Judge & Jury

This is a fast pace powerful book. James Patterson has done it again. It is pulled from the pages of the Godfather and Sapranos. I haven't finished it but I can't wait to get back on my bike and finish listening to it.

Is James Patterson spreading himself a little too thin these days? My husband and I have been a fan for years, but this book fell a little short of what we have come to expect. The ending seemed "formula" and rushed; as if needing to make a deadline. With that said, Judge and Jury is still a good mystery. I like the Pelasante character and Montengna's narration is brilliant.

Denise Harrigan

I thought this was his best until I started reading Step On a Crack. Now I'm not sure which is his best. He just keeps getting better and better. I love the fact that most of his books are written where I grew up, Long Island and New York City. I can see all the places clearly as he describes them, and his dialogue is almost as good as Pat Conroy's.

I read Patterson for light diversion and I have never expected from him a literary tour de force, but this book was almost unbearable. Suspense and action novels sometimes call for a suspension of belief on certain matters but the good ones draw you into a world that is credible and interesting. Judge and Jury has no credibility. Every bad guy is superhuman. They can be old men and take a bullet in the shoulder, a three-story crash through a window, a fall in an icy crevice and still grapple like Hulk Hogan. The chapters are so short as to be annoying. The protagonist could be in the middle of a swing. One chapter might explain how he pulled back the arm and the next chapter begins with the punch itself. In print, this might be okay but on audio, it is as annoying as someone shutting off the TV and turing it back on every five minutes. You might still be able to make it through this book but I think you could do much better with your audible credits.

Great book expertly narrated by actor Joe Mategna

This book started off too slow, but picked up aboout one third of the way through. Ending was a bit of a stretch. Reader was average.

James Patterson has done it again. The story starts off whith needing some explanation, BUT, it goes back and fills in the points. You'll love the ending.

This book surprised me. Patterson's latest books have been good beach reads but that was about it. They were slightly predictable ... not really surprising ... but nice to read when you did not want to think. "Judge & Jury" was a pleasant surprise. It really held my attention with the plot twists and surprises. It actually kept me in my drive way a couple times. I wanted to finish the chapter before getting out of the car. To me, that is the test of a good listen.

I didn't realize that this one was the same as the movie the Juror. I didn't like the movie either.

I was disappointed that I already knew the story line.

Joe Mantegna sounds like a mob boss, so he was a good pic for the book.

Yes indeed, I have a whole collections of James Patterson books and often re-read them

As always James Patterson keeps one guessing, right up until the end

Good, gravelly, listenable

Yes when the jury bus was blown up and the child was killed

An overall good listen