Yeah, I have to say that the impossibility of the setup makes me unfavorably predisposed to the book right away. The sister of an ADA would not be on a jury in a criminal matter, and I doubt she was on a sequestered jury for a commercial litigation. And sequestered juries are so rare in any case. It just seems like an awkward setup. Surely, if this isn’t a major plot point in the book, she could have been sent somewhere by her employer for an indefinite period of time, or something else more reasonable.

I understand why you feel it’s awkward, but I’m not sure being sent somewhere by an employer would have worked all that well as an alternative. Bridget was not even able to do a telephone consultation with Tessa, and I think that had she been sent away by her employer she would have had that option at least.

Also, Micah is a 20 year veteran of the NYPD and an ADA? That would make him at least 45, right? (college, law school, 20 years in police). Is he that old? Is his sister much younger?

Micah is 41 years old. Some of the details of the book are starting to get fuzzy for me, but I think he went to law school part time while being on the police force. I had the impression that Bridget was considerably younger, but I’m not sure what her age is. Keep in mind that Micah and his siblings are all adopted (he is the oldest of the children in his family) and a large age gap between siblings is not impossible when there is no biological clock to impede it.

Last issue/question- I live in Brooklyn Heights, and have lived in NJ and NYC for most of my life, so I love books with this setting, but am also very picky. It takes very little inaccuracy in NY settings to pull me out of the book. So, how authentic/accurate is the setting here? I must also add that Brooklyn Heights Brownstones start at about 4 million at present. Is the character someone who would realistically be able to afford such a place (or has she owned it for 20 years)?

I don’t remember how long Tessa had lived in her brownstone, or whether she owned or rented it. Her business seemed to be very successful (she was involved in planning celebrity weddings) but I’m not sure whether or not that would enable her to afford her home. I don’t think it was mentioned how long she had lived there, but it’s possible that it was and that detail did not stick with me.

I do remember feeling that Micah’s owning a place in Staten Island and another house upstate seemed like a lot for a relatively new DA and former policeman, but his parents were loaded, so it’s possible that they helped him purchase one or both of his homes.

I don’t know New York City well enough to say with absolute certainty how accurately it was depicted, but nothing seemed inaccurate to me, and I just checked and the author’s bio describes her this way: “A native New Yorker, Ms. Alers currently lives on Long Island.”

Also, Micah is a 20 year veteran of the NYPD and an ADA? That would make him at least 45, right? (college, law school, 20 years in police). Is he that old? Is his sister much younger?

Last issue/question- I live in Brooklyn Heights, and have lived in NJ and NYC for most of my life, so I love books with this setting, but am also very picky. It takes very little inaccuracy in NY settings to pull me out of the book. So, how authentic/accurate is the setting here? I must also add that Brooklyn Heights Brownstones start at about 4 million at present. Is the character someone who would realistically be able to afford such a place (or has she owned it for 20 years)?

P.S. Pretty cover though.

I agree, the cover is very pretty.

P.S. Pretty cover though.