Book Recommendation: The Perk by Mark Gimenez
The Perk (2008) is an outstanding legal thriller by Texas lawyer and author Mark Gimenez. I really enjoyed this novel and it is easy to recommend it for your reading list. Click on the links to learn more about the author and his books.
"City lawyer Beck Hardin hasn’t been back to the small town in Texas where he grew up for more than twenty years. He has history there. Bad memories.
But when his wife dies, Beck decides to return to Fredericksburg with his two young children. Leaving the rat race behind, he re-enters a beautiful but troubled small town simmering with ancient feuds, class rivalries and racial tensions.
As he tries to reconcile with his tough, stubborn father, and adjust back to the pace of small-town life, Beck learns of an unsolved case that has haunted Fredericksburg for the past five years. The statute of limitations on the case is fast approaching, and although Beck vowed to leave the law behind him, he can’t resist the opportunity to seek justice.
Yet in taking the case on, Beck has made one of the most dangerous decisions of his life . . ."
Orchid, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington, DC
Photograph by Roy Kelley
Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
Comments(11)