Praise for Phillip Margolin: “It takes a really crafty storyteller to put people on the edge of their seats and keep them there. Phillip Margolin does just that.” — Chicago Tribune
“A master of plot and pacing-and one of those rare authors who can create a genuinely surprising ending.” — Lisa Scottoline
“In the hands of Phillip Margolin, nothing is ever simple and no one is really safe. He is the master of suspense mystery.” — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers
“Margolin knows how to pack in the thrills.” — Tess Gerritsen
“…. Margolin deliver[s] one of his cleverest cases.” — Kirkus Reviews
“This is hands down the best thing Margolin has written in years… In terms of storytelling skill, the book hearkens back to Margolin’s early, topnotch novels like After Dark (1995) and The Last Innocent Man (1981). It’s a welcome return to form.” — Booklist
“Margolin is in his element with this crime thriller.” — Statesman Journal (Oregon)
“Woman with a Gun is instantly engaging from page one and thoroughly entertaining…. [T]here’s the stunning Oregon coast as the setting, a baffling murder, a cunning killer and some romance thrown in for added dimension.” — Bookreporter
“Margolin…knows how to entertain. Like his inspirations, he gives us plenty of gems: shocking situations met with clever wisecracks; sordid personal histories that tumble out in a moment of panic; broken souls who confess their love only when it’s all too late.” — The Oregonian (Portland)
“Margolin sets up Woman With a Gun in such a compelling way that it’s vital to find how what actually did happen in the Cahill home.” — South Florida Sun Sentinel
“With such a fascinating picture to work from, the talented novelist has written a riveting story reminiscent of the classic detective stories of the 1930s… Phillip Margolin’s Woman With a Gun shows that the classic mystery never goes out of style.” — Iron Mountain Daily News
“Woman with a Gun is an unrelenting story of suspense, as it moves back and forth between the past and the present. Author Margolin skillfully links the art of photography with fiction writing to create a masterful story of his own.” — Suspense Review
“Authors gather inspiration from everything. It can be a picture, a newspaper story, memories or personal experiences. The black and white photograph on the cover compelled author Phillip Margolin to create this thriller and also drew me in.” — Entertainment Realm
“Woman With A Gun is fueled by a very intriguing picture and well developed characters.… [A] page-turner story.” — Military Press
“For fans of contemporary thrillers and mysteries, give Woman With A Gun a read.” — Daily Dosage
“Woman with a Gun is fueled by a very intriguing picture and well developed characters.… Readers are kept off balance, suspecting many different characters as the killer, as they engage in this page-turner story.” — MyShelf.com
Praise for Worthy Brown’s Daughter: “This departure for best-selling thriller writer Margolin might appeal to fans of the acclaimed movie 12 Years a Slave.” — USA Today
“Worthy Brown’s Daughter is a fast and absorbing read, and Margolin’s law expertise makes the book’s climax…an exciting moment indeed.” — Seattle Times
“[A] compelling tale of justice for sale… vibrant characters…bring the West to life…. If you like westerns or legal thrillers you will get both in Worthy Brown’s Daughter.” — Huffington Post
“The Old West comes alive in heart-wrenching, violent, and wicked racist color…. Legal thriller and western fans will stay with it to the last page. . . . Margolin’s novel offers a compelling portrait of small town justice done right.” — Booklist on Worthy Brown's Daughter
Margolin knows how to pack in the thrills.
Praise for Phillip Margolin: “It takes a really crafty storyteller to put people on the edge of their seats and keep them there. Phillip Margolin does just that.
Margolin is in his element with this crime thriller.
Statesman Journal (Oregon)
Woman with a Gun is instantly engaging from page one and thoroughly entertaining…. [T]here’s the stunning Oregon coast as the setting, a baffling murder, a cunning killer and some romance thrown in for added dimension.
In the hands of Phillip Margolin, nothing is ever simple and no one is really safe. He is the master of suspense mystery.
Margolin sets up Woman With a Gun in such a compelling way that it’s vital to find how what actually did happen in the Cahill home.
South Florida Sun Sentinel
A master of plot and pacing-and one of those rare authors who can create a genuinely surprising ending.
Margolin…knows how to entertain. Like his inspirations, he gives us plenty of gems: shocking situations met with clever wisecracks; sordid personal histories that tumble out in a moment of panic; broken souls who confess their love only when it’s all too late.
This is hands down the best thing Margolin has written in years… In terms of storytelling skill, the book hearkens back to Margolin’s early, topnotch novels like After Dark (1995) and The Last Innocent Man (1981). It’s a welcome return to form.
