I really like Mark Gimenez so far. His books are exciting, humorous, and thought-provoking. This one was no exception. It had some serious issues mixed in with a lot of light-hearted action; but don't take anything too seriously.

There were some parts that would only interest mountain bikers, I think. Fortunately, I was living in the birthplace of mountain bikes back in the 80s (Fairfax, CA in Marin County by Mt. Tamalpais), down the street from a small bike shop owned by Gary Fisher, usually considered the father of mountain bikes. I still own a Fisher Mt Tam bike, although it doesn't get much use these days. I also owned the early Stump Jumper, which is the brand that the lawyer Andy Prescott bought after destroying his old one in a wipeout.

Anyway, if you can handle a lot of descriptive text involving high-speed chases on bikes, or if you're good as skimming over these parts, there's a fun story here that's mostly just simple excitement and fun characters, some good mystery, with a fairly happy ending. ( )

Prepostorous storyline. I was wondering why are we reminded in every other chapter that the net worth of the charatcter was 20 billion and he then gave away 5 billion and is now worth 15 billion. ( )

Wie immer schreibt Gimenez spannend und verarbeitet ein aktuelles Thema (Genforschung im medizinischen Bereich) zu einem packenden Thriller mit einem ungewöhnlichen Juristen als Hauptprotagonisten. ( )

This was good. Fast paced and full of action. It's not trying to be clever and cerebral, we are definitely in beachside reading territory here. The plot is fairly original and the characters are fun, although some are more caricatures than characters. I also feel confident I could navigate my way round Austin now as parts of the book seem to double up as a tourist guide! ( )

I really love this author. I love a great, fast, interesting legal thriller and Gimenez really knows how to deliver the goods. This one is set in Austin and the protagonist is a "traffic lawyer" who fights traffic tickets for clients and just barely scrapes by. He rides a bike, and I have to admit the constant descriptions of how he cuts a swath through Austin on his bike became a bit like reading directions on Yahoo Maps. Also, his neighborhood characters were maybe a tad too quirky. Still, it was a good tale well told, so I'm cutting him some slack. ( )