877. "The Midnight Call" by Jodé Millman – 5 Stars

The Midnight Call by Jodé Millman – 5 Stars

Publisher: Immortal Works LLC

ISBN: 9781792307201

Thank you for offering The Midnight Call for review prior to publishing. We differed in overall opinions, Nancy’s Very Good and Rich’s Excellent. The differences stemmed from expectations. Nancy expected a deep, tense continuous mystery. Rich began that way but changed his expectation to that of a single, professional woman lawyer, Jessie, who is caught up in a murder that affected her both challenged her personally and was beyond her expertise as an attorney.

Jessie gets an awakening call during the night from her life long friend Terrence, both a teacher and mentor, who says he just killed someone. She is immediately forced to take a position as an attorney or just a friend, but first, she the need to avoid his suicide is paramount. Beyond her civil lawyer skills, she engages a criminal lawyer Jessie to lead Terence’s defense. Then during the case she encounters other friends from her past who are involved in the prosecution of Terrence – lover, friends, rapist, etc. Did we mention Jessie was single and seven plus months pregnant? The stress takes a toll on her both physically and mentally. How she manages everything -- her personal physical and mental issues, the confrontations with her finance Kyle, the betrayal of Terrence, accusations that she released client confidential information, the reuniting with her prior lover and now the prosecutor, and the psychiatric stability of Terrence – is masterfully presented in this novel. We feel a clear expectation needs to be provided to really appreciate the excellence of this book. And, was that ending a come-on for a follow-up? That would be interesting if it was.

Well written and interesting throughout.

Reviewers: Rich & Nancy