The Wrong Side
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Summary
A battle-worn lawyer fights for a young man’s life in this criminally enthralling legal thriller。
Teen pop star Brittany Crutcher is found dead in small-town Tennessee。 For attorney Bocephus Haynes， it’s just another night in Pulaski。 Bo swore off criminal work after his last case， but the beloved singer’s murder demands answers。
The prime suspect is local high school football hero and the victim’s boyfriend， Odell Champagne。 However， this fallen athlete is one of Bo’s son’s best friends。 Bo knows this young man and does not believe him capable of the crime。
When Odell is charged with murder， Bo reluctantly takes the case， sparking outrage throughout the town。 But as Bo follows the evidence， he learns that the victim made decisions in her last hours that would give powerful forces motive to harm her。 Feeling mounting pressure from the community and the DA， Bo forges ahead。 But as the seconds count down， he wonders whether justice is even possible。
Teen pop star Brittany Crutcher is found dead in small-town Tennessee。 For attorney Bocephus Haynes， it’s just another night in Pulaski。 Bo swore off criminal work after his last case， but the beloved singer’s murder demands answers。
The prime suspect is local high school football hero and the victim’s boyfriend， Odell Champagne。 However， this fallen athlete is one of Bo’s son’s best friends。 Bo knows this young man and does not believe him capable of the crime。
When Odell is charged with murder， Bo reluctantly takes the case， sparking outrage throughout the town。 But as Bo follows the evidence， he learns that the victim made decisions in her last hours that would give powerful forces motive to harm her。 Feeling mounting pressure from the community and the DA， Bo forges ahead。 But as the seconds count down， he wonders whether justice is even possible。
Reviews
The CurvyJones
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Is it me or did the “real killer“ just pop up out of nowhere？ No hints or foreshadowing just all of a sudden it was that guy？
BJ
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I knew。 Then I didn't know。I had this story figured out in the first third of the book。 Then I didn't。 I was wrong。 And wrong again。 That's Bailey for you。。。 Leading you down the sure path。。。 You should have taken that other fork in the path！ And adding a real shocker？ Of course！ It will be really hard to wait for the next Bocephus installment。 If you don't read Bailey's books， you'll be missing a series that could become classic， assigned in high school。 I knew。 Then I didn't know。I had this story figured out in the first third of the book。 Then I didn't。 I was wrong。 And wrong again。 That's Bailey for you。。。 Leading you down the sure path。。。 You should have taken that other fork in the path！ And adding a real shocker？ Of course！ It will be really hard to wait for the next Bocephus installment。 If you don't read Bailey's books， you'll be missing a series that could become classic， assigned in high school。 。。。more
Caprice Springer
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I love these books！I have read all of Robert Bailey's books and recommend them。 Smart and entertaining！I read A LOT and rarely review。 I love these books！I have read all of Robert Bailey's books and recommend them。 Smart and entertaining！I read A LOT and rarely review。 。。。more
Charles
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Another great read This is a very engrossing story that will keep you up late at night because you can’t bear to put it down。 The story is well told and the characters are well developed。 Robert Bailey is an excellent writer and storyteller and I definitely recommend this book。
Carole Kuentz
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Great StoryThis story keeps you reading。 Did not want to put it down。 All of the characters are so interesting and you can picture them in your I highly recommend this book。
Helen Ahern
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Gosh but I really do like Robert Baileys books。 I had preordered this when I finished book 1 and it popped up on 6th august。 I wondered if I needed to check back as I started reading but it was like I’d just finished book 1 everything was so familiar。 It was like checking in on dear old friends。 I am so looking forward to book 3。
Marcella
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Elegant StorytellingI read the Professor series when Bo's story began。The characters are well-drawn and the storytelling is simply elegant。 I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers。 Mr。 Bailey is in my top ten favorites。 I look forward to many years of knowing Bo， The General and Frannie。 Elegant StorytellingI read the Professor series when Bo's story began。The characters are well-drawn and the storytelling is simply elegant。 I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers。 Mr。 Bailey is in my top ten favorites。 I look forward to many years of knowing Bo， The General and Frannie。 。。。more
Scott aka Curmudgeon
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Finally a Good ReadI was beginning to wonder when will I find a read I can actually enjoy。 I found it in ‘The Wrong Side’ When I came across it ton Amazon I recognized the character Bocephus Haynes， and said I remember reading the first book and enjoying it。Would the second one be a good read？ It was and more enjoyable than the first。 I look forward to the third book， but in the interim I will have to check out more of Robert Bailey’s books。I hope they disappoint
