• Line of Vision

  • By: David Ellis
  • Narrated by: Dick Hill
  • Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (596 ratings)

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Line of Vision

By: David Ellis
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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Publisher's summary

Edgar Award Winner, Best First Novel, 2002

Marty Kalish is a young man suffocating in the heat of an affair with a married woman named Rachel. When Rachel's husband disappears one night, Marty is one of the first to be questioned. With few likely suspects, the police arrest him for murder.

We know Marty was outside their home that night. We know he has a motive. We know he's guilty of something. But is it murder?

Everything we learn—about Marty as a man, his affair with Rachel, and the night in question—comes from Marty himself. We want him to be innocent, but the more he tells us, the more we fear he is guilty. And as the twists and turns of the plot unfold, we can't be completely sure.

©2008 David Ellis (P)2008 Brilliance Audio

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Waste of money awful…. Please rethink I wanted desperately to get this returned but couldn’t

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Excellent court room drama!

As a lawyer, I appreciate the details in the testimony. It was a great read and would make a great movie. First part was a little annoying always hearing what Marty was thinking. The bit about his mother seemed to not really tie in. Not the twists and turns made it an excellent court room mystery.

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Could not finish it. The main character was just so unbelievably stupid,Especially for a so call lawyer. I found I was so frustrated with the whole the story line,

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Phenomenal read!

Highly recommended it. Fantastic narrator. Great mystery story. Five stars! Enjoyable and suspenseful. A must!

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Wow! Dick Hill really brought this to life!

Dick Hill's narration was amazing. His ability to change voices so the listener knows who is speaking is masterful! His pacing and dramatic pauses were perfect! I definitely have to find more he narrates.

As for the story - It kept me guessing, which is great since I am an avid reader/listener. This is a who-dunnit, but, since you are only seeing the story from the perspective of the narrator, you only get bits and pieces. Masterfully storytelling! Will definitely seek out more by David Ellis

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Great book

At first I got bored. I almost stopped listening to it. THEN there was a twist, and I was hooked,
Even in the end, they kept adding info that made me want to hear more.
It did not end the way I expected.
VERY good book

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Predictable and plodding

This book was very predictable. The story and narrator seemed slow. Listening at 1.5x helped, but generally the main character is unlikeable and it's not interesting except for the last two hours which are a small fraction of the book.

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The power of a beautiful woman

I listened to this book over the span of two days, I would have listened to it in one day if I didn't have other more pressing things to do, but this book was always on my mind. The anticipation of the next chapters turn of events. The way Dick Hill manipulated my mind into a frenzy of confusion. Good job Mr Hill not very many narrators can do that, I truly believe that a narrator can make or break a book.

There were many times in the story where I thought that Marty ( the accused) was probably one of the stupidest people I'd ever met. Yes I said "ever met" you see that's how good a narrator Dick Hill is, he had me feeling as if Marty was a casual acquaintance of mine. Then there were distractions like Marty's sister Jamie and his nephew and his mother Adrianne and his distain for her. Wow! The story for me was a emotional roller coaster because I'm a very emotional person and a good book like this pulls at my emotions. I found myself sitting there in the courtroom so when there was that outburst I had to gasp which startled the people in the room with me who up until that moment hadn't even acknowledged my presence in the room, and I was so engrossed in the book that I simply looked up in reflex to my own reaction, but my attention quickly went back to the book.

Now I will say that the last two chapters kinda caught me by surprise and I'm not sure how I feel about that. However, that's neither here nor there, this is a must read / listen book. Enjoy!

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Slow start but great finish

Good narration and overall story wished it could of been more captivating throughout but had a strong ending

Good book if you like court room dramas

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Awesome

Ellis keeps the reader guessing...I was intrigued with every character! The end shocked me! Must read!

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