Violent Crimes (23 page)
Authors: Phillip Margolin
I could not have written
Violent Crimes
without help from experts in several fields. Attorney Ryan Scott told me about the Shadow Challenge; Kip Nordstrom solved my plant problem by explaining about pokeweed; my son-in-law, Andy Rome, taught me how to commit financial fraud; and once again Dr. Karen Gunson told me how to kill someone. Thanks also to Dr. Thomas Dodson, Brianna Borders and Jay W. Pscheidt, and my excellent assistant, Robin Haggard.
I can't say enough about my fabulous agents, Jean Naggar and Jennifer Weltz, or the crew at HarperCollins: Claire Wachtel and Caroline Upcher, my excellent editors, and the intrepid Heather Drucker and Hannah Wood.
I appreciate the support of my daughter, Ami Margolin Rome; my son, Daniel, and his new bride, Amanda; and my special friend Melanie Nelson.
And, finally, I thank my muse, Doreen, who is always in my heart.
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.
www.phillipmargolin.com
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Lost Lake
Sleeping Beauty
The Associate
The Undertaker's Widow
The Burning Man
After Dark
Gone, but Not Forgotten
The Last Innocent Man
Heartstone
Worthy Brown's Daughter
Amanda Jaffe Novels
Wild Justice
Ties That Bind
Proof Positive
Fugitive
Dana Cutler Novels
Executive Privilege
Supreme Justice
Capitol Murder
Sleight of Hand
Vanishing Acts
(with Ami Margolin Rome)
Title page illustration copyright © zizar/Shutterstock, Inc.
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
VIOLENT CRIMES.
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FIRST EDITION
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Margolin, Phillip
Violent crimes : an Amanda Jaffe novel / Phillip Margolin.âFirst edition.
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ISBN 978-0-06-226655-2
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EPub Edition February 2016 ISBN 9780062266576
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