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The perfect alibi / Phillip Margolin.
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- ISBN: 9781250118875
- Physical Description: 372 pages ; 19 cm.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Paperbacks, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
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| General Note: | Includes excerpt from A reasonable doubt. |
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| Genre: | Legal fiction (Literature) Thrillers (Fiction) |
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- 12 of 13 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Chetwynd Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Chetwynd Public Library | FIC MAR (MYS) (Text) | 35222001035616 | Adult Paperback | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 February #1
In the second Robin Lockwood novel (following 2018's The Third Victim), a college athlete is convicted of rape. The conviction seems unshakable, even though the athlete strenuously denies the charge. DNA evidence doesn't lie, after all. Or does it? Lockwood, a young and relatively inexperienced Portland, Oregon, lawyer, soon learns that there is no such thing as completely indisputable evidence. Lockwood may be young (and a new series lead), but Margolin throws her into the deep end with a couple of very tricky cases (there's also a client accused of murder to deal with). Legal-thriller fans will find it satisfying to see Margolin back at the top of his game: after a slump that lasted for a few books, his writing has regained its stylistic flourishes, and his pacing is impeccable. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2018 December #2
Portland attorney Robin Lockwood (The Third Victim, 2017) gets a second caseâor rather a perfect torrent of second cases. Outraged that the police have granted bail to college football star Blaine Hastings, who's accused of raping her daughter, Randi, during a frat party, Maxine Stark wants Robin to sue the pants off the guy. Blaine has big pants, too, since his father, insurance executive Blaine Sr., has money to spare. Armed with DNA evidence, Robin and her trusty investigator, Jeff Hodges, are so successful against Blaine's attorney, Doug Armstrong, that Blaine's bail gets revoked, he's convicted of the crime, and he's resting comfortably in jail when Jessica Braxton lodges her own accusation of rape against an unknown she remembers only as "Ray," and Ray's DNA turns out to be the same as Blaine's. How can the poor boy possibly have assaulted a second victim while he was locked up? The presiding judge, unable to answer this question, grants Blaine bail once more whil e he awaits a new trial, and he promptly takes offâvery wisely in view of the criminal complications about to spring up from every corner in Multnomah County and far beyond. Doug's law partner, Frank Nylander, is beaten to death in his own office; Nylander's client Leonard Voss, who'd sued Norcross Pharmaceuticals for causing his incapacitating stroke, is murdered along with his wife; and Norcross attorney Tyler Harrison III turns up dead in a vacant lot in Manhattan. Closer to home, Margolin reveals that slimy prosecutor Rex Kellerman has embarked on his own one-man carnival of crime, from sleeping with Doug Armstrong's wife to meddling with forensic evidence. What does all this have to do with the alibi Blaine Hastings has for that second rapeâan alibi so perfect that it casts serious doubt on the DNA evidence that convicted him in the first place? Not a whole lot: The connections among different felonies in this woolly tale are as loose as all those lawyers' c o nnections to the truth. So many murders, so many plotters, so much churn that you may wonder if you accidentally picked up a collection of short stories. Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2018 October #1
Convicted of rape owing to solid DNA evidence, a local college athlete is granted a new trial when a second rape is committed while he is behind barsâand the DNA evidence matches that in the first assault. Thereafter, his original lawyer vanishes and the lawyer's partner is murderedâall of which creates trouble for Robin Lockwood, who finds herself defending the initial victim in a civil lawsuit against the man she accused, whom she now fears is stalking her. Another keenly intricate plot from the
Copyright 2018 Library Journal.New York Times best-selling author, recently seen withThe Third Victim . - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
Margolin's second Robin Lockwood novel (after The Third Victim) finds the mixedâmartialâarts (MMA) fighterâturnedâlawyer representing Randi Stark, rape victim of the all-American premed college football player Blaine Hastings, and suing Hastings's family for damages. However, the case becomes increasingly complicated when Blaine's DNA is found on another rape victim while he is behind bars. Blaine disappears after posting bail but becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Frank Nylander and disappearance of Doug Armstrong, lawyers in the office that failed to defend Blaine against the rape conviction. Robin begins looking into the murder of Nylander, who seems to have very few ties to the Hastings case, and the strange reappearance and amnesia of Armstrong. Though Robin knows Blaine is capable of a violent crime, her investigation into the Frank's murder leads her further from Blaine and into a web of suspicious deals, pharmaceutical companies, and more murder. VERDICT Margolin introduces so many players so quickly it's difficult to keep track of everyone. Short chapters made to keep the story moving only lead to more confusion. An interesting mystery, but a miss for Margolin. Purchase only where Margolin fans clamor for more. [See Prepub Alert, 9/10/18.]âBrooke Bolton, BoonvilleâWarrick Cty. P.L., IN (c) Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2019 January #1
More a murder mystery than a legal thriller, bestseller Margolin's sequel to 2018's
Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly.The Third Victim features an intriguing lead, Portland, Ore., defense attorney Robin Lockwood, but offers few genuine thrills. Lockwood becomes entangled in the case of University of Oregon football star Blaine Hastings, who was convicted of rape and sent to prison based on DNA evidence. The DNA evidence in a second rape case also points to Hastings, but he was in prison at the time, so something fishy is going on. Hastings gets a new lawyer, who secures him a new trial, and he's soon out on bail. But the subsequent murder of the law partner of the college athlete's original lawyer creates complications. Lockwood disappears for long stretches as other characters take center stage, which lessens the story's overall intensity and emotional impact. In addition, her personal story arcâparticularly her relationship with her firm's investigator, Jeff Hodgesâdevelops only incrementally. Still, Margolin convincingly portrays the workings of the legal system and has created a worthy heroine. 100,000-copy announced first printing. Agent: Jennifer Weltz, Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency. (Mar.)
