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Submitted by Simon Barrett
I will be the first to admit that when I picked this book up I muttered “Oh no, it’s another John Grisham wanna be), 
another Lawyer book, another peek inside our not so clean legal system.
It was with great joy that I found “Green 61” to be different. Mr. Davis weaves an engaging tale, two Lawyers that had recently ‘gone their separate ways’, one taking the high road, and one taking the not so quite high road. They are destined to meet again following an accident.
This is a classic tale of good versus evil. The plot revolves around a boating incident, three people are dead, two are small children, and the question is who is responsible for this horrible situation? Is it the professional test pilot of boats for Pacer Marine, or was it Kevin Holson, the drunk driver of boat number two? The only boat clear of blame seems to be a small Kayak skippered by Terry Harmon and his two young children.
It is the function of a lawyer to do his or her best for the client. In this book we find Anderson Parker and Justin Cartwright represent two very different sides of the legal process. Anderson is clearly on the side of justice, while Justin’s must win attitude reveals that he cares little about ethics, the law, or truthfulness. Maybe these characters are not quite black and white, but they are certainly at different ends of the grey scale.
From an early point in the story Anderson guesses that Justin (his ex boss) is hiding some information, the question is what? More importantly how can Anderson uncover the truth?
Eventually the case comes to the court room. Justin loves the courtroom; it is his theatre of choice. One by one Justin destroys the testimony and credibility of Anderson’s witnesses. What can Anderson do?
To tell more would spoil the story!
At 213 pages it is a short read, the story moves at a breathtaking pace, but it is well crafted and the development of the main protagonist’s characters is done with style.
Mr. Davis may not have the ‘word-smithing’ abilities of John Grisham, and his style is a little rough and ready in places, however this is one book that you should not pass up. For a first novel it is a great entrance into the literary world.
Mr. Davis apparently is working on his second novel, and I for one am eagerly waiting for it to arrive in the bookstore.
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