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The Trial: A BookShot

A Women's Murder Club Story

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The Trial: A BookShot

By: James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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In this thrilling addition to a #1 New York Times bestselling series, Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club face an unexpected ripple of violence from an accused murderer in San Francisco.

An accused murderer called Kingfisher is about to go on trial for his life. Or is he? By unleashing unexpected violence on the lawyers, jurors, and police involved in the case, he has paralyzed the city. Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club are caught in the eye of the storm.

Then, just when they have it figured out, there's a courtroom shocker you'll never see coming.

BookShots—original, lightning-fast stories by James Patterson, designed to be devoured. Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Legal Murder Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Law

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When I selected the audiobook I didn’t know it would only be a few hours, good story but very short

Good but very short

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I thought it was an entertaining short story. January did a good job of reading.

entertaining

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If you’ve listened to books by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro before, how does this one compare?

The same -- formulaic, but addicting. Even though I know exactly how it will begin to unfold, I'm addicted to the Women's Murder Club so I keep reading them.

What aspect of January LaVoy’s performance would you have changed?

She dramatizes the narrative to such an extent that it becomes distracting. It would be comical if it weren't so annoying.

Overly dramatic performance

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I really like the series. This one seemed much shorter than usual but still good story line.

Good read

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I did enjoy the story although it was shorter than expected. Thanks for the suggestion.

Quick and good

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