Judge Jim Hansen has a secret that he has been hiding for over 30 years. When he was a college overseas student in Amboise, France, he was accused of rape and murder.
This is a legal mystery story and is the third in a series featuring Sacramento trial lawyer, Mike Zorich.
In this book, Zorich must defend a sitting superior court judge who is accused of murder. In order to defend him, Zorich must prove that the judge did not commit a rape and murder in Amboise, France, some 30 years ago. A thrilling jury trial ensues.
Want to review or comment on this book?
Need a FREE Reader Membership?
Reviews for "One Night In Amboise"
Reviewed by Sharon Diamond
9/20/2018
One Night in Ambroise by Ken Malovos is a saga of an unfortunate
incident that occurred many years ago during Judge Jim Hansen’s trip to France while still a college student. He makes some bad choices
afterwards that haunt the life he has worked so had to build. With the
exception of this one incident he has been an upstanding member of his
community and a very highly respected judge. Mr. Malovos has done a fine job in researching and communicating his storyline, which not long ago would be considered unusual. Here is the tale of a truth being distorted and denied and the resulting consequences. The downfall of a dignified and honored individual is, unfortunately, no longer a stretch of the imagination. This genre, which used to bore me, was interesting and kept me in there to the very end.
Ken Malovos uses his professional experience to present a gripping story involving criminal court room proceedings. It captured my interest after a slow start to the story. Believability is critical for a reader, and I had problems with believing how a college-educated, young adult, planning life's career in law, could actually knowingly cause the death of someone and not report it to police. This of course might have moved the main story line in a direction not planned by the author.
The area for the story's plot was very familiar, as I grew up in California, and traveled to France many times during my work career.
The initial "rape" scene also was confusing. When is a rape not a rape? This content certainly follows today's current dealings with sexual harassment and makes one aware of the seriousness of this problem in the work place.
It appears that Malovos is planning a follow-on story as I read a "to be continued" thread woven into the ending.
I look forward to reading about Jim Hansen's fate. I highly recommend this book for readers of mystery genre.
While typo mistakes are not uncommon, I felt that the 10 I noted were a bit too many (see pgs. 53, 66, 178, 184, 230, 234, 250, 258, 259, 281, 283. The book editing needed to be tightened up by a professional.
Excellent read from 1st page until the end. Very interesting story line. Very well-written smaller side stories that the author very nicely worked into the main story line. I enjoyed learning, albeit limited, the descriptions of the characters and quickly became intrigued with Mike Zorich! I will certainly be looking for additional titles by Ken Malovos. I was extremely thrilled to learn that there are a couple more books about the character Mike Zorich! If you enjoy reading, especially about the inner workings of the legal system, I refer this book, 'One Night in Amboise', very strongly! You won't be disappointed...
Wonderful story. Involving high profile character in horrible crimes is captivating. Packed with suspense and action in equal measure. I hundred percent recommend to read this book
Revenge is Fun series. Cameron and Kate unravel twists and turns in this clever crime caper. Kim and Kate pay a visit to Cameron in Los Angeles, but never dream they will go undercover to help crack an ingenious drug money laundering scheme.
