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Losing Faith

By: Adam Mitzner
Narrated by: David Marantz
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From the acclaimed author Publishers Weekly called "a gifted writer" comes this nail-biting legal thriller in the best-selling tradition of John Grisham and Scott Turow. Aaron Littmann, the chairman of one of the country's most prestigious law firms, has just been contacted by a high-profile defense attorney whose client is Nikolai Garkov, a Russian businessman arraigned on terrorism charges for pulling the financial strings behind recent treasonous acts. The attorney informs Aaron that Garkov is looking to switch representation and will pay $100,000 just to take the meeting. But Aaron doesn't have any choice, as Garkov is ready to go public with the damning evidence that Aaron and the judge in the high-profile case - Faith Nichols - had a torrid affair during another recent case. Filled with suspense, twists, and turns, Losing Faith will captivate legal thriller fans everywhere.

©2015 Adam Mitzner (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

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Could not suspend disbelief.

There are those who can pull off a legal suspense novel (e.g. Scott Turow, Paul Goldstein), but most who try fail because they fail to research enough, or their plot is incredible. Mitzner falls into the latter camp. He doesn't know how the legal system works. I can sometimes live with this if the plot and writing are good enough. (John Grisham, who worked as a lawyer a long time ago, knows, or should know, how the system works, although he sometimes ignores it. He gets away with it because his plots are pretty good and he can write.) Not so here. Mitzner's characters don't live up to their billing, and his plot is ridiculous. Chief examples are the USDC Judge with SCOTUS ambitions, who, for no reason, creates a fatal ethical issue by sitting on a run of the mill criminal case, and Mitzner's "brilliant" protagonist, who, also for no reason, embraces the ethical issue. Mitzner thereby ham handedly created his pivotal plot point: both the Judge and the protagonist are now open to blackmail. Mitzner has his protagonist recognize his plight, but inexplicably, the equally brilliant Judge, cannot. (Grisham would have found an at least facially credible way to create this pivot point.) At this juncture, I simply could not sustain the level of disbelief necessary to continue. I took advantage of Audible's return policy. You needn't. Instead, read anything by Turow and Goldstein.

Marantz's performance was good, maybe better than my four star rating, but it's hard to earn a top of your game rating when your material is poor.

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Big waste of time

What disappointed you about Losing Faith?

Flimsy plot and characters. Story poorly developed.

Has Losing Faith turned you off from other books in this genre?

Makes me more skeptical. I like a good mystery but will be much more careful in looking at reviews other than on audible before buying.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disgust that I wasted time listening to this book. I kept thinking, "It has to get more interesting" but it didn't.

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Enough said.

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Great Read !

This book kept me wanting to sit in my car just to listen to more, I was almost late for work sitting right in the parking lot.
It was a good read or listen.

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Compelling Legal Thriller

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I love a good mystery/thriller but haven't really dabbled in the legal thriller... This book popped up on my homepage so I decided to give it a try - I'm about halfway through and I don't want to stop listening :)!

The narration is perfect in my opinion - he changes his voice just enough between characters so you know who is talking, but not so much that it sounds fake or like a cartoon.

And the characters are great (even the nasty ones)!

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Predictable, lacking in suspense

Little to no character development. Predictable villains and suspects. Stereotypical big law firm myths. Disappointing.

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This mystery lacks excitement

Dont waste your time. The legal aspect is way more interesting than the plot. A definite zero of a book. Performance was great tho

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Loved this book

This book kept me guessing until the end. Full of suspense down to the last page

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Not a thriller, but a good story.

When I bought this book I was led to believe it was a nail-biting thriller that would keep me on the edge of my seat. However, my expectations aren't the author's fault. Just keep in mind this is not a 'thriller' but rather more of a slow-building drama with a hint of crime and mystery.

David Marantz is a good narrator, but I did find his impression of a woman's voice to be rather annoying. Not a deal-breaker by any means, but worthy only of 4 stars.

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Just say no!

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Appeared to be written by a first year law student who just finished taking a Criminal Procedure class and wanted to prove to everyone what he had learned. There were some interesting characters to be sure, but those folks got sidelined. Give me a story about the seven foot tall Russian criminal or the narcissistic architect or the overweight prosecutor. The main characters proved to be boring despite having "perfect hair" or looking great with just a touch of makeup. And in the end they turned into very distasteful liars that no one could really root for unless you think that only good looking people should win. Sigh.

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Entertaining, and suspenseful with a good plot

An exciting story with believable characters involved in a legal struggle that is accurately portrayed. The murderer was not easily determined. I couldn't guess who did it and dought if many readers will. A basic good old fashion mystery. MD

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