Eleventh Hour: An FBI Thriller, Book 7

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Sandra Burr

Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's Summary

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Catherine Coulter, comes Eleventh Hour. The murder of a priest leads FBI agents Sherlock and Savich to their most baffling case yet, in this riveting novel of suspense.

Catherine Coulter won acclaim for her "fast-paced twists and turns, believable dialogue, and case of well-developed characters" (San Francisco Chronicle). Now Coulter delivers the suspense thriller of her career in Eleventh Hour.

When FBI agent Dane Carver's twin brother, Father Michael Joseph, is brutally murdered in his San Francisco church, husband-and-wife agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich take a personal interest in the investigation. Then Nicola "Nick" Jones, a homeless woman and the only witness to the shooting, is scared out of her mind because she's trying to hide from her own monsters - who are drawing closer and closer.

The chase goes from San Francisco to the Premiere Studios in Los Angeles and its new television hit, a show all about murder.

Packed with surprises, Eleventh Hour finds Catherine Coulter at her quintessential best.

Listen to another FBI Thriller.

©2004 Catherine Coulter (P)2004 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic Reviews

"Politics, both the Hollywood and Washington varieties, drives the seventh in a series of Coulter's fast-paced, romantic thrillers....Coulter gets better and more cinematic with each of her suspenseful FBI adventures." ( Booklist)

Not sure about any future purchase of this author

This is the first book that I've read by this author. I'm not sure, and probably won't, take a chance on another book by this author. First, the most offensive thing was the sporadic using the name of Jesus as curse word. FWIW, I can take occasional F bombs better than I can take the unneeded use of Jesus's name as a curse word. Authors have future customers to loose, and nothing to gain by offending people. No other cursing in the book. All up until the last part of the book, there was no porn. Then, out of the blue, a porn scene was thrown in. It was thrown in like the author needed to throw it in somewhere. Worse, up until that point, the two people involved, didn't have any relationship other than a platonic one. I don't know if this was abnormal for this writer or not, being it was the first book I've gotten by this author.

That said, the mystery was one that kept me listening, without falling asleep, and I didn't know the bad guy until the end. My only other gripe is that in order to make the story work, the author made out like the FBI were stupid where common sense decisions were not made. For example, police are guarding a man in a nursing home that has a sliding door to the outside, and it doesn't occur to them to bother guarding the door straight to the outside.... they just sit around inside the nursing home. A number of little stupid things that truly do make them sound like the Keystone cops.

Love Catherine Coulter

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes absolutely and this was one of my very favorite of her stories.

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

yes...All are very well done

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes but I couldn't and I did lose some sleep trying to find out what was going to happen next

I couldn't get past the narrative

I'm not sure why but the narrators bothered me couldn't listen to the story I couldn't get past the narration.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS SERIES!

Where does Eleventh Hour rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

90th percentile! Good performance and great story.

What did you like best about this story?

Relationship of characters to each other. The fact that there are reurning and continuing characters is great. I think it makes the reader feel more invested in them.

Which character – as performed by Sandra Burr – was your favorite?

Shelock

Eleventh Hour

This was a great read so many twists and turns. Kept you guessing right to the end.

Wow

The book was great but the robotic readers made me crazy! I almost guilt listening to the book.
Cindi

Easy to listen to.

What made the experience of listening to Eleventh Hour the most enjoyable?

I can listen in my car during my commute.

What did you like best about this story?

The twists.

What does Sandra Burr bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Listening adds to the character development.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

Any additional comments?

It's actually easier to listen to than to read because of the characters. The reader doesn't do men's voice changes very well though but it didn't take away from my enjoying the story.

Main Heroine Dumb as a Brick!

I usually really enjoy Catherine Coulter's books - this series in particular. However, I just finally finished this one and all I can say is - ugh. The main character, "Nick" is simply dumb as a brick. She takes the "too stupid to live" to all new heights. I find it very hard to believe this character who has a PHD is supposed to be smart. She continually put herself into one stupid, dangerous scenario after another. At the end I nearly rooted for the killer to finish the job. Anyone that dumb has it coming. Save your credit on this one. Seriously.

I Don't Like the Narrator

The different voices she uses for the different characters are terrible. She makes a 10 year-old-boy sound like a 3 year-old. Her adult male voices sound like they're all old, while her female voices all sound young. Sherlock sounds goofy… she just ruins the whole story!

Great book; lots of layers.

This is a great book with lots of layers and great narration. I recommend.