Central Park West: the unmissable debut legal thriller of the year

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Now, Comey has moved into writing fiction and hoped to make a splash, ending up on the New York Times bestseller list and away from a place above the fold. While the killing of a disgraced former governor appears unconnected to the trial, the fallout from his death means a guilty verdict hangs in the balance. Comey’s debut offers us ample misdirection along with the kind of twists and turns that keep us turning the pages, in this case furiously. born December 14, 1960) is an American lawyer who served as the seventh Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from September 4, 2013 until his dismissal on May 9, 2017. Kyra Burke is facing life imprisonment for the murder of her disgraced predator of a husband, ex-Governor Antonio (Tony), Burke.

James Comey had a wonderful history working within the FBI on both criminal and legal matters, though his firing left him with a fair bit of time on his hands. In between the author weaves an intricate and stylish story with vivid characters, playing out in a brilliant New York setting. And as Comey demonstrates in the book, the process of collecting and analyzing this sort of digital detritus is in fact central to federal criminal investigations of pretty much all types today. Wonderful writing and laying the groundwork for something series-based, Comey is sure to garner some great publicity, as Trump remains above the fold in shackles. The two trials - Nora's and the one against Kyra - play off each other as the investigations (and trial witnesses) begin to reveal in-common details.There is also an amusing and relatable episode (for lawyers, at least) involving a note that is passed to Carleton by her supervisor in the middle of a trial that she hopes will get her out of a tough spot but that turns out to be totally useless. Though the proceedings in Central Park West move along briskly, the path is far from smooth, mostly because the writing is often highly cringeworthy.

S. attorney’s office in Manhattan separately pursue a lead indicating that the murder was (for some unexplained reason) a mob hit. Having worked on a case against a powerful mobster that has spanned many years, Assistant US Attorney Nora Carleton feels that she can finally put things to rest with this one witness. Whether she will remain in that position is a question that Comey appears to have deliberately left open for a sequel. I appreciated the lengthy procedural and acronym explanations that lended to the authenticity and complicity of the novel. If anyone knows anything about working for the US District Attorney's office along with the SDNY and the FBI, as well as its most innerworkings, it's Comey.

Uber rides, Google geolocations, that the government can sweep into a pile and collect a “pretty detailed picture of a life. The most important takeaway, though - at least for me - is if the FBI wants you, there aren't many places you can hide (not even a Starbucks).

It won’t be long before they discover that it’s related to their own investigations, and is about to put even more strain on their already-fraught relationship with the New York District Attorney’s office. Comey was a registered Republican for most of his life, but has recently described himself as unaffiliated. Despite these considerable problems, the result is still a tolerable legal procedural grounded by Comey’s undeniable expertise in federal investigations, which tend to be much more boring than the public thinks, even when the investigation is about murder. Let’s welcome James Comey to the group of crime novelists who really know what goes on behind the scenes — his knowledgeable descriptions in this debut novel assure you that he has insider knowledge about the way federal attorneys and FBI agents really work (not as lone wolves with secret past personal histories driving them forward). S. presidential election, particularly with regard to his public communications, was highly controversial.The key witness against D'Amico is a thief nicknamed Frenchie, who stole high-end artworks for The Nose. I heard about it through Armchair Expert when they interviewed the author and former FBI director, James Comey. S. federal prosecutor, Nora Carleton, who needs to figure out the truth within a murky group of people from criminals to federal agents to the police to politicians and many others. Comey appointed Patrick Fitzgerald to be the Special Counsel to head the grand jury investigation into the Plame affair after Attorney General John Ashcroft recused himself. On top of this, I was fascinated by Comey, firstly as someone involved in a lot of Mob prosecutions (The Irishman is an aficionado of Mob history and, as a result, I’ve learnt more about it than would have been my inclination otherwise) and later as Director of the FBI and the controversy surrounding the ending of his tenure under President Donald Trump.