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Summary: Good, but...
Review: Now, don't get me wrong - this book has more good things going for it than bad, but the whole thing just seems a bit off to me. There is a lack of focus, for one thing. Whose story is it? Tracy's? Abigail's? Matthews? Charlie's? I also figured it out about 1/3 of the way through the book but I was written well enough that I gladly stuck it out to see if I was right. (I was, but my theory about the motive was a tad bit off). This is not Margolin's best work ('The Burning Man' gets that honor) but it is a good enough read for a long holiday weekend.
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Summary: HARD FOR ME TO RATE!!!
Review: "After Dark" is about Tracy Cavanough finding her best friend dead and then Justice Robert Griffen being killed with a car bomb. Are the two killings related? Abbie Griffen, wife of Robert is charged with the murder of her husband. Tracy has just been hired by Matthew Reynolds, the best defence attorney there is. Together they set out to prove Abbie is not guilty. But, is she? Has she snowed Matthew Reynolds? You think it is all figured out then, Bang, you are off again with a new twist. It was hard for me to rate, I nearly gave it a three, but is a little better than that, I guess. I got lost during the first several pages because so many names were thrown at me. I also thought the description of some things went into to much detail. Such as what makes up a piece of metal, or how a picture can me made one time and looks like another time. All in all it was fair.
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Summary: Maybe I'm crazy, but . . .
Review: ... I just don't understand all these glowing reviews. Very pedestrian writing. Stilted dialog. Two-dimensional characters. I will admit that it was nicely paced and the plot was fairly tight, though, frankly, I had figured out the real murderer early on. That never bothers me, though, if the thing is well-written. This was not.
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Summary: A SUPERIOR Legal Thriller
Review: After being completely blown away by 'Gone, But Not Forgotten' I knew I had found an author who had an amazing gift for intense storytelling...and although not quite as intense as 'GBNF' 'After Dark' has all the markings of an incredible whodunnit. I have to admit, by the time I figured it out (and that was only after Margolin let me in on it) I was totally surprised at the ending. That doesn't happen much these days, but 'After Dark' did it for me (my wife didn't seem surprised, but I sure was) and certainly deserves a lot more than to be just another run-of- the-mill legal thriller. Grisham on his best day hasn't written as good as this. From the opening pages where you get to know the characters, you end up feeling for them, developing small but very realistic bonds that make their problems more like YOURS. Just a fantastic read, and very much worth your time.
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Summary: A book to betray your emotions
Review: As a reader of many books, I enjoyed Margolin's book with it evoking so many emotions. The reader can feel like a fly on the wall, watching the amazing events unfold, one by one, shocking as the reader turns the page. With his mastery in this subject, he can write with such enthusiasm and wisdom on the subjects. Margolin is able to expose the many injustices that can be seen throughout his story, allowing the reader to become emotionally attached to the characters. Tracy, in her infinite wisdom captures the audience as the hero, that finds the right path for every one involved. Reader beware, Matthew's a 'genius' to put it mildly, don't be drawn to close to his immaculate facade.
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Summary: A Must-Read book for legal thriller fans !
Review: Being an avid thriller fan, this is one of the best legal thriller book I have read so far ... a page- turner, good plotting & characterization, with a thought provoking and DARK ending.
This book has SEVEN parts : - Part One - The Price Is Right : the obsession
begins ... Part Two - Laura : the thrill & mystery builds up ... Part Three - The Sorcerer's Apprentice : the dark set-up starts ... Part Four -
The Prisoner : the plot thickened ... Part Five -
The Magic Show : the court drama begins ...
Part Six - The Magic Trick : lots of twists & turns
... Part Seven - Aftre Dark : the reversals and revelations, and WHAM ... the DARK conclusion ... read it to find out for yourself !!!
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Summary: YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!!!!!
Review: I actually found this book to be better than the first, I couldn't put it down. From the first chapter your hooked, really hooked. I don't want to give anything away because this book was so enjoyable, I don't want to spoil it by saying too much.....JUST READ IT & YOU'LL LOVE IT.
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Summary: A plot-driven book with a predictable plot.
Review: I could not find anything to like about this book. The characters are stereotypical, the writing uninspired, the plot predicatable. I knew what was going to happen before I finished the second chapter. I skipped ahead to the last chapter and discovered I was right. The next book I see by this author I will skip altogether.
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Summary: A PEFECT NOVEL
Review: I had not read Margolin before I read After Dark. This book was a great read, had great character development and I was sad it had to end...The only great joy I received was knowing I found a new author to read with many books yet to read or listen too..His story telling is superb and he hides the ending well enough that even if you think you know...it twists you around to doubt your own conclusions..then surprises you...
I could be more detailed about the charaters...but why enjoy this book like a well wrapped gift be surprised and enjoy this gift of a book!!!
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Summary: Suspenseful plot overcomes plodding prose
Review: I listened to the unabridged book on tape of this book everywhere I went for the last few days. It had great courtroom tension, changing suspects and lots of suspense. This was a good thing because more than once the dialouge was so stilted and cliche that I found myself wincing.This is fundamentally a book about lawyers (for better or for worse). Every key character is either a lawyer or has a life that is entwined with the legal system. It isn't always a pretty picture. Almost all of the characters come off as some sort of obsessive personality. Interesting, yes; sympathetic, not really. Still, you keep wondering who killed the supreme court law clerk and, then a month later, the Oregon Supreme Court justice. Are the killings related? There are more than a few great theories and line between the obvious and the sublime is very sketchy. Bottom line: an entertaining read that will tickle your thinking process without challenging it too hard.
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