Books
February, 1979
Secrets (Stein & Day), by F. Lee Bailey, isn't a bad novel. It's a rather uncomplicated crime mystery about a hotshot trial lawyer who gets framed for murder and uses every strategy to defend himself. The plot holds together pretty well, though the characterization is cliché prone; there is even an occasional bit of good writing, but it rarely lasts. Secrets, on balance, is essentially a device to ask some subtle legal questions. As a novelist, Bailey makes a great lawyer.•The purpose of Donald...
