Kirkus Reviews says of A Jury of Peers - "In a chilling opener that ranks among the better introductory set pieces of today's blockbuster thrillers-courtroom and otherwise-the novel sets the mood of local tragedy without a useless word... Given the complex range of events and the density of the plot, readers might expect flat, eye-glazing prose, but the pacing remains quick and punchy as it transitions from courtroom to character and is generously rendered in elegant writing unusual for the genre... Yes, it hits all the typical beats, but Metry handles them so deftly that even the-in...