The Color of Death

A Novel

De: Trey Gowdy, Christopher Greyson

Narrado por: Toby Ricketts

From the number-one New York Times bestselling author and FOX News host Trey Gowdy comes a dark mystery debut about a murder in a small South Carolina town. Assistant DA Colm Truesdale must pick up the pieces of his own life in order to solve the case.

Following the death of his wife and daughter, Colm Truesdale is left mentally scarred. After time off, and with no desire to return to the courtroom, Truesdale is brought back into the investigation of the murder of a young woman who ran a beauty salon outside of town. When a page from her appointment book goes missing, and then the crime scene burns down, it’s up to Colm to untangle the web of deception that implicates a powerful judge and his family.

Taking listeners inside the cat-and-mouse psychology of a killer and the assistant district attorney who must catch him, this thrilling fiction debut from bestselling author Trey Gowdy and celebrated author Christopher Greyson will keep you guessing until the very last moment.

©2025 Trey Gowdy and Christopher Greyson (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers

Total Surprise

When I bought the book I thought it was going to be about corruption in politics. The fact that it was a murder mystery was very surprising and enjoyable

Ending was no what I expected.

The storyline was good, but he reader was not. The inflections for characters were off-putting. I listened to hundreds of audiobooks, and I would list this one as one of the worst performances I've heard.
The book deserves better.

Very good read.

I liked the whole book. Also I am glad it was left open for Book 2! Another Grisham for good lawyer books. And glad God is in it too.

All the twists and turns.

It kept me interested and can’t wait for what comes next. It was well written.

Couldn’t stop listening!

I loved this book! I noticed at the ending he left it open for a follow up book so I hope it becomes a series.

Great Debut Novel

4.5 Stars ⭐️

I was interested to see what this new novel was going to be like since Trey Gowdy spent so much of his life as a prosecutor. I enjoy legal procedurals and courtroom dramas. I was then pleasantly surprised to find out it was actually a murder mystery with a little courtroom drama thrown in at the end.

The story introduces us to MMC and Assistant District Attorney Colm Truesdale and when we meet him he is completely burned out and ready to resign. Then, he gets one last phone call while "on call" and that start us down the road of his investigation of this latest murder. A young mother is brutally murdered and there are many different breadcrumbs laid down on who the possible murderer might be.

There are also a couple of side stories that are woven in sporadically that the reader (and by reader I mean me) receives these clues little by little, patiently waiting to figure out how in the world they are tied into things. While some of these threads are tied off, the main thread is left open for the next book. I liked the fact that we were not left hanging with a huge cliffhanger - which seems to be the rage recently with so many books - and it felt more like a teaser making you want to pick up the next book to continue the story.

All in all, I enjoyed this immensely. It had quick and easy chapters that made it feel like things were happening at a rapid pace and it made flying through the chapters a piece of cake. Before you knew it - you were at the end of the book. I love it when that happens :)

Fantast Book!

I am truly impressed by story and it's well developed characters. The ending is good too! I hope he writes a sequel!

Page turner!

I really enjoyed listening to this book. It was a great story, unexpected ending, and captivating all along.

Wow! Gowdy is a great story teller! I can’t wait to read the sequel!

What stood out the most is that Mr Gowdy didn’t assume the reader would understand the legal process and patiently explained it each step of the way. I was intrigued by the behind the scenes look at what goes on!

Trey

Is there a sequel??? Excellent novel. Well written. Trey, is there going to be another book? I’d love that!!