Death Qualified

A Barbara Holloway Novel

De: Kate Wilhelm

Narrado por: Anna Fields

Five years ago Barbara Holloway gave up practicing law, disillusioned with a profession that put politics before justice. Then she receives a phone call, with a simple message: "I need you."

Nell Kendricks's husband disappeared seven years earlier, abandoning his young family. Nell hasn't seen him since, until the day Lucas Kendricks arrives at the edge of her property and is shot, instantly killed.

Accused of his murder, Nell turns to lawyer Frank Holloway for help. But Frank knows he cannot win this case alone. He calls upon his daughter Barbara, who remains "death qualified," legally able to defend clients who face the death penalty if convicted.

Barbara is determined to stay distanced from the case, but the more she learns, the more questions she finds herself asking. Is Nell innocent, as Frank attests? Where has Lucas Kendricks been for the past seven years? Despite her vow, Barbara finds herself drawn to the case and reclaims the search for truth that first led her to the law.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

"Wilhelm is a masterful storyteller whose novels have just the right blend of solid plot, compelling mystery, and great courtroom drama." (Library Journal)

Engaging

Enjoyed the character development. Presented an interesting view to think about seeing the world in a different perspective.

Chaotic

An undisciplined rambling with just enough plot to keep me plodding through.
Don’t think it was worth the effort.

Very captivating 📗

The narration is awesome. Such a well written book I’ve found a new author just love her stories. There are bits that are even funny.

Horrible ending!! N

Very different crime story that I was really into but got pretty bazaar it still ok until so much left unanswered

a very good book

I really enjoy Kate Wilhelm novels and found this be no exception. In fact this is one of my favorites for some of the reasons many of the other reviewers disliked it, i.e. some futuristic topics thrown in, NW scenery and cleanly written relationship scenarios. I am relieved to hear the double sentences are not an error of my equipment, but what gives!

Good, but...

This was a really good book. I just wanted to keep listening, it had me on the edge of my seat with anticipation. But then it just... ended. Dozens of loose threads, unsolved Mysteries. Even a book that's going to be part of a series needs its own ending.

Barbara Holloway Series

The chaos theory and fractals part of the story were interesting. This series of books is one of my favorites. The stories are entertaining and I find them easy listening.

Excellent to the end.

It was excellent. I couldn’t stop listening but the ending has to be assumed. That part I didn’t like. I hope the next book continues from here.

Ending needed help.

This was a great book with lots of twists and turns. Then it just ended without tying things up.

Just a couple of things bothered me

The editors should have caught the repeating of paragraphs and the use of the word "lighted" instead of "lit".

The story was good and I agree with several others in the fact that the ending could have been better, left too many unanswered questions.

The book and narrator are great.