Sly Fox by Judge Jeanine Pirro

 

I am so far behind posting here books I have read, a stacxk is waiting to be posted.  Starting with the one I just finished reading,  Sly Fox by Judge Jeanine Pirro.  Published in 2012 but I recently acquired it at a book sale, First Edition too.  I am a fan of Judge Jeanine on Fox so I was intrigued that she had authored a crime novel.  After reading this, I think she should stick to Fox TV shows.  I admire her wit and tenacity on the talk shows so I expected more in a novel.  Perhaps because this is her first I expected too much.

The novel is mediocre reading and was a disappointment to me.  I sighed all through the 288 pages but was determined to  read it through.   The story is OK, with a focus on domestic violence and  schemes and corruption amongst law enforcement agencies especially at the  federal levels.  Not sure how much is auto biographical about Judge herself, including the mother of the main Character, Dani Fox of Lebanese descent. Perhaps that is a tribute to her own mother.   The more  tedious parts were the overly detailed and abundant explanations of the legal system, the professions, attitudes of defense attorneys, the court rooms, trials, and even explanations of the acronyms used for example in the Federal Witness Protection Program. 

However the ending is a clincher and leaves the door open for subsequent novels about Dani Fox.  I do not believe there are any and I will pass if there are. Below are the cover flaps which detail the story.   I only give this 3 *** maybe that is too generous but it was readable. It will be donated back to the  book sale efforts at our local library, first edition regardless.

 

Back cover with photo of the author Judge Jeanine Pirro.