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.

Loved this book! My first listen by Robert Crais.

What made the experience of listening to Suspect the most enjoyable?

The story itself, and I liked the narrator. Loved having a DOG involved too!!

I enjoyed this book!

Any additional comments?

A unique perspective of a man and his dog. I think it worked well. I've read a bunch of Crais they are usually pretty good, this story stood out!

Suspenseful and exciting

Well written, great for dog lovers, and moved along quickly. Reader was very good at doing many voices

A Dogged Canine Mystery

I enjoyed listening to this book, although I don't own a dog and am not a dog lover. The mystery held my attention, but I did guess some of the outcome. I particularly liked the chapters from the perspective of Maggie, the police dog. Crais seemed to be able to think like a canine in these parts of the story. I also learned something about the training of dogs which seemed like practical information that someone could use. The writing kept me interested and the end was exciting. The narrator had a feel for the story - his voicing of the characters was excellent; I became thoroughly engrossed in the final confrontation with the "bad guys". Can this book be the beginning of a new series for Crais? All in all, I'm happy I listened to this; however, I still prefer the author's Elvis Cole mysteries.

Maggie is the best!

This was one of my first audio books I listened to. It was such a great listen. Maggie stole the show. I loved it. Audible 20 Review Sweepstakes Entry

Excellent!

Don't start this unless you have time to listen to the whole thing. You won't be able to put it down. Excellent plot line and performance. I am a new Robert Crais fan!

Who would of thought?

I thought that I had got the wrong book when the story started from the perspective of a dog. I was going to skip the chapter until it was obvious that this was no ordinary dog tale.

Then, when I started to get emotional about this dog (being a cat person first and not having a pet since I was a kid) I had to check myself. "Why am I getting close to tears? it's just a story about a dog. pull it together, man!"

I finished the audio book, in one sitting. nothing else mattered. I know, pretty ridiculous, right? Not at all!

For me, Robert Crais is a genius. it's my first book I've read that he's authored. and it won't be my last. it is evident in his ability to tell the story from multiple perspectives, including a dog. the dog perspective is literary genius.

MacLeod Andrews is perfect in his delivery. my favourite narrator so far. Great articulation and pace.

You will not be disappointed.

First time I've read this author

Gotta be short here-
Love this book-Maggie and Scott aces. If you need a good read......sit-stay-read

Garden variety whodonit made special...

by the K9 voice. Dog aficionados will find canine wisdom in sections written from the point of view of the dog, and of course the parallels between the losses suffered by the two protagonists adds some literary extra points.

Amazing!!

great read! great story! perfect narration! loved it! first time reading this writer. will get more of his books!