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    Dead Even: A Novel
    Dead Even: A Novel
    Dead Even: A Novel
    Audiobook14 hours

    Dead Even: A Novel

    Written by Brad Meltzer

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    “Heart-stopping intensity.” —San Francisco Chronicle

    “Meltzer has come up with a gem of a plot….It breezes along in high gear….[A] highly recommended suspenser.” —Chicago Tribune

    In this second novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer, husband and wife face off in a legal thriller that poses the most chilling question of all: How far would you go to save the one you love?

    Sara Tate, a Manhattan assistant DA, is on the brink of losing her job. But then she takes a case that may be able to secure her future. Trouble is, it’s much more complicated—and deadly—than it initially appears. While forces within her own office plot against her, an outside threat takes things to another level: