The Witness

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Nominee, Romance, 2013

Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever.

Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. A freelance programmer, she works at home designing sophisticated security systems. Her own security is supplemented by a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. Unfortunately, that seems to be the quickest way to draw attention in a tiny southern town.

The mystery of Abigail Lowery intrigues local police chief Brooks Gleason, on both a personal and a professional level. Her sharp, logical mind, her secretive nature, her unromantic viewpoints leave him fascinated but frustrated. He suspects that Abigail needs protection from something, even if he doesn’t know what - and that her elaborate defenses hide a story that must be revealed.

Accustomed to two-bit troublemakers, Gleason is about to walk into the sights of very powerful and dangerous men. And Abigail Lowery, who has built a life based on security and self-control, is at risk of losing both.

©2012 Nora Roberts (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

intriguing

it was an exciting read and the narrator was very good. I liked it a lot

A pleasure to listen

Like the story very much. Love the performance or the reader, her enunciation and inflections as well as her ability to differenciate characters through out the voice tone.

Great Story!

Would you listen to The Witness again? Why?

The story was very well done and kept you on the edge of your seat the whole time. My husband even enjoyed it as well. I wished I had bought the unabridged audio due to I feel you would have gotten a lot more of the details I felt was missing! But a worth while purchase none the less!

NR's Best

One of the greatest narration I've heard in a while. Love the story and characters were very well described.

I was hooked!

Decided the best way to get my early morning walks in was to listen to books on the apps. Love Nora Roberts, so I bought this audio version for my iphone. I walked the full 7 1/2 hours (not all in one day of course) that I listened to this book. Narrator Julia Whelan was awesome - I know the narration has a lot to do with it, and she did a fabulous job. I couldn't stop listening to the book. When it finished, I was really bummed. I wanted it to go on. I've been done with the book for a few weeks or more, and I *still* think about the book and the characters and wish there were more chapters to listen to. There were a few suspenseful parts that I couldn't shut it off. Some if it was a little dragged out, but not bad at all. I'd listen to it all over again, and probably will. If you like a little mystery, crime, romance - it's a good one. Highly recommend.

Captivating

What did you love best about The Witness?

Satisfying end

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

yes it sure did. You just didn't know who to trust.

Have you listened to any of Julia Whelan’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but I really enjoyed her work on this one.

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

Listen to your mother

Thoroughly enjoyed

The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the intro/outro music. Other than that, fully enjoyed!!!

Male bias

What did you love best about The Witness?

I really enjoyed the "I'm not a helpless female" angle.

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

Yes it was paced well.

What about Julia Whelan’s performance did you like?

She's a good reader.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, but none are, have too much going on.

Any additional comments?

To males who might venture into Nora Robert's novels. This is a genre of story I enjoy but was pretty hesitant about doing a female author as I have found they tend to hugely overstate the physical abilities of a 100 pound female. In this book, she doesn't try. Everything the heroin does seems believable and in context. On the negative side the story is a bit shy of physical encounters although the story line is carried well without them.

The heated stuff is slanted from a woman's point of view but was fine for my male ears.

Nora Roberts does an excellent job of wrapping up the story and it was an enjoyable listen.

Excellent story line

Where does The Witness rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This one a Nora Roberts Best stories

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

Yes, Even though some of it was evident, it stil had enough twist to be interesting.

Which character – as performed by Julia Whelan – was your favorite?

Liz

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

Maffia can to taken down

Any additional comments?

none

Great!

Very good story, from beginning to the end. Nora Roberts, what a good author. Bravo!!