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Lady Justice and the Organ Traders by Robert Thornhill
5.0
Alongside the continuing story of Walt Williams, senior citizen cop, are issues that are controversial. In
LADY JUSTICE AND THE ORGAN TRADERS, the issue of buying and selling kidneys is brought to light. This illegal practice, like others of a medical nature, is a two-sided story. When the procedure is successful, no one knows that a kidney has been bought from someone in dire need of cash and transplanted into someone who has the ability to pay an exorbitant price. The two-sided argument is much like that of those who advocate for and against the practice of euthanasia.
This serious subject is balanced with Maggie's long-lost brother showing up at the door after a fifty-year separation. It is both a happy and sad situation that interweaves with the criminal plotline.
There is a lot happening in LADY JUSTICE AND THE ORGAN TRADERS that involves Walt and Ox, and the rest of the over-the-hill gang. Continuing sagas need a good backstory to keep everything moving along smoothly. Over the earlier books, we are introduced to characters that continue to make appearances. The Lady Justice series is quite like a soap opera version of a police procedural.
Because of the importance of the backstory to the series, I do recommend that you start with the first book, LADY JUSTICE TAKES A C.R.A.P., and work your way through. Besides, don't you want to know what the acronym C.R.A.P. stands for?
LADY JUSTICE AND THE ORGAN TRADERS, the issue of buying and selling kidneys is brought to light. This illegal practice, like others of a medical nature, is a two-sided story. When the procedure is successful, no one knows that a kidney has been bought from someone in dire need of cash and transplanted into someone who has the ability to pay an exorbitant price. The two-sided argument is much like that of those who advocate for and against the practice of euthanasia.
This serious subject is balanced with Maggie's long-lost brother showing up at the door after a fifty-year separation. It is both a happy and sad situation that interweaves with the criminal plotline.
There is a lot happening in LADY JUSTICE AND THE ORGAN TRADERS that involves Walt and Ox, and the rest of the over-the-hill gang. Continuing sagas need a good backstory to keep everything moving along smoothly. Over the earlier books, we are introduced to characters that continue to make appearances. The Lady Justice series is quite like a soap opera version of a police procedural.
Because of the importance of the backstory to the series, I do recommend that you start with the first book, LADY JUSTICE TAKES A C.R.A.P., and work your way through. Besides, don't you want to know what the acronym C.R.A.P. stands for?