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    The Mayor of Lexington Avenue
    The Mayor of Lexington Avenue
    The Mayor of Lexington Avenue
    Audiobook13 hours

    The Mayor of Lexington Avenue

    Written by James Sheehan

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Growing up on the mean streets of New York City, Johnny and Mikey always had each other's back. Mikey was a loyal friend, but even he knew that Johnny was headed for bigger things. That's why he dubbed him the "Mayor of Lexington Avenue."



    The two friends were inseparable—until one fateful night set them on their different paths: Johnny to life as a high-powered lawyer in Miami, and Mikey to a shattered existence behind bars. Now, haunted by guilt over Mikey's conviction, and numbed by the excesses of a successful life, Johnny finds his one last shot at redemption: A young Florida man is framed for a murder he didn't commit, and Johnny feels compelled to fight for him—and, in a way, for Mikey. But there are powerful people who want the truth hidden, and Johnny will have to risk everything and everyone he cares about to save the young man…and himself.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 14, 2008
    ISBN9781400176632
    The Mayor of Lexington Avenue
    Author

    James Sheehan

    James Sheehan is a former trial lawyer who currently teaches at a law school in Florida. Deadball is his fifth book. His prior works were The Mayor of Lexington Avenue, The Law of Second Chances, The Lawyers Lawyer, and The Alligator Man.

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    • 4/5
      The book could have had some hard editing. It was a good read and the issue of capital punishment in the US was a central theme along with police corruption. The storyline was OK if a bit sentimental. The author is a trial lawyer so should know what he is talking about.
    • 5/5
      I very much enjoy a good legal thriller and was a little put off by the seemingly odd title to this novel, however after sitting on my shelf for awhile I got past the odd title and stepped into a rather good story line. The initial lead in of the story makes use of flashbacks to the past in order to background one of the main characters and his friend which I wasn't too big a fan of, I much would have preferred some sort of prologue or narration to cover the past aspect, but that's just me. Once the lead in was done however the story really takes off with the murder of a local woman in a Florida backwater town called Bass Creek. A slow, almost retarded man is set up for the crime by a corrupt and lazy police officer and as the story unfolds we see a struggling mother try to raise the funds to provide for a defense lawyer, a lazy district attorney wanting to leverage the case for his career path and the failure of the justice system. The story is quite moving at times and gets more gripping as it unfolds, if like me the flashbacks turn you off, you will be rewarded with an excellent legal thriller and court room drama if you persevere. Really enjoyed the way the story unfolded and the narrative expanded past the initial murder case into something more (I would say more but I don't wish to spoil it!).
    • 1/5
      I got about a quarter of the way through this & just gave up. It was too predictable & the reader wasn't doing that much for me. I doubt I'd like it as a regular book, either. I couldn't care less about anyone involved.