Vickie
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Good BookI am from Alabama。 I can actually visualize the places and the characters。 I still believe that good trumps evil everyday。 I was raised to do the right regardless。 Need I say more。 I hope there are more books with Bocephus Haynes。
Caitlyn Lynch
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This is a legal thriller， second in a series about Black lawyer Bocephus Haynes， former college football star now practicing in his home town of Pulaski， Tennessee… infamous as the town where a notorious hate organization was formed， and a town where it’s not easy for a Black man to get a fair trial。 Bo is asked to represent Odell Champagne， high school football hero， when Odell is accused of murdering his girlfriend Brittany， a young singer on the verge of superstardom。As a legal thriller， this This is a legal thriller， second in a series about Black lawyer Bocephus Haynes， former college football star now practicing in his home town of Pulaski， Tennessee… infamous as the town where a notorious hate organization was formed， and a town where it’s not easy for a Black man to get a fair trial。 Bo is asked to represent Odell Champagne， high school football hero， when Odell is accused of murdering his girlfriend Brittany， a young singer on the verge of superstardom。As a legal thriller， this is really very good。 Bo cares about his clients， his family， his town， and the victim and her family。 It’s his own call to represent Odell， but he believes the teenager to be innocent。 It’s a tiny detail uncovered by Bo himself that finally cracks the case， when he’s able to put a witness on the stand and break their story。 The author is a lawyer and the courtroom stuff is extremely well written。I was a bit bemused by the subplot with the district attorney general and her son; this appears to have been something that carried through from the first book。 It doesn’t actually do anything here apart from take the ‘General’ off the legal field of play for a while， and really felt as though it could have been cut completely and not really detracted all that much from the plot。 Possibly this plot thread is going to really heat up in later books in the series。Now I’m going to come to what really made me feel uncomfortable about this book， and it’s this: in a book which references To Kill A Mockingbird and the fraught history of Pulaski， in which the lead character， a Black man， has witnessed lynchings of family members and is now representing a Black teenager accused of killing his Black girlfriend in front of an almost entirely white jury… I’m uncomfortable that the author is white。 This feels like a story that isn’t his to tell。 It’s delving into Black history and trauma of Black people in the South both past and present， and a white author monetizing that feels very icky to me。 I’m not saying that you should never write characters outside of your own racial background。 Just that maybe we should be conscious that some stories aren’t ours to tell， and I think this is one of them。It’s a well written story; I’ll give it four stars for execution， but my discomfort on discovering that the author is white means I will be avoiding his work in the future。Disclaimer: I received a review copy of this title via NetGalley。 。。。more
Bill Hooten
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Robert Bailey is one of my favorite writers！ I have read "The Professor and Drake" series， and now the first two in the "Bocephus Haynes" series， and I am ready for the next one。 A small town near the Tennessee and Alabama line， is the setting for a sensational murder and trial。 The players are a rising rock star， that had just signed her first contract， struggling to leave everything behind; a star high school football player， a lawyer trying to raise two children by himself， and all the other Robert Bailey is one of my favorite writers！ I have read "The Professor and Drake" series， and now the first two in the "Bocephus Haynes" series， and I am ready for the next one。 A small town near the Tennessee and Alabama line， is the setting for a sensational murder and trial。 The players are a rising rock star， that had just signed her first contract， struggling to leave everything behind; a star high school football player， a lawyer trying to raise two children by himself， and all the other personalities of a small town。 The trial is a sensation in the small town， and the nerves of everyone in town are on edge。 Robert Bailey brings you into their lives and stories， and you can't wait to see how it all turns out。 I believe this is Bailey's 7th book， and he is a really good storyteller。 I highly recommend his books。 。。。more
kathy dooley
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B-I normally love Bailey's novel， but very ambiguous about this one。 The main reason is it was way too wordy。 It seemed like he was trying to fill 300 pages。 Also， if you hadn't read the previous 2 books it will be difficult to fill in the blanks。 All in all it was a typical novel about Black athlete accused of murder。 Been there done that B-I normally love Bailey's novel， but very ambiguous about this one。 The main reason is it was way too wordy。 It seemed like he was trying to fill 300 pages。 Also， if you hadn't read the previous 2 books it will be difficult to fill in the blanks。 All in all it was a typical novel about Black athlete accused of murder。 Been there done that 。。。more
