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The associate

Daniel Ames is a young associate at Portland's top law firm. When a charismatic civil litigator sues the firm's biggest client for manufacturing a drug that allegedly causes birth defects, Daniel is certain the claim has no merit. But when he begins to investigate, his work is sabotaged, h...

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Main Author: Margolin, Phillip.
Other Authors: Whitton, Margaret, 1950- (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: [New York] : Harper Audio, p2001.
Subjects:
Lawyers > Oregon > Portland > Fiction.
Pharmaceutical industry > Fiction.
Portland (Or.) > Fiction.
Legal stories > Oregon.
Suspense fiction > Oregon.
Summary: Daniel Ames is a young associate at Portland's top law firm. When a charismatic civil litigator sues the firm's biggest client for manufacturing a drug that allegedly causes birth defects, Daniel is certain the claim has no merit. But when he begins to investigate, his work is sabotaged, he's accused of professional incompetence, and he's fired. Twelve hours later, he's arrested for murder. Scrambling to clear his name and save his reputation, Daniel unearths a trail of deceit and becomes the target of a vicious killer who doesn't want the truth exposed.
Item Description: Abridged by David Smith.
Compact discs.
Physical Description: 5 sound discs (6 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits: Produced and directed by Rick Harris ; recorded and mixed by Richard Romaniello.
ISBN: 0694526118 :
Author Notes: Philip Margolin was born in New York City in 1944. He received a bachelor's degree in government from The American University in 1965. From 1965 to 1967, he was a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 1970. From 1972 until 1996, he was in private practice in Portland, Oregon, specializing in criminal defense. He has tried many high profile cases and has argued in the Supreme Court. He was the first attorney to use the battered woman's syndrome defense in a homicide case in Oregon.

His first novel, Heartstone, was published in 1978. He has been a full-time author since 1996. His other works include The Last Innocent Man; Gone, But Not Forgotten; After Dark; The Burning Man; The Undertaker's Widow; Wild Justice; The Associate; Sleeping Beauty; Capitol Murder and Sleight of Hand. He also writes short stories and non-fiction articles in magazines and law journals.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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