Death on a High Floor

Robert Tarza, Book 1

By: Charles Rosenberg

Narrated by: Christopher Lane

On the 85th floor of a glittering high-rise in Los Angeles, Robert Tarza steps into the lobby of the Marbury Marfan law firm to discover his partner Simon Rafer lying in a pool of blood - an ornate dagger plunged into his back. Robert had worked with Simon for decades, and their relationship was fraught with conflict. But he never imagined he would wind up as the prime suspect for his colleague’s murder. As the evidence stacks up against him with frightening speed, he quickly falls from his respected position to that of a criminal dragged through the tabloids. With a growing suspicion that he’s being expertly framed, Robert digs into the evidence to clear his name. In the process, however, he uncovers a web of fraud among his closest associates. As time runs out, Robert must uncover the real killer or be prepared to go to prison for murder.

©2013 Charles Rosenberg (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Fun characters and interesting mystery

Although it wasn't too hard to figure out who did it (the author didn't give us a lot of choices), I still enjoyed this book. The three main characters were all well written and different from the ordinary . The narrator had a great command of different accents to lend separation and personality to the characters. The main character "Robert " was dry and snobbish but funny at the same time. The court scenes were a bit different from the norm since all the court drama takes place during a preliminary hearing.

Engrossing with fantastic narration

I rarely give five star ratings, and I think others who liked this as much as I did would do so. At some level, this is something of a beach read or beach listen, and for that lightness I could not go five stars.

What starts out as something of an obviously contrived framing of a high level lawyer for the murder of a managing partner becomes a deeply absorbing and enjoyable story. The two person team defending the protagonist is narrated perfectly and with nuance, and the wry voice of the protagonist is similarly first rate, so the performance is definitely five stars. The story is clever, complex and interconnected. And there is a lot of fun in the book.

A worthy credit!

An interesting twist on a murder mystery.

this was an interesting Twist on your typical murder mystery. Character introduction was a little slow at first as was the plot but bear with it it is worth listening to.

Engaging, well written for 90% of the book

Overall, very good legal drama, glad I gave it a chance. I like the play between the smart lawyer with no criminal experience and the veteran criminal attorney (who is also very nicely narrated). The conclusion is certainly not something you see coming.

However, I didn't care for the ending. Way too much of a Perry Mason cliche type ending with a very not-believable reason for the reveal. It's like the author ran out of paper and realized he only had 15 pages left to finish the book.

I'm still giving it a good review, because I was thoroughly entertained for 15 hours.

Titillating

From the narrator to the story line I was intrigued and entertained in the most criminal way. The details surrounding the proceedings of each process within the story was such a great touch and proof of envious knowledge. Definitely looking into this author and narrator further.