The Murder House by James Patterson and David Ellis (audio)
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Source: Public Library Audiobook, 9 CDs I am an Amazon Affiliate
The Murder House by James Patterson and David Ellis, narrated by Therese Plummer and Jay Snyder, is a thrill-a-minute, as Det. Jenna Murphy gets re-acquainted with Bridgehampton at a time when Noah Walker is on trial for murder. 7 Ocean Drive, the Murder House, has a violent and unforgiving past, and Walker finds that he gets caught up in that darkness no matter how much he wants to stay under the radar. Murphy has resigned from her Manhattan police gig and returned to a place she hasn't been in more than two decades. As she strives to put the man in jail who she believes killed her uncle, the police chief of Bridgehampton, she'll have to compromise the one thing she's held onto since then -- her integrity.
Therese Plummer and Jay Snyder do an excellent job of narrating this suspenseful murder mystery, with Jay's voice even creepier as the killer's, whose identity remains unknown until the end. In this twisted tale, Jenna and Noah embark on parallel journeys that lead them into one of the darkest places in the tourist trap -- the Murder House. It's history dates back to the 1800s, and the family that owned it was always under suspicion but never tried or convicted of any crimes. Long-since dead, the family's secrets come to light, and one of them hits very close to home for Murphy, who has lost her uncle and her job as she continues to ask questions about the recent murders of a powerful Hollywood player and his mistress and Walker's role in them.
Despite moments that seem forced and lines that are repeated a little too often, as well as bad decisions that are made by a supposedly talented cop, The Murder House by James Patterson and David Ellis, narrated by Therese Plummer and Jay Snyder, is a heart-pumping thriller that will leave readers on the edge of their seats.
Rating: Quatrain
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About the Author, David Ellis:
David Ellis is a lawyer and the Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for Best First Novel for Line of Vision. Ellis attended Northwestern Law School and began his legal career in private practice in Chicago in 1993. He served as the House Prosecutor who tried and convicted Illinois Governor Blagojevich in the Impeachment Trial before the Illinois Senate. He was elected to the Illinois Appellate Court in 2014 and took office December 1, 2014. Ellis currently lives outside Chicago with his wife and three children.
About the Author, James Patterson:
James Patterson has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today with his Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women’s Murder Club, Private, NYPD Red, Daniel X, Maximum Ride, and Middle School series. As of January 2016, he has sold over 350 million books worldwide and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. In addition to writing the thriller novels for which he is best known, he also writes children’s, middle-grade, and young-adult fiction and is also the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on the New York Times adult and children’s bestsellers lists.