Conviction by Jack Jordan [BOOK REVIEW]

Reading Conviction by Jack Jordan took me on a wild legal thriller adventure, keeping me on my toes until the very last page.

Huge thank you to Jack Jordan, Simon & Schuster UK and the Likely Suspects team, for sending a copy of the book my way, I am extremely grateful. That being said, the review is in no-way biased and 100% truthful to my thoughts and experience reading this book.

About The Book:

HE TRUSTS HIS LAWYER WITH HIS LIFE . . . HE SHOULDN’T

Wade Darling stands accused of killing his wife and teenage children as they slept and burning their house to the ground.

When the case lands on barrister Neve Harper’s desk, she knows it could make her career.

A matter of days before the case, as Neve is travelling home for the night, she is approached by a man. He tells her she must throw the case or the secret about her husband’s disappearance will be revealed. Failing that, he will kill everyone she cares about, until she does as she is told.

Neve must make a choice – go against every principle she has ever had, or the people she loves will die.

My Thoughts:

If you have seen my review of Jack’s novel “Do No Harm”, you will know how much I enjoyed reading that book. When I read the synopsis for Conviction, I had my concerns. The plots are very similar in the sense that a person is given an ultimatum, and they must go against their moral compass to keep something or someone safe.

To me, this is where the similarities ended. And I truly started enjoying the book and the plot twists just kept giving. Some of them were quite expected. Of course, the moment Neve thinks she tricked everyone, she realises they are two steps ahead. And always have been two steps ahead…

What I really enjoyed is firstly, the trope of having to go against everything you believe in.

I like the psychology of how people might react in a pressure cooker. How long will it take for them to brake. What will they do, when they have so little choice and so many things are out of their control. The second part I really enjoyed was the legal side and the case Neve was defending. I don’t read too many legal thrillers, but every time I read one, I wish I have read more. I truly enjoy them. They always manage to keep me intrigued.

“Violence isn’t a part of him. He is sensitive, and caring, with a big heart. I think that’s why he gets depression in the way he does. Sensitive people suffer the most in this dreadful world.”

I was surprised to learn Neve’s secret, but then some decisions she made really annoyed me. When I reached the last few chapters in the book, I knew that a plot twist was about to follow, but I would never have guessed it was that! The ending also felt slightly underwhelming and anti-climactic, compared to the rest of the book. And all of that, only to finish with another bang, right at the very end.

This book was one of those books where the ending may not have been too strong, but it was well worth the journey. I loved reading it; I finished it in days and it gripped me all the way through. It had its ups and downs, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone that likes a good legal thriller and a good plot twist. I am very much looking forward to seeing what Jack Jordan has in store for us next.

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