Proof Positive audiobook

Phillip Margolin's books are generally good, and this is no exception. I like legal thrillers, and this one has lots of twists and an exciting ending. Two attorneys, Doug Weaver and Amanda Jaffe, both have clients that are being charged with crimes that they may not be guilty of. They find that the cases may be connected and they join forces to solve the crimes themselves. The crime scene investigators themselves may be part of the crime.It's hard to give a lot of details without giving spoilers, so I will just say that the twists were unpredictable, and the books was well-paced, so that there were no slow parts. It also wrapped everything up in a satisfying conclusion (and the ending was great!).

Proof Positive is the third in a series of legal thrillers featuring defense attorney, Amanda Jaffe written by Phillip Margolin. She currently is a lawyer in her father’s firm in Portland OR. The novel opens with defense attorney, Doug Weaver, watching his client, Raymond Hayes, being put to death. Doug is haunted by what he believes is the execution of an innocent man. However, with Ray’s fingerprints on the hammer that was used to kill his mother, Ray’s conviction was all but assured. Fast forward several years, and now Doug Weaver is defending another man for the brutal murder of a woman. He enlists the aid of Amanda Jaffe, and she agrees to help. Meanwhile, the right-hand man, Art Prochaska, of the Portland crimelord Martin Breach, is being defended by Amanda’s father, Frank, for the execution-style slaying of a drug addict. The cases move along their separate paths tied together by Amanda and her father and the forsenic criminalist, Bernard Cashman. To no surprise, everything is related.Since the novel is more of a legal/forensic procedural, no attempt is made to hide the villain of the story. The mystery is in how he will be caught. Unfortunately, as people begin to figure out what’s been happening, they wind up dead. The tension is whether the murderer can be caught before he can escape.I’ve enjoyed Margolin’s novels for many years. This is no different. Even though the reader early on knows who the villain is, we are kept intrigued by the ins and outs of both the legal system and forensic science. I found the book to be difficult to put down. If one is a fan of Margolin’s work, this will not disappoint. If you like legal/forensic procedurals, this is a good one. If one interested in starting at the beginning of Amanda Jaffe’s story, then one will want to pick up Wild Justice and Ties That Bind.

You cannot go wrong with Philip Margolin and this is no exception. A criminalist who fakes evidence to frame those he believes are guilty. He is then threatened with exposure when a colleague discovers his dirty deeds, then things get really interesting.

This was the best Amanda Jaffe book so far. Yes, we know who the bad guy is in the first few pages, but that's where the suspense comes in. What's he going to do to get caught....who's going to catch him. Margolin's books have lots of characters, some new, some reoccurring but always interesting.

This was my favorite Phillip Margolin so far. I really enjoyed his characters, especially Doug and Bernie. When Bernie first testified, I found his character fascinating and was pleased to find his character become so integral to the plot. I also found myself assuming the author was a woman, which when I remembered it was not, I thought that made Amanda’s character all the more impressive. It has been my experience that sometimes that if the gender of the author and the main character are not the same, some aspects of the lead character do not resonate with me as the way a man, or woman, would react to a situation.

Absolutely Excellent!!! Started reading the 2nd series and it wasn't my cup of tea, so I moved onto Book 3. The Court Room scenario in this book is what I love, very exciting and very well done. Like I said, Portland, Oregon Author and who lives here also and I am so glad I found his books. Can't wait to read all of them... :-)

Amanda Jaffe saves the underdog again. This is another Amanda Jaffe book and you become better acquainted with all the background people. Her father Frank is in it just enough to add to Amanda vs be her father and senior partner. The crux of the story, that we as readers learn early, is a criminologist who decides where he finds the evidence, real or planted. Because we know all this as readers I found myself antsy that Amanda, Frank, Mike and others were not putting the pieces together fast enough. Had they, this book would have been shorter and not as good. I especially liked the very end when Mike talks about how this case affects a death sentenced case. Amanda seems to be past her PTSD from the Surgeon. This book shows us her grit. I'm actually starting to like Martin Breach. He is one of the good bad guys. If you have read Jack Higgins he reminds me of Sean Dillion. Again, I am glad I finally took Wild Justice, the first book of this series off my shelf and dusted it off. I already have the next book downloaded and off I go on Amanda's next case.