Michelle Strommen
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Wow！ Beat courtroom that I come to expect from this author。 My only complaint was that it was too quick of a read。 The characters were engaging and I love Bo。 Please write more and quickly。
Susan Murphree
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SusanGreat read - for my interest from the start and I could not do anything except read until I finished。
Sarah Williams
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Bo is my guyI really like Bo and his he always trust his gut no matter what。 Things are not always what they appear to be and that rang so true throughout this novel。 Can’t wait for the next one。 👏🏾
James palmer
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Bo wins againIts august third and I just finish the wrong side。 I love Robert Bailey's books but especially the professor and bo。 Well now I have to wait for a other book。 Thanks Robert a great writer Bo wins againIts august third and I just finish the wrong side。 I love Robert Bailey's books but especially the professor and bo。 Well now I have to wait for a other book。 Thanks Robert a great writer 。。。more
Erica
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A friend introduced me to Robert Baileys books and ever since I picked up the first， I haven't stopped。 The Wrong Side is book 2 in the Bocephus Haynes series but I highly recommend starting in the very beginning with The Professor。 I have read many legal thrillers but none have captivated me like these characters。 Bocephus Haynes is a lawyer who has been through it all， professionally and personally。 In this book he takes on a client who is charged with murdering his girlfriend。 Did he do it？ N A friend introduced me to Robert Baileys books and ever since I picked up the first， I haven't stopped。 The Wrong Side is book 2 in the Bocephus Haynes series but I highly recommend starting in the very beginning with The Professor。 I have read many legal thrillers but none have captivated me like these characters。 Bocephus Haynes is a lawyer who has been through it all， professionally and personally。 In this book he takes on a client who is charged with murdering his girlfriend。 Did he do it？ Nothing is as it seems。 The suspense of the book will have you flipping the pages。 At every turn， your mind will switch as to what is actually going on and who did what。 I love these characters and where this story takes me。 I can not wait for more！！！！！！ Also， I must add that I have listen to the audio books of several in this series and they are incredible！！！ The narrator does an amazing job。 Check out them out if you are an audio book lover。 。。。more
Kaye
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When you read a Robert Bailey book， you get not just a solid legal thriller， you get an entire southern community -- with all its loyalties and rivalries and generations-old connections， for good or ill。In the case of The Wrong Side， you have Bocephus Hatnes， a middle aged Black lawyer， practicing in the town where he was a bona fide football hero。 He takes on mostly liability cases against corporate defendants， but there is the occasional criminal defense situation in which he lets himself get When you read a Robert Bailey book， you get not just a solid legal thriller， you get an entire southern community -- with all its loyalties and rivalries and generations-old connections， for good or ill。In the case of The Wrong Side， you have Bocephus Hatnes， a middle aged Black lawyer， practicing in the town where he was a bona fide football hero。 He takes on mostly liability cases against corporate defendants， but there is the occasional criminal defense situation in which he lets himself get embroiled。This time， everyone advises him against taking the case of the young football player accused of murdering his popular girlfriend。 There may be a heavy toll for taking "the wrong side" against the entire town， convinced of the young man's guilt。The only contrary votes come from the attorney's two teenage children， who urge him to do the honorable thing and take the ill-fated case。 They compare their father to Atticus Finch。 Haynes worries that he will have the same outcome as Finch's in To Kill a Mockingbird。This series is a spinoff from Bailey's McMurtrie and Drake series， with many， many repeating characters。 They all seem like old friends by now。 Bailey's writing throughout the series is intelligent but not pretentious。Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for an advance readers copy。 。。。more
Suzanne
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Good legal mystery with great setting in small Southern town。 The local football hero is accused of killing his girlfriend， the local teen singing sensation， about to leave town and hit the big time。 There are more plausible killers with reasons to resent girlfriend’s sudden success than one would imagine in such a small town and it’s a delight to learn each of their stories。 This is a multi-layered tale with more secrets than one could possible imagine。 It’s a fast moving story not to be missed Good legal mystery with great setting in small Southern town。 The local football hero is accused of killing his girlfriend， the local teen singing sensation， about to leave town and hit the big time。 There are more plausible killers with reasons to resent girlfriend’s sudden success than one would imagine in such a small town and it’s a delight to learn each of their stories。 This is a multi-layered tale with more secrets than one could possible imagine。 It’s a fast moving story not to be missed。 I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley。 。。。more
