Series: Ben Kincaid
by Author William Bernhardt
Murder One (2001)
Not as good as the others in the seriesWilliam Bernhardt has a whole collection of books he has written concerning small-time lawyer Ben Kincaid and his (mis)adventures and legal maneuverings. Most of the books feature Ben and his ragtag office staff going against well-funded corporate lawyers or...
Naked Justice (1997)
William Bernhardt continues to impress me with how he increases the depth of his stories with each book. Naked Justice is tight, exciting, and delicately weaves a complex tapestry of violence, family, racism, power politics, teen angst, motherly protection, father/son issues and so much more. Ben...
Death Row (2004)
The basic plot is standard for all death row stories -- innocent man is convicted because of police tunnel vision/evidence manipulation. Smart young lawyer, young honest cop or other naive fresh face uncovers the truth and saves the inmate (or in the stronger stories, uncovers the truth and the c...
Perfect Justice (1995)
The fourth entry in the Ben Kincaid series, and one that I struggled with. It's a quick, easy read, but the controversial topic of racism is not handled well, the plot wanders and, at times, doesn't make a lot of sense. Ben and his assistant, Christine are camping in the Ouachita Mountains when a...
Cruel Justice (1996)
I LOVE this author!!William Bernhardt is now one of my favorite authors! I just read the first book in the Ben Kincaid series a couple of weeks ago and I LOVED it. I couldn't wait to read the second book in the series. Now, I've read the first FIVE books in the series! And I can't wait to rea...
Hate Crime (2004)
I feel as if I have read books by this author (featuring the same hero, Ben Kincaid) but nothing stands out about this Kincaid character except that he likes chocolate milk instead of alcohol.. that and his heart was broken once upon a time-- which is covered via a few flashbacks in this novel. H...
Silent Justice (2001)
GOOD BUT NOT TOP NOTCHThe story is about a powerful rich corporation accused of improper waste disposal, this fact causes the death of eleven children who live in a nearby neighborhood, there is also a subplot featuring a sadistic killer who makes the impossible to accomplish his goal. The author...
Deadly Justice (1993)
I had trouble with this one. I couldn't see Ben Kincaid taking this job as corporate lawyer. Some minor editing problems, like four strikes on a batter in the softball game, were unwelcome distractions. The identification of sexism in the workplace as a significant problem was important to h...
Blind Justice: A Novel of Suspense (2005)
This is WIlliam Bernhardt's second Ben Kincaid book and builds on the first very well. The story is captivating and rounds out the characters more than the first book. There are a couple of coincidences that stretch credulity, but not too far. I really enjoy the freshness of the writing and th...
Capitol Murder: A Novel (2006)
I enjoyed this critical link in William Bernhardt's Ben Kincaid series. I had read the first ten in the series and the last three, but missed this one which explains why Ben evolves from an excellent if poorly compensated criminal defense attorney to a more political being. The pace of the stor...
Capitol Threat (2007)
The Fight over the First Gay Supreme Court Nominee. Ben Kincaid is a temp appointment US Senator who is enlisted to assist Thaddeus Roush's Supreme Court nomination through the Senate. Roush outs himself as gay during his nomination acceptance speech, thus vilifying him with the President who jus...
Capitol Betrayal: A Novel (2010)
I have read all the Ben Kincaid books and liked this one the least. The spontaneous trial was a great idea but it dragged on forever. I was glad when the action switched to Shamus. The book could have been very exciting if the trial was more succinct and moved along. For example, after the bla...
Capitol Offense (2009)
Reviewing William Bernhardt's "Capitol Offense" is not an easy task. This mystery/court drama has so many utterly moronic features that a one-star rating would be overly generous. Yet, it is not completely devoid of interesting stuff. For instance, the opening sentence, "I died three days ago", i...