Brief description:
Phillip Margolin has written nineteen novels, many of them New York Times bestsellers, including his latest novels Woman with a Gun, Worthy Brown's Daughter, Sleight of Hand, and the Washington trilogy. Each displays a unique, compelling insider's view of criminal behavior, which comes from his long background as a criminal defense attorney who has handled thirty murder cases. Winner of the Distinguished Northwest Writer Award, he lives in Portland, Oregon.
Review Quotes:
"Chock full of harrowing chases, desperate situations and politics running rampant. Add in the corruption of power and the destructive force of lust, and you have all the ingredients for a winning thriller. Another page-turning read." - Bookreporter.com
"Margolin has mastered all the elements of a successful suspense mystery. The action moves quickly. His prose is compelling: nothing is what it seems, and there are surprises even after the reader has been fooled into thinking the mystery is solved." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Page-turning...a rip-roaring conclusion...more twists than the Columbia River Gorge. Is it fun? A helluva lotta." - Washington Post Express
"A sexy summer read--the perfect way to spend an afternoon. Mixing crime and politics may make for a bad career, but it sure as hell makes for some good reading." - Cosmopolitan
"Story lines collide in this pulse-pounding thriller . Expect plenty of buzz for this one as a result of both the intriguing premise and the well-wrought narrative." - Booklist
"Sizzle factor: .38 Special hot." - USA Today
"The story is fast-paced and features many engaging characters." - Library Journal
"(A) thrilling page-turner." - National Examiner
"Margolin is the master of the successful suspense mystery. With believable characters and compelling writing, EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE adds up to another exciting trip through one og Margolin's plots [and] is just the kind of sizzling mystery needed for this long, hot summer." - Pittsburgh Tribune
"Phillip Margolin [is] a crafty storyteller who keeps you on the edge of your seat with frighteningly real scenarios. EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE is a must read this summer." - Brunswick News (Georgia)
"Reckless, fast, with no-holds-barred action and suspense, EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE will have you glued to your reading corner with a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the door." - Madison County Herald, MS
"Phillip Margolin has surprises up his sleeve for readers right to the end of this shocking thriller." - Bookloons.com
"Twisted [and] brilliant." - Chicago Tribune
"Another heart-pounder starring Amanda Jaffe . . . an intriguing antidote to TV series heroics." - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Intricate, intriguing premise . . . a good reading thriller." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Looking for summer reading? Gather your hammock, some iced tea and this page-turner of a book, one of Margolin's most absorbing and richly textured to date." - Portland Oregonian