I enjoy reading Robert K. Tanenbaum's novels. He 
writes fiction that keeps the reader puzzling and analyzing throughout an enjoyable read; but then, there are many writers who can write engrossing fiction. What sets Tanenbaum apart to me is his command of a extensive vocabulary. Although I have allowed some disintegration in recent years, I believe myself to have a larger vocabulary than most people; after all, word usage and methods of communication are two of my primary interests. I always find unusual words in Tanenbaum's fiction that cause me to consult the dictionary just to be sure of the meaning. I often stop just to admire his chosen means of expressing his thought in his continuing string of bestselling thrillers. I noted a few of those instances in True Justice:
And here are some interesting phrases:...Mrs. Maxwell watched with assiduity....
....decided to accept this solecism...
... her hyacinthine hair...
....cutwater (used to identify a nose!)
...neonates...
...exculpation...
...the raddled face of...
...her daughter's conflation of infanticide and...
...augey...
...the oleaginous voice of ....
...always maundering on about...
After receiving a compliment: "Let me shuffle my feet and hang my head in becoming modesty."
"In his dull mind it (the idea of punishment) was a mere phantasm, like a job or a father."
"I thought American girls only knew how to open a package."
"Infanticide is just the abortion story writ large."
"short guy , when asked what he does for a living, 'I'm the giant in the circus, but it's my day off.'"
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