Knife in the Back

A New Orleans Novel, Book 4

De: Karen Rose

Narrado por: Lee Osorio

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose comes another "Intense, complex, and unforgettable” * novel.

Officer Naomi Cranston was framed for stealing cocaine from the evidence locker and coerced—through threats to her young son—into not fighting the charges. After five years in prison, she has tried to put the ordeal behind her, but the crooks who framed her have returned, this time demanding she move drugs along with her flower shop’s deliveries. They threaten her son once again, but this time she’s not capitulating quietly. She hires Broussard Investigations to protect her and her son, to prove her innocence, and to put the real bad guys away.

As a former cop, Burke Broussard is well aware of the corruption in the New Orleans police department. He had always believed Naomi Cranston to be guilty and isn’t inclined to take her case. Until he sits down to listen to her side of things. Until he sees her tortured innocence written all over her beautiful face…

A relationship born amid an investigation is a fragile thing. Will it survive the danger and the threats? Will it survive the truth?

* James Patterson

©2025 Karen Rose (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Great Story

Love these characters, very interesting story with great flow. Looking forward to the next book in this series.

Fast paced

So so so good. Sad I finished so quick. Wasn't ready for it to end it's that good.

Great book

Burke has heard of Naomi as a dishonest cop sent to prison and then her sentence being overturned. She's brought to him so he can help her. He doesn't want to but then gives her a chance. There are a few cases that are intertwined. This is a really good book, I thought. Great narration, too. I enjoyed this series. I hope there are more to come.

Burk and Naomi

This is the fourth book in this series. I love all of the books but was so excited to read Burk's book. Burk and Naomi are perfect for each other even though they met during a stressful situation. I love how the whole team was involved in the case in this book. Great book and as always I love all of Karen Rose's books.

Great book

I loved this book. I’ve enjoyed this entire series. I think this was the most emotional book of the entire series. The narrator did an excellent job.

Extremely satisfying

I absolutely loved Burke's story. After completing the first 3 books in the series, I was wondering what she had in mind for Burke's story and I was not disappointed. The story was engaging, suspenseful, with the perfect partner choice for Burke. You will love it. This series is great.

Burke’s Story

I was happy to see Burke get his own story. Interestingly, I always pictured him as around 60 years old in the other Burke Broussard Investigation stories but found out in his story that he is only in his 40s. The story moved a little slowly but I did not figure out the villain until the end and it was a bit of a surprise. It seems like so many stories center around the theme of sex trafficking these days and although I appreciate Attention being called to this important issue, I don’t really enjoy reading about it. The narrator was ok. Not the best, not the worst. Overall, worth the listen. I can’t wait to see if Antwon gets his own story.

Ties it all together

I liked that it brought back a lot of characters from. other books in series.