Woman With A Gun is fueled by a very intriguing picture and well developed characters.… [A] page-turner story.
[A] compelling tale of justice for sale… vibrant characters…bring the West to life…. If you like westerns or legal thrillers you will get both in Worthy Brown’s Daughter.
With such a fascinating picture to work from, the talented novelist has written a riveting story reminiscent of the classic detective stories of the 1930s… Phillip Margolin’s Woman With a Gun shows that the classic mystery never goes out of style.
Praise for Worthy Brown’s Daughter: “This departure for best-selling thriller writer Margolin might appeal to fans of the acclaimed movie 12 Years a Slave.
Worthy Brown’s Daughter is a fast and absorbing read, and Margolin’s law expertise makes the book’s climax…an exciting moment indeed.
Woman with a Gun is fueled by a very intriguing picture and well developed characters.… Readers are kept off balance, suspecting many different characters as the killer, as they engage in this page-turner story.
The Old West comes alive in heart-wrenching, violent, and wicked racist color…. Legal thriller and western fans will stay with it to the last page. . . . Margolin’s novel offers a compelling portrait of small town justice done right.
Booklist on Worthy Brown's Daughter
Woman with a Gun is an unrelenting story of suspense, as it moves back and forth between the past and the present. Author Margolin skillfully links the art of photography with fiction writing to create a masterful story of his own.
For fans of contemporary thrillers and mysteries, give Woman With A Gun a read.
Authors gather inspiration from everything. It can be a picture, a newspaper story, memories or personal experiences. The black and white photograph on the cover compelled author Phillip Margolin to create this thriller and also drew me in.
Praise for Worthy Brown’s Daughter: “This departure for best-selling thriller writer Margolin might appeal to fans of the acclaimed movie 12 Years a Slave.
Praise for Phillip Margolin: “It takes a really crafty storyteller to put people on the edge of their seats and keep them there. Phillip Margolin does just that.
This is hands down the best thing Margolin has written in years… In terms of storytelling skill, the book hearkens back to Margolin’s early, topnotch novels like After Dark (1995) and The Last Innocent Man (1981). It’s a welcome return to form.
In the hands of Phillip Margolin, nothing is ever simple and no one is really safe. He is the master of suspense mystery.
Master of mystery Phillip Margolin transcends his traditional territory in this new and different book, a haunting thriller inspired by an unforgettable photograph.
Phillip Margolin is back with another page turner.
Woman With A Gun , the latest by New York Times Bestselling author Phillip Margolin is a very unique crime novel.
07/01/2014 In this thriller with a difference, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Woman with a Gun, showing a bride facing an expanse of ocean with a six-shooter held behind her back, sparks the imagination of aspiring novelist Stacey Kim—especially when she learns that the woman in question was suspected of killing her millionaire husband on their wedding night. What does the photographer know? Especially intriguing because this photograph actually exists.
2014-11-06 A haunting photograph sets an aspiring novelist to sniffing out clues in a cold case with roots in an even more distant past.Kathy Moran's Pulitzer-winning photo is notorious not only because it shows a bride standing by the seaside with a long-barreled revolver in her hand, but because she snapped it the night the bride in question, Megan Cahill, was married and widowed 10 years ago. Palisades Heights investor Raymond Cahill's murder has never been solved, and Stacey Kim, the hopeful writer toiling as a receptionist in a Manhattan law firm, is convinced that the photo holds the key to the novel she hasn't been able to write. Before she can book a flight to Oregon to interview the principals in the case, Margolin (Worthy Brown's Daughter, 2014, etc.) takes his time relating the facts—which implicate both Megan and her abusive ex, Oakland Raiders running back Parnell Crouse—from the viewpoint of Jack Booth, the assistant attorney general who's been packed off to Palisades Heights to help Siletz County D.A. Teddy Winston handle the case. And, as if that weren't enough, the tale delves further back to Jack's first encounter with Kathy Moran five years earlier, when she was a young defense attorney he squared off against the time she defended Portland drug dealer Gary Kilbride on a murder charge while Jack dreamed about getting her into bed. Stacey's improbable search for the truth—isn't she supposed to be writing a novel?—eventually pays off in a best-selling nonfiction book for her and a satisfying solution for the rest of us. The Chinese box puzzle takes some getting used to, but it allows Margolin to deliver one of his cleverest cases while concealing his principal flaw—paper-thin characters—beneath constant shifts in time and case.