Death Benefit

An Elliot Lerner Novel

De: Ken Isaacson

Narrado por: Kyle Tait

Suppose it were legal to gamble on the time someone else is going to die. It is, if you invest in a life insurance product called a viatical.

When the sister of a law firm client dies in her sleep of carbon monoxide poisoning because of an apparently malfunctioning hot water heater, third year law student Elliot Lerner is asked to determine whether anyone could be held responsible in a wrongful death lawsuit. As he looks into the circumstances surrounding the death, he learns about viatical settlements -- investment products designed to provide terminally ill patients with immediate cash in exchange for the right to their life insurance payouts when they die. The amount investors are willing to pay for a patient's death benefit depends on how much longer the patient is expected to live, because the investor must take over payment of the insurance premiums.

If it looks like the investor's gamble is not going to pay off as planned because the patient is living too long, and the cost of premium payments is exceeding expectations, there's only one way to eliminate that expense.

©2017 Kenneth J. Isaacson (P)2017 Kenneth J. Isaacson

Excellent!

Fantastic, well-written story with great narration! Highly recommend!


I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. The fact that I was gifted this book had no influence over my opinion of it

Twists and turns to the very end!

Well-written, lots of suspects, holds your attention throughout!

Kyle Tait did a great job narrating. Knew his characters well and brought them to life.

I was given a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

A Unique kind love story

when I heard this story I wasn't ready for a lot I hadn't had any expectations but the book surprised me for the better for much better than I thought it would the narrator was great as well I'm strangely I enjoyed every minute of it

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Excellent Murder Mystery!

What made the experience of listening to Death Benefit the most enjoyable?

The combination of the original plot, well-written characters, and a great narrator all make this book enjoyable. It seems at first like a legal thriller, but no time is spent in court. It is more of a detective murder mystery except that the detective is a lawyer who has good reason to be investigating and no experience doing so. This really adds to the intrigue because the listener is along for the ride as Elliot solves the case.

There are plenty of plausible suspects and at first the listener (like Elliot) is unaware of the full demensions of the murder mystery. It is not until half-way through the book that all the murders are revealed. Then it is up to Elliot to figure out how they are connected and who the culprit is.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mrs. Whitmore. She is prim, proper and alway polite, yet razor sharp. She is instantly likeable. The development of this character throughout the book is brillant.

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

No, this is a new narrator for me. He did an excellent job performing each character very well. After the first chapter, you do not notice that the narrator is even there. He is that good.

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

It kept me in suspense the whole time I was listening. The author is very good at creating and sustaining intrigue and suspense. This is a great book and relatively clean.

Any additional comments?

I recieved this book for free from the author, narrator, or publisher in exchange for an honest review. This is a great book.

Quite the enjoyable whodunit

Interesting listen that kept me thinking about who was the bad guy.

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