Trial by Fire by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg is a legal thriller. Ms. Rosenberg keeps you turning the pages with action, suspense and mystery. The final who done it reveal isn't until the last pages, making this a very fast read. Published 19 years ago, this novel is still a page turner today.
Stella Cataloni is a D.A that is rising to the top. She hasn't lost a case, and isn't about to start now especially since she is the one who has been accused. Being blamed for the fire that killed her parents when she was a teenager and for murdering the only other eye witness that fateful night, it is a race to find out who the real murderer is. But can Stella find out before her own life is taken? Ugly family secrets and a past that won't rest, combined with an blood thirsty adversary in the prosecuting D.A., this will be Stella's most difficult case to crack and its her own freedom that hangs in the balance.
This was a fast paced, quick read. Even though technology and forensic science have come a long way since the publish date, the novel's age did not detract from the story. If anything, knowing that there were not technology advances available to the investigation that would be available today, added to the suspense. This is definitely an enjoyable mystery, with plenty of action, violence, lust and suspense.
Happy Reading!
