Book Reviews of Dead Even

Move over, John Grisham! Brad Meltzer is my new favorite! I loved what the Chicago Tribune had to say about it: "A gem of a plot ... so strong ... breezes along in high gear. Highly recommended!" I couldn't have said it better!

I loved the premise of the book...husband and wife pitted against each other racing against time, each with a desperate secret. A book filled with great suspense, wonderful witty dialogue, great character development, and enough suspense to keep you turning the pages long after your bedtime. Enjoy!

Brad Meltzer has a writing style similar to John Grisham. Although not a literary genius, he can craft a good story with alot of intrique, suspense and some simplistic action scenes. This book is one of his better works because it really tackles the tension of a married couple forced to take different sides on a high profile court case.

I really enjoyed this one. A prosecuting attorney has a case, and her husband, a defense attorney gets hired as defense. Because of threats they are both doomed to stay on the case. Interesting plot twists, etc.

Good book! Really kept me guessing. I'll definitely read more from this author.

Legal mystery...very good read.

Great twists and turns. Quick read, fast paced.

A fun, quick read. Brad Meltzer compares to Dan Brown or John Grisham in pacing and intrigue. Enjoy.

Great book!

wow - this was really a great book! can't wait to read his others!

I LOVED this book,

great suspense novel, keeps you reading to find out how things get solved. went back many times to reread sections because I knew it was important. ended better than I thought.

Again an excellent book by Brad Meltzer. I love the way he pits the husband and wife against each other but makes it come out okay (sort of) in the end.

A legal thriller. Two brilliant atornies, man and wife, one on each side of a high profile case. "TERRIFIC . . . Reads like a Tracy-Hepburn movie . . . complete with cliffhangers at the end of every chapter and a truly scary ending." NEWSDAY

I thought this legal thriller was great. Well developed characters (none that you could really root for), face paced and truly impossible to determine exactly what was going to happen. I have always been a fan of Brad Meltzer, I am not sure why it took me this long to read this one, but I am glad that I did, it reminded me how much I enjoy his novels.

This is the first of Meltzer's books that I have read. I will definitely be reading all of his others! Well written suspenseful story line, interesting characters, difficult to put down. An excellent read!

This is probably my favorite Brad Meltzer book. The whole premise of a husband and wife going after each other as lawyers with the other's life in the balance if each lose is a thrilling premise and brought to life as only Brad can do.

I JUST FINISHED READING THIS BOOK & HAVE TO SAY IT WAS FABULOUS! I AM NOT USUALLY FOND OF BOOKS ABOUT LAWYERS OR COURT CASES ......HOWEVER THIS BOOK IS NOT YOUR USUAL COURT
STORY! ONCE YOU START THIS BOOK YOU WILL FIND IT HARD TO SET IT DOWN WITHOUT FINDING OUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT........I FOUND THAT I WOULD STOP READING & TRY TO GET SOME HOUSEWORK DONE BUT THE STORY WAS STICKING IN MY HEAD MAKING ME GO RIGHT BACK & PICK UP THE BOOK & READ MORE!!!! I actually happen to know the author & was really
amazed at Brad's storyline for this book! He really knows how to keep the reader in suspense right up to the very last page of the book!!! If you love suspensful books then make sure you grab this one while you can......I promise you will not be sorry!!!
Kudos Brad for a wonderful book! Can't wait to read your new one!

Brad at his best.

Fabulous read! The conflict that is set up between an wife and her husband, both attorneys for different sides is a wild ride! A must on anyone's TBR list!

Meltzer's books are always exciting as well as interesting to solve the mystery.

This legal thriller asks the question..."How much can you really trust your friends?" It pits husband vs. wife...prosecution vs. defense. An excellent read!!

In my opinion, one of the best mystery writers right now. In his New York Times best seller The tenth Justice, Meltzer asked the question: How much can you really trust your friends? Now he ups the tension, and the ante, in a legal thriller that poses the most chilling dilemma of all....

This was a very good book! 529 pages. Sara Tate, Manhattan D.A., and her defense attorney husband, Jared, both are working on the same case...
Sara doesn't know that her husband has been told to get his client off,
or SHE will be killed! The couple begin a vicious battle in court, and one at home also where desperate motives are hidden. Sara, too, has a terrible secret... no matter who wins, the other may die! I give this 4 stars!

Sara Tate, Manhattan district attorney, has grabbed a case that could make her career. She's smart, tough, and sure to get a conviction...until Jared, her husband and a powerful defense attorney is hired by the other side. But Sara doesn't know Jared has been warned to get his client off or she will be killed. Hiding desperate motives, the couple begin a vicious battle in court and at home. For Sara has a terrible secret too...and both soon face an unthinkable truth: No matter who wins, the other may die.