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The Associate
by Phillip Margolin (Goodreads Author)
by Phillip Margolin (Goodreads Author)
LJ's review
bookshelves: male_author, mystery, legal_thriller, oregon, contemporary_post_1945
Feb 05, 08
bookshelves: male_author, mystery, legal_thriller, oregon, contemporary_post_1945
Read in January, 2008
THE ASSOCIATE (Legal Suspense-Oregon-Cont) - Okay
Margolin, Phillip - Standalone
HarperCollinsPublishers, 2001, US Hardcover – ISBN: 0060196254
First Sentence: An icy wind whipped down Mercer Street, rattling awnings, scattering paper scraps and raking Gene Arnold’s cheeks raw.
Daniel Ames worked his way through college and law school and is now a litigation associate with the prestigious firm of Reed, Briggs, Stephens, Stottlemeyer and Compton. The firm is representing Geller Pharmaceuticals, makers of a drug which helps pregnant women with morning sickness. Aaron Flynn is suing Geller, on behalf of his clients, claiming the drug causes birth defects. Daniel is asked to review disposition materials and delivery them to the prosecuting attorney. During deposition, Flynn displays a document by the Pharmacist’s scientist’s concerns about the drugs, and Daniel loses his job even though he is certain the document wasn’t there during his review. Worse still, Daniel is arrested when the firm’s senior partner is arrested.
I love legal thrillers. Unfortunately, there was very little legal to this thriller. What started as an interesting story became more and more convoluted and improbable as the plot moved forward. Daniel was a remarkably naïve protagonist who is occasionally even stupid. There was very little development of any of the characters. It wasn’t, however, a terrible book. It certainly kept me turning the pages to see where the story was going, but neither was it wonderful. It truly was an okay read.
Margolin, Phillip - Standalone
HarperCollinsPublishers, 2001, US Hardcover – ISBN: 0060196254
First Sentence: An icy wind whipped down Mercer Street, rattling awnings, scattering paper scraps and raking Gene Arnold’s cheeks raw.
Daniel Ames worked his way through college and law school and is now a litigation associate with the prestigious firm of Reed, Briggs, Stephens, Stottlemeyer and Compton. The firm is representing Geller Pharmaceuticals, makers of a drug which helps pregnant women with morning sickness. Aaron Flynn is suing Geller, on behalf of his clients, claiming the drug causes birth defects. Daniel is asked to review disposition materials and delivery them to the prosecuting attorney. During deposition, Flynn displays a document by the Pharmacist’s scientist’s concerns about the drugs, and Daniel loses his job even though he is certain the document wasn’t there during his review. Worse still, Daniel is arrested when the firm’s senior partner is arrested.
I love legal thrillers. Unfortunately, there was very little legal to this thriller. What started as an interesting story became more and more convoluted and improbable as the plot moved forward. Daniel was a remarkably naïve protagonist who is occasionally even stupid. There was very little development of any of the characters. It wasn’t, however, a terrible book. It certainly kept me turning the pages to see where the story was going, but neither was it wonderful. It truly was an okay read.
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