Lethal

By: Sandra Brown

Narrated by: Victor Slezak

Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

When her four-year-old daughter informs her a sick man is in their yard, Honor Gillette rushes out to help him. But that "sick" man turns out to be Lee Coburn, the man accused of murdering seven people the night before. Dangerous, desperate, and armed, he promises Honor that she and her daughter won't be hurt as long as she does everything he asks. She has no choice but to accept him at his word.

But Honor soon discovers that even those close to her can't be trusted. Coburn claims that her beloved late husband possessed something extremely valuable that places Honor and her daughter in grave danger. Coburn is there to retrieve it - at any cost. From FBI offices in Washington, D.C., to a rundown shrimp boat in coastal Louisiana, Coburn and Honor run for their lives from the very people sworn to protect them, and unravel a web of corruption and depravity that threatens not only them, but the fabric of our society.

©2011 Sandra Brown (P)2011 Hachette

Good performance. Good story. Spoiler

Good story. Good ending but it could have been much better, much more complete. I hate when they leave the ending to mostly your imagination.

Easy read and decent plot

I enjoyed this story and the twists it offered. The writing is fairly simple but overall enjoyable

Entertaining listen, full of suspense

This is my second Brown novel and the obligatory hot sex chapter was fine. In this case the sex led to the solution. Like Outfox, the wrap up ending and epilogue were complete but in the end I had to suspend so much disbelief and that left me disappointed after 11 plus good hours. I may read another Brown novel in the future but for I’m moving on.

Enjoyed

Great story, page turner. Excellent narration, well worth the listen. Really enjoyed this and others by Brown.

Sandra Brown is amazing

Yet another great book by Sandra Brown. this had so many twists and turns, I could not figure out who the bookkeeper was right until the end. would be nice if Honor and Coburn has a follow up story, you never said they got back together, or if they could cross paths again. I really thought Elmo had the key, instead of the soccer ball. great story again

great

This is definitely a page turner! i just love her stuff and i love the way Victor Slezak reads her books.

loved this book

4th time listening and sure it won't be the last. I have hundreds of books in my library and it's still an exciting story from beginning to end.

Flawed but Worthwhile

I was slow getting hooked on this book. The narration was partly responsible. Starting out with a focus on female characters with a male narration is disconcerting. But I hung in there. The supporting characters did not add that much to the tale, but they weren't totally bad. And about a third of the way through the book, a major TWIST is revealed. Bam!! I was hooked.

There were some inconsistencies that surprised me from an author that this wasn't their first book. Example, as Coburn is trying to contact his superior, he can't get through as they apparently have not set up a code name or verification process of any kind. However, Honor has just this sort of code with her best friend. And later, Coburn and Honor set up such a system with that friend. Why did he know to do it then but not for his safety and protection of his life and livelihood? Another example is that Honor is convinced to stay active in the struggle because of her lack of action in her own life since her husband died. And it is just that type of inactivity that her father-in-law later acknowledges his role in as they are "making up." Wasn't that convenient?

The narration wasn't the best I have heard, but far from the worse. He didn't do well with female voices but I got over that quickly. He differentiates between characters excellent, without resorting to ethnic or regional accents (something I hate).

The love angle wasn't too strong but weaved in well. I do not need graphic descriptions as this story had, but I understand others do. Fine.

So I will try another of her books at some point. This choice was definitely enjoyable and worthwhile -- a good pick.

Great story

Although I hate cliff hangers, it was a story that I always kept me paying attention to what’s happening. The author did a really good job of switching things around from different characters point of view. It would make you forget about your curiosity of what the past character was going to find or come across, because once it switched to a new character I was instantly hooked.

Sandra Brown Does It Again!

I love everything Sandra Brown writes. She doesn't fail me here. I enjoyed the narration also.