Judgment at Santa Monica, E. J. Copperman
Judgment at Santa Monica, E. J. Copperman
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Judgment at Santa Monica

Author: E. J. Copperman

Narrator: Andrea Emmes

Unabridged: 8 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2022

Synopsis

Hollywood stars, sunshine, stabbings … New Jersey prosecutor turned LA family lawyer Sandy Moss is back with a bang in the second book in this fun, witty and fast-paced cozy legal mystery series.The last person family lawyer Sandy Moss expects to walk into her courtroom, right in the middle of a trial, is TV star Patrick McNabb: prime suspect in her first (and she hopes, last) murder case.Sandy knows what Patrick’s like. Friendly, overconfident, dazzlingly handsome … and a well-meaning menace. But his request seems harmless enough. His dear friend Cynthia is getting divorced, and he thinks Sandy’s perfect for the job. She accepts—because he’s Patrick and there is no denying him.But of course it’s not that simple. Soon Sandy’s tangled up in yet another murder—and Patrick, who’s currently playing a private detective on TV, believes he’s essential to solving the whole thing …

About E. J. Copperman

E.J. Copperman is the nom de plume for Jeff Cohen, writer of intentionally funny murder mysteries. As E.J., he writes the Haunted Guesthouse and Agent to the Paws series, as well as the brand-new Jersey Girl Legal mysteries; as Jeff, he writes the Double Feature and Aaron Tucker series; and he collaborates with himself on the Samuel Hoenig Asperger’s mysteries. A New Jersey native, E.J. worked as a newspaper reporter, teacher, magazine editor and screenwriter, before his first book was published to critical acclaim in 2002. In his spare time, Jeff is an extremely amateur guitar player, a fan of Major League Baseball, a couch potato and a teacher of screenwriting at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

About Andrea Emmes

Andrea Emmes is an actress and audiobook narrator. She started as a SAG-AFTRA equity actor and has been performing for over twenty years on stage, TV, and film. She is an Audible Approved Narrator known as “the Girl with a Thousand Voices,” her wide range of character voices and dynamic, emotionally invested performances has reviewers and listeners alike commenting on how she effortlessly pulls listeners in, has versatility and charisma, and is quite suited for young adult literature. She has won the LA Music Award for Best Contemporary Christian Artist for her 2008 debut release album I’m On My Way.” She earned an AA in fine arts and a BS in art and design.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan on March 09, 2022

I'm tempted to classify this as a New Jersey book, though it takes place entirely in Southern California. But Sandy, the lawyer who narrates, will always be a Jersey Girl, as is her bestie, Angie, who relocated to help Sandy, who left criminal law behind in New Jersey for the more lucrative family l......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on April 19, 2022

I like this series. It's entertaining, it's light, and the plotting is good and I enjoy the characters. This is the second book in the Jersey Girl series, and Sandy Moss is representing two different clients, a woman accused of running a prostitution ring online and a woman accused of murdering her......more

Goodreads review by Susie on January 18, 2022

I notice the lower stars are doing reviews. I only finished the book because I wanted to know whodunnit. And I had guessed early on. So no big surprise. This is a big tell, no show book. The characters aren’t engaging. I got a Stephanie-Plum-wanna-be vibe. It just didn’t excite me at all.......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on January 04, 2023

i dont actually understand the relationship between the mmc and fmc in this series 3 star listen The murder mystery part of this book was good tho i really liked the court part of the story.......more

Quotes

“Legal mayhem at its finest.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Terrific…This breezy book is a pure pleasure to read.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Sandy is a competent, tenacious, yet vulnerable heroine in a cast of vividly described characters and in a story with multiple plot twists that’s enlivened with humor and set against the glittering backdrop of Hollywood.” Booklist on Inherit the Shoes

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