The Holdout

A Novel

De: Graham Moore

Narrado por: Abby Craden

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One juror changed the verdict. What if she was wrong? From the Academy Award–winning screenwriter of The Imitation Game and bestselling author of The Last Days of Night. . . .

An ID Book Club Selection • In development as a limited series starring and executive produced by Amy Adams

“Exhilarating . . . a fiendishly slippery game of cat-and-mouse suspense and a provocative, urgent inquiry into American justice (and injustice) in the twenty-first century.”—A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

It’s the most sensational case of the decade. Fifteen-year-old Jessica Silver, heiress to a billion-dollar real estate fortune, vanishes on her way home from school, and her teacher, Bobby Nock, a twenty-five-year-old African American man, is the prime suspect. The subsequent trial taps straight into America’s most pressing preoccupations: race, class, sex, law enforcement, and the lurid sins of the rich and famous. It’s an open-and-shut case for the prosecution, and a quick conviction seems all but guaranteed—until Maya Seale, a young woman on the jury, convinced of Nock’s innocence, persuades the rest of the jurors to return the verdict of not guilty, a controversial decision that will change all their lives forever.

Flash forward ten years. A true-crime docuseries reassembles the jury, with particular focus on Maya, now a defense attorney herself. When one of the jurors is found dead in Maya’s hotel room, all evidence points to her as the killer. Now, she must prove her own innocence—by getting to the bottom of a case that is far from closed.

As the present-day murder investigation entwines with the story of what really happened during their deliberation, told by each of the jurors in turn, the secrets they have all been keeping threaten to come out—with drastic consequences for all involved.

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“A spicy stew of intrigue replete with buried secrets and unexpected motives.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Wow! I loved The Holdout, in which author Graham Moore does the impossible, creating a page-turning legal thriller with a twisty and absolutely riveting plot, as well as raising profound and thought-provoking questions about the jury system and modern justice. All that, plus a strong and compelling female heroine in lawyer Maya Seale, whom you’ll root for as the tables turn against her and she finds herself behind bars, with everything on the line. You won’t be able to put this one down!”—Lisa Scottoline, #1 bestselling author of Someone Knows

“Graham Moore’s heart beats on every page of The Holdout, a murder trial as only he could have written it: secrets and lies, mysteries upon mysteries, and a cast of characters each with their own dubious motives. This is a tense, emotionally charged, scary-good, standout read that hooked me till the last page.”—Caroline Kepnes, author of You

“The most gripping and satisfying thriller I’ve read in more than a decade.”—Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram Murders

“This stellar novel from bestseller [Graham] Moore takes a searing look at the U.S. justice system, media scrutiny, and racism. . . . Moore has set a new standard for legal thrillers.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The twists are sharp and the flashbacks that uncover what each juror knows are placed for maximum impact in this rollicking legal thriller. . . . Moore expertly combines deft character work with mounting bombshell revelations in a story that will attract new readers and also seems primed for the big screen.”—Library Journal (starred review)

“[A] stemwinder of a murder mystery wrapped in a legal thriller . . . The story is gripping, and the pace is furious.”—Booklist

“Quite the tour de force! Twelve Angry Men meets Chinatown and creates something of its own.”—Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

“Clever, well-written, and twistier than a can of Silly String. You absolutely need to read The Holdout! I could not put it down.”—Emma Kavanagh, author of To Catch a Killer

“Plunge a syringe filled with adrenaline into the heart of Twelve Angry Men and you’ve got The Holdout.”—A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

How done it

The ending was unexpected, I thought I had it figured out but there was a plot twist.

Clever, well-crafted, great plot.

Not “ripped from the headlines” as one might expect, but original with well-drawn characters. I began to figure out the real story, all of it, but had to listen all the way through anyway, as the story is superbly told. Some sadness, not zero-sum. Satisfying ending in most ways.

Very enjoyable

Really enjoyed the store. I thought the book was about just the trial but it's full of murder, secrets, and a surprising end. I found it ironic that there is references to Agatha Christie books being enjoyable for a mystery rule this book did not use but that is my only complaint. Will definitely be finding more Graham Moore to read.

Story vs narration

The storyline held my attention ~twists and turns all the way~ but please, female narrators, enough with the attempt at male voices! Here, they were overly baritone with such precise diction that was stilted and often angry sounding. Even so, I enjoyed the book.

riveting

I love a good murder mystery and the twist at the end was just the cherry on top 🔮

The ending made me gasp

Truly enjoyed this.

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Huh???

While i was listening to this book, i remember thinking that it was just ok. It wasn't going to be a 5* one and that disappointed me. I had such high hopes.
That ending! WTH?? If i had to explain it, i honestly don't think i could. So "out there" and unbelievable!
But please don't let what i say decide on whether you read or listen to this book. The narration kept me going on.

The narration of this book was absolutely superb!
Her male voices were just as great as her female. I love that with a female narrator. When you are listening to a woman doing a male voice and it doesn't even occur to you that you are listening to a woman doing a male voice.

TWISTS and TURNS until the END !

To keep you guessing until the end, Graham Moor has a clever way of moving it all along. Sometimes this was TOUGH to listen to as the author introduced the stranger facts of a rich family. Could this really be true that a Father, Mother & daughter have this relationship ... I will not define that here as I would give away the secrets to unfold as you listen to two different lives played out One a juror and one the victim or were there more than one victim...Read it and find out if you could solve it before the last page is turned !

Good plot twists

Decent book with a few twists and turns you didn't see coming even to the very end.. good writing!

Great plot and excellent voice acting.

Highly recommend it for mystery thriller lovers. Good characters, interesting narrative, the format was compelling and the voice acting excellent. Kind of a modern twist on the twelve angry men premise that I thoroughly enjoyed.

I must warn that there are big spoilers for some of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels (Orient Express, Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and Curtain). That’s the only part that irked me as I am a stickler about not spoiling things for people. I can understand the author a bit though because those titles are quite famous and well known among Christie fans like myself, but I had some good Christie’s spoiled for me in the past, and I wanted to spare others the same fate if possible. I sadly don’t remember what point in the book it happens though…