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The Perfect Alibi

The Perfect Alibi, March 2019
Robin Lockwood #2
by Phillip Margolin

Minotaur Books
320 pages
ISBN: 1250117526
EAN: 9781250117526
Kindle: B07F196VCS
Hardcover / e-Book
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"An entertaining legal thriller..."

Fresh Fiction Review

The Perfect Alibi
Phillip Margolin

Reviewed by Magdalena Johansson
Posted March 7, 2019

Thriller Legal | Suspense

An up-and-coming local college athlete is accused and sent to prison for rape, with DNA evidence to prove it. However, soon after another rape occurs, and the same DNA is found. How can this be? No person, unless they are identical twins, can have the same DNA. And, the man in question is an only child. Now he's granted a new trial and is released on bail. Robin Lockwood is representing the young woman that accused the athlete of rape. Now, Robin has to protect her client who thinks she's being stalked by the newly released rapist... THE PERFECT ALIBI by Phillip Morgan is a book that kept me entertained for the most part, but I can't ignore some problems I had with it. As much as I enjoy a legal thriller with an engaging plot, I do want the characters to be well-developed. Robin and the rest of the characters in this book are quite flat. Robin is an ex-MMA fighter and that is the only thing about her that struck me as interesting. Otherwise, she's made no impression on me. Likewise, we have a D.A. who is so stereotypical when it comes to being a bad guy, all that is missing is a black hat. I found the beginning of the storyline to be very entertaining, but then there are some turns taken that made me wonder if this was a serious crime novel or more of a comical take on the genre. Going into too much detail would spoil the plot, but let's just say that Robin could have been a little less naive and asked more questions of different characters. That being said, this was an easy and quick read. There is an earlier book that features Robin Lockwood, so I would recommend THE PERFECT ALIBI to readers already familiar with the series.

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