T Olsen
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This book is very well written， has great characters， and is very entertaining despite the very slow story。 The murder happens 16% into the book， and the main character agrees to be the defendant's lawyer after 60%（！）。 That's incredibly slow。I also feel that the notion of the public and the prosecution jumping to conclusions is getting a little old。 Haven't people gotten any smarter？ This book is very well written， has great characters， and is very entertaining despite the very slow story。 The murder happens 16% into the book， and the main character agrees to be the defendant's lawyer after 60%（！）。 That's incredibly slow。I also feel that the notion of the public and the prosecution jumping to conclusions is getting a little old。 Haven't people gotten any smarter？ 。。。more
Sallie
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I wish to thank NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer Publishers for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book。 I have voluntarily read and reviewed it。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。I must state first that I am a huge fan of Robert Bailey。 I have read all of his books and this one is right up there with the best of them。 From the very beginning you are immersed in the story and until the very end you continue to be engaged in trying to solve the case and wondering who did it？？？ All the o I wish to thank NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer Publishers for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book。 I have voluntarily read and reviewed it。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。I must state first that I am a huge fan of Robert Bailey。 I have read all of his books and this one is right up there with the best of them。 From the very beginning you are immersed in the story and until the very end you continue to be engaged in trying to solve the case and wondering who did it？？？ All the old characters from his previous books are woven into this story including Bear Bryant。 and if you have not read them it does not keep you from enjoying this one。 If you are a sports fan for Alabama， then “Roll Tide”。 If you love legal thrillers this has it all。 Settle back and be prepared to read because you will not want to put this one down。This story begins in Pulaski， Tennessee， when a young high school football hero， Odell， wins the local ballgame。 His girlfriend， Brittany， is found murdered and he is charged with the murder。 He chooses Bocephus Haynes as his attorney。 Bocephus is a fan of Odell’s and his children are the boy’s friends。 If he represents him it will be against everyone’s wishes。 I will not tell the rest of the story so you will enjoy reading it。 But I do highly recommend it。 It is brilliantly written and leaves you anxious for Robert Bailey’s next book 。。。more
J。 F。
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Book Review: The Wrong Side （Bocephus Haynes #2） by Robert BaileyPublished by Thomas & Mercer， August 3， 2021★★★★★ （4。5 Stars）On that fateful Christmas eve， 1865， according to the legend， in the aftermath of the American Civil War and the onset of Reconstruction， six defeated， disgruntled Confederate rebels assembled in a "social club" in Pulaski， Tennessee。 Their group was the first chapter of what would become known as the Ku Klux Klan。Bocephus Haynes， Book 2。 "The Wrong Side。"October， 2017， Book Review: The Wrong Side （Bocephus Haynes #2） by Robert BaileyPublished by Thomas & Mercer， August 3， 2021★★★★★ （4。5 Stars）On that fateful Christmas eve， 1865， according to the legend， in the aftermath of the American Civil War and the onset of Reconstruction， six defeated， disgruntled Confederate rebels assembled in a "social club" in Pulaski， Tennessee。 Their group was the first chapter of what would become known as the Ku Klux Klan。Bocephus Haynes， Book 2。 "The Wrong Side。"October， 2017， Pulaski， Giles County， Tennessee。It was literally an "Atticus Finch" crossroads for Bocephus Aurulius Haynes， raised by a man lynched by the KKK in 1966， except the former football high school all-star， college all-American and NFL prospect had always played his game "wide ass open" - his philosophy in life， and wasn't about to have any of his "Tom Robinsons" railroaded by the criminal justice system。The only black lawyer in Pulaski， TN， had sworn off criminal defense cases after an excessively grueling court trial （in Bocephus Haynes Book 1）， But now it was time to take sides。 And decide whether or not to follow conventional wisdom。On one side， Brittany Crutcher， gum-chewing， fun-loving teenager， gifted musician and vocalist， finalist in Simon Cowell's "America's Got Talent" with a promising， lucrative offer from SoCal record label "Elektrik Hi"; daughter of a churchgoing Baptist elder and respected Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist， who himself had been a high school football teammate of Bo Haynes。 