Oh, the courtroom drama! The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior by J K Franko is like peeling layers off an onion of legal conundrums, each layer revealing a new facet to the narrative. The book introduces us to a court scene that feels so real, you'd almost expect a jury summons in your mail. I liked that Franko didn't shy away from presenting the trial transcript style, which, while unconventional, added a layer of authenticity to the unfolding drama.Now, onto Joe Harlan Junior. The protagonist whose ...

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. I loveeeee scripts. This book, being an adaption of the play, is so cool to me. It’s a short read, one you can get through in an hour or two, and very clearly comes from a core of the visual medium it was born from. There’s even an interactive “live performance” of the trial and transcripts that make up the bulk of this book. This story opens with Kristy essentially panicking about going to Joe’s trial. Franko kind of hides what the trial is f...

JK Franko's The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior is an intriguing and quite short prequel that introduces us to what seems to be an appealing series (the Talion series). The prequel sets the stage well for what is to come. The writing is crisp, descriptive, and pulls you in. It's largely written in the style of a trial transcript. It's a super quick read that introduces the crime, the jury judgment, and the major players. It's an engrossing narrative that will have you eager to read the whole series. ...

I’ve not long since finished reading this novel, and let’s just say I really felt like I was in that courtroom, watching the trial of Joe Harlan Junior.Franko does an excellent job capturing the tension and unpredictability of the courtroom. The character of Joe Harlan stirred a mix of sympathy and frustration from me, which I think was the main aim of Franko when creating the character.As with his previous works, the writing style was consistent, clear and concise. Franko also has a tendency to...

I am a huge JK Franco fan and have read all the eye for an eye books so needless to say I am very immersed in these crazy characters this narrative and the outcome… But in the trial of Joe Harlan Junior we get to see the beginning. We get to see what really happened to Christy and the way the book reads your almost like a juror at Joe’s trial and can determine for yourself if you think he is guilty or not guilty. Out of all the books Amazon recommends to me I cannot believe they didn’t recommend...

Loved it

Really enjoyed this book and loved the fact you could watch the trial alongside reading the book never saw anything like this before but thought it was an amazing idea and worked brilliantly.

This is how and when it all began. The outcome of this case set everything in motion that caused upstanding individuals to take justice, and revenge, into their own hands and become murderers.This was a quick read. The majority was the transcript of the court proceedings and the outcome. I did feel that I was in that jury box but I'm still not sure what my verdict would have been. But then I might not have seen the silent, instantaneous reaction that the defendant gave to the victim. Would that ...

A great prequel to a great series!
I came to this after reading Eye for Eye and loved digging deeper into one of the plots and driving forces of the series. Written primarily as a trial transcript, this very short novela sets up the events of the first book very well. It doesn't much matter if you read this before or after the first book. I highly recommend this series as a whole.

This is the prequel to Eye for Eye which has already been released. I have not read that but it is now on my TBR after reading this book. Not sure the order matters. Only time will tell...This book details the trial of one Joe Harlan Jnr, accused of a most heinous crime. We follow what happened through a trial report which basically puts both sides and that of a witness on display. There is also some multimedia that you can follow but I can't comment on that as it was not available to me when I ...

I'd like to start off by saying that I think the marketing for this novella, and the series to follow, has been brilliantly done. The book more than lives up to the hype. The trial report is clear and concise, in keeping with real procedure in a court of law. Franko's writing engages the reader from the first page and accurately conveys the frustration (and often devastation) caused by the judicial system. I flew through it and found the subject matter intriguing and current. I can't wait to rea...