A phone call from jail pulls attorney Lennon Gallagher back into a past she's spent years trying to escape. Complicated doesn't begin to describe the bond between Lennon and the caller, a former law school classmate. Now, Erin stands accused of the very violence Lennon has spent her career fighting against. It's a conflict of interest, but isn't everyone entitled to competent and effective legal defense?
What starts as a plea for help spirals into a murder trial that threatens to incinerate Lennon's professional reputation as well as her upcoming marriage. Guided by her best friend, seasoned lawyer Miranda Quinn, Lennon digs for the truth, only to find a mountain of evidence that points to Erin's guilt. The cost of loyalty is high, and the stakes are even higher as Lennon questions if Erin was ever truly her friend.
But does that make her guilty of murder? (Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.)
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed both books that delved into Lennon Gallagher’s life; first with Class Action (reviewed here), and now with Class Reunion. Lennon has a very complicated relationship with Erin, someone who she had once thought of as a good friend, but there has been too much water under the bridge for Lennon to ever fully trust Erin again. Yet given Lennon’s familial past, not to mention the legal issues Erin faces, Lennon feels it is her duty to do whatever she can to help Erin, even if it might mean putting her own career in harm’s way.
The way Lennon’s story is written is easy to follow and kept me interested and focused on the situation at hand. What should be a straight shot into figuring out how to defend Erin, becomes extremely messy and chaotic. It gets to the point that Lennon really isn’t sure if Erin is innocent or not, particularly when Erin brings in a former classmate of theirs who is very antagonistic and a big threat to Lennon. And then when Lennon gets put on trial, the lines become severely blurred. The moments where Lennon had a choice in whether she wanted to engage more with Erin or not, I kept hoping she would make the right choice and back away, but she kept getting deeper and deeper into the mess.
I first learned about Lennon through Olmstead’s Miranda books, and it was really nice to see Miranda make appearances in Class Reunion, along with her husband, and Lennon’s mother, too. It’s my understanding that Miranda has a lot of legal experience and is a mentor for Lennon, so it made sense for Lennon to go to her for assistance and guidance, even if Lennon chooses not to always take Miranda’s advice. Maybe things would have gone differently if she had. But we might not have had as much suspense and intrigue leading up to whether Erin truly is innocent or not, and whether Lennon can climb herself out of the drama and get back to what sustains her the most: helping those who can’t help themselves.
I felt like Class Reunion was a great follow-up to Class Action, a worthy five-star experience!
Thanks to Gail Ward Olmsted for the book in exchange for an honest review.
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