This book starts off 3 years in the past and Sabre has to defend her 14 year old client of murdering his abuser. There is not much in favor of her client and even though Sabre believes in his innocence she loses the case. 3 years later 2 more bodies are found with striking similarities of the first murder, 2 more boys are accused of killing their abusers and like the first boy they maintain that they are innocent. Can Sabre and J.P. find the real killer this time around.

As with all of Teresa's books this one grabs you from the first page and keeps you going. I love a book that keeps you guessing on who did it and this one is no different. The description of each of the suspects had me bouncing from one person to the next and then back again. I will confess I almost cheated and skipped to the end to find out if I was right or not.

Sometimes when you read a series you find that the characters get stale, their personalities change or you just get tired of it. Not so in The Advocates series, like a fine wine they just get better with age and I for one cannot wait for "I" to come out. I may have to re-read my series so I can get my Sabre and J.P. fix til then. ( )

The latest installment of the Advocate series, “The Advocate’s Homicides” bring back Sabre and JP as they try to keep a young boy from prison for the murder of his abuser. Failing to prove that Tray Copley did not commit murder, he is sent to prison to the devastation of Sabre. Years later, another of her clients is charged with the murder of his abuser with so many similarities to Tray’s case that is cannot be ignored. Sabre and JP work together to try to stop another young man from being sent to prison for a crime they don’t think he committed.
As always, I have enjoyed the latest installment of the series. I truly enjoy the characters and their sense of justice and right and wrong. ( )

Sabre must define her young client against the charge of murder. She fails and he is sent to prison. When more dead bodies appear after several years, she once again must defend another young client. She keeps going back to Tray's case where she failed. She and her colleagues start to analyze what is the connection between these boys who are wards of the court and the murdered men. When they are able to establish the connection it then becomes who and why are the boys being targeted.

This was one I had a hard time putting down. I liked the legal aspect of the cases. I enjoyed how Sabre, JP, and the other attorneys slowly pieced the puzzle together of what was happening. I liked that the cops showed respect towards JP as he did his investigation. The mystery was good. I did suspect who it might have been (turns out I was right for once.) I just needed the how of it.

A good read in this series. I look forward to more books with Sabre and JP (and Bob, too.) ( )

The Advocate's Homicides is another great read from Teresa Burrell's The Advocate series (this is book eight although the book stands perfectly well on its own). There are many things I really like about these books: the characters are likeable, the plots are creative and interesting and I always learn something, the writing is well done, the editing is good (typos and misused words drive me crazy), and the books are clean (although they often cover difficult topics, I would feel comfortable giving them to a teen to read).

In this book, a pedophile is murdered and attorney Sabre Brown, a legal advocate for juveniles in the state's Social Services department, must defend one of the children in her care against the murder charge. The boy is innocent but the evidence against him is compelling and is confounded by the fact that he has absolutely no memory of the incident. Sabre, her investigator, JP Torn and others set out to both defend him and find the real killer. As this case unfolds and other murders occur, we are led through the maze of clues until we finally arrive at the answer. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip! ( )