Slain。On the other， Odell Champagne， a troubled juvenile delinquent with multiple theft convictions and an assault charge， raised by a jobless， alcoholic single mom， perennially on the dole and the sauce。 The same Odell Champagne whose transgressions are overlooked by everyone due to his genius in sports， the star of "The Brickyard"， Pulaski's Sam Davis Stadium， a talented running back AND outside defensive linebacker who also happens to be the best friend and football teammate of Bo's son， T。J。 Haynes。 Moreover， Odell， in many ways， reminds Bocephus Haynes of his own young self。But is Bo being fooled by the young man。 Could he be on the wrong side。。。？ "Eat。 Pray。 Walk。" - Mantra of Tom McMurtrie， "McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers" by Robert Bailey There was that remarkable ethos of retired law professor and defense attorney Tom McMurtrie who'd succumbed to terminal lung cancer， heralding the end to Author Robert Bailey's four-book "McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers"。 In his new "Bocephus Haynes" series， the author takes two of his most compelling characters onto the next stage。Bo Haynes， defense attorney and McMurtrie's best friend and protégé。And "The General"， McMurtrie's greatest courtroom adversary， Helen Evangeline Lewis， prosecutor， strong female protagonist， gun aficionado and Attorney General for the 22nd Judicial Circuit。 Well-written riveting legal thriller deftly touching on racial issues with credible， emphatic characterizations and entirely undivisive themes。 Review based on an eBook galley from Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley。 。。。more
Jason Frasca
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Great introduction to the characters and buildup。 A legal thriller with all the parts to make an enjoyable read， including likeable characters， challenging cases， great interpersonal relationships and feuds。 The author clearly understands human nature and its effects with interpersonal challenges。 I recommend to all considering this read。 It is the second in a series。 While I do wish I had read the first book prior to this， the author keeps new readers abreast of all the important details of the Great introduction to the characters and buildup。 A legal thriller with all the parts to make an enjoyable read， including likeable characters， challenging cases， great interpersonal relationships and feuds。 The author clearly understands human nature and its effects with interpersonal challenges。 I recommend to all considering this read。 It is the second in a series。 While I do wish I had read the first book prior to this， the author keeps new readers abreast of all the important details of the past so it does not detract from the read。 Thank you to NetGalley for a free copy to read。 The comments above are my own without influence。 。。。more
Martha Avans
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LOVE Robert Bailey's books。 And I was so happy to get to read this one early， thanks to Netgalley。 Loving this new series with familiar characters。 Loved some of the twists and turns in the book。 I tried to guess who did what， but I was wrong。 :）I can't wait to see what the next book is like。 LOVE Robert Bailey's books。 And I was so happy to get to read this one early， thanks to Netgalley。 Loving this new series with familiar characters。 Loved some of the twists and turns in the book。 I tried to guess who did what， but I was wrong。 :）I can't wait to see what the next book is like。 。。。more
Miki Mackennedy
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When tiny-town Pulaski， Tennessee's rising star Brittany Crutcher is found dead and her boyfriend， football star boyfriend is the prime suspect， Bo Haynes struggles to know whether he should defend Odell or stay true to the Crutcher family that he has known most of his life。 The Wrong side is about 2 very young， very big fish in a tiny pond。 Pulaski is the kind of small town where everyone knows everyone， their past， their secrets。 Robert Bailey does a fantastic job of making his characters huma When tiny-town Pulaski， Tennessee's rising star Brittany Crutcher is found dead and her boyfriend， football star boyfriend is the prime suspect， Bo Haynes struggles to know whether he should defend Odell or stay true to the Crutcher family that he has known most of his life。 The Wrong side is about 2 very young， very big fish in a tiny pond。 Pulaski is the kind of small town where everyone knows everyone， their past， their secrets。 Robert Bailey does a fantastic job of making his characters human and believable and also of giving the town and the history a life and a personality of it's own。 Part procedural， part who-dunnit， The Wrong Side has the feel of walking in to a conversation that has already started but getting just enough background information to follow the story at hand while knowing that there is more in the past and the future。 This is a good series， good characters， lots of backstory and several avenues to allow for more stories to be told。 。。。more
Linda
