Suspect

By: Robert Crais

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Finalist, Thriller/Suspense, 2014

For 25 years, Robert Crais has written extraordinary novels of crime and suspense. He is "a master of crime fiction" (Associated Press); "his novels get better with every new book" (Portland Oregonian); "Crais is hands-down the world’s greatest crime writer" (The Huffington Post).

But in Suspect, he may have written his most remarkable novel of all.

LAPD cop Scott James is not doing so well, not since a shocking nighttime assault by unidentified men killed his partner, Stephanie, nearly killed him, and left him enraged, ashamed, and ready to explode. He is unfit for duty - until he meets his new partner.

Maggie is not doing so well, either. The German shepherd survived three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan sniffing explosives before she lost her handler to an IED and sniper attack, and her PTSD is as bad as Scott’s.

They are each other’s last chance. He was a young cop on the rise; she was bred to guard and protect. Now they are shunned and shunted to the side. They are suspect. And together they will set out to investigate the one case that no one wants them to touch: the identity of the men who murdered Stephanie.

Nine months and sixteen days later, they remained free. They were still out there.

What they begin to find is nothing like what Scott has been told, and where it will lead them will take them both through the darkest moments of their own personal hells. Whether they will make it out again, no one can say.

Thrilling, emotional, intense, with some of the best characters and well-crafted writing in all of crime fiction, Suspect is further proof that "Crais just keeps getting better" (Publishers Weekly).

©2013 Robert Crais (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

What a surprising read

What an excellent book, great characters (including the dog), believable plot, nice action, awesome climax - I was reeling by the time I finished this book. I wanted to rush back and listen to it again, which I will, but I'll give it a few months before I do. The narrator did a marvelous job on all the characters, including the dog. I would recommend this book to anyone, whether or not they prefer dogs or cats. I'm a cat person myself, but loved this book anyway.

excellent

very touching comical and an overall great story, well researched, and a lot of insight on what goes into training dogs.

Really, Really hope this is the

start of a new series. I'd love to hear more about Maggie and her pack. Enjoyed hearing from different view points. Great character development and a surprise ending I didn't see coming.

A great emotional and scary book about loyalty

There are a great many very sad and emotional episodes in this book that made it difficult for me to continue listening to it.

Surely it is worth the actual stress, but that is simply a statement to the quality of the writing and and character development for me. It is a good story with a good message and you know that can't be a bad thing.

Narration

MacLeod Andrews ROCKS! Far and away one of the best I’ve heard. The modulation and inflection for each character made them “live”!! I’d give ten stars if I could!!

Wonderful story.

Would you consider the audio edition of Suspect to be better than the print version?

Both the same.

What did you like best about this story?

The relationship developed that developed between Maggie and the main character.

What about MacLeod Andrews’s performance did you like?

Mr. Andrews made all the characters come alive.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Never give up .

Right on the money for holding interest, fast pace

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes good story, fast paced. Lots of action.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

yes, wanted to know what was happening and why.

What does MacLeod Andrews bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Emotion. Even from a man's point of view he was full of emotion and you felt each characters feelings.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Very heart warming and a tear jerker.

Excellent canine connection

loved how the dog details were so developed.
Very thorough research on dog handling, the story was good enough on its own but if you have a dog. ... You will love this mystery.

From a dogs view.

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

fun, fast, gripping.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Maggie the dog, seeing things from her perspective was fun.

What about MacLeod Andrews’s performance did you like?

His women's voices were good.

wow!now this was great!!

story great! narrator beyond great!! characters real and perfect!! this story and narrator makes so many other story's just okay this one needs an Oscar!!! I loved it.