He encounters the most challenging case of his career when a former slave, worthy brown, asks him to save his teenage daughter from the man who owned them. Worthy browns daughter mass market third place books. Author of sleight of hand, worthy brown s daughter, woman with a gun, sleight of hand, sleight of hand unabridged cd, sleight of hand low price cd, wild justice, the third victim. But it gets as many, if not more, pages as the real story of what will happen to worthy brown s daughter. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin does not follow the traditional formula.
When barbour reneges on his pledge, worthys hope for a fresh start with his child is destroyed. One of a handful of lawyers in the new state of oregon, recently widowed matthew penny agrees to help worthy brown, a newly freed slave, rescue his fifteen year old daughter, roxanne, from their former master, a powerful portland lawyer. Phillip margolin has written nineteen novels, many of them new york times bestsellers, including his latest novels woman with a gun, worthy brown s daughter, sleight of hand, and the washington trilogy. Worthy brown s daughter by phillip margolin begins in the early 1860 s with 29 year old lawyer matthew penny being awakened from his reoccurring nightmare, reliving the tragic loss of his wife, rachel being swept away, disappearing under the raging currents of the river they were forging as members of a covered wagon train in route from ohio to.
Worthy brown s daughter is a compelling whiteknuckle drama about two broken men risking everything for what they believe. Worthy s lawsuitsets in motion events that lead to worthy s arrest for murder and create an. Worthy browns daughter audiobook cd pima county public. Sep 30, 2014 known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy brown s daughter, a compelling historical drama, set in nineteenthcentury oregon, that combines a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder with classic margolin plot twists.
Phillip margolin has written over twenty novels, most of them new york times bestsellers, including gone but not forgotten, lost lake, and violent crimes. A masterpiece that is breathtaking in its scope, sarum is an epic novel that traces the entire turbulent course of english history. Powerfully evocative of time and place, woven through with rich historical detail, it charts new territory for margolinbut its epic, deeply human scope is still defined by the suspense. One of a handful of lawyers in the new state of oregon, recently wi. The good cop navy general library program downloadable.
Known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy brown s daughter, a compelling historical drama, set in nineteenthcentury oregon, that combines a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder with classic margolin plot twists. Known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy brown s daughter, a compelling historical drama, set in nineteenthcentury oregon, that combines a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder. Worthy brown s daughter by phillip margolin begins in the early 1860 s with 29 year old lawyer matthew penny being awakened from his reoccurring nightmare, reliving the tragic loss of his wife, rachel being swept away, disappearing under the raging currents of the river they were forging as members of a covered wagon train in route from ohio to their new life in portland, oregon. Worthy browns daughter by philip margolin is not to be missed by book enthusiasts or discussion groups.
The year is 1860, months before the outbreak of the u. While margolin has written 17 legal thrillers since his first novel, gone, but not forgotten, was published in 1993, this is the story of an actual case he discovered while doing legal research as a practicing attorney that haunted him for decades. Worthy browns daughter is a departure for margolin, who has a successful career writing contemporary legal thrillers sleight of hand, 20. Dec 02, 2014 known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy brown s daughter, a compelling historical drama, set in nineteenthcentury oregon, that combines a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder with classic margolin plot twists. In addition to being a novelist, he was a long time criminal defense attorney with decades o.
Worthy browns daughter navy general library program. Phillip margolin, worthy browns daughter harper, 2014. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read capitol murder. Matthew loses, but before that trial, he had been approached by worthy brown, a former slave. Worthy s lawsuit sets in motion events that lead to worthy s arrest for murder and create an agonizing moral dilemma. Phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy browns daughter, a compelling historical drama, set in nineteenthcentury oregon, that combines a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder with classic margolin plot twists. Over two decades in the writing, worthy brown s daughter is a compelling whiteknuckle drama about two broken men risking everything for what they believe. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin overdrive. It is a farce of a murder story involving a sociopath that borders on the ridiculous. Worthy brown, a slave from georgia, journeys west with his master, caleb barbour, who promises to reward worthy and his daughter, roxanne, with their freedom if they help him establish a homestead in oregon. Margolins novel draws on historical elements, but midnarrative. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Hi all my name is sean stafford and i am here to tell you my feelings on this amazing book written by edward humes referred to as mississippi mud. Worthy browns daughter book the indianapolis public.
James browns daughter details domestic abuse, son alleges. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin book read online. Worthy warns him that bens attorney intends to fix the gillette jury. Phillip margolin, the author of such bestselling legal thrillers as the last innocent man and sleight of hand, and the amanda jaffe series, began his professional career not as a writer, but as a criminal defense attorney. Worthy browns daughter mass market paperback september 30, 2014. Worthy brown s daughter audiobook, by phillip margolin. If you are a healthcare worker, social worker, counselor, first responder, store employee, food delivery person, or anyone out there on the frontlines. While his love for perry mason novels inspired him to spend 25 years as a criminal defense attorney, phillip margolin eventually left the courtroom to pen his own authoritative, twistladen legal thrillers, including gone but not forgotten and ties that bind. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin librarything. A pair of new books about james brown by two of his children offer a disturbing look into the world of the godfather of soul, with graphic descriptions of abuse and unbelievable tales of family. The finale in the courtroom is as brilliant and exciting as any great legal drama.
Phillip margolin books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Jan 24, 2014 worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin does not follow the traditional formula. Worthy brown s daughter by phillip margolin begins in the early 1860s with 29 year old lawyer matthew penny being awakened from his reoccurring nightmare, reliving the tragic loss of his wife, rachel being swept away, disappearing under the raging currents of the river they were forging as members of a covered wagon train in route from ohio to. Worthy s lawsuit sets in motion events that lead to worthy s arrest for murder and create an agonizing. Woven through with rich historical detail, it is a breathtaking. Each displays a unique, compelling insider s view of criminal behavior, which comes from his long background as a criminal defense attorney who. Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. Phillip margolin born 1944 is an american writer of legal thrillers. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin, paperback. The 1860s, matthew penny and his young wife make the journey from ohio to oregon where he wished to set up a law practice. He lists as his favourite writer joseph conrad, and among his favourite books. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin goodreads. The 1860 s, matthew penny and his young wife make the journey from ohio to oregon where he wished to set up a law practice. Available but not holdable view details view details for worthy browns daughter, book.
Goodreads members who liked worthy browns daughter also liked. Known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy brown s daughter, a compelling historical drama, set in nineteenthcentury oregon, that combines a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder with classic margolin plo. Worthy brown s daughter is 2014 harper publication written by phillip margolin. Officially, slavery does not exist in oregon, but the brandnew u. Phillip margolin books list of books by author phillip margolin. Come back to check for new material and monthly download. Worthy browns daughter wake county public libraries. I hope you are well, taking care of yourselves, and finding a way to connect with people you love. A gripping novel of frontier justice based on a heartbreaking true story of racism in the 19th century oregon territory. Booklist on worthy brown s daughter about the author. Known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thriller. Worthy browns daughter is far more than an extraordinary work of historical fiction, it is a look into nineteenth century law, justice, corruption at the highest levels, murder, mystery, and love.
Margolin s novel offers a compelling portrait of small town justice done right. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. As long as newark eagleexaminer reporter carter ross turns in his stories on deadline, no one bats an eye if he doesnt wander into the newsroom until 10 or 11 in the morning. For that information, worthy wants matthews assistance in freeing his daughter from indentured servitude. Find books like worthy browns daughter from the worlds largest community of readers. The plot has the same ingredients a lawyer, a murder, a surprise ending but its set in 1860 oregon, when the law is only as good as those who defend it. Here, the innocent is worthy brown, a freed black man who asks matthew to rescue his daughter, roxanne, from caleb barbour, a crooked. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Worthy browns daughter reads something like deadwood meets twelve years a slave. Worthy browns daughter book pima county public library. He attributes his first career to his early love of perry mason books. One of a handful of lawyers in a new state, recently widowed matthew penny agrees to help worthy brown a newly freed slaverescue his fifteen year old daughter roxanne from their former master, a powerful portland lawyer.
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