Night Watch

Struggled to finish. Though I enjoyed the language at first, the story eventually drowned in all the details.

I first listened to Terminal City, I was captivated by the interactivity between the caractures. So I have chosen on other book by Linda Fairstein. The caractures are still as interactive and believable. I love the way Mike has this thing about Jepordy and his historic quotes while discussing a case. Alex clearly has this love hate relationship with Mike and it works so well.

Only with the last book I listened to. Her presentation of the caractures is just great, I love the way she portrays Mike you can just imagine that there is a person just like that out there.

Very well narrated by Barbara Rosenblat: good accents and good distinction between voices. Her men's voices were impressive and believable.

This was not really the sort of book I normally go for, and, going back to the publisher's description of it, I can see why. I was expecting to read about some very strange things hidden in New York, but in fact it was a police investigation into crimes by drug smugglers. The 'shocking secrets that have lurked just beneath the surface of the bustling metropolis' must refer to the wine cellars with secret doors with clever hidden mechanisms, leading to rooms where drinkers could hide during Prohibition, and where cocaine can be hidden now – not very shocking really!

Nevertheless I quite enjoyed the story. It hinged on our heroes not knowing how well their friends should be trusted, with Alexandra Cooper being torn in half by her love for Luke but her uncertainty about whether he still loved his wife, and whether he was involved with drugs. Luke had some new business partners but we don't know if they are goodies or baddies, and a rape case involving a senior French-domiciled politician was thrown in to create confusion.