Poison / John Lescroart.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781508238607
- Physical Description: 9 audio discs (approximately 10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, ℗2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Jacques Roy. |
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Subject: | Hardy, Dismas (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Attorney and client > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Embezzlement > Fiction. Audiobooks. San Francisco (Calif.) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Suspense fiction. |
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at Sitka.
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- 0 current holds with 0 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Bibliotheque St. Claude Library | AUD AUD (Text) | 36725000158592 | Audio | Volume hold | Available | - |
Castlegar Public Library | CD MYS LES (Text) | 35146002065456 | CD Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
Granisle Public Library | CD LES (Text) | 35190000219210 | CD Audio Book | Volume hold | Available | - |
Tumbler Ridge Public Library | AB LESCR 9 discs (Text) | TRL23164 | Audiobooks | Volume hold | Available | - |
Lillooet Branch | AV-MULTI AF LES (Text) | 35180000360866 | AV Section | Volume hold | Available | - |
Quesnel Branch | Suspense LES (Text) | 33923005907203 | Book on Compact Disc | Volume hold | Available | - |
Sechelt Public Library | Audio CD F LESC (Text) | 33260100005058 | Audiobooks on CDs | Volume hold | Available | - |
Williams Lake Branch | LES (Text) | 33923005907211 | Book on Compact Disc | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews - Audio And Video Online Reviews 1991-2018
Defense lawyer Dismas Hardy isn't getting any younger, and his wife, Frannie, wants him to cut back: no more dangerous murder cases, please! But he can't ignore a request from Abby Jarvis, whom he once defended on a DUI. Now she's charged with murdering her boss. Despite Abby's failure to tell him everything and advice from his closest friend, former police chief Abe Glitsky, Dismas believes Abby is innocent. Now he simply has to prove it. Roy adopts an appropriately low-key stance, and in his pleasant baritone, he lets the characters speak for themselves. However, longtime series fans will likely be disappointed not to hear David Colacci's familiar voice and exceptional narration. Secondary series charactersâAbe, investigator Wyatt Hunt, Frannie, the Hardy siblingsâsuffer, and often the voices seem to run together, making it difficult to know who is speaking. Still, listeners won't want to pass up the chance to catch up on Hardy's latest case. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2018 March #4
Roy, a reader new to the Dismas Hardy series, is oddly unemotional in his rendition of Lescroart's 20th book featuring genial San Francisco defense attorney Hardy and his pals. The mystery revolves around the death of Grant Wagner, the wealthy owner of a plumbing-supply company, who was killed using an uncommon poison, aconite. Circumstantial evidence points to his bookkeeper and former lover, Abby Jarvis. Though Hardy has promised his wife to stay clear of trials involving murder, he feels compelled to help Abby, a client from long ago, so he hires private eye Wyatt Hunt to snoop around Wagner's sons and daughters and gather info on two other murders that occurred after Abby's arrest. A connection could set her free. Much of the popularity of these novels comes from the personalities and abiding friendship of easygoing Hardy, quirky district attorney Wes Farrell, and humane, impatient homicide detective Abe Glitsky. All of that is present, though Roy doesn't quite nail the distinct charm of each character, while the genuinely funny banter among them also falls flat. The novel has well-developed characters, cleanly detailed San Francisco locales, and a sturdy whodunit plot, but it's a bit shy on suspense and thrills, a point underlined by Roy's unruffled recitation.
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly.An Atria hardcover. (Feb.)