Fugitive: Amanda Jaffe Series, Book 4
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"The pages fly in this violent, twisty tale of one man's journey through the legal system, and legal thriller fans will snap up Margolin's latest for their summer beach reads."--Library Journal (starred review)
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Amanda Jaffe, the heroine of "Wild Justice" and "Proof Positive," is back--in this twisting tale of international intrigue and murder that leads her deep into the past . . . and into the crosshairs of a killer.
Charlie Marsh, a petty thief and con man, becomes a national hero when he rescues the warden of a state penitentiary during a prison riot, but it doesn't take long before he is wanted again, suspected of killing a United States congressman. After twelve years of living in the African nation of Batanga, at the mercy of Jean-Claude Baptiste, a sadistic, power-mad dictator, Charlie flees for home to face his murder charge, when Baptiste learns about Charlie's affair with the tyrant's favorite wife.
But it's not just the state of Oregon that's got it in for the philandering con. Criminal lawyer Amanda Jaffe has her work cut out for her. She must keep Charlie off death row, protect him from the head of Baptiste's deadly secret police, and prevent him from being caught by a shadowy killer who will stop at nothing to keep the truth about a decade-old crime buried forever.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a great writer Phillip Margolin is!
His latest book "Fugitive" is perfectly crafted and full of surprises. It's fast-paced as well as detailed and accurate, as becomes an experienced previous criminal defense attorney with excellent knowledge of both the law and the criminal mind after having handled 30 murder cases.
Petty thief and con man Charlie Marsh becomes a national hero when he rescues the warden during a prison riot. Not long after, Charlie is wanted again, suspected for having killed a United States Congressman. After twelve years in the African country of Batanga, ruled by sadistic dictator Jean Claude Baptiste, Charlie flees for home to face his murder charge.
Criminal lawyer Amanda Jaffe is getting the chance of her career trying to keep Charlie off death row as well as protect him from Baptiste's deadly secret police.
The story keeps the reader on her/his toes as well as awake until the wee hours. One may have ones suspicions, in fact plenty of them, as the pieces in this brilliantly created puzzle are slowly put together. But it's not until the very last pages that "who did it" is being revealed. An elegant solution/twist in true Margolin style.
Phillip Margolin has worked as a full time writer since 1996 and is today known as one of the world's foremost masters in his field. Well deserved.
Lean back and enjoy!
His latest book "Fugitive" is perfectly crafted and full of surprises. It's fast-paced as well as detailed and accurate, as becomes an experienced previous criminal defense attorney with excellent knowledge of both the law and the criminal mind after having handled 30 murder cases.
Petty thief and con man Charlie Marsh becomes a national hero when he rescues the warden during a prison riot. Not long after, Charlie is wanted again, suspected for having killed a United States Congressman. After twelve years in the African country of Batanga, ruled by sadistic dictator Jean Claude Baptiste, Charlie flees for home to face his murder charge.
Criminal lawyer Amanda Jaffe is getting the chance of her career trying to keep Charlie off death row as well as protect him from Baptiste's deadly secret police.
The story keeps the reader on her/his toes as well as awake until the wee hours. One may have ones suspicions, in fact plenty of them, as the pieces in this brilliantly created puzzle are slowly put together. But it's not until the very last pages that "who did it" is being revealed. An elegant solution/twist in true Margolin style.
Phillip Margolin has worked as a full time writer since 1996 and is today known as one of the world's foremost masters in his field. Well deserved.
Lean back and enjoy!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book has some strange ingredients and I'm not sure what to make of it all. The story is about a con-man (Charlie) who flees before he is arrested for the murder of a politician whose wife he had a liaison with. For the next 12 years he lives in an African country (Batanga) run by a dictator who he falls out with. He then chooses to come back and face the law and this is when a father and daughter pair of lawyers come into the picture, with the daughter (Amanda) agreeing to defend him. Other characters include a headline-chasing journalist, Batanga's Head of Security who is still trying to get Charlie, a tennis coach, some hoods from his time in prison - and others, including the dead politician's very influential father.
So there is a wide cast and a lot of action, including more murders and attempted murders, but I didn't find it all that fulfilling. The standard of writing is OK, without being exceptional, and it's pretty much the same for the characterizations. I regarded the Batangle angle and Charlie's time as a guru as page-fillers with little relevance to the story, which I thought therefore suffered. Perhaps I also expected a bit of nail-biting courtroom drama but there is frightfully little there. There is a twist at the very end after all is seemingly resolved, but it doesn't create the `wow' factor that may have rescued the plot.
It was easy to turn the pages here, but I just felt the book lacked a bit of `oomph'. 7/10
So there is a wide cast and a lot of action, including more murders and attempted murders, but I didn't find it all that fulfilling. The standard of writing is OK, without being exceptional, and it's pretty much the same for the characterizations. I regarded the Batangle angle and Charlie's time as a guru as page-fillers with little relevance to the story, which I thought therefore suffered. Perhaps I also expected a bit of nail-biting courtroom drama but there is frightfully little there. There is a twist at the very end after all is seemingly resolved, but it doesn't create the `wow' factor that may have rescued the plot.
It was easy to turn the pages here, but I just felt the book lacked a bit of `oomph'. 7/10
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Remember those popular boxes of Cracker Jack, the sweet popcorn-like snack? We bought them because we liked the taste, of course, but the big come-on was the prize inside. We were never quite sure what we were going to get but it was going to be an extra something, a surprise, a prize. That pretty much encapsulates the way I feel about Philip Margolin's books - I'm never quite know what I'm going to get but I'm pretty sure I'll like it, and so I keep reading.
If you remember Amanda Jaffe, the young whiz-bang attorney from Wild Justice and Proof Positive, you'll welcome her back as she faces even greater challenges and higher hurdles in Fugitive. The Fugitive of the title is Charlie Marsh a small time con man who manages to parlay a prison incident into big time payola - he convinced a fellow prisoner to release the warden he had taken hostage and further claimed that during that moment he was visited by the Divine and even given a new name, Gabriel Sun.
What comes next, why just what any thinking con man would come up with - a book deal, an appearance on Oprah, and an ardent following. Of course, it didn't hurt Charlie one bit that he was also GQ good looking.
While riding the tide of public acclaim Charlie becomes involved with a politician's wife whose husband is murdered and, of course, Charlie's the No. 1 suspect. He takes off for the African country of Batanga where he lives off his royalties for a comfortable dozen years and woos and wins Batanga's dictator's favorite wife. Not one to take this lightly the dictator goes after Charlie who promptly exits for the U.S.
Back on American soil he still has to account for the death of the politician, and Amanda is called upon to champion him. That's more of a chore than she ever dreamed as Batanga's secret police also want Charlie.
Leave it to Margolin to cook up a page-turner like this, rich with danger, bad guys, and excitement.
- Enjoy!
- Gail Cooke
If you remember Amanda Jaffe, the young whiz-bang attorney from Wild Justice and Proof Positive, you'll welcome her back as she faces even greater challenges and higher hurdles in Fugitive. The Fugitive of the title is Charlie Marsh a small time con man who manages to parlay a prison incident into big time payola - he convinced a fellow prisoner to release the warden he had taken hostage and further claimed that during that moment he was visited by the Divine and even given a new name, Gabriel Sun.
What comes next, why just what any thinking con man would come up with - a book deal, an appearance on Oprah, and an ardent following. Of course, it didn't hurt Charlie one bit that he was also GQ good looking.
While riding the tide of public acclaim Charlie becomes involved with a politician's wife whose husband is murdered and, of course, Charlie's the No. 1 suspect. He takes off for the African country of Batanga where he lives off his royalties for a comfortable dozen years and woos and wins Batanga's dictator's favorite wife. Not one to take this lightly the dictator goes after Charlie who promptly exits for the U.S.
Back on American soil he still has to account for the death of the politician, and Amanda is called upon to champion him. That's more of a chore than she ever dreamed as Batanga's secret police also want Charlie.
Leave it to Margolin to cook up a page-turner like this, rich with danger, bad guys, and excitement.
- Enjoy!
- Gail Cooke
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