A Conflict of Interest

A Novel

By: Adam Mitzner

Narrated by: David LeDoux

Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine)

A stunning debut thriller in the best-selling tradition of Scott Turow and John Grisham!

Alex Miller is a criminal defense lawyer leading the life he always imagined. At thirty-five, he is the youngest partner at New York City's most prestigious law firm, with a beautiful wife and a perfect daughter. When Alex's father suddenly passes away, Alex is introduced to Michael Ohlig, a rich and powerful man who holds an almost mythical place in his family lore. But Alex is surprised when Ohlig admits that he's in serious legal trouble, accused of crimes involving hundreds of millions of dollars. Alex agrees to take on Ohlig's defense.

Through the course of two trials, secrets are revealed that force Alex to question whether any of the people in his life are who they appear to be. Most importantly, he must decide whether the identity he projects to the world is the man he truly is or even wants to be.

With its powerful voice, pause-resistant tension, and strong cast of characters, A Conflict of Interest will captivate listeners right up to its electrifying conclusion.

©2011 Adam Mitzner (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"This outstanding first novel follows Defense Attorney Alex Miller and his young family through the grinding world of high-priced criminal defense in New York City, detailing what can happen to an otherwise nice guy. David LeDoux's minimalist narration style works well. He imbues all the characters with a distinctive sound and unique persona." (AudioFile)

"More twists than a California cloverleaf interchange." (Bookreporter)

"This gifted writer should have a long and successful career ahead of him." (Publishers Weekly)

TWISTS AND TURNS ABOUND!!

If you could sum up A Conflict of Interest in three words, what would they be?

Lots of surprises!!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Oleg. It was always a mystery as to who he really was and how guilty he was or wasn't.

Have you listened to any of David LeDoux’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my first listen to this narrator. Enjoyed his performance. He added alot to the quality of the story.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The revelation of the job loss. Don't want to give away too much.

Any additional comments?

This was a pretty well thought out work of mystery. It seemed that just when you think you are figuring out the story and characters, another twist gets thrown at you!!
Pretty cool!! Liked the story and the "hard to put down" continual story line.

Lack of Interest

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

This book had potential but just missed. The main characters were not compelling and fell flat. There are some nice twists and turns in the story but overall it didn't work for me. Save your credit for something else.

Overbearing Narration

Would you try another book from Adam Mitzner and/or David LeDoux?

No. Too much overstatement of the obvious and too much unnecessary explanations which do not do justice to what could be a good story.

If you’ve listened to books by Adam Mitzner before, how does this one compare?

Have not

How could the performance have been better?

Less insinuation of the narrator's interpretation of mood and tone. A more professional narrator who stays out of the way of the story and the reader's imagination.

Was A Conflict of Interest worth the listening time?

Not really.

Any additional comments?

It's my first disappointment with a book from Audible.

engaging

I got really into this book. I can't say I normally take the time to leave a review, but this was a really suspenseful and exciting book. it was one of the rare ones that you can't stop listening to.

Okay Title

I thought about something else with the title of this book. But, when I tried to think about another title, I couldn't think of anything. Anyway, it's a fun book, Dexter meets Fifty Shades of gray.

Simply brilliant!

This audiobook is what you get when you blend excellent writing and an amazing performance. I do hope Adam Ventnor turns this character into somebody who reappears down the road.

Evaluation of "A Conflict of Interest"

mitzner is a good story writer... this story had depth, emotion, sex, plausibility, legal action and some drama. good ending. I like his style and content better than any other writer of this type. performance by the reader wasn't bad but it didn't vary much among characters so you had a difficult time ascertaining who was talking. my objective at this point is to read all of the Mitzner books...

I wanted to know why the deaths were occuring...

The book was slow to begin with but it grew on me as the plot thickened. I thought the narration was well done.

"Where's Waldo" of legal ethics

This book is a law professor's "wet-dream" of a legal ethics final exam. Good listen, lots of twists and turns, of course lots of conflicts of interest, and legal "ethical" issues, some recognizable, some not. Good naration; but the underlyingstory line gets complicated at times. Lawyers might find this like the arcade game "Whack-A-Mole", there's a new conflict popping up every 5 minutes.

Good performance, predictable story line.Enjoyable

Never knew whether to like or hate the main character. He is a lawyer after all. Many technical errors. For example, says that the French term "voir dire" is Latin. Several other goofy errors like that throughout the book. I didn't know whether it was the character screwing up or the author since it was narrated in the first person. Overall I enjoyed the book but would not listen to it again or see the movie if any.