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When We Were Married #1: The Long Fall Kindle Edition

by Daniel Quentin Steele (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 110 ratings
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OJ SIMPSON, CASEY ANTHONY, TRAYVON MARTIN

Three of the best known names in the world, figuring in three of the most internationally famous criminal trials of the past quarter century.
Those trials made their names famous and made media stars of defense attorneys. Prosecutors don't fare as well. Which Jacksonville Assistant State Attorney William Maitland says only exposes the most ill-concealed secret of the criminal justice system.
“ That’s what most people don’t understand. The people with real power aren’t cops. They just investigate and arrest. The people with real power aren’t judges. They have a lot of power, but who they see and what charges they deliberate on don’t come from them
I decide that. In my hands is the power to decide who is arrested and who is released; who faces death or 25 years or who gets mercy. And there really is no oversight, nobody looking over my shoulder.
Cops can bitch, but my decisions are final. Judges can bitch and threaten to take action, but they never do. The only person with any real power is the Big Man, and he had given me the Keys to the Kingdom and he had never in five years countermanded any decision I’d made.
Most of the time it doesn’t bother me. I’ve made mistakes, but it comes with the territory. Surgeons kill people. It’s how they learn. I have sent people to prison who didn’t deserve what they got and let people go free or out early and regretted my actions. But it's part of the job.”
William Maitland has that power because the eyes of the Big Man – Florida State Attorney Dallas Edwards - are focused on the Governor’s Chair in Tallahassee in 2006 and he trusts his top assistant to garner the headlines needed to win that office.
Follow the loves, hates, affairs and blazing sexual encounters behind closed doors that are a part of the court system in Jacksonville. Because, as one Public Defender notes, “every courthouse is just a little Peyton Place.”
“When We Were Married" is the story of the death of a marriage of a driven prosecutor and a beautiful professor, and what happens afterward.
It has psychiatrists and assassins and CIA Black Ops teams, the protective head of a deadly Colombian Crime Cartel, a cold blooded and savage murderer who is determined to save the wife and family of the prosecutor who sent him to prison, the Angel of Death, the Shark and the Iceman. It features loyal friends, friendly enemies and really, really bad people.
The first volume of four, "The Long Fall" introduces Bill Maitland, a short, fat, balding Assistant in the Florida State Attorney’s Office in Jacksonville, Florida in 2005. He is married to Debbie Maitland-Bascomb, a tall, gorgeous, blonde Associate Professor of Economics at the University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville.
Over the past five years Maitland has lost touch with his wife and two children as the demands of his job have swallowed up his personal life.
He is, despite the demands of the job, an ignorantly happy man until the night his wife utters four fatal words. That Freudian slip unleashes his pit-bull instincts upon his wife and results in a discovery that changes both their lives forever.
In the courtroom, Maitland will face baby killers and stone cold drug lords, mercy killers and deadly grannies, killer cops and drug cartels.
Against these and all odds, Maitland is armed only with a superb legal mind, the powers of the prosecutor’s office, bulldog stubbornness and a compulsion to do the right thing no matter what the cost. And a basic decency that gives him surprising allies from the Florida underworld to a Colombian crime cartel.
And in the wake of a bitter divorce, Debbie Maitland-Bascomb will dump Maitland for a gorgeous young stud, but will find that beauty is not a shield against pain and loneliness, and that it is harder to walk away from Maitland than she expected it to be.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008YPL9R6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WEM Publishing; 1st edition (December 16, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 16, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1429 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 595 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 110 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Long Overdue Resolution!
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2023
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You know the old cliche 'can't put it down'? There are four parts to this drama. I haven't put it down but I ran out of story. Book 4 ends on a cliffhanger. Each book just adds more and more to poor Maitland's shoulders, each foe more dastardly than the previous evil. On top of that, the toothsome babes he dallies with keep getting hotter and hotter.
I said this is a five star story but I can only recommend it with the warning that you are left dangling.
The author is still cranking out other stories. I suspect our author has written himself into a corner. Bill Maitland has been written as such a nice guy that I can see that many followers will be upset if one of the uber-baddies does succeed in doing him in. And I can't imagine a satisfactory resolution.
Now, 20 years ago young college student Billy Maitland came to the rescue of a girl who would become his wife (and then his ex- who he still loves) and winds up in a coma. Book 4 ends with Bill Maitland in a coma. Whatever you do. Dear author, do NOT up and say that this is all a dream that young Billy Maitland is having while in that coma!
Memorable characters, sizzling sex and deepening plots... what more can you ask for? How about resolution?
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Michael Wangberg
5.0 out of 5 stars Volume 1
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
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Great read, even 2nd or 3rd time, finding and understanding nuances and hidden parts. On the the next chapter, thank uou.
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Eric Mondschein
5.0 out of 5 stars WWWM The Long Fall is a page burner
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2013
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Daniel Quentin Steele is a writer! He knows how to develop characters, spin a yarn, and tell a tale. WWWM has depth, emotion and appeal. It makes you at times angry, sad, frustrated and to be sure, engaged. His characters come to life on each page, some you wish you could get to know, others you want to smack upside the head. I will not give anything away in this story or the others that follow. If you enjoy great writing, interesting characters and a great plot, I highly recommend this book. If you do not like becoming engaged with the characters in a book, or wondering what is going to happen on the next page, then find something else to read. Otherwise, find a comfortable chair, grab a cup of coffee, sit back and let the reading begin.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating novel about the collapse of a marriage
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2013
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For starters, "When We Were Married" really gets into the nitty-gritty emotional aspects of a collapsing marriage. From lies, violence, self-pity, and passion, Daniel Quentin Steele writes a multi-dimensional novel about a man struggling to regain his life after his wife leaves him.

