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182 reviews for:
The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama
Aaron Tracy, Ryan Silbert, James Patterson
3.56 AVERAGE
182 reviews for:
The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama
Aaron Tracy, Ryan Silbert, James Patterson
3.56 AVERAGE
Brilliant audio performances, but lackluster story. Ho-hum.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Such a fun mini-read (or in this case, Audible listen!).
Det. Harney sends his new partner, Kate, deep undercover. Too deep. Suddenly, their prime suspect is a young video gaming star who has a jump drive with names of people buying drugs. The 'black book' has, of course, some high-ranking names on it and Harney needs to find it in order to solve two murders. If he doesn't Kate is going to take the rap for them and Harney is not certain she's guilty of anything...
Fun, quick pace, and a nice breeze of a read.
Det. Harney sends his new partner, Kate, deep undercover. Too deep. Suddenly, their prime suspect is a young video gaming star who has a jump drive with names of people buying drugs. The 'black book' has, of course, some high-ranking names on it and Harney needs to find it in order to solve two murders. If he doesn't Kate is going to take the rap for them and Harney is not certain she's guilty of anything...
Fun, quick pace, and a nice breeze of a read.
Very entertaining “audio drama” starring one of my favorite detectives Billy Harney. This is a prequel to The Black Book which follows the same characters.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Really good for a freebie, of course it makes me want to listen to the next ones in the series which aren't free
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this felt like an AI writer compiled all cop story cliches and wrote a book. no real person or relatively experienced writer could come up with this. my 4 y/o friends' crayon sketch animals have more layers than the characters in this book. this is just James Patterson's cash grab and I don't feel good about it. if it wasn't a free audible book I would have never consumed it. very very disappointing, ugh.
Reading 2021
Book 29: The Coldest Case by James Patterson
You guys all know my go to guilty pleasure for murder mysteries is James Patterson. I have read all of the Alex Cross series and the Women's Murder Club series. I saw this audio only book and had to try it. There may be a new detective added to my reading list.
Billy Harney is a detective in Chicago, investigating a drug ring. His partner, Kate is undercover in the ring trying to hook the guys in charge. People start getting killed, so Harney needs to get his partner out of there and safe. All does not go to plan, and Kate is a mess coming out of the undercover op. It is now up to Billy to unravel the truth.
Listening to this book sound like an episode of Blue Bloods. The way the characters were related, Billy's sister is also a detective, and his dad is the Chief of Detectives. Then the music from scene to scene sounded like a TV show also. It took me a bit to get into the book with all the extraneous sounds distracting from the story. All in all an enjoyable listen. Will be looking out for other Billy Harney stories. My rating 3.5 stars.
Book 29: The Coldest Case by James Patterson
You guys all know my go to guilty pleasure for murder mysteries is James Patterson. I have read all of the Alex Cross series and the Women's Murder Club series. I saw this audio only book and had to try it. There may be a new detective added to my reading list.
Billy Harney is a detective in Chicago, investigating a drug ring. His partner, Kate is undercover in the ring trying to hook the guys in charge. People start getting killed, so Harney needs to get his partner out of there and safe. All does not go to plan, and Kate is a mess coming out of the undercover op. It is now up to Billy to unravel the truth.
Listening to this book sound like an episode of Blue Bloods. The way the characters were related, Billy's sister is also a detective, and his dad is the Chief of Detectives. Then the music from scene to scene sounded like a TV show also. It took me a bit to get into the book with all the extraneous sounds distracting from the story. All in all an enjoyable listen. Will be looking out for other Billy Harney stories. My rating 3.5 stars.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes