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SULLIVAN'S LAW by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg is the first installment in a planned series of novels featuring parole officer Carolyn Sullivan. In this novel, Rosenberg does a good job of introducing her readers to a new cast of characters and situations. Rosenberg quickly brings the reader into Carolyn's life and career. She's a single mother of two teens, who works full time as a parole officer and also attends law school. In addition to an already full and hectic life and caseload, Carolyn is assigned a new case, that of Daniel Metroix, who brings added responsibilities and even danger. Carolyn is convinced that Metroix is innocent of the crime that he served 23 years for and that someone is now trying to kill both her and Daniel. Add to this the unresolved emotions between Carolyn and her old flame and now boss, Brad Preston, and a new love interest, physics professor Paul Leighton. The storyline in SULLIVAN'S LAW is strong, and Rosenberg's pacing is good. She is able to present a great deal of character and plot development, while keeping the story moving quickly. Because this is a first novel, there is much background to cover, but Rosenberg does so seamlessly. Rosenberg intersperses Carolyn's personal and professional history into the story in a quite natural way.
While there are some coincidences in the story, they are not too unbelievable. At times it can be a bit difficult to keep up with the different strands of the story and the coincidences, but these difficulties were not impossible to overcome. However, overall Rosenberg is successful in weaving these strands together. If you are looking for a strong intelligent female protagonist and a well-developed storyline, then you'll enjoy this novel. Rosenberg is able to overcome the necessary first novel in a series issues to present her readers with a great new series.
Reviewed by Kim Holloway, August 2004
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