Truth Told

James (J.J.) Nash
iUniverse, Inc.
ISBN 0595365035
Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (3/06)

J. J. Nash, a Jacksonville, Florida schoolteacher, has a penchant for fiction writing. After serving his country in the Navy, Nash went on to get his BA in public relations from the University of North Florida. How this man managed to write a book with having a wife and six children is a feat in itself.

“Truth Told” is exactly that, a 129 page book of truth. This is a book that describes the daily life of people that are entangled in a web of murder, sex, infidelity and power. When the main character (Trina Robinson) has to help defend her Uncle (Dr. Vaughn Lee Robinson), who decided to “Free the souls” of twenty nine people by murdering them, it makes for interesting reading. There is everything one would expect in a good fiction novel. Poor Trina is strapped with helping her Uncle who clearly admits to the crimes. She tries different strategies with her uncle, hoping to find something to use in his defense. But even with all her efforts, Uncle Vaughn continues to admit that he “Freed their souls.”

With quick witted swiftness Trina employs the help of her boss, Ann Wright, at the law firm she works at and together they fight to free her Uncle. But as the story continues, Trina is faced with one hurdle after another. She has to deal with another tragedy involving her Uncle, problems with her fiancé, an offer from her boss, and many other things for her mind to contemplate. All these things go on in Trina’s life while she is trying to save her Uncle’s.

“Truth Told” is a fast moving and compelling novel that is dramatic and exciting. Although I personally think that the web of lives could have been woven tighter, it does not keep me from giving the book an excellent rating.

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