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In this mesmerizing tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin, attorney Amanda Jaffe-star of Wild Justice, Ties That Bind, Proof Positive, and Fugitive-becomes entangled in a murder case involving Big Oil, an estranged father and son, and the greatest ethical dilemma of her career . Dale Masterson, senior partner in a large Portland, Oregon, law firm, has become wealthy and successful representing the interests of oil and coal companies. When his colleague, Christine Larson, is found dead, Masterson's business practices are put under surveillance and a lower-level employee stands accused. The controversy surrounding the firm is magnified tenfold when Dale is found beaten to death in his mansion. But this time Dale's son, Brandon, is seen fleeing the scene. A dedicated eco-warrior obsessed with saving the planet, Brandon confesses to killing his father-for revenge, he claims-on behalf of all the people whose lives are being destroyed by his father's questionable clients. Veteran lawyer Amanda Jaffe is hired to represent Brandon, but what seems like an open-and-shut case quickly begins to unravel. If Brandon is really innocent-a radical activist determined to martyr himself for his cause-then who viciously murdered Dale Masterson? And what, if any, is the connection between his murder and the murder of Christine Larson? Smart, fierce, and unafraid of the truth even if it puts her in danger, Amanda begins to look deeper. What she finds will force the seasoned legal pro to make the hardest professional decision of her life.

Violent Crimes - An Amanda Jaffe Novel

Defense attorney Doug Weaver believes his client, Jacob Cohen, is innocent-but the forensic evidence proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that the meek, mentally ill homeless man killed and dismembered a woman .

Proof Positive

Defense attorney David Nash has made a career out of setting monsters free -- and no one does it better. Now a case has come to "The Ice Man" that could help cleanse Nash of the guilt and doubts that torment him: that rarest of all defendants, an innocent man. A fellow lawyer has been accused of a heinous crime -- the brutal murder of an undercover vice cop. But the case that is supposed to be Nash's redemption could prove to be his downfall, dragging him into a dark and sinister world where lies and the truth are interchangeable; where the manipulator becomes the manipulated; and where every answer spawns more complex and terrifying questions. And as the shadows close in around him, the final question that remains for David Nash concerns his own fate: life ... or death?

The Last Innocent Man

Issu d'une famille pauvre, Daniel Ames a dû emprunter pas mal d'argent pour financer ses études d'avocat. Son diplôme obtenu, il a immédiatement été embauché par un prestigieux cabinet de Portland, dans l'état de l'Oregon. Mais un jour, sa carrière va basculer à cause d'une affaire liée au groupe pharmaceutique Geller, détenteur du brevet d'un médicament appelé Insufort. Celui-ci serait à l'origine de graves malformations congénitales relevées sur plusieurs dizaines d'enfants, affirme un avocat rusé qui, au nom de mères plaignantes, porte plainte contre Geller. Chargé d'organiser la défense du groupe, le cabinet de Daniel a dû fournir à la partie adverse diverses pièces du dossier. Daniel, qui était chargé de ce travail fastidieux, est licencié pour avoir fourni à l'adversaire un rapport qui discrédite le groupe pharmaceutique. Peu après, la police l'accuse du meurtre de son employeur, retrouvé assassiné dans sa maison de campagne et le jette en prison. Kate, une enquêtrice, et Amanda, une avocate, vont s'efforcer de prouver son innocence. Ancien avocat, Philip Margolin revisite les prétoires et autres lieux où il exerça longtemps son activité professionnelle. Il tisse autour de son héros une infernale machination qu'il va démonter au fil des pages en maintenant jusqu'au bout un efficace suspense. Minutieusement construit, ce roman, qui se lit d'une traite, est d'une redoutable efficacité. --Claude Mesplède

L'Avocat de Portland

500000 dollars pour défendre Charlie Marsh : une offre irrésistible pour une jeune avocate aussi ambitieuse qu'Amanda Jaffe. Une dizaine d'années auparavant, ce petit malfrat est devenu un héros national en sauvant la vie d'un gardien de prison lors d'une mutinerie. Soupçonné par la suite d'avoir assassiné un sénateur, man de sa maîtresse, il s'est réfugié en Afrique, où il bénéficiait de la protection du sanguinaire président du Batanga, Jean-Claude Baptiste. Mais quand l'incorrigible séducteur s'est attaqué à la favorite du dictateur, la fuite est devenue à nouveau sa seule issue. Retour à la case départ pour Charlie qui préfère affronter la justice de son pays que les hommes de main d'un Baptiste écumant de rage... Un formidable suspense où Amanda Jaffe, l'héroïne préférée de Phillip Margolin, aura bien du mal à sauver la tête de son client menacé tout à la fois par la justice américaine, les services secrets d'une dictature africaine et un mystérieux tueur !

En fuite

The first woman ever hired by legendary defense lawyer Matthew Reynolds, Tracy Cavanaugh cuts her teeth on a horrifying crime: the car-bomb murder of Oregon Supreme Court Justice Robert Griffen. Reynold's client - and the chief suspect - is none other than the icy but celebrated prosecutor Abigail Griffen, the Justice's estranged wife. Tracy's research plunges her into a web of betrayal and revenge, of secret deals and hidden passions. At the heart of the case lies a twisted truth - and when the verdict comes in, she will discover that nothing is as it seems...after dark.

les heures noires

Private investigator Dana Cutler must take down a cunning psychopath before he can pull off the perfect crime, in Sleight of Hand, a novel of suspense from Phillip Margolin, New York Times bestselling author of Capitol Murder and Supreme Justice. Charles Benedict - charismatic criminal defense lawyer, amateur illusionist, and professional hit man - has performed his greatest sleight of hand yet: framing a millionaire for the murder of his much younger wife. When Horace Blair married Carrie, the prosecutor in his DUI trial, he made her sign a prenuptial agreement guaranteeing her twenty million dollars if she remained faithful for the first ten years of marriage. Just one week before their tenth anniversary, Carrie disappears, and Horace is charged with her murder. Desperate to clear his name, the millionaire hires D. C.'s most ruthless defense lawyer - Charles Benedict. P. I. Dana Cutler is in the Pacific Northwest on the trail of a stolen relic dating from the Ottoman Empire. Hitting a dead end sends her back to Virginia perplexed and disappointed - and straight into the case of Horace and Carrie Blair. Now Dana must conjure a few tricks of her own to expose Benedict's plot, before he can work his deadly magic on her...

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