The “master of heart-pounding suspense”–New York Times bestseller Phillip Margolin–returns with a new legal thriller starring Robin Lockwood. A young woman accuses a prominent local college athlete of rape. Convicted with the help of undisputable DNA evidence, the athlete swears his innocence and threatens both his lawyer and his accuser as he’s sent to prison. Not long after, there’s another … Not long after, there’s another rape and the DNA test shows that the same person committed both rapes–which is seemingly impossible since the man convicted of the first rape was in prison at the time of the second one. Now, the convicted athlete, joined by a new lawyer, is granted a new trial and bail. Shortly thereafter, his original lawyer disappears and his law partner is murdered.
Robin Lockwood is a young lawyer with a prestigious small law firm and a former MMA fighter who helped pay for Yale Law School with her bouts. She is representing the victim of the first rape for her civil lawsuit against her rapist, who is now convinced the rapist is stalking her and trying to intimidate her. At the same time, another client is up on a murder charge–one that should be dismissed as self-defense–but the D.A. trying the case is determined to bring it to trial. Now she has to mastermind two impossible cases, trying to find the hidden truth that links the two of them.
Phillip Margolin, the master of the legal thriller, returns in one of his twistiest, most compelling crime novels yet.
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Great book
Listened to the audio book. It was ok.
I like Phillip. Margolin
Great story teller
This is 2nd book in the series and I am a fan of Robin Lockwood. There were multiple storylines which meant many characters and it was confusing at times. Since I read it quickly, that was not so bad but if you leave time between reads, you may need to refresh your memory on the characters. Overall, a good read!
I liked reading this book and it was the second book. I have read his previous book The Third Victim which was really good. I like this author.
Excellent legal suspense!
This reader enjoyed protagonist Robin Lockwood, former MMA fighter and now a defense attorney as she tackles multiple cases with ease and the same stamina she showed in the cage. The Perfect Alibi is a story told with breakneck speed and hold your breath twists and turns.
There is a lot going on in this story! For me it was too shallow, when one thing wrapped up , you are immediately involved in another predicament! The main character, Robin, is great but everyone else seems rushed or pushed on you! I’m probably not explaining this well, so pick it up and see for yourself!
The Perfect Alibi has a great protagonist in Robin Lockwood. She’s interesting, tough, and doesn’t settle for the easy answer. We start with a rape case that seems pretty cut and dried, but things aren’t always exactly as they seem, and given the length of the book, I did expect things to go off the rails. What I didn’t expect was for this story to take so many different paths. We have conspiracies, murders, rape, and misconduct all happening in rapid-fire succession and with the number of characters introduced, it all becomes convoluted. Some things do tie in together, but a lot of it is closer to degrees of separation than anything tied together – A guy goes to prison for rape, his lawyer may or may not be tied to a murder, the DA isn’t the most ethical and might have reasons to want the lawyer out of the picture, then we have a mysterious bad guy lurking around for completely unrelated reasons. That’s just the tip of the iceberg in this one, and the only thing that everything seems to have in common is that Robin is involved with most of it in one way or another. The author does tie everything up in the end, but the middle goes down so many avenues that it’s all just more distracting than anything else. The book had the potential to be a great story with the twist in the rape case and a less than likable guy behind bars for the crime, one who may or may not be guilty. As it stands, there is just too much going on and much of it is way over the top. This one could certainly have done with a bit of the less is more adage. The saving grace of the story for me is Robin. I did enjoy reading how she figured things out, and I liked her self-assurance and willingness to go the extra mile.
Being a former MMA fighter Robin Lockwood is more than prepared for battle, in the ring and out, but this newest case of hers is certain to give her a challenge nothing could have prepared her for… argue with undisputed DNA evidence. Her client is claiming that she was raped and now being stalked by her rapist… but there seems to be an issue with that cause he is supposed to be behind bars.
The Perfect Alibi is a multi-layered tale with twists and turns, and mind bending words that will keep enthralled throughout. This first time read had me intrigued from the very first page, and continued to keep me glued to the words with each page that followed, it was downright engrossing. This book has a lot going on between it’s pages, so make sure you schedule lots of uninterrupted reading time, it will need your complete focus. Highly recommend this one, it thrilled, made me think, and had me second guessing at every turn!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from NetGalley, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest opinion.
I read this for Net Galley as I am still new to this author….I was disappointed in this book but it was good. I liked the previous one with the same characters (The Third Victim) much better.