Sunday, July 17, 2011

The Trust

The TrustTo attorney Noah Parks, the probate of a will should be a simple task. But the Last Will and Testament of Leonardo Xavier Cross is anything but simple. Though Parks has never heard of Cross, he learns that the will directs him to provide the legal representation for the estate and as part of his fee he will receive the contents of a safety deposit box - a safety deposit box no one knew existed. Intrigued, Parks undertakes the task. But after the body count begins to rise, the otherwise basic task of probating the will becomes more complicated as each day passes. Despite all of Parks' skills, the answers he seeks remain elusive and force him to delve deeper into the shocking and deceptive Cross' family history, which sets the stage for an explosive finale that Parks can only hope to survive. Set in Charleston, South Carolina, The Trust is the debut novel from Sean Keefer. Blending elements of traditional southern literary fiction, suspense and mystery; you won't be satisfied until the final page is turned.


My Thoughts:  
I was very unsure going into this novel how well I would take to it. Only because it is a type of book I normally shy away from most of the time, now don't get me wrong I love a good thriller/whodunit, John Grisham comes to mind right away, but also another of my favorite is Mary Higgins Clark, the only reason I tend to shy away from this type of novel is because it involves lawyer's, and most of the time I do not understand their lawyer language.   


Noah Parks, (my favorite character) has a small, respectable law firm with a nosy, spunky law student for his Assistant. Right away Noah grabs you and pulls you right into his world as he takes you along for the journey he is about to have.  One quiet morning when all seems to be going well, a gentlemen walks in to Noah's office, and proceeds to very slowly tell him that he is the legal counsel for a man Noah has never met before in his life, nor has he ever heard of this man who is now deceased.  This is the start of a fast action packed story.   


Very confused, and intrigued Noah agrees to be the legal counsel, thinking that this will be a simple case to handle, Noah learns very quickly this is not what he expected.  When people involved start turning up dead, Noah realizes this is not going to be so simple, and the body count keeps going up.  


This is one amazing novel, I love the fast paced, action packed plot, as each new character is introduced to the story, another twist and turn is also introduced, and just when you think you have the mystery all figured out, yet another twist or bit of information is given throwing you off the track.  I was finding myself getting attached to the characters and by the end of the novel I did not want it to end. I love how the story flowed, and I very much like Sean Keefers writing style, very centered more so around the plot than the characters.  


I really can't go into too much more detail without spoiling this wonderful book for you, so I will wrap up by saying Sean Keefers "The Trust" is an absolute must read. It totally took me by surprise in a very good way, I couldn't put it down, I was reading it everywhere, the bus, eating, I had to read and see what new twist  turned up.  I would love to see another book with Noah and Anna Beth's characters oh and Austin too (Noah's dog).    I hope you all take my advise and grab yourself a copy of this book, you will not be sorry!!


Please vote for my blog in the traffic-breaker poll for this tour. The blogger with the most votes wins a free promotional twitterview and a special winner’s badge. I want that to be me! You can vote in the poll by visiting The Trust’s official blog tour page and scrolling all the way to the bottom.


You can also enter to win a free paperback copy of this novel on The Trust’s official blog tour page. The winner of the give-away will be announced on Wednesday, August 10 – be sure to enter before then!

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19 comments:

  1. Great post Nat:)

    You been invaded by your Sassy Sis earth:)

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  2. Loved it!!! Wonderful review, my sister!!!

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  3. As always Nat You Rock!! Love the review and I votes for you!! I hope you win!

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  4. Thank you my sassy sisters, you all mean so much to me. :)
    Big hugs

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  5. Thank you Cambria, I really appreciate it, you are awesome as always sweetie!!
    Nat

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  6. Hey, I love it when an "out of the box" read turns out to be fantastic. It encourages others to go outside their normal genre too! Great job on the post, Sista!

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  7. Great review. I agree that the jargon in many books can be an impediment, but a successful author will find a way to incorporate the correct language without leaving out the reader. And as Sharon said, I agree that it's good to read outside of our normal genre. I used to read solely horror, but then I realized that if I wanted to succeed as an author (or at least bring in fans of other genres), I need to be familiar with as many genres as possible. Best of luck on the competition!

    Paul D. Dail
    www.pauldail.com

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  8. Thank you sister Shannon, I couldn't agree with you more, I really went outside of my comfort zone with this book and wow, it turned out to be a new favorite for me, Sean Keefer is a wonderful Author. Thanks for commenting and voting :)

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  9. Hi Paul, Thank you for your comment, I used to be like you and only read my favorite Authors, mostly because I really didn't know what else was out there, so one day I did some looking and to my surprise I found a whole different world, I am glad you have expanded your genre as well, its an awesome thing finding such awesome books out there.

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  10. Great review - you got my vote

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  11. Voted for the Purple Jelly Bean Chair! Another great review, Nat!

    j. //

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  12. hi Nattie! done. you're in the lead so far! all the best and hope you win! c",)

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  13. Hi Liz, thank you sweetie for your vote, Im glad you liked the review its a great book :)

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  14. Hi Jason, thank you so much for your vote, I cant wait for you and I to do our interview/giveaway. It's going to be awesome. :)

    @aobibliophile thank you so much for commenting and voting, it means so much to me. :)

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  15. Sometimes I just love the fast paced book! I am headed over now to vote for you. It is nice to see you responding to comments as well!

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  16. Hi Lisa,
    You have to read this book, its an awesome read totally not what I would have thought it was, thanks for voting. I love responding to the comments, and I feel it's important to respond, if people take the time to leave a comment, its important for me to leave a response, even just to say thank you. Everyone deserves that, I love it when people respond to my comments that I leave on other sites. :)

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  17. Great review!! I voted for you of course!!! This book is on it's way to me and I'm really looking forward to reading it!! :)
    Shannon Johnson

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  18. Thanks sister shannon, Oh you are gonna love this book, I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it, I loved it very cool read. :) And thank you for voting for me:)

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  19. I really enjoyed this review. I was traveling when it was posted so I was unable to leave a comment then so I am doing it now.
    Great job. I look forward to visiting often! Great comments as well.

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