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Summary: Wild Ride
Review: I really enjoyed this wild ride of a thriller! I did not want to put it down. The characters were well drawn and believable. Many times I had to stop and wait for my heart to slow down, before I could go on. I am glad that the book came out now, in the summr. It was a great read for a day at the beach. I am not so sure that I could have read it as quickly as I did, if it were a cold dark winter's day or night.
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Summary: Margolin is still the man!
Review: It never takes long to read a Phillip Margolin novel, and this one is certainly no exception. He, like Tom Savage, is the master of the twist at the end. Just as impressive, however, is the simple fact that Margolin's stuff is hard to put down. Wild Justice is no exception. I'm learned never to try and figure out what the author's going to do. Similar to watching a good movie, perhaps it's best just to sit back and enjoy the ride.
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Summary: Entertaining, but nothing special or unique.
Review: This is a perfectly adequate thriller, guaranteed to be a one-night read, with it's short chapters and many plot twists and turns. If that's what you're looking for (and I was when I read it) I recommend this one. However, if you're looking for a thriller that breaks new ground by introducing unique characters, you won't find it here. There is the obligatory beautiful/smart/reckless/young heroine and several evil/smart/ruthless/possible-sociopathic-serial-killers, and several points in the book when ALL the clues point to a new and different possible-sociopathic-serial-killer, but there is nothing to set this this thriller apart. It seems as if the characters have been created from a formula that too many writers in this genre have used.
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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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Summary: He'ssssssss back!
Review: Margolin is back with another wonderful thriller. This author takes the "mystery/thriller" to the limit and this book is no exception. A great read to the end with lots of twists and turns. We start with a series of killings in the woods. A local surgeon (who is absolutely loathsome) is seen as a likely suspect. He engages the services of successful attorneys Carodoni and his daughter Amanda. From the get go, Amanda is not comfortable with the whole situation and doesn't like her client. Things only get worse from there... Absolutely fast paced and exciting reading. Just when you think you have it all figured out, the author takes yet another turn and you are not so sure anymore. This is a complex, churning and very challenging story that will keep you guessing until the last page. I recommend this one!
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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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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.
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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: Top Notch!
Review: There is a killer out there who is possessed of the lethal combination of medical knowledge and a sick, twisted mind. The question is, who is it -- and how can s/he be stopped?
Amanda Jaffe, a criminal defense attorney, is on the defense team for Dr. Vincent Cardoni, a smug, unlikable surgeon who is accused of several murders involving acts of brutal, yet exquisitely skilled torture. Cardoni is let off the hook on a technicality, however, before the case even goes to trial.
Four years later, Jaffe is hired again to represent a defendant accused of similar killings. This time the suspect is none other than Cardoni's estranged wife. Jaffe persistently digs to the bottom of this mystery and learns the chilling truth behind these unthinkable crimes.
Margolin does a great job all around on this one. The characters are interesting, the villains are despicable, and the suspenseful plot keeps you guessing until the unforgettable ending.
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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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