Malice Prepense

A Barbara Holloway Novel

By: Kate Wilhelm

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

When he was a kid, Teddy Wendover had an accident that left him stunted at the mental age of eight. Physically, he's six-foot-two and 28-years-old, but he acts and thinks just like a little boy. Could this big little boy be a killer?

Someone has murdered one of Oregon's congressmen, and it doesn't seem to be a coincidence that this politician led the field trip during which Teddy's accident occurred almost 20 years ago. Nor does it seem to be coincidental that the killer left rocks strewn about the murder site, rocks just like the ones Teddy plays with. The only thing that's certain is that the person who cast the first of these stones is not without sin.

Malice Prepense is the most complicated and most engrossing case yet for lawyer Barbara Holloway, the dynamic star of Death Qualified and The Best Defense.

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©1996 Kate Wilhelm (P)2004 Blackstone Audiobooks

Well-crafted with Compelling Characters

Wilhelm has once again woven a remarkable well-knit story around characters that are larger than life but still remarkably human. Barbara Holloway is a brilliant woman of great courage, and yet through Wilhelm's carefully crafted psychological picture the reader can empathize with her very human personal challenges. The team of Frank and Barbara are beautiful to watch as they supply each other with wisdom and professional back-up while still being father and daughter.

The storyline of Malice Presense is also quite compelling and despite the length of the novel does not wander or get off-track. The ending is quite surprising and yet is also firmly based in a foundation laid much earlier in the novel. All of Wilhelm's books merit a reread to appreciate how well-crafted they are.

Despite the quality of the writing, however, the major kudos go to Anna Fields who once again deserves high praise for making this book come to life with so many rich voices to capture a broad range of characters. With a fine story and a great narrator, it doesn't get much better than this.

Another superb Wilhelm Book!

I am hooked on the Barbara H. series. Narrator is good. Look forward to more.

Great Characters

Love the father and daughter banter as they solve crimes and practice law. Fun characters

Awesome

I loved it, it mentioned my home town! great book and series! the best!

As lawyer stories go- she nails it

Glad it's the same narrator, she does the job right. Hope this time the lawyer gets to keep the guy. Quite the twisted tale & revealing too much of human nature of things people don't understand & Just another reason I'd rather not be on a jury because there's no such thing as a jury of your peers.

Malice Prepense

Really Good Book. I enjoyed both writer and reader.
This was my first book from this writer, but definitely will look for more books from her.

great story

Some how I missed this one in the series and listened to last but I still enjoyed it.

Another good story

A good story line well told. i have enjoyed other books by Kate Wilhelm, this one the ending is more complete.

Another one!

If not for thnarratore , I would have given 5 stars. She might have done better just using her regular voice. All the male voices either sounded nasally, as if their noses were plugged, or else sounded like old, pompous, arrogant asses! Very hard to listen to. The story itself was very well written. I look forward to the next in this series!

Wonderful

I have listened to all the Barbers Holloway books and somehow missed this one! I absolutely loved this book, now I know how John got into the picture!! I’m sad now that I have no more Holloway books!! I hope more will come someday