• Gray Matter

  • By: Nick Pirog
  • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
  • Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,399 ratings)

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By: Nick Pirog
Narrated by: Johnny Heller
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Thomas Prescott returns in a smoldering thriller of murder, treachery, and revenge. His love life in shambles, retired homicide detective Thomas Prescott returns to Seattle, the very place he fled from after his parents’ deaths nearly a decade earlier. Just as Prescott is getting settled in, he sees a body floating in the private cove behind his boyhood home. It’s a woman. But not just any woman. It’s Ellen Gray - the governor of Washington - who has been missing for the past six weeks.

The lead suspect in the governor’s murder is her husband, famed defense attorney, Adam Gray. But unlike the Seattle Police Department - where Thomas was fired from several years earlier - Prescott has his doubts about Adam’s guilt. Ignoring direct orders to stay away from the case, Prescott soon finds himself drawn into the heart of the investigation. Working side-by-side with SPD detective, Erica Frost, Prescott uncovers a sophisticated conspiracy linked to a new breed of killer. In his pursuit to catch a madman, Prescott’s investigation will take him from the state capital to the snow-covered peaks of the North Cascades and for the first time in his career, Thomas finds himself both the hunter...and the hunted.

©2019 Nick Pirog (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Fun listen

It took me awhile to get used to the style of writing and reading but I enjoyed the humor along with the mystery

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Thoroughly enjoying this Thomas Prescott series

These mysteries were a great find for summer reading! Grab them all while free on audible plus.

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Such a heartwarming ending

I listened to this audiobook twice, because I missed a few details the first time. The main story is great very captivating but the side story is what had me totally engaged. The happenstance of a strange old man calling your phone during a vulnerable moment of your life, you develop a relationship with that person and end with person revealing something that changes your life. Amazing!

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Great read - sexual innuendoes a bit much though

Multiple stories within one - Other than the constant sexual innuendoes, the story is great - humor and one-liners, amazing - There are parts of the book, I was laughing so hard that I was in tears - well worth the listen if you like a good mystery, humor, and excellent narration.

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Another winner!

Really enjoy these Thomas Prescott books, even if he is an adult tween. Looking forward to book #3.

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Hilarious

This was a funny mystery. I laughed and I loved that there’s was two little stories moving along all at once. Wonderful and recommend!

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Not what I was expected

Took me on an emotional rollercoaster. Mystery, a love story, sad at parts, witty and hilarious at other parts. I couldn’t stop listening! I really liked this book!

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6 Stars if I could give them!

Love, love, love it! As usual, Piirog's stories are fun and fast paced, and Johnny Heller is perfection!

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Sarcasm at its best

I love mysteries and this satisfied.
It took a few chapters to get used to the sarcasm but in the end it all fit.

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Very entertaining

Hilarious protagonist. Interesting tale from the old guy. Almost belivable crime(-s). Not believable wolfs - go wolfes! Well read. All threads come together at the end - which seems to often to be rear these days - so thank you, Nick Pirog, for that.

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