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Sidelines Books for pleasure One more legal fiction review, with a special offer to readers Holiday reading Daisy Chain (Gary Moffat) Gary Moffat is a partner with Burness and this is his first novel. Logan Finch is a lawyer, who almost has it all, but his former girlfriend Penny Grant is murdered, her 11 year old daughter Ellie is missing, and newly promoted DC Irvine investigates. Cahill, Finch’s best client and friend, runs a security business. The prologue, graphic and uncompromising, introduces the main characters in this tense novel that maintains a fast pace throughout. The action takes place over three days. The main characters are all driven to achieve their individual goals within Hearsay Lion into Scullions’ den Old soccer legends never die, it seems, but they occasionally turn up at the opening of lawyers’ offices. So ex-Celtic captain and Lisbon Lion Billy McNeill discovered when invited to do the honours at Hamilton firm Scullions’ new premises. The firm does not lack ambition, if photos of the former bank premises in Cadzow Street during the renovation work are Star struck Tods Murray are claiming a mention in credits for “Scotland’s first animated feature film created by husband and wife creative team Tessa and Sascha Hartmann”, due out next year. Sir Billi, Last Remaining Guardian of the Highlands reunites Sir Sean Connery and Dame Shirley Bassey (left) for the first time since their Bond days, both providing vocals, and features (strictly off screen) Tods partner Richard Findlay for signing up a strong cast, the music deals and generally keeping the project this side of the border. 62 / theJournal December 09 a limited time frame. The villains are more background characters, being seen as “foot soldiers”. As the story unfolds, so too the strengths and weaknesses of the main players appear. Ellie is determined not to give in without resistance and her retention of her father’s photograph maintains her faith in that relationship. She has no bargaining skills and so must seek other ways of avoiding harm. Her determination is mirrored in DC Irvine, who also has limited scope within which she has to function, though as an adult she has other experience to call on. The author’s attention to detail as in police procedure is commendable. anything to go by – not to mention the attendance of around 200 guests at the four partner family firm’s celebration. The Journal has previously featured Scullions’ investment in modern systems (October 2007, 30), and is pleased to see how it is paying off. But to finish the way we started, you’ve probably heard that old lawyers never die, they just… wait for it… lose their appeal. The whoops! corner The author’s attention to detail as in police procedure is commendable The ending is swift and leaves open the possibilities of Finch, Cahill and Irvine coming together in some future plot. The title of the book is symbolic of the tie-up between Finch and Ellie as something that is made simply, is easily damaged but can be repaired or even replaced. This novel is an excellent example of its genre and is a very worthwhile read. It is recommended. George Kennedy To order Daisychain at an exclusive price of £8.99 (including free p&p), simply call 01235 827702, or email mailorder@bookpoint.co.uk, and quote reference “LAW SOCIETY” US attorney Orly Taitz has been fined $20,000 by a Georgia district court for misconduct by “abusing her privilege to practise law”, and pursuing a political agenda, through repeated attempts to compel discovery of President Obama’s birth certificate in order to show that he was born outside the USA, and therefore not eligible to hold office and not the legitimate Commander-in-Chief – all in the attempt to prevent army reservist clients being deployed to Afghanistan, even pursuing one case after the client’s notice was revoked. www.journalonline.co.uk
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