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Lives can be destroyed by lies while your own can be destroyed by the truth。Robert Bailey returns with the second edition in the Bocephus Haynes Series。 Not to worry。 The Wrong Side reads perfectly as a standalone thanks to Bailey's little pockets of background。 The first few pages carry a neon sign beckoning you in。Let's sit with Bocephus Haynes for a minute。 Bo is a highly talented African American attorney living in the small town of Pulaski， Tennessee。 Bo's former reputation was built on his Lives can be destroyed by lies while your own can be destroyed by the truth。Robert Bailey returns with the second edition in the Bocephus Haynes Series。 Not to worry。 The Wrong Side reads perfectly as a standalone thanks to Bailey's little pockets of background。 The first few pages carry a neon sign beckoning you in。Let's sit with Bocephus Haynes for a minute。 Bo is a highly talented African American attorney living in the small town of Pulaski， Tennessee。 Bo's former reputation was built on his famous high school and college football career until injuries sidelined him。 But then you know the old saying about when one door closes。。。。。。。Law school opened wide and inviting。Bo's law office was gaining traction with the usual cases。 He never bargained for a tightly wound criminal case leaning heavily in his direction。 It seems that the high school friend of his son and daughter， Odell Champagne， has been arrested for the brutal murder of his girlfriend， Brittany。 Odell had scored three touchdowns that night and drank heavily at a local party。 Brittany， a talented lead singer in a popular band， had signed a recording contract earlier。 The only thing she was leaving behind was a break-up note in Odell's locker after the game。 And Odell was having none of this。。。。。。Brittany's death was dividing the town of Pulaski。 She was popular and well-loved。 Odell bore the stains of a young man's temper， a run-off father， and an alcoholic mother。 All the evidence pressed toward Odell's direction。 Bo didn't want his own children feeling the friction if he took on this particular case。 Could he prove Odell innocent？ Nothing points to any other suspects。 Right or wrong Bo has to make a decision that may just end his own career。The Wrong Side is in the hands of the talented Robert Bailey who brings the character of Bocephus Haynes to life front and center。 Bo has made a multitude of mistakes in his life and almost lost custody of his own children。 But you couldn't ask for a steadier hand than Bo's。 Bailey inserts rich dialogue that commands attention and leaves the reader sitting up straighter。 Real， raw， and human。 The Wrong Side tips the scales with a very original and very deeply drawn main character as Bocephus Haynes。I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review。 My thanks to Thomas & Mercer and to Robert Bailey for the opportunity。 。。。more
Ray Moon
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Bo Takes On a Case With a Less Than Poor OutlookAfter a short prologue that reveals that the relationship between the District Attorney General， Helen Lewis， and local businessman， Mikael Zannick， has not improved since the end of the first novel， this novel opens just before a major Giles County High School football game against their rival Tullahoma。 The Giles County star running back and outside linebacker， Odell Champagne， is meeting with his girlfriend， Brittany Crutcher， who was on America Bo Takes On a Case With a Less Than Poor OutlookAfter a short prologue that reveals that the relationship between the District Attorney General， Helen Lewis， and local businessman， Mikael Zannick， has not improved since the end of the first novel， this novel opens just before a major Giles County High School football game against their rival Tullahoma。 The Giles County star running back and outside linebacker， Odell Champagne， is meeting with his girlfriend， Brittany Crutcher， who was on American Idol and is the lead singer of the Fizz who will perform after the game。 Brittany seems a little cool， but Odell must get to the locker room。 Odell has the best game of his life after which he reads a note slipped into his locker。 Brittany is leaving tomorrow without him for LA。 Just before sun rises on Saturday， Brittany’s body is discovered in a school bus yard。The main storyline proceeds with the investigation starting with a drunken Odell found sleeping off a drunk a few hundred yards away with the apparent murder weapon not far away。 Several threads make up the main storyline。 The investigation that keeps finding more and more of inculpatory evidence。 The only bump in the way of prosecuting steam roller is that Helen Lewis takes a leave of absence。 Odell wants Bocephus “Bo” Haynes to defend him but Bo is leery。 This thread turns into “Bo” and his private investigator， Albert Hooper， try to find any exculpatory evidence。 The author kept the edge on by playing the progress of the prosecution against the very slow progress of the defense。 My attention was quickly captured and held tightly all the way to end。 Similar to the first novel in the series， the B-storyline is rich and extensive。 The author uses Bo’s interaction with all the major characters from the first novel to reveal Bo’s character quite well。 Of interest is a new character， Israel Crutcher， Brittany’s father。 He was on the Giles County High School football team with Bo。 Since that day， there has been bad blood between them。 This thread provides a very poignant aspect to the B- and main storylines。 The richness of the novel and my reading enjoyment was enhanced by these B-storyline threads。For the usual aspects that some readers find objectionable， this novel is remarkably clean。 