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Prior Bad Acts
- Narrated by: Erik Bergmann
- Series: Kovac / Liska, Book 3
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Release date: 04-07-06
- Language: English
- Publisher: Random House Audio
Regular price: $20.97
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Publisher's Summary
Detective Sam Kovac is as hard-boiled as they come, and his wisecracking partner, Nikki Liska, isn't far behind. Neither one wants to be on this case, but when Karl Dahl escapes from custody, everything changes, and a seemingly straightforward case cartwheels out of control. The stakes go even higher when the judge is kidnapped, snatched out of her own bed even as the police sit outside, watching her house. Now Kovac and Liska must navigate through a maze of suspects that includes the stepson of a murder victim, a husband with a secret life, and a rogue cop looking for revenge where the justice system failed. With no time to spare, the detectives are pulled down a strange dark trail of smoke and mirrors, where no one is who they seem and everyone is guilty of Prior Bad Acts.
Critic Reviews
"The breathtaking plot twists are perfectly paced in this compulsive page-turner." (Publishers Weekly)
"A first-rate thriller with an ending that will knock your socks off." (Booklist)
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Suspensful!!
An exciting and fast-paced story! You won't want to turn it off until the very end.
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