Wild Justice: 1 (Amanda Jaffe) - Softcover

Margolin, Phillip M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006019913X ISBN 13: 9780060199135

Publisher: PerfectBound, 2000

Synopsis

'Seven years ago, Phillip Margolin seized the imagination of thriller readers everywhere with his chilling breakout bestseller, Gone, but Not Forgotten. After five subsequent New York Times bestsellers, Margolin now returns to the haunting terrain of Gone, but Not Forgotten with a mesmerizing tour de force of psychological suspense, an electrifying tale of revenge and retribution that shows a master storyteller at the very peak of his craft. Thursday: Subject is still combative after four days of applied pain, sleep deprivation and minimal food. Vice squad detective Bobby Vasquez, for months on the trail of a slippery underworld figure, receives an anonymous tip that directs him to a mountain cabin. He races through the idyllic Oregon woods, expecting to close the book on a long-standing vendetta. What he finds instead opens a Pandora's box of horror that will haunt him to his dying day.

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Review:

When a killing field is unearthed in the Oregon woods, it's linked to a Portland surgeon whose increasingly aggressive behaviour and explosive temper have already drawn the attention of his colleagues. Neophyte attorney Amanda Jaffe takes second chair to her father, a successful criminal lawyer retained by Dr. Vincent Cardoni when he is charged with multiple counts of murder. The victims have one thing in common: they are missing vital organs, which were clearly harvested by an expert surgeon. In this explosive and fast-paced suspense thriller, the forensic evidence against Cardoni is so convincing that even after his acquittal on a technicality, the reader, like Amanda, is sure of his guilt. And when a similar field of mutilated bodies turns up years later, Cardoni is again the primary suspect. But Cardoni has disappeared, and this time it's his former wife, Justine Castle, who's implicated in the new crimes, and Amanda who's retained as the lead attorney in the case.

The particulars of the killings are so similar to the first set of murders that Amanda is convinced Cardoni is involved. When he is found to be working at the same hospital where he was once a promising surgeon (this time as a custodian and under an assumed name), she draws the logical conclusion. But when she finds Cardoni's severed hand at the scene of the crimes, she is forced to rethink the assumptions on which her defence of the doctor's ex-wife is based. Could Justine, in fact, be the killer? Author Phillip Margolin's newest book moves at an almost frantic pace. Bodies pile up, evidence mounts, and everything points to Cardoni's guilt until the end, a stunner that surprises Amanda as well as the reader. This chilling, deftly crafted novel will hold the reader's attention to the last page. --Jane Adams, Amazon.com

Review:

"Wild Justice is what good storytelling is all about. Skillful plotting, good writing, an excellent cast of characters."-- Nelson DeMille, bestselling author of "The Lion's Game"Wild Justice is the scariest book I've read since Red Dragon. I couldn't put it down."-- Michael Palmer, author of "The Patient"Breathtaking ? Pages will turn fast enough to make the perfect breeze for chilling beachside escapists."-- "Publishers Weekly, starred review"Here's a book coming this September from HarperCollins that I want to have you plan in advance to read. It's Phillip Margolin's latest, "Wild Justice. The author of Gone, But Not Forgotten and other fine works outdoes himself with this terrific thriller. This page turner kept me guessing throughout, and the villain of the piece is horrific. "Wild Justice is wild."-- Larry King, "USA Today"A pure rush from beginning to end." -- "Detroit News "A stunner, a chiller, and a tour de force from an author at the top of his form."-- "Library Journal "You'll be turning pages and keeping the lights on all the way to the end."-- "New Orleans Times-Picayune"Margolin is a splendid writer.... Make no mistake: this is no Grisham cutout. Margolin's compelling writing, thoughtful plot and colorful narrative all put the best seller of the courtroom genre to shame."--"Seattle Times"Margolin's lucid prose and knowledge gained as a defense attorney make this a readable, informative and scary tale.-- "San Antonio Express-News""TWISTED [AND] BRILLIANT."--"Chicago Tribune""Should stir up...goose bumps almost as quickly as The Silence of the Lambs. So well-paced that he keeps readers looking around every corner."--"Columbus Dispatch""Wild Justice is one scary book.... Awild and terrifying ride until what is perhaps the most satisfying ending in mystery fiction this year."--"Otto Penzler""Margolin keeps this elaborate plot hurtling along at a furious pace, pausing every so often to stir in a bit of romance, some legal gamesmanship and, for good measure, a Russian hit squad."--"Chicago Sun-Times""This mystery has a little bit of everything...All of it kept me glued to my cassettes."-"Herald Sun (Durham, NC)

About this edition

• Publisher: PerfectBound
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 006019913X
• ISBN 13: 9780060199135
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464