Stalked (The Profiler)

The Court of the Last Resort by Erle Stanley GardnerThis author deserves to win The Nobel Peace Prize.Many Thanks for my ARC.UPDATEDThis book was originally published in 1952 has been updated with fresh material won The Edgar Award. Although Criminal lawyers with a keen understanding with trying cases and sometimes appealing them all the way to the Supreme courts. Even then, last ditch efforts have to be made as in filing a writ of habeas corpus hearing when all other efforts have been exhausted. The author Erle Stanley Gardner has dedicated this densely written new volume to his friend Harry Steeger.Harry Steeger was the owner of "Argosy Magazine." "The Argosy Magazine" devoted free publication to inform the American people to have knowledge in print about various cases taking place giving the people inside information regarding miscarriages of justice. The donated space in the magazine was to involve the public to be able to read about these cases, but to care enough to take action by writing letters to elected officials to spur them to facilitate these officials to correct miscarriages of justice. The magazine was comprised of a team of investigators who donated their valuable time and expertise to study the evidence and see that justice was served. That exposure of independent careful reexamination of evidence gave many people back their freedom who were falsely accused. This is what was known as a team of experts that comprised "The Court of Last resort.""The Court of Last Resort" could be compared to the program today that exonerates the falsely accused on death row by using DNA evidence to overturn a conviction. Both processes are slow and sometimes takes years to correct the errors of the judicial system. Procedures have to be followed and in many instances a prosecutor has presented a case to a jury and secured a favorable verdict, the prosecuting attorney is reluctant to consider the possibility that such a verdict could have been erroneous, or an innocent person was prosecuted. In many instances there are other behind-the-scenes activities, political pressures brought to bear, and there is of course, the worst handicap of all--official indifference.Many of the cases in this book took place in the earliest part of the twentieth century. They are all very different but are nonetheless interesting. All of the participants in this book that gave freely of their time and expertise who took on wrongfully convicted individuals helped to make this world a better place. They all have my utmost respect and admiration. They were deluged with letters and applications from all over the country. They were conscientious trailblazers to help free many who were framed or convicted by circumstantial evidence or witnesses who were mistakenly identified for crimes they were innocent of. This was an impressive book and the thoroughness of re-examination in the pursuit of justice and liberty without compensation has convinced me that this group of individuals deserve the highest honor of my reading "The Court of Last Resort." It is my hope that this book is read by practicing attorneys and all of those that wish to make this world a better place.

Seventeen year old Haley Cooke is missing, disappearing from her inside her high school without a trace. FBI Profiler Evelyn Baine is brought in to figure out who would want to harm Hailey and why. But as she digs into Hailey’s life, she finds secrets all around. From Hailey’s parents to her boyfriend who has some questionable connections, Evelyn is against the clock as days lead to more questions than answers. But one of those secrets is the catalyst for Hailey being taken and its up to Evelyn to figure out the pieces before time runs out for Hailey. The closer Evelyn gets to uncovering Hailey’s fate, the higher the danger is for her them both. Because someone doesn’t want Evelyn to find out the answers and will do everything in their power to stop her.STALKED is the fourth book in the series and one that delivers more thrills a minute as the reader races alongside Evelyn as she tries to figure out what happened to Hailey. The author does a great job in keeping the tension up as well as a few twists that had me on the edge of my seat while I flipped the pages to see what would happen next. I really enjoy this author’s work immensely. I got hooked on her profiler series right from the first book and she does an amazing job in capturing Evelyn’s personality as well as her skill set as a FBI profiler. The author does an amazing job in keeping the tension alive as Evelyn and her boyfriend, fellow FBI agent Kyle Mackenzie’s cases converge. I liked how intricate and complex the story was. It kept my attention and glued to the pages as I flipped the pages to see where the mystery of Hailey’s disappearance went. The author does an amazing job in keeping the tension on high as she threw a few twists I didn’t see coming. Who I thought was the bad guys wasn’t t he case in the climatic ending.STALKED is a great addition to the Profiler series and one that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last page is read. The characters are quite entertaining and the mystery is intriguing. I do recommend reading the series in order since you can get a sense of what is driving Evelyn and who the recurring characters pop up are. This is an intense, nail biting read and one I could not put down. I think if you enjoy taut who done it mysteries then you will enjoy this series immensely. I am eager to see where the author goes next in the series and for Evelyn.This is an objective review and not an endorsement

This book takes you in a roller coaster ride, one of those books you put down and can't wait to get back too to see what happens keeps you in suspense with the story line but also the personal journeys of these people well written really enjoyed role in the next one

I Liked the story and the characters but the story line just seemed to go around and around in circles never giving a hint when it would finally come to the end.

EVCELLENT!!!