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Summary: MARGOLIN DOES IT AGAIN!
Review: "The Last Innocent Man" is another example of Phillip Margolin's excellent writing. While some may claim his characters appear superficial, I don't agree. A reader has to use a little of their own intuitive imagination to fully interpret the characters. Margolin gives us David Nash, a high-profile lawyer, whose clients are almost always guilty---and he gets them off. Even though he's called the"Ice Man", Nash is anything but. He finds himself getting involved with his clients and their crimes. His hopes rise when he is given a client that he feels is innocent. (Even though, he has reservations). He is defending a rising young lawyer, Larry Stafford, who is accused of brutally murdering an undercover cop posing as a prostitute. His wife, Jennifer, believes he's innocent, but guess what----she is involved romantically with David, his lawyer! (This is one aspect that bothered me a little, in that Jennifer and David fall in love much too quickly to be believable). However, Margolin uses this entanglement to create quite a labyrinth of problems. Early on, we meet Thomas Gault, a man who Nash manages to get off in the brutal slaying of his wife. Gault's character is bonechillingly evil.
The novel shows the moral dilemmas lawyers and policement must confront in trying to bring criminals to justice. Ortiz, the young cop, who is the murdered cop's partner, faces such a crisis, and of course so does David Nash.
The resolution is satisfying in that the criminal is brought to justice, but what a price Mr. Nash must pay.
FINE READING
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Summary: Is there such a thing as an Inocent Man?
Review: Another great book by Philip Margolin. This book is about a lawyer who is asked to defend a man who is accused of killing a prostitute. This book is a mystery but it also deals with a lawyer who is questioning the reasons of why he is a lawyer. I think at some point, any criminal lawyer with integrity starts questioning the reasons why they are defending criminals. The thing that makes this book so remarkable is that it really opened my eyes about the legal system. Sometimes you wonder how lawyers can defend people that commit heinous crimes and this books explains why even the worst serial killer is entitled to a proper defense. After reading this book and enjoying the storyline, I also had a new respect for our legal system. It may not always work in favor of the innocent party but most time you do get the bad guy and you lock em up and throw away the key.
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Summary: excellent, if superficial, thriller
Review: I get the sense that there is a classic inside this author. This is the second book I've read by Phillip Margolin, and I found the same strengths and weaknesses in both. Margolin is a fine writer, and his pacing and characterizations are first-rate. In both this novel and "Gone, But Not Forgotten" he begins with a confusing melee of scenarios and people which only gradually cohere, but this gives the reader an immediate sense of vertiginous excitement. What is less forgivable is the lack of any real depth to otherwise vibrant characters. We get plenty of history but never any motive or exploration of people's thinking. Granted, this is not a psychological thriller, but no one ever even wonders why any of these people do what they do, let alone try to explain it. There is some hint of the seductive thrall of evil and a sentence or two about wanting to make sure no innocent man is convicted, but they fall short.Advertising for this book is sloppy, emphasizing the protagonist David Nash's 'Ice Man' reputation, even though that aspect of his persona is never referred to after the introductory pages. Advertising also attests to Nash's unswerving belief in his new client's innocence, but that isn't really the case in the book. The marketers didn't even read the book. I would read a Margolin novel any day. They are exciting and fun -- excellent page-turning thrillers. But I am waiting for something more, and I hope he has it in him.
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Summary: A MUST for any legal-thriller fans
Review: I have to admit that I read this AFTER reading the INCREDIBLE 'Gone, But Not Forgotten' and 'After Dark' mostly because I was SO impressed with the other two that I simply HAD to find something else by Mr. Margolin. What I found was a novel which in many respects reminded me of 'Gone, But Not Forgotten'...It seems to me that 'The Last Innocent Man' was sort of the proving grounds for Margolin as he prepared for his true masterpiece, 'GBNF'. That in NO WAY diminishes how much I truly enjoyed this book. I have said it before, and I'll say it again, Margolin makes Grisham look like a law school drop-out. I think Margolin's true talent lies in his ability to pace his books like an Indy race. You can't help but be swept up into the story and how scenes change almost as fast as you can turn the pages. He paces his books less as chapters, and more like a few paragraphs in between different plot-lines. If you want a book that is ALWAYS moving from one scene to another, and a courtroom battle which will stay with you long after you finish this book than do NOT pass up 'The Last Innocent Man' by Phillip Margolin, it's another home run from one of the genre's best authors.
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Summary: Good thriller set against a series of coincidences
Review: Margolin comes through with a book that keeps the pages turning but at times I wondered about the series of incredible coincidences that linked all of the characters together (I won't go into them here, for fear of revealing too much of the plot for those who have not yet read the book).
ARe you looking for a book that leads the protaganist through a series of difficult choices until finally everything is forced to come to a head? Than this is your book. However, be aware that you'll be forced to suspend your sense of disbelief from time to time as well.
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Summary: A thriller to remember
Review: My hat is off to Mr Margolin, who composed one of the finest thrillers ever written. This outstanding book takes you through the courtroom and puts the protagonist into personal danger as he battles the most evil man outside of Max Cady in John D. MacDonald's "Cape Fear". I figured the murders out about halfway into the book, but that did not diminish my joy in reading how the protagonist would survive this nightmare. In a nutshell, our hero also knows who the bad guy is, but is helpless to do anything about it. You too will feel his anguish as he attempts to come up with some way to stop the killer before he kills again.
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Summary: You can't go wrong with Margolin!
Review: This book is excellent. Margolin holds your interest from the beginning and leaves you begging for more. The Last Innocent Man
is a superb read!
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Summary: Is there such a thing as an Inocent Man?
Review: This is my first book read by this author. Excellent work, I was overly impressed.
This book was filled with the best characters, the best developing plot and the best conclusion. A truly wonderful thriller! An innocent man is on trial for the rape and murder of a prostitute who was really an undercover cop. David Nash, a defense attorney, must put his career on the line to find the real murderer before the Innocent Man will become the Guilty Man. This author truly has talent as I normally stay away from the courtroom drama. Suspense would pop out at the simplest element. My attention got me where I could not put the book down until I had read the entire thing. The ending is not what you expect at all.
Don't miss this one!
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Summary: What a book!!!
Review: This is my first book read by this author. Excellent work, I was overly impressed.
This book was filled with the best characters, the best developing plot and the best conclusion. A truly wonderful thriller! An innocent man is on trial for the rape and murder of a prostitute who was really an undercover cop. David Nash, a defense attorney, must put his career on the line to find the real murderer before the Innocent Man will become the Guilty Man. This author truly has talent as I normally stay away from the courtroom drama. Suspense would pop out at the simplest element. My attention got me where I could not put the book down until I had read the entire thing. The ending is not what you expect at all.
Don't miss this one!
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Summary: A good thriller!
Review: This is my fourth book of Mr. Margolin and I'm looking forward on the next one... This is one good book! All of them as a matter of fact. Please keep on writing Mr. Margolin.
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