• Buying Time

  • Angela Evans Series No. 1
  • By: Pamela Samuels Young
  • Narrated by: R.C. Bray
  • Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (251 ratings)

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Buying Time

By: Pamela Samuels Young
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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Waverly Sloan is a down-on-his-luck lawyer. But just when he's about to hit rock bottom, he stumbles upon a business with the potential to solve all of his problems.

In Waverly's new line of work, he comes to the aid of people in desperate need of cash. But there's a catch. His clients must be terminally ill and willing to sign over rights to their life insurance policies before they can collect a dime. Waverly then finds investors eager to advance them thousands of dollars - including a hefty broker's fee for himself - in exchange for a significant return on their investment once the clients take their last breath.

The stakes get higher when Waverly brokers the policy of the cancer-stricken wife of Lawrence Erickson, a high-powered lawyer who's bucking to become the next U.S. Attorney General. When Waverly's clients start dying sooner than they should, both Waverly and Erickson - who has some skeletons of his own to hide - are unwittingly drawn into a perilous web of greed, blackmail, and murder.

©2009 Goldman House Publishing (P)2012 Goldman House Publishing

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Good Legal Thriller

Just came across this book because it sounded interesting. I needed to break out of a rut of reading the same dozen authors.

The characters seemed like real people I could identify with and since it was based in Los Angeles I knew so many of the references of places.

I learned a lot about buying insurance policies from dying patients which gave it an overall introspective to something I didn't even know existed. There are twists and turns and like some other review wrote a wonderful cross of Lisa Scottoline and Robert Crais.both of whose books and style I enjoy.

Easy to follow the characters which is a pet peeve of mine. If there are too many characters and you are not reading it all of the time you lose each back story. I was there with Angela and Dre the whole way. Not sure if they will make it however.

She has another book in the series coming which is next on my list.

R. C. Bray was outstanding with the delivery of the story

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Great legal thriller!

Viatical settlements: arrangements whereby persons with a terminal illness sell their life insurance policies to third parties for less than their mature value in order to benefit from the proceeds while alive.

This novel is about abuse of viatical settlements. Pamela Samuels Young has written an outstanding legal, suspense, and action thriller. This is Book 1 in her Angela Evans series. I reviewed Book 2 earlier. This is the third Pamela Samuels Young legal thriller I have listened to and all have been great! I'll definitely listen to the rest of her books.

I tend to think of RC Bray as a science fiction novel narrator, but he also narrates thrillers. I've listened to many of the books he has narrated and his performances are ALWAYS 5 star.

Highly recommended!

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crazyness

There is a lot of craziness going on with this one, and I loved it. While walking the treadmill at the gym and listening to this book, I lost track of time. Some days I just sat in the car listening to this madness. I needed to know what would happen next. Needless to say I just bought three more from this author. The narrator hit it out the park, looking for more of his work to.

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Greed, Blackmail, and Murder ...

I enjoyed this listen, the characters are easy to follow, and it's fast paced. This story is about Waverly Sloan, a lawyer who is being disbarred, and it is just a couple of weeks before he's truly at rock bottom. An old friend tells him about a business with the potential to solve all of his financial problems. This business is called Viatical Settlements, a kind of insurance company with a twist. The sick and terminally ill people who are in desperate need of fast cash, sell their insurance policies for less than their mature value in order to benefit from the money while they are alive or because money is needed for medical and other reasons.

It's Waverly's job to find investors willing to advance thousands of dollars in exchange for a "significant" return on their investment when the client is dead. When Waverly's clients start dying sooner than they should, he is unknowingly drawn into a dangerous web of greed, blackmail, and murder.

There are a few twists and unexpected turns along the way. As one reviewer, so succinctly said, "Just when you think you know what's going on, the author drops another bone in the pot!"

The narrator, R.C. Bray, is one of the audible's best. However, when the action really got going, I had to rewind a few times to clarify who was speaking. It became difficult to tell the male characters apart. Nevertheless, Bray did an excellent job.

Recommend....

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Great surprise!

Recommended this book to all of my friends. Kept me listening to the point I stayed in the car…. Great characters and welcomed new story!

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FANTASTIC

This story had me from the start. I love a good mystery and R.C. Bray is one of the best narrators I have listened to. I finished the book and went straight back and bought the next in the series

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Pleasantly Suprised

Where does Buying Time rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I ran across this book by accident and I'm so glad I did. Great narration and great writing

What does R. C. Bray bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I think Bray does a good job of channeling each character.

Any additional comments?

This book is definitely worth the credit.

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A REAL LIFE FICTION!!!

What did you love best about Buying Time?

Where do I begin.....
Firstly, the controversial topic of focus represents situations that many people are currently facing. The decision making of all of the characters are underscored by power, greed, money, and morals. It's not only about survival, but also about the ways by which people choose to survive, and what they think they need to survive. All of those thoughts are challenged in this book.

Just when you think you know what's going on, the author drops another bone in the pot! The storyline is full circle and the ending is not rushed. The pace never slows.

The author had done her researched and is well equip to illustrate the complexities through her words.

I love the narrator's voice...

I just loved this book...

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite character is Waverly Slone.... talk about the king of misfortunate events. He is challenged through out the book, he is not depicted like a superman. He experiences the ebbs and flows of life and learns his lesson in the end.

Have you listened to any of R. C. Bray’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have never listened to R.C. Bray before, but I would definitely listen to him again!

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

YES! Matter of fact, I usually work slowly through audio books, but not this one; I usually give myself a week or two, but this one I finished in three days.

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Refreshing new premise

This book hooked me from the first sentence. I was curious, concerned and roped. Ms. Young has a gift for character development so much so that even unlikable characters keep you interested and waiting for more. I say this because I didn't like any of the characters. They were all really unlikable people but the story and them kept the reader wanting more even after eleven hours. Ms. Young's writing was so intense that I found my heart pounding in places so hard I couldn't sleep that night. Warning: don't listen to this book if you have to work the next morning.

I found R.C Bray so good that I can't remember any flaws or mispronunciations. Maybe it was because I was so involved in the story that narrator just sort of filled in the background noise.

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Good potential, but disappointing execution.

This is the first book by Young that I have read, but I was disappointed, especially given its high ratings. The topic of viatical settlements is a good one, with its obvious conflict of interest among those promoting such arrangements. Bray's narration is very good.

I can accept that the characters all have seriously flawed personalities, but they seemed to be extreme versions of themselves. The following may sound like spoilers, but it is all revealed within the first several chapters. It is very hard to believe that a strong, highly educated senior federal prosecutor like Angela would tolerate subjugation to a control freak like her fiance, Judge Waters. Then there is Waverly, an attorney with ethical issues and a selfish, demanding wife. There is Lawrence Erickson, the head of a distinguished legal firm with his own serious ethical issues and psychopathic personality disorders, as well as his loyal law partner, Becker, apparently willing to do anything to advance his own career. Finally, Dre's sudden turnaround from a drug dealer and felon to Angela's love-struck, noble suitor was matched only by her apparent naivte. Not surprisingly, the actual plot involving such characters is full of loopholes and incredible events, with a resolution involving obstruction of justice.

Wait a minute--I take it all back. Come to think of it, these sound like people in the daily headlines emanating from the Trump administration, if not The Donald himself!

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