Nothing but the Truth

Dismas Hardy, Book 6

By: John Lescroart

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

When San Francisco attorney Dismas Hardy gets a call saying his wife never picked the kids up from school, he's worried. Frannie's a great mother. Turns out there's a good explanation: She's in jail.

Unbeknownst to her husband, Frannie has just appeared before a grand jury - and refused to share a crucial piece of information about her friend Ron, who's accused of killing his wife. Now it's up to Dismas to race the clock and find a culprit, all the while wondering: Why would his wife go to jail to protect another man? Who really killed Bree Beaumont - and why? He's looking for the truth. But he's not quite sure he wants to find it....

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©2009 John Lescroart (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Disappointing

Having read, or listened to all of Lescroat's books, I was really excited to see a new one appear on Audiobooks. What I didn't realize was that it was a 2001 book just now recorded in '09. David Colacci is a great reader, so I was very excited to order it.
I tried to finish it, but it got so bogged down in pollution and evil industrialists. Aside from the plot not being of great interest, the actions of "Frannie" were overblown and tiresome. The other characters were very stylized...the arrogant and unreasonable judge; the nasty lawyers etc.
I skipped here and there and finally got to the end to see "who done it" but I did not enjoy the book. All I can say is thank goodness he got better through the years!

Not worth your time

What would have made Nothing but the Truth better?

Not buying it

Would you ever listen to anything by John Lescroart again?

Never

What didn’t you like about David Colacci’s performance?

Very hard to follow

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Nothing but the Truth?

2/3 of the entire book

Any additional comments?

Not worth the $4.95 I paid

Slow in the middle

My first book by this author, and I was disappointed. It felt very much like the Kellerman series, almost like a carbon copy, especially in the relationship between husband and wife.

The story line slowed tremendously in the middle, and I felt like I could miss several minutes and still keep up with what was happening. Overall, a slow thriller, so does that make it a no-thrill?

Not the best from author

What would have made Nothing but the Truth better?

the main theme of marital difficulties revolved around 4 main characters. There was too much focus and content on marital issues. The pacing was also slow, IMO. Franny Hardy was in jail for 4 days which made this a somewhat depressing listen.

Did David Colacci do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Colacci is excellent.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Nothing but the Truth?

franny should have been released on day 2, and the other sub plots could have been better developed, esp the killers in this story.

Slow painful story to listen to.

If you are looking for an entertaining book that captures your attention, this isn't it. Only got to part 2 before I couldn't take it any longer. Wasted my money.