Phillip Margolin

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Phillip Margolin
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Born1944 (age 80–81)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Education American University (BA)
New York University School of Law
Genre Legal thriller
Website
PhillipMargolin.com

Phillip Margolin (born 1944) [1] is an American writer of legal thrillers.

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Biography

Margolin was born in New York City in 1944. [1] After receiving a B.A. in Government in 1965, from American University in Washington, D.C., [2] he worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia until 1967. [3] He graduated from the New York University School of Law in 1970, [4] and has worked for 25 years as a criminal defense attorney, an occupation of choice inspired by the Perry Mason books. [3] He started to work in 1970 at the Oregon Court of Appeals. [5]

He published his first story, a short story titled "The Girl in the Yellow Bikini", in 1974, and became a full-time writer in 1996. He has written 12 books as of January 2007. He lists as his favourite writer Joseph Conrad, and among his favourite books War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and Stone City by Mitchell Smith. [3]

Philip Margolin was married to Doreen Stamm in 1968. They had two children, Ami and Daniel. Doreen, also an attorney, died from cancer in January 2007. [1] In 2018, he married Melanie Nelson. [6]

Phillip Margolin is also the president of Chess for Success, a non-profit organisation "dedicated to helping children develop skills necessary for success in school and life by learning chess". [3] [7] [8]

Bibliography

TitleYearPublisherISBNRemarks
The Girl in the Yellow Bikini1974Short story in Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine
Heartstone1978 HarperTorch ISBN   978-0-06-073969-0
The Last Innocent Man1981HarperTorch ISBN   978-0-06-073968-3 The novel has been made into a HBO movie starring Ed Harris
Gone, But Not Forgotten 1993 Doubleday ISBN   978-0-385-47002-5 Translated into more than 20 languages, sold over 1.5 million copies, made into a TV mini-series in 2004 by Warner Bros. starring Brooke Shields [1] and Scott Glenn
After Dark1995Doubleday ISBN   978-0-385-47548-8
The Burning Man1996Doubleday ISBN   978-0-385-48053-6
Smokescreen1997Meulenhoff ISBN   90-743-3636-1 Only published in Dutch as Rookgordijn, published by Meulenhoff
The Undertaker's Widow1998Doubleday ISBN   978-0-385-48054-3
Angie's Delight1998 Delacorte Press Short story in Murder For Revenge: turned into a 13-minute movie in 2006
The Jailhouse Lawyer1998Short story in Legal Briefs
Wild Justice2000 HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-019624-0 Amanda Jaffe Book 1
The Associate2002HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-019625-7
Ties That Bind2003HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-008324-3 Amanda Jaffe Book 2
Sleeping Beauty2004HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-008326-7
Lost Lake2005HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-073502-9
Proof Positive2006HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-073505-0 Amanda Jaffe Book 3
Executive Privilege2008HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-123621-1 Brad Miller and Dana Cutler Book 1
Fugitive2009HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-123623-5 Amanda Jaffe Book 4
Supreme Justice2010HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-192651-8 Brad Miller and Dana Cutler Book 2
Capitol Murder2012HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-206988-7 Brad Miller and Dana Cutler Book 3
Sleight of Hand2013HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-206991-7 Brad Miller and Dana Cutler Book 4
Worthy Brown's Daughter2014HarperCollins ISBN   978-0-06-219534-0 Stand-alone Novel
Woman With a Gun2014HarperCollinsISBN 978-0062266521Stand-alone Novel
Violent CrimesFeb. 2016HarperCollins ISBN   978-0062266552 Amanda Jaffe Book 5
The Third Victim2018Minotaur Books ISBN   978-1-25-011750-2 Robin Lockwood 1
The Perfect Alibi2019Minotaur Books ISBN   978-1-250-11752-6 Robin Lockwood 2
A Reasonable Doubt2020Minotaur Books ISBN   978-1-250-11754-0 Robin Lockwood 3
A Matter of Life and Death2021Minotaur Books ISBN   978-1-250-25842-7 Robin Lockwood 4
The Darkest Place2022Minotaur Books ISBN   9781250258441 Robin Lockwood 5
Murder at Black Oaks2022Minotaur Books ISBN   9781250258465 Robin Lockwood 6
Betrayal2023Minotaur Books ISBN   9781250885791 Robin Lockwood 7
An Insignificant Case2024Minotaur Books ISBN   9781250885821 Stand-alone Novel
False Witness2025Minotaur Books ISBN   9781250356895 Karen Wyatt 1

He has also co-authored Vanishing Acts (Madison Kincaid Mystery) with his daughter Ami Margolin Rome. [9]

Awards and recognitions

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Crimezone interview from 2004 (in Dutch)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  2. ↑ "Phillip Margolin Biography". American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Barnes and Noble interview from 2003". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  4. ↑ "Barnes and Noble page". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  5. ↑ "Authorsontheweb page on Margolin". Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  6. ↑ About Phillip Margolin
  7. ↑ "Organization". ChessFor Success.org. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Chess for Success". 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  9. ↑ Amazon Page


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