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Writing is at an elementary level. Brief, short sentences. Reminded me of a book for children. I have read his other books and liked many of them. This just lacked a sophistication that would have enhanced the story


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The Undertaker Widow Phillip Margolin 9780385480543 Books Reviews

This story was a little disappointing and predictable in the beginning with the whole lonely husband stuff. I get it was setting up a plot but it made Quinn seem pathetic and weak and it wasn’t necessary because the rest of this story was really good with The Who done it part.
Like some others I bought the book because of its location and that’s all it had going for it. The dialogue definitely reads like a Lifetime movie and the characters are flat. I didn’t care about any of them. It was a struggle to get through to the end.
It took a short while to sort out the characters, but after that, it was a very good read. I had a feeling early on as to who was behind the killings, but enjoyed the plot twists nonetheless. I read this in short bursts but was able to pick up the story line without difficulty. For a crime reader, this would be ideal. I also happen to enjoy Mr. Margolin's stories due the legal procedures involvement.
I enjoyed this book very much. It had numerous characters in it that made you wonder which one of them was the killer. The story was well written and kept you intrigued until the end. I was surprised at the ending as I did not see that coming.

Dianna,
Prescott, AZ
A few too many twists and turns, but a compelling read none the less. Mr. Margolin never disappoints with his lovely prose and finely drawn characters.
I gave this read a five star because it was an excellent thrilling novel....never a dull or boring moment, and the ending was not
to the reader's wildest imagination. Love this author!!!
,Rolando
UNDERTAKER'S WIDOW By Phillip Margolin
MY REVIEW FOUR STARS****

I just finished reading UNDERTAKER'S WIDOW last week, Margolin's 6th novel that was published in 1998, over twenty years ago. However, it was hardly the first time I had read a book by this incredibly talented author of legal thrillers. I can remember how quick I was to snatch any of his audio books off the library shelf to entertain me when my work required extensive driving on seemingly endless stretches of lonely highways.

I ran across this Selection when I was browsing on recently, and was reminded how much I enjoyed Margolin's novels in the past. True to form, this selection did not disappoint. It is compelling enough as a murder mystery, and it is a fast-paced thriller that kept me turning the pages. The protagonist is Richard Quinn, an honest, ethical, and scrupulous judge who has committed himself to the justice system for all of the right reasons. He is driven by disciplined stellar principles, and guided by a moral compass that is held in the hand of a righteous man. Early in the narrative, we learn that Quinn not only "talks the talk" but can, and does, "walk the walk" when he metes out a sentence that is surprising to the court and holds a fellow judge to a higher standard and sentences him to prison time instead of the anticipated by all probation.

Soon, it is Quinn himself who finds himself facing a conundrum due to a chink in his armor, a temporary lapse in judgment. Judge Quinn will stand at the moral crossroads, and have to live by the way he tips the scales of justice.

This crime thriller keeps the reader enthralled, while the plot twists unfold, and our idealistic hero makes one ill-fated decision after another. The puppet master behind the scenes was unexpected, and the brilliant sociopath pulling the strings does a masterful job at manipulating the judge and the court system. The author manages to create a taut narrative and credible plot that includes an epilogue that even ties up some loose ends for readers.

In the end I thought of the framed quotation from Abraham Lincoln on Quinn's wall "I'll do the very best I know how----the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said about me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference."
Writing is at an elementary level. Brief, short sentences. Reminded me of a book for children. I have read his other books and liked many of them. This just lacked a sophistication that would have enhanced the story