Whether intentional or not, the protagonist Bill started off as arrogant and annoying, but grew more relatable as the novel progressed. I never had a specific character to "root" for, which was difficult in trying to feel a strong connection with Bill or his wife Debbie. There were too many flaws in their character portrayals, which may have been what Steele wanted. However, Steele writes such emotional and charged dialogue between the couple, that it made me want to keep reading. This also made me able to look past the typos and grammatical errors since the plot line was so strong. Steele is a fantastic writer who can successfully bring out the drama in any situation.

I'm not going to lie, it was a long book, I was very aware of it while I was reading. What made it feel long was Steele's intense attention to detail. Sometimes this painted a very realistic picture of a relatable situation, but other times it came across as excessive. For example, each chapter started with a quick recap that completely disrupted the flow from the previous chapter. I'm not sure what Steele was trying to accomplish, but it reminded me of the summaries at the beginning of weekly television shows, and it proved redundant since I had just read what happened.

As for the language and crude scenes, I never have a problem with it if the author weaves it into the storyline--which he did. The harsh language helped create Bill character and was a part of him, so I found it entirely necessary. It didn't go over-the-top to the point of making me uncomfortable, but it's a good thing to be warned about in case it isn't your thing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking, heartwarming, resilient
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2021
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A must read! This book will suck you right in. Well written and a fun, exciting read that can break your heart then pull you out of the depths of despair for the main character
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you can empathize with being a middle aged man suddenly required to analyze his life and find new love, this is the story
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2017
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The story surrounds the single minded dedication of a man to his job based on his memory of his dad and his death, at the expense of personal needs including his family. He manages to turn his life around but resolution is slow in coming. Several short stories are intertwined within the main plot. If you can empathize with being a middle aged man suddenly required to analyze his life and find new love, this is the story.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Sorry I bought this series!
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2015
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Poor spelling, misplaced sentences,bad grammar and after struggling to get through this story I am sorry that I purchased the three books of this series before reading this first one. If I could, I would have all three books removed from my Kindle and get my money back.
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Paul Rekow
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2018
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Amazing combination of sex, love, betrayal and psychology. Readers will go through a dizzying continuum of emotions as related to the two main characters. Please keep an open mind about both Bill and Debbie. I’ve read all four books in this series several times, just to catch all the hidden clues DQS allows us. Can’t wait for book 5!
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giorgio gotta
5.0 out of 5 stars Saga avvincente
Reviewed in Italy on January 26, 2019
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Il 1° volume di una saga avvincente, scritta bene che ti fa venir voglia e ti rende impaziente di leggere il seguito. Inizialmente pare un raccondo un po' rocambolesco e vie via ti prende e non vedi l'ora di leggere quel che accade dopo. I personaggi sono tutti piuttosto vivi
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Robert Doll
1.0 out of 5 stars When We Were Married #1+2 and The Wind is rising
Reviewed in Germany on September 29, 2014
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Good Story, but the author never finished the Story - therefore a waste of money and time.
One star only.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Da leggere tutto d'un fiato.
Reviewed in Italy on February 9, 2013
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Attendo con ansia che vengano pubblicati i volumi successivi, non posso aspettare oltre per sapere cosa succederà'.
La parte di sesso esplicita è limitata e non diventa mai volgare o cruda. Resta una lettura per adulti ma assolutamente gradevole.
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