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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:
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.
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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.
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Summary: Wild Justice
Review: Great Book! From start to finish a definate page turner. One of those books you try to read in one setting.
Can't wait to read Margolins other books. I'm looking for all he has written.
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Summary: Summer Suspense
Review: I heard Philip Margolin at a University of Toronto suspense author's night, and went out afterwards to check out his works. The guy is on his tenth book, which in itself is a feat. I read part of his current one (Sleeping Beauty) and he read from this, but I'll give it a miss. I picked up a couple of his paperbacks though and Wild Justice is the first one I read. It is a page-turner. The ending became obvious mid way through the book, and the story was less plausible than I'd like, but by the time you realized that, the hook was in. I'll probably read a few of his others.
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Summary: Gruesome and Obvious - Just Downright Sick
Review: I'm giving this four stars because of the action packed plot and interesting characters, and in general i feel this author is one of the better ones writing in the legal thriller genre.
My problem was this: the theme, basic plot and even certain details are too much like Gone But Not Forgotten for me to be shocked, scared, horrified this time.
Yes, the characters are different people, but there are a lot of similarities (young female attorney starting out, man who looks like the obvious villain with criminal background)
It seems Mr. Margolin is getting mired in kidnap/torture/serial murder scenarios, even using the same MOs.
while I enjoyed the book and had looked forward to reading it, I feel like I've just read the same book twice.
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Summary: Finally, Margolin is back on his game!
Review: I've read Margolin's books since I came across 'The Burning Man' but I've been sorely disappointed by every one of them since because they have never approached the power or the storytelling of that book. While this one is very much different than 'The Burning Man', it is a great page turner. I found the story to be inventive, if not twisted. Although, I figured out who the killer was with about 100 pages to go, there were so many plot twists that I doubted my conclusion several times. The ending was tension-filled and full of poetic justice. I'll be reading more.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down!!
Review: One of the best thrillers I've read in a long time. This is the 2nd book I've read by this author. Heartstone was very good, but this one much better. I intend to read all of Margolin's books after this one.
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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: 
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.
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