I randomly picked this book off the shelf at the library, because it sounded like a fun easy read. I'd never heard of the author or the series before. Didn't even realize it was a series until I finished it.I might have enjoyed it better if I'd read some of the previous books in the series, but having gone into it without knowing any of that, I liked it. It's an interweaving story about lawyers, cops, crime lab people and criminals. I did get a bit lost a couple of times remember which name was associated with which lawyer, but overall I was able to follow along.The writing and the narrating are great. Loved the different stories and how they connected with each other. If you like crime novels, this is a pretty good one.

I loved this book. It was full of action and even though I knew who the killer was, I didn't care because I wanted to see how it all worked out. This one didn't really have that many court scenes, but I sill enjoyed getting to know Amanda a little better. How the criminalist could make the evidence appear different ways was very interesting to me. Even the cases that were discussed were interesting. I was hoping that Jacob would be found innocent of all charges as he certainly had a lot on his plate.I am giving this 5 out of 5 stars and can't wait to read the next one.

An easy read and not much of a mystery since the reader is privy to almost everything as it happens. Even the little that is temporarily hidden is fairly obvious to the experienced crime/legal/mystery reader.In spite of this, my 4-star rating holds as was my attention through a well-written novel.Further, I did not realize I was reading a book which was part of a series until sometime well into it.

Margolin writes a genius thriller. I could hardly put this down. The fun part is trying to figure out The Who's and the why's. Admittedly, with all fiction, there are things that aren't believable though overall, the plot and characters were fun and entertaining.

What kind of trouble can a man cause when he thinks the ends justify the means? Here we have a forensic expert, believing he is putting the evil men away, lying about the evidence he finds at the crime scene. Doug Weaver, Amanda Jaffe and Frank Jaffe are all lawyers with cases that have dangerous evidence against their clients. Fingerprints and blood that their clients swear can't be there. Evidence that will cause a jury to return guilty verdicts. It is evidence they can't disprove. It is all evidence found by Bernard Cashman, the forensic expert. Amanda hires a freelance forensic expert to doublecheck the evidence. When he is attacked and evidence is stolen, Amanda has her law office's security expert look into everybody who knew that evidence was in the freelancer's lab. What she finds changes everything. I've already told you most of the story. The rest is just details. I found the twists and turns in the story very interesting. There was nothing I couldn't believe. I enjoyed the book. I think you will too.

This is my second Phillip Margolin novel and I have been impressed with each one. I appreciate Margolin's conciseness. It is difficult not to compare this book (or both Margolin novels for that matter) to the Dean R. Koontz novel I read prior to this. The Koontz book, "The Bad Place", was a great story bloated with large words and tons of unnecessary descriptions. Those 382 pages would of been much better if condensed into something like 275 or 320 pages. "Proof Positive" was the exact opposite to that book.Phillip Margolin reminds me alot of John Grisham. Both are excellent writers who specialize in legal fiction. I would recommend both authors. I awarded "Proof Positive" a score of 4 stars or 8/10 on my scale.

Philip Margolin is an author I discovered several years ago and I became an immediate fan. His legal thrillers are always page turners and all of his early writings are very good. This Amand Jaffe novel is a quick read that explores the tainting of evidence to obtain convictions. The story centers around Jacob Cohen, a homeless person with mental issues, who gets charged with murder but claims his innocence. His attorney Doug Weaver is a hapless lawyer but one who works hard for his clients. Ms. Jaffe and her father Frank are also key figures in finding how the evidence gets tainted. Published in 2006, this book was still relevant and a most interesting read.

This was a really well written book. It was obvious from early in that the perpatrator was going to get caught, it remained only to find out how. And after several red herrings (or at least the small of them) it was revealed just how he was found out. A rather unique style of writing in that what appeared to be main characters did disappear from the plot. A good read with a different plot and a very satisfying ending. As in most books that have them, the author's end notes are as revealing as the story.

Attorney Doug Weaver is going through a trying time - his wife is asking for a divorce, his drinking is worse, and he lost a capital punishment case that he fears he failed to defend properly. Now he is assigned an insane derelict to defend. But the case becomes bigger as he uncovers suspect evidence. When he is paired with Amanda Jaffe, who is in a prestigious practice with her father, they begin to suspect that the crime lab has been framing innocent people.

Love this series! This story kept me reading. Hard to put down. Scary to think that there is a possibility that this could actually happen, but, in this world today- who knows. I hope there are many more stories with Amanda, Frank, and, Mike!!