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Lawyer Sam McRae has her hands full. When she takes on the job of looking out for a former client, Sam soon finds out the woman is wanted for questioning in a murder and might have been involved in crimes that crossed the mob and the FBI and the Secret Service. That's not to say that Sam has her own life all together. Not at all. Her married lover doesn't look as if he's going to leave his family for her and Sam seems to be more comfortable as an investigator than as a lawyer. Sam is a tough woman, brave enough to follow most leads but not foolish enough to get into too much trouble on her own. But still she's not terribly savvy as an investigator. She's followed and used as a punching bag by the mob and soon the Feds are also on Sam's back as they demand to meet her client. Sam is more an investigator than lawyer, the reader can't help but wonder how she manages to make a living. She doesn't have other active clients and spends no time in the courtroom as she follows this one woman's plight. Though IDENTITY CRISIS by author Debbi Mack is nicely paced and the dialogue is well written, the tension doesn't go far. And when Sam outdoes the FBI and the Secret Service discovering a very simple fact, I pretty much lost respect and interest in the book. The story went downhill from there. Sam is a fine character, and her budding relationship with a competent investigator is intriguing and I'm sure the writer will soon find a way to build a better story. In upcoming books I hope that Sam decides to be either a lawyer or an investigator. This way, the story has too much of a fatal flaw and disappoints.
Reviewed by Sharon Katz, December 2005
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