Bury the Lead

By: David Rosenfelt

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

Northern New Jersey has a new local hero on its cultural crime turf. He's Andy Carpenter, the Paterson defense attorney who can sling a quip as fast as he can outmaneuver a snarling prosecutor. Acclaimed author David Rosenfelt's first novel was nominated for an Edgar Award. Now, in this new novel, the intrepid lawyer is thrust into the spotlight where he risks becoming a media victim...of the most fatal kind.

His streak of murder case acquittals made him a regular on cable talk shows. His recent $22 million inheritance bought him a dog rescue operation named the Tara Foundation after his own beloved golden retriever. Yet after turning down cases left and right, Andy Carpenter thinks he's facing a midlife crisis.

When a friend, a newspaper owner, calls in a favor and asks him to protect his star reporter, Andy is less than thrilled. His new client is Daniel Cummings, a journalist who is being used as a mouthpiece by a brutal serial killer. Things only get worse when Daniel is discovered near the body of the murderer's latest victim. And after Andy himself starts collecting anonymous death threats, he hears the news every defense lawyer dreads...and moves to within a dangerous keystroke of becoming tomorrow's obituary.

©2004 David Rosenfelt (P)2004 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A fun rollercoaster ride." (Publishers Weekly)
"The real charm of this series lies in the wit of its affable narrator, who is not about to let an ongoing capital trial keep him from walking his beloved golden retriever, betting the point spread, or losing on the stock market. Add to this a likable supporting cast and a low-key love interest, and you have the legal-thriller genre's waggish rejoinder to Anthony Bruno and Janet Evanovich. A sure bet." (Booklist)

Very Good Listen

The story really is intriguing and is "hard to put down".

The characters are interesting and the reader does a real good job on this one.

I Want the Unabridged

I put off buying and listening to this book as I really hate abridged versions. This series is so wonderful, I want to enjoy every morsel! Ergo, only four stars instead of five. The lss is more because it did not run smoothly because parts were left out. I am amazed authors would ever agree to aving thier work chopped up like this!!

David Rosenfelt is a talented writer, Grover Gardner compliments the authors wonderfully. I know I will not be dissappointed by either one of these components.

Short and sweet... entertaining and tense mystery.

While Andy is not a rough and tumble hard-boiled hero, he doesn't carry a sidearm, may seem to be a bit of a chicken heart, he is nonetheless a hero with great pluck and integrity, indefatigable in his resolve to seek and confront the truth and serve all those he has taken into his charge. this one may be more of a short story than a novel however it is filled with multiple twists and turns loop-de-loops, Cracker Jack ending and narration and a well plotted finale. even if it may appear to be a bit over-the-top it perfectly fits into Andy's life. I'm in for the next one for sure... 👍👍👍

Interesting Read

I found the book both interesting and funny. Very enjoyable and not a predictable ending!

fun but short

I do not like abridged versions so that's my reasoning for a less than 5 star rating.

Continues to entertain

This is the 6th book I’ve read in this series. Out of order until I discovered the series. Now I’m reading the old ones, but each is fine to stand alone. Grover Gardner is the best. The voice of Andy Carpenter. I found the music on this one very annoying. I hope others do not have this.

Plot twist- never saw it coming

I haven’t listened to the Andy Carpenter series in years. The plot twist still took me by surprise. I love the Sam “song talk” and how everyone loves Lori and tolerates Andy.

this guy you just wanna be friends with

I actually have listened to the whole series-- very witty and extremely well written. I originally listened to the first one to see if my dad ( he is a widower) would listen to them while he puttered around his house. This is a great series. I love that this character stays "true" through through the entire series. The personality of the main characters pulls you so strongly into the story that you find yourself wishing that you actually know someone like him. The "lawyering" of the story stays light as does the plot so this is kind of an easy listener-- there isn't a lot of blood and guts so if that is what you want- look elsewhere. Overall, you get a funny story with a great dialog and a pretty good plot.

great story

music between chapters of annoying. Story is great!. Presentation is great. love thiis series. great vice work.

Great Book

This book is part of a series. Excellent story, good listening and good narration. I highly recommend this book along with the others in the series.

KW