Wild Justice, Phillip Margolin
Wild Justice, Phillip Margolin
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Wild Justice

Author: Phillip Margolin

Narrator: Anna Fields

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 03/23/2004


Synopsis

Performed by Anna Fields
8 1/2 hours/6 cassettes, unabridgedSeven 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.8:10: Subject bound and gaffed and placed in upstairs closet at end of hall. Turned out lights in house, drove off, then parked and doubled back. Watched from woods.Within hours, Vincent Cordoni -- a brilliant surgeon with a history of violence and drug abuse -- is arrested for a heinous crime. Facing a seemingly insurmountable wall of evidence, he turns to Portland's top criminal defense attorney, Frank Jaffe-who, along with his ambitious daughter, Amanda, must put on an inspired defense. Amanda's first taste of criminal defense work is as intoxicating as it is chilling, but it raises moral questions she's loath to address. Is she defending an innocent man? Or is she using her considerable skills to set a monster free? Then Cardoni disappears under bizarre circumstances. Four years later, a second set of murders has begun ....8:55: Subject exits house, naked and barefoot, armed with kitchen knife. Remarkable strength of character. Breaking her will be a challenge.Has Cardoni resurfaced to ply his deadly trade anew? Is there a copycat killer? Or has the real killer been someone else all along? The police will do everything they can to stop Cardoni -- but they have to find him first.Following a twisting trail of clues, including a harrowing diary that clinically records the killer's horrible deeds, Amanda Jaffe and Bobby Vasquez join the hunt-and themselves become targets of the twenty-first century's first genuinely monstrous psychopath.

About Phillip Margolin

Phillip Margolin has written nineteen novels, many of them New York Times bestsellers, including his latest novels Woman with a Gun, Worthy Brown’s Daughter, Sleight of Hand, and the Washington trilogy. Each displays a unique, compelling insider’s view of criminal behavior, which comes from his long background as a criminal defense attorney who has handled thirty murder cases. Winner of the Distinguished Northwest Writer Award, he lives in Portland, Oregon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tara on December 01, 2012

I LOVED this book. It held my interest from the first few pages, and I was riveted to the end. I identified with all the characters. I rooted for the tender-footed attorney, Amanda, and liked her transition over the years into a strong willed woman and capable attorney. I enjoyed the various other d......more

Goodreads review by Mike on May 02, 2019

Interesting, fast read about a serial killer - wait, maybe two - well, could be three killers. A doctor has been arrested and asks the law firm to represent him. Plenty of red herrings here, with some amoral human beings floating in society.......more

Goodreads review by Jill on April 15, 2017

Love his books, and this one is no exception.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on September 12, 2020

Definitely a little bit dated but once I got into it, it wasn’t a bad start to a series. I haven’t read the previous series about her dad, I don’t think I want to go that far back. I love legal thrillers and I seem to be running out of good ones to read. Hopefully this series will tide me over for a......more

Goodreads review by Charlie on January 08, 2018

Personal response I thought that Wild Justice was the best book I've ever read. I enjoyed the suspense throughout the book. I also enjoyed all the surprises and twists in the book. I loved the ending of the book most. Plot Grant was selling a heart to Breach but the airfield they were at was raided,......more