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Defensive Wounds
- A Novel of Suspense
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Series: Theresa MacLean, Book 4
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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When her daughter, Rachael, working a summer job at the Ritz-Carlton, calls Cleveland forensic scientist Theresa MacLean to say a murder has just occurred at the hotel, Theresa knows she's stepping into a forensic mess. A local criminal-defense attorney has been bound and beaten to death. The victim was attending a convention for criminal-defense attorneys, which means the list of suspects could stretch a mile long. Two more bodies are found in quick succession, each killed in a similar manner, and the authorities know they have a serial killer on their hands.
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- Dr. Meggin McIntosh
- 07-05-12
Best of her 3 books (so far)
I enjoyed reading one of Lisa Black's earlier books in this series (her first book) and enjoyed listening to the second one. This one was much better than either of those, I thought. Narrator also does a good job with the various characters and the tone, etc. I'll be looking for her next book and with this narrator.
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- Liz
- 11-08-11
good story & narration but ...
I liked the story, set in Cleveland- which sounds like a much more interesting city than I imagined it to be- even worth a visit one day. I found the relationship between Theresa and her daughter Rachel believalbe- would like to learn more about her cousin Frank.
What I found distracting was the "you have reached the end of the CD" messages- 1 in the 1st have and 2 in the 2nd half- not up the usual standards for audible books.
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- Pam Becka
- 03-09-17
Loved it
The writer keeps you in suspense. I could not put it down. I also liked the narrator! She really expresses the authors intent.