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Wild Justice

Wild Justice

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Just not very good.
Review: A co-worker of mine read this after it had been recommended by a friend. But she was disappointed when she finished it. I should have listened to her and skipped it, but I didn't have anything else to read at the time, so I gave it a shot.

The plot is fast-paced, and exciting, but there really isn't much more to it, besides a lot of bodies, blood and gore. The characters are completely unrealistic and shallow, and the "twist" at the end is easy to see coming. I had it figured out around page 125 somewhere.

If you like a page-turner with lots of violence, you may enjoy this book. Otherwise, it's not worth the time.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Cut Above The Rest
Review: A fast-paced, quickly read psychological thriller that kept me guessing until near the end. It's the kind of story that has a couple of obvious suspects that are naturally eliminated because most of the presented evidence points directly at them and you know (and hope) there's got to be a twist. Without spoiling this whodunit, let's say it is worth reading.

Amande Jaffe, daughter of Frank Jaffe, much heralded defense attorney, takes on the representation of Vincent Cardoni, brilliant surgeon and womanizer with a checkered past of violence and substance abuse. He is accused of several murders after two heads and nine bodies are found on property traced to him. Other characters filling the suspect pool include Cardoni's ex-wife, a brilliant doctor in her own right; Tony Fiori, Amanda's love interest; a vengeful detective; and a mobster and his henchman, who believe they were ripped off by Dr. Cardoni.

As you can see, there are enough characters to populate a plot that keeps the pages turning at a rapid clip. While this may not be the best of Margolin's work, I would still recommend this as a cut (head?)above most other books of this type.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Creepy, but a Great Read!
Review: Philip Margolin has done it again - written a real "page turner". Wild Justice is not for the weak-stomached reader, though. Instead, its gory descriptions are a little like driving past a car wreck, you have to look even if you're scared to. Well in this novel, you have to keep reading the desciptive passages, but you aren't sure you want to.

My only complaint is that the "red herring" was too obvious. For the real mystery-lover, you know that the killer can't possibly be the person all fingers point to from the first 50 pages, so I felt a little irritated that they expected me to buy the villian set up at beginning, as the true bad guy. However, the book truly delivers thrills and chills, and sets up the plot in a completely enjoyable way.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Fun, But Obvious
Review: Reading a Phillip Margolin novel is never dull. His story is generally "movie of the week" type fare littered with lots of dialogue, thin chapters and thinner characters. But that's OK. That's all he's trying to do and he's successful. "Wild Justice" is a fun book that definitely keeps the pages rolling and the reader hooked. Margolin throws in lots of plot twists and doesn't get bogged down in the how's or why's. It's a "wild" story. The problem is that sometimes the how's and why's become more of "is he kidding?" (Hand replacement surgery...come on) It's just too far fetched. Then comes the issue of the Margolin formula. This book is hauntingly familiar to anyone who has read "Gone, But Not Forgotten." He creates an evil character, who is guilty of something, just not the crime they're accused of. Then throw in a naive lawyer, and a superfluous character who you know is up to something and the story is far too predictable. But if you take it for what it's worth "Wild Justice" is a fun, easy, mindless diversion. Like a movie of the week.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Finders keepers, losers weepers
Review: This week, my father's Brit friend recommended this Phillip Margolin work to him. But, he let me borrow the book first before he reads it. (He doesn't want to waste time reading a bad story) It's my frist time to read a Phillip Margolin paperback and good news is, I got hooked to it. There was no plot indicated at the back of the book so it got me more curious. What on earth was "Wild Justice" in the story?

In somewhat like a prologue, the notorious Martin Breach didn't get the complete deal he had with Dr. Grant and his unidentified partner. So, Breach assumed the supercilious Dr. Vincent Cardoni, who worked at the St. Francis Hospital at Portland to be the partner of Dr. Grant. Millions of bucks were at stake and Breach and his infamous group would do everything to go after him. Meanwhile, Detective Bobby Vasquez was also looking for Dr. Cardoni because of some cocaine case. But surprise! The detective forgot the drug case and instead, found out some macabere corpses in the assumed horror house of Dr. Cardoni (you better read that one out!). Lawyers Frank Jaffe and his brilliant daughter, Amanda became the lawyers of Dr. Cardoni. But Amanda didn't trust her father's client. Bobby Vasquez and the prosecuters would do everything to put Dr. Cardoni's life in jail. The young, amateur lawyer Amanda Jaffe was terrified by the mere sight of their client but, she would do all the paperwork to set him free .., only to find out that Dr. Cardoni on loose would be more terrifying.

I don't want to give more of the juicy (or rather chlling) details from the book anymore. It's all about guessing game- guess what happened next, guess how'd he do it, guess who's the real culprit, etc. The ending was fabulous, wherein the title "Wild Justice" took place. However, I'm only giving this book 4 stars because I think that the serial killer got too far from reality. But hey, this is still one heck of a book!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A HEART RACING THRILLER
Review: What do you get when you combine a drug addicted surgeon, an ambitious lawyer, the bodies of nine torture victims, and a bad arrest? Phillip Margolin's new novel "Wild Justice".

Vincent Cardoni is the surgeon with a few problems...drugs and violence.

Amanda Jaffe is the ambitious lawyer, trailing in her father's footsteps.

Bobby Vasquez is the cop who will stop at nothing to make an arrest, even if he has to break the law.

When the bodies of nine tortured victims are found in a secluded mountain cabin, all evidence points to Dr. Cardoni, even though he claims he is being set-up. After a bad arrest, and a strong defense, Cardoni gets off.

Four years later, Cardoni has disappeared, and more bodies have been discovered leaving Amanda to wonder if a cold blooded killer had been set free.

"Wild Justice" is a wild ride of suspense entertainment, the plot races along, throwing twists and turns rapidly at the reader, and just when you have caught your breath another shock is thrown into the plot.

Phillip Margolin's new novel contains all the suspense, mystery, and chills of his breakout bestseller "Gone But Not Forgotten", giving readers a novel to lose sleep over. Mr. Margolin is a master of suspense, and his new book will with out a doubt rocket up the bestseller list's.

A MUST read!

Nick Gonnella


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