Final Jeopardy

By: Linda Fairstein

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

Alex Cooper awakens one morning to news of her own brutal murder. Soon, Manhattan's top sex-crimes prosecutor discovers that the actual victim is film star Isabella Lascar, who had sought refuge at Alex's private retreat. Now it is up to Alex to find the killer before another victim surfaces.

©1997 Linda Fairstein (P)2011 Simon & Schuster

Good Show

I love these series of books. Keep up the brilliant work. Cannot wait until the next book is available.

Good story, performance distracting

Performer did good job differentiating characters but there was a lot of audible swallowing that distracted from the performance Could this have been edited out?

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The story isn’t bad, just a little predictable and very dated (pagers, answering machines and references to phone booths). The narrators voice isn’t awful and she does a passable job with voices. However, her pauses and the sound of her swallowing while narrating is beyond distracting. I should have paid more attention to the other reviewers who warned about this.

Mediocre story, outstanding narrator.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

There is way to many little side plots. Takes focus off the main story, and makes it a bit hard to follow.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Unfortunately for me, there's too little trial stuff, which I had hoped for. I like the balanced feminism that is present through the story.

Which scene was your favorite?

It's hard to pick out anything, especially if you want to avoid spoilers.

Was Final Jeopardy worth the listening time?

Yes, as a time killer, definitely.

Any additional comments?

I don't normally write reviews. It was some other reviewers opinions on the narrator that made me feel obligated to do it. The narrator is absolutely fantastic. Best I've heard. Excellent voices and accents. If you listen hard, you can probably hear sounds from her anatomy. To me, that's a bit like complaining over Al Pacino being hoarse.

Alexandra Cooper ROCKS! Thanks Ms. Fairstein!

If you could sum up Final Jeopardy in three words, what would they be?

A real good listen

What did you like best about this story?

The characters are so well developed and defined. You can easily draw a vivid mental photo of them.

Which scene was your favorite?

It was all good

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, I have a 3 hour commute every day. However when it got to the last few chapter, I found myself listening while at home.

Any additional comments?

I'm a huge Patterson fan, so I felt like I was cheating on him by listening to another author. I saw Linda Fairstein recently on the Today show and thought I would give her a listen, as she sounded like she was writing the kind of books that hold my attention. Although the book was long, I guess it was necessary to get the story told. I could do without all of the other little stories that were being told within the book. I'm hooked and am on to book # 2.

excellent read!

I've enjoyed Linda Fairstein's books for several years now. This is the first time I've had an opportunity to read this one. It doesn't fail to entertain and thrill! Very suspenseful and keeps you guessing!
Barbara Rosenblat's narration is spot on as always, her excellent range of accents and voices turns a good book into a performance!

Like the story and Alex Cooper. The narrator has great voices but chews gum constantly

The narrator is very good however she chews gum constantly! It is very distracting. I would listen to the series in its entirety.... But as it is I can only take the narrator in small doses.

Ruined by Rosenblad channeling Darth Vader

The narrator said, in an article I read (Audiogals, IIRC) that hearing the narrator's breathing is fine because narrators breathe and breathing is natural. Or words to that effect.

Well, nothing ruins a good audiobook more than my being able to hear the narrator sucking in a breath before her sentences. Someone ought to tell Ms Rosenblad that farting is also natural. Do her listeners want to hear hers in their audiobook?

I bought 2 Alexandra Cooper audiobooks and at times it's like listening to Darth Vader.

Just what I wanted

Great, full characters, mystery with unguessable twist, action all read by Barbara Rosenblat. Who could ask for more?

Great narrator.

I was not expecting the romance and the twist. Looking forward to the next book.