Review: Guilty Blood

Guilty Blood by Rick Acker
My rating: 💛💛💛💛

This book will make for an excellent movie.

I loved all the danger, mystery and intrigue the journey of defending Brandon and trying to find the truth took me on.

The conspiracy theory was captivating, yet felt far fetched and you wanted to believe it but also wondering if you should, especially when the prison brought out sides of Brandon which you didn’t expect.

I loved Kevin - he was such an complex character and I feel like the author did a great job of pinning him down.

With twists and turns at just the right times, I could never really relax.

The audiobook was really done well and I was invested from beginning to end.

*I listened to the audiobook on Scribd.*

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About the book:

Jessica Ames is desperate. Her college-age son, Brandon, has been arrested for murder, and the evidence is stacked against him. His DNA matches the blood and skin found under the victim’s fingernails, and the murder weapon was recovered near his apartment. Jessica turns to the only lawyer she knows for help.

Nate Daniels is no criminal defense attorney; he’s a highly successful corporate litigator. He also has unresolved feelings for Jessica. As her late husband’s best friend, Nate takes the case pro bono, knowing he has no choice but to do everything within his power to get Brandon acquitted.

As Nate and Jessica work with the public defender to save her son, the loyalty, faith, and love between them grows into something more—even as their investigation is bringing out some very powerful and dangerous enemies…

About the author:

Rick Acker writes novels during his commute to and from his "real job" as a Supervising Deputy Attorney

General in the California Department of Justice. His unit prosecutes corporate fraud lawsuits of the type described in the #1 bestseller, WHEN THE DEVIL WHISTLES, which award-winning author Colleen Coble describes as "a legal thriller you won't want to miss!"

Rick has led investigations and lawsuits that made headlines in and out of California. Most recently, he and his team won a string record-breaking judgments and settlements against the Wall Street players who created the toxic mortgage securities that triggered the Great Recession. Before joining DOJ, Rick was a senior litigator at Bingham McCutchen, where he worked on high stakes litigation, including a fight between two owners of the San Francisco Forty-Niners and a multibilllion dollar international fraud case. Rick has law degrees from the University of Oslo and the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated with honors. In addition to his novels, he is a contributing author on two legal treatises published by the American Bar Association.

When Rick isn't writing or lawyering, you can usually find him with his wife, Anette, and their four children. They'll be exploring in the hills east of San Francisco, watching a good movie together, or, of course, reading. You can visit him on the web at www.rickacker.com