Tim Tigner

Vicky, the protagonist was the daughter of two Cal-Tech scientists. They had been killed in an accident and she goes on to develop a technique for mind reading. She elects to keep the technique secret believing it would be result in huge problems were it to be made public. Then, independently four others make the same discovery. They decide to become criminal defense attorneys. Their mind reading skill allows them to intimidate witnesses or cause their testimony too be misdirected.
Because the attorneys fear what others will do if it is allowed free circulation.… (meer)

2.5 stars--This author is a very good writer. The book probably deserves more than the rating I gave it. I've read something else by this author and liked it well enough to look at other titles he'd written.

I just couldn't get into this one and decided to not keep forcing myself to read on in the hopes I would start to get into it. For me it "jumped the shark" when Achilles wakes up believing himself to have been injured in a hurricane and finds himself supposedly married and marooned. Maybe there's a good reason for that but the confusion it caused just gave me more reason to say "no".… (meer)