The author of this audiobook is an old hand at the legal thriller who never fails to fascinate. Narrator Jacques Roy straightforwardly delivers the complicated story of attorney Dismas Hardy, keeping the characters and plot clear. This gets tough because of the number of characters and the twenty-five-year timeframe of the story--but that's where he shines. Hardy's secretary is... Read More

David Colacci shows his excellence as a narrator in this sixteenth Dismas Hardy/Abe Glitsky courtroom thriller. But neither Dismas nor Abe is at the center of this one. Rebecca Hardy ("the Bec"), now grown up, is a young lawyer taking on her first murder trial. She's defending a man charged with pushing a 17-year-old African-American woman off a bridge embankment to her death.... Read More

These stand-alone stories are written by both established and newer authors. Good stories demand solid narration, and all the narrators are at the top of their game, bringing not only accents appropriate to the stories but also the tense, nervous, and suspenseful tones needed. More than two dozen narrators capture the assortment of stories, which take place in varying time... Read More

Lescroart's latest novel is a thrilling court drama that pits the accused Jennifer Witt, who is being tried for three murders, against a jury that believes she is guilty. Narrator David Colacci gives a rousing performance that draws listeners into the story with its emotional honesty and believable characters. Colacci taps into his feminine side for his role as Witt, relating... Read More

This early book in the Dismas Hardy series opens with the discovery of a severed hand in the stomach of a dead shark, with only a jade ring to help identify the body—that is, until the rest of it washes up on shore. Hardy starts out as the prosecutor of the case but ends up on the side of the defense as he attempts to unravel the mystery. David Colacci is a great storyteller.... Read More

Dr. Caryn Dryden is found dead in her hot tub. The number one suspect is her hot-tempered husband, Stuart Gorman, who stands to inherit millions but steadfastly claims to have been miles away at his mountain cabin. Although attorney Gina Roake has never handled a homicide, she is eager to defend Gorman since his innocence seems so easy to prove. But things change quickly.... Read More

Dismas Hardy, onetime San Francisco prosecutor, is currently co-owner of the Little Shamrock, a Bay Area bar. One night former coworker Rusty Ingraham drops in and tells Hardy that a criminal the two of them sent to jail years back is out of prison and gunning for them. After the body of a young woman is discovered on Ingraham's houseboat and Ingraham goes missing, Hardy knows... Read More

In this police procedural, series characters Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitzky become involved in a case of double murder and arson. Overall, the story suffers from bloat, smart characters who act stupidly at the author's convenience, and an unconvincing ending. But clever characterizations and a solid mystery prevail, and the skilled and agile reading of David Colacci keeps it... Read More

There are no surprises when Robert Lawrence performs another Dismas Hardy/ Abe Glitsky thriller. You get what you've come to expect--a solid narration in his nasal, crackling voice. He has become the personas of these characters. This time, while cop Glitsky has been reassigned from Homicide to Payroll after months of recovery from a near fatal shooting, lawyer Hardy is out to... Read More

Internal corruption in the SFPD and the covert actions of the contractors who provide security in downtown San Francisco are the topics of this police procedural. Dismas Hardy and Lt. Abe Glitsky are in the thick of the action yet again as they investigate a string of seemingly unconnected murders. Robert Lawrence's narration brings tension to a high-energy plot. He deftly... Read More

Hardy, a wisecracking detective/lawyer and former bartender reminiscent of Spencer, takes on a case of assisted suicide that dredges up a sordid past and a crime that won't be forgotten. Sal had been a lovable fishmonger who sold to the judges and lawyers in his town until his memory started to go; the Alzheimer's gets to him, along with the pain. When he turns up dead, the... Read More

A San Francisco attorney gets involved in a homicide case with political implications when his wife is imprisoned for withholding evidence. The local color is convincing, and the characterizations sharp. Still, this is the sort of popular fiction one appreciates best in abridgment. Much of what one reads these days is padded to reach a sellable length, and this murder mystery... Read More

Mark Dooher, managing partner of a San Francisco law firm, falls hard for Christina, the beautiful girlfriend of one of the firm's associates. The relationship cannot develop as his position as counsel for the local archdiocese would be hurt if he were to divorce. Suddenly Christina's fiancé is out of the picture, and Dooher's wife is murdered. Tucci's resonant voice adds... Read More