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It's interesting to follow Quinn as he grapples with the ethical issues of the case. When the blackmailers want him to tip the scales of justice one way, he considers tipping them the other direction. There is also something inherently diverting about observing a basically good man who is helplessly mired in a whole heap of trouble. Throughout the book, Quinn keeps stumbling into mortal danger and confiding in all the wrong people, digging himself deeper and deeper in trouble. --Jill Marquis --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Judge Richard Quinn is no stranger to headline-grabbing homicide cases, but this one may top all the others. Ellen Crease is running for the U.S. Senate, and to date it's a tight race. She's obviously a capable woman - more than that as is evidenced the second she shoots the intruder who has murdered her rich husband. That seems clear cut, obviously self-defense. But, why was her husband murdered? What was it about the man who made a fortune running mortuaries that would cause anyone to kill him?
In the hands of the gifted Margolin it is never the obvious. The couple have a son who is not mentioned in his father's will. Does the widow herself have political enemies who would go this far?
It doesn't take long for the good Judge to realize that he has become ensnared in a miasma of illegalities - blackmail, and murder. What will he do, what can he do?
Enjoy!
- Gail Cooke
I do think, however, that Margolin's recent efforts have been slightly less enjoyable than the previous. "Gone But Not Forgotten" was a 10, "After Dark" was excellent too, I gave it a strong 9. "The Burning Man", while good, was not up to the previous two novels standards and I rated it an 8. Now comes "The Undertaker's Widow".
Do not misunderstand me, it is an enjoyable read with several plot twists - actually, too many in my opinion. It is as if Margolin was trying his best to create scenarios where anybody could have "done it". It is like one of those books where you create your own ending - one could re-write the ending of this book several different ways with different characters being the "culprit" and not compromise the integrity of the story line.
Mr. Margolin, it WAS a good read, but we expect more!
A new and relatively inexperienced, but brilliant, Judge is assigned the case after having been newly transferred to the homicide rotation. Judge Quinn is idealistic and in love with the law ... maybe more so than his wife who wants power and money more that Judge Quinn appears to. A subplot takes place when Judge Quinn travels to an island for a convention only find at the last minute that his wife cannot accompany him. She has been tricked into making another trip so that Judge Quinn can be seduced on his trip by a call girl who is eventually killed. The judge proves to be naive and gullable.
The book begins with the fact that Ellen Crease did shoot her husband. It has more than enough characters to be somewhat confusing, but the suspense is sustained by the fact that we don't know WHY Lamar Hoyt died until we reach the end. And then we find out about the mystery bad guy. Read the book. This doesn't make five starts, but it's a good read.
Neither of those problems prevented me from enjoying the book. They just caused me to feel some annoyance when the book was finished. As is so often the case, I want more flexibility in Amazon's rating system, and would have given it three and a half stars if that were allowed. So read this book, but don't expect a masterpiece.
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