Jury Master

By: Robert Dugoni

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

David Sloane is the best wrongful death attorney in San Francisco. He's a lawyer who can make juries do anything. But despite his professional success, he's plagued by a nightmare of a childhood he cannot consciously remember. When he receives a package from a White House confidant who then turns up dead by apparent suicide, the contents reveal a history he never could have imagined. Now, in search of justice, Sloane must depend on two men he's never met: Charles Jenkins, a former CIA agent turned recluse who suffers the same nightmare; and Tom Molia, a police detective willing to take on just about anyone, including the U.S. Department of Justice. Together, these men must expose a 30-year conspiracy so insidious that it may reach as far as the Oval Office and topple a presidency, if they can stay alive.

©2006 Robert Dugoni (P)2006 Books on Tape

Critic reviews

"All of Dugoni's characters have a fresh and believable edge, and there is plenty of action in far-flung settings." (Publishers Weekly)
"The action keeps coming, so omnivorous thrill seekers who favor Martini and Grisham may want to give Dugoni a look." (Booklist)

Action! Action! Action!

This book is certainly full of action and short chapters. I usually love a book that has both. But this one bothered me. There were so many characters and so MUCH action that I found it hard to follow. I did a lot of "rewinding". Each chapter told a different part of the plot and it got confusing.
I also found the ending abrupt and left unanswered questions for me.

Action-packed book deserved better narration

I found this book difficult to get into.The storyline was compelling and suspenseful, and the characters were interesting, but the narration by Robertson Dean was mind-numbing. When listening to an audio book, I find distinctive voice characterizations a necessity. They distinguish the characters and help provide clean breaks from one scene or chapter to the next, especially in novels like this one which contain a lot of action and cut-scenes.

More than a few times, I found myself wondering who was speaking since the same voice is used for most characters, male and female alike. It also seemed as if character voices changed from time to time based on the different mix of characters in a scene.

So, while I thoroughly enjoyed the book itself, which was literally non-stop action, I would suggest giving the sample audio a listen before adding it to your cart.

Based on the story alone, I would definitely listen to another Robert Dugoni book providing it was read by a different narrator.

Excellent story. Held my attention from the start

Super good. One slight error though: since when is it ever hot and humid in Mexico City?

AWESOME

Love all Robert Dugoni's work and Robertson Dean is an excellent narrator! Don't stop with just one. They are all great!

lots of twists and turns, interesting characters

Good story line, kept me listening and trying to guess the next thing that was going to happen.

Jury Master

Another beautiful and gripping story. hated to put it done. Performance excellent. Beautiful!! excellent. Highly recommended.

Suspenseful Story

Grabbed my attention in the first chapter. The twist at the end was a surprise. Recommend

great book

I loved it. this book is well written and a great thriller and mystery.

Marvelous intro to the David Sloane series

The Jury Master is the first novel in author Robert Dugoni's David Sloane legal thriller series and it is the second novel overall released by Dugoni. Dugoni is certainly one of my favorite authors. The Jury Master is an excellent novel but it appears to me that in his haste to fully reveal the personality and background of David Sloane the author was too ambitious. As good as this novel is, the story is the weakest of the 12 Dugoni novels I have read or listened to. Narration by Robertson Dean is stellar.

Despite the negative comment I made above, I strongly recommend without qualifications The Jury Master, the David Sloane series , and every novel that Robert Dugoni has written. Dugoni is one of the very best writers alive today. By the way, Close to Home which is Book 5 in Dugoni's great Tracy Crosswhite police procedural series will be released tomorrow.

Jury Master

exciting from start to finish the hero was believable and interesting