Murder For Revenge

Phillip Margolin

Phillip Margolin has been compared by admiring reviewers to both Scott Turow and John Grisham-in other words, he is a writer capable of adding that chill edge of darkness to the hot legal thriller. Among his best-selling novels are ‘The Burning Man’, ‘Gone but Not Forgotten’, and ‘After Dark’. As a criminal defence attorney himself, he’s had more than his share of headline-grabbing murder cases and has argued before the Supreme Court. It is difficult to understand how he can keep topping himself-whether before a jury or his growing legion of fans-but so far he has managed never to disappoint.

In this exquisite little tale, a relieved career criminal knows he has an alibi to die for-one that puts him far from the scene of the murder of which he is accused. There is no meticulously thought-out courtroom scene here, as the protagonist has figured out a better way to handle the situation.