Wild Justice

De: Phillip Margolin

Narrado por: Anna Fields

Performed by Anna Fields
8 1/2 hours/6 cassettes, unabridged

Seven 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.

©2000 Phillip M. Margolin; ©2000 Harper Collins Publishers Inc., All Rights Reserved; (P)2000 Books on Tape, Inc.

Great twists & turns

Mysteries & thrillers are my favorite genre on audible and this was one of the best I've heard so far. Not THE best but definitely at the top of the list. Riveting, good narration (to what are other reviewers referring?) and well developed plot. Definitely recommend. Also "Sleeping Beauty" by this author is very good.

keeps you guessing

Excellent story line. Keeps you guessing all the way through. there are a lot of characters to keep track of - found it helpful to take notes.

fake human speech rate (no it's not my settings)

exactly that of the title above is that which I am speaking of so do not force me to write a word minimum you fu k

Great story. Wonderful Ending

Would you consider the audio edition of Wild Justice to be better than the print version?

No. There was only one reader on the book and it took a little away from the book, but not much.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I liked both of the Jaffes

Which scene was your favorite?

The ending!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any additional comments?

I have read the author before and enjoyed his work. The hero in this series is Amanda Jaffe, a defense attorney. A very good book. A lot of twists and turns. I really loved the ending. I will be reading the next book in the Amanda Jaffe series soon.

Excellent story; Narrator needs improvement

This is my first Phillip Margolin novel, and I'm firmly hooked! The story is great, with several well-executed twists. The story also explores the social and moral ambiguities inherent in our criminal justice system, as Amanda Jaffe works through the internal conflicts she faces in her new position as a criminal defense attorney in her father's law firm.
It is unfortunate that such a great story is read to us so poorly. I agree with the previous reviews that the reader's attempt at male characterizations is annoying, and therefore distracting. She also fluctuates the volume of her voice so much that there are times she seems to be whispering (for no apparent reason), and I have to go back and replay that bit with the volume turned up, only to have to turn it right back down again to continue.
Please don't let the reader's flaws keep you from listening to this really great book; I didn't. But I will think twice before I buy another book that she reads.