There are references but no actual initiate scenes。 Vulgar and rude language is minimal along with violence。 There is teenage drinking。 This is the second book in this series， I did not find any aspect that wasn’t backfilled adequately。 A reader should be able to read this book first。 I do recommend reading the first novel first， but that is not necessary in my opinion。Overall， this novel was an easy read， and the story keep my interest and literally compelled me to continue reading。 There were not any loose threads by the end。 If the teaser write-up for this novel interests you， I strongly recommend reading this novel。 The only downsides were a very minor police procedural error， and， it appears， that this is the last novel in this series。 I would like to see more novels。 I after reading both novels， completed the purchase of all four novels in the author’s previous series。 A testament to the quality of this author’s writing。 Finally， I rate this novel with five stars。I received a free e-book version of this novel through NetGalley from Thomas & Mercer with an expectation for an honest， unbiased review。 I wish to thank Thomas & Mercer for the opportunity to read and review this novel early。 。。。more
John
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I received this book through the ReadNow Program on NetGalley。This is the 2nd book of this series that I have read and it certainly hits the mark。 This story begins with the introduction of Odell， the star football player for the high school and Brittany， the lead singer for the group Fizz。 Odell talks to her before the start of the big game which will be followed by a concert with the group Fizz。 Brittany does not tell him that she is going to leave to accept a recording contract。 After the gam I received this book through the ReadNow Program on NetGalley。This is the 2nd book of this series that I have read and it certainly hits the mark。 This story begins with the introduction of Odell， the star football player for the high school and Brittany， the lead singer for the group Fizz。 Odell talks to her before the start of the big game which will be followed by a concert with the group Fizz。 Brittany does not tell him that she is going to leave to accept a recording contract。 After the game and a concert， Odell reads the note that she left for him in his locker。 He looks all over and sends texts to Brittany， but gets no response。 He does something that night and gets drunk which he normally doesn't do。 He finally receives a text from Brittany and asks him to meet her at their special location。 AS a result of this meeting， Odell gets arrested for murder。Brittany was well loved by the entire town and they were out for blood to get her killer。 Bo was asked by Odell to represent him。 Bo， was friends with the girl's family and knew that doing so would wind up with him being looked down on and would put him on the wrong side of their feud。 After giving it a great deal of thought he agreed to represent him because he needed to insure that Odell received a fair trial。 He and his team looked at all the evidence and even had an idea of presenting another party as the killer。 As the trial was running down to the final days， thing looked bleak and it looked like Odell would be found guilty。 At the last minute there was a breakthrough。 To find out who the real killer was， what shed light on that last day and why Bo's opponent in court was someone other than expected， you must read this book。 It is definitely worth it。 。。。more
Priya
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A short and racy thriller with Bo Haynes。 Though I didn’t much like the first book， this one has all the characteristics for a good thriller。 The town of Pulaski is brought out live by the author。 All the characters are given adequate coverage。 Well done。
Laurie Tell
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You can tell the author has written legal thrillers before - this book is just so smooth。 In many ways， this is like many of the legal mysteries you have read before。 There is a murder， there is a lawyer championing the accused。 There is a mystery -is the guilty or not？ However， the difference with this book is that you are not just drawn into the mystery - you care。 You care about the murder victim， you care about the accused and you hope he isn't guilty。 You care about the lawyer and you root You can tell the author has written legal thrillers before - this book is just so smooth。 In many ways， this is like many of the legal mysteries you have read before。 There is a murder， there is a lawyer championing the accused。 There is a mystery -is the guilty or not？ However， the difference with this book is that you are not just drawn into the mystery - you care。 You care about the murder victim， you care about the accused and you hope he isn't guilty。 You care about the lawyer and you root for him。 I was totally drawn into this - I needed to know if he was guilty or not。 However， this book was not JUST about the destination - it was also about the journey - I really enjoyed getting to know the characters and the town and will be reading many more by this author。 Thank you to the author #RobertBailey the publisher and to #netgalley for the ARC which I really enjoyed。 MY review was not impacted by the fact that I received an Advance copy - read some of my other reviews。。 。。。more
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