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A review by jennie_cole
The Darkest Place by Phillip Margolin
4.0
When Robin is hit with immense tragedy, she finds solace back home when she is asked to assist with a case. Marjorie Loman disappears from the Portland area after her husband is tortured and killed due to a visit from a couple of goons the same day she is notified of her husband's death. She turns up in Elk Grove, Robin's home town, and makes money by being a surrogate for a local family. But being a surrogate was hard than expected after a mistake at the hospital allows Marjorie to bond with the baby.
While in the throws of postpartum depression, the men she ran from appear at her apartment causing her to take drastic actions. Marjorie finds herself in court on charges of kidnapping and assault while also being searched for by Portland police for the murder of her husband (I guess you should not disappear right after being told a loved one is dead).
To Marjorie's benefit, Robin Lockwood is in town and has agreed to work as co-counsel on the kidnapping case. The long term question Marjorie needs to ask herself is if this really is for the best.
Because this series is not just about the case but very much about Robin, you do need to have read the previous books for the personal story. However, Margolin does do a short recap of who people are at the beginning and because this one takes place outside of Portland it revolves more around Robin and new characters and less about the ones you have already grown to know. This one was very refreshing and different than the previous books which was nice.
While in the throws of postpartum depression, the men she ran from appear at her apartment causing her to take drastic actions. Marjorie finds herself in court on charges of kidnapping and assault while also being searched for by Portland police for the murder of her husband (I guess you should not disappear right after being told a loved one is dead).
To Marjorie's benefit, Robin Lockwood is in town and has agreed to work as co-counsel on the kidnapping case. The long term question Marjorie needs to ask herself is if this really is for the best.
Because this series is not just about the case but very much about Robin, you do need to have read the previous books for the personal story. However, Margolin does do a short recap of who people are at the beginning and because this one takes place outside of Portland it revolves more around Robin and new characters and less about the ones you have already grown to know. This one was very refreshing and different than the previous books which was nice.