Ties That Bind - Phillip Margolin
Book Cover: "Success is fleeting, nobody knows this better than lawyer Amanda Jaffe. She had been the undisputed rising star of Portland's legal community, but in a cruel twist of irony, the same case that put her on the map - the Cardoni trial, which pitted Amanda against a brilliant sociopath (Wild Justice) - had left her traumatized, doubting her instincts, and shunning the limelight.
This reticence ends when Amanda agrees to handle the case no on else will touch. Jon Dupre, who runs an upscale call-girl service, is accused of murdering a U.S. senator. Dupre claims to possess proof of the existence of a secret society of powerful men who have banded together for a commonly held political agenda. The rite of passage that binds them together - the initiation into this powerful brotherhood - is murder.
To Amanda these seem the desperate claims of a man who will lie to save his own skin - until she is pressured to walk away from the case. Determined to put a knife in the heart of the fear and psychological trauma that has plagued her e er since Cardoni, she refuses to abandon her investigation. It's a decision that will place her and those she loves directly in the path of a deadly juggernaut with ambitions that extend all the way to the presidency of the United States."
A well written novel and page turner. Amanda was a very likable character and I wanted her to gain her confidence and keep fighting. Dupre was despicable, but he was set up and even tho Amanda didn't believe him (at times), she fought to save him. The intrigue behind the secret brotherhood and the power they had over so many people keeps you wondering. Margolin kept me in suspense until the end.
Finished: Oct. 30, 2011 Margolin is one author that I will read again.
This reticence ends when Amanda agrees to handle the case no on else will touch. Jon Dupre, who runs an upscale call-girl service, is accused of murdering a U.S. senator. Dupre claims to possess proof of the existence of a secret society of powerful men who have banded together for a commonly held political agenda. The rite of passage that binds them together - the initiation into this powerful brotherhood - is murder.
To Amanda these seem the desperate claims of a man who will lie to save his own skin - until she is pressured to walk away from the case. Determined to put a knife in the heart of the fear and psychological trauma that has plagued her e er since Cardoni, she refuses to abandon her investigation. It's a decision that will place her and those she loves directly in the path of a deadly juggernaut with ambitions that extend all the way to the presidency of the United States."
A well written novel and page turner. Amanda was a very likable character and I wanted her to gain her confidence and keep fighting. Dupre was despicable, but he was set up and even tho Amanda didn't believe him (at times), she fought to save him. The intrigue behind the secret brotherhood and the power they had over so many people keeps you wondering. Margolin kept me in suspense until the end.
Finished: Oct. 30, 2011 Margolin is one author that I will read again.
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