete profile. There, he re-discovered his love of the law.

But the peaceful village is shattered when a body is found on the estate of the county's most famous resident, and American hero, Drew Anderson. A man considered to be so perfect that he is nicknamed Max Q after the benchmark for systems perfection during a space launch.. And it isn't just anybody who is found dead—the victim is widely considered to be one of the world's most infamous women. Against all odds, Jack and his partner, Jessica Shepherdson, must risk their reputations, their careers, and eventually their lives, in an explosive race for the truth.

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Kindle Edition , pages. Published first published October 10th To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Trials of Max Q , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jan 23, Michael Burton rated it really liked it. Good book with many interesting twists.

The book is very well written and kept me guessing throughout who the actual murderer was. I would have given this 5 stars, but there departs that were not very believable, bordering on comical; however the ending makes up for some of the short comings.

The Trials of Max Q by Derek Ciccone (Paperback / softback, 2012)

View all 4 comments. Aug 05, Harold Kasselman rated it really liked it. I loved the Cooperstown locale, the baseball movie references, the George Herman impersonator, but especially Jack Lawson the assistant D. I was guessing throughout the book and it truly is a page turner. Lawson is a fascinating character, and I hope to find more books with him as the protagonist.

While the author took liberties with the legal system and evidentiary rulings, he still did a yeoman's job presenting a fascinating legal thriller with a cast of interesting characters like Laney Bang, Amber Jazz, and Marissa Anderson. While there was one obvious clue, I still never realized the full extent of the mystery until the last page.

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It's fine to go off the deep end sometimes as long as the plot and twists are plentifully well nourished. Oct 29, Randy Grossman rated it it was ok. A POOR soap opera I'm glad this wasn't the first book I read by Ciccone I may never had read some his other more interesting stories.

Pass this one up Ciccone has better work.

Jan 28, Debra Myers rated it really liked it. Could not put it down! Lots of mystery and intrigue. Exciting up to the very last page. Dec 10, Anthony Yvonnica rated it it was amazing. I guess I figured out who did it early in the book, there were many clues, but it took to the closing chapters to find out for sure. Well crafted mystery story. Feb 18, Heather rated it liked it. Overall, this is a decent book.

1 594,16 RUB

The writing is basically good and moves along at a fairly good rate. I enjoyed the humor and sarcasm of the main character. That being said, this could be a much better book. The beginning few chapters are a little boring and don't do a good job of drawing the reader in. Especially because it's hard to tell what the book is going to be about. While the writing is decent at telling what is happening, character development is not present. The main character is Jack. We know a lot about his lost love and their relationship, but we never really get a good feel about anything else about him.

We are told that he's from a rich powerful lawyer family, but I only know about his relationship with his grandmother. Not much about the parents or siblings. Or why he feels the way he does.

If it's explained, it's not enough to be a character driving force. All other characters are even more superficially described. I leave the book knowing the most about the one who did it than anyone else. As a lawyer, I just can't trust Jack.

The Trials of Max Q by Derek Ciccone (2012, Paperback)

And boy is that evident. For such a brilliant lawyer, he sure is dumb. Not believable and it was quite annoying. It's pretty easy to figure out who done it, but not so easy to figure out why. The book comes to a screeching halt after it is revealed who the murderer is and the explanation of how and why begins. The wit and snark of the previous chapters is gone and is replaced with wordy lengthy cloudy talk of how things went down. It is so convoluted that it sort of explains why Jack is so dumb as a murder prosecutor.

How could he have discovered all this far fetched stuff out? If there had been more in-depth character development, if Jack was a smarter lawyer, if the end was cleaned up and reader digest-ed, this would be a much better book.