Prepare to be thoroughly entertained by this clever debut novel, told entirely through letters, e-mails, and legal documents. Criminal attorney Sophie Diehl is accustomed to representing defendants already behind bars but suddenly finds herself drawn into the nasty divorce case of the daughter of an important client. Rieger, who is a Columbia Law School grad herself, uses office politics and legal clashes to brilliant and scathingly funny effect. Think "The Good Wife" but funnier and, in the end, more poignant. You can see the Monitor's full review of "The Divorce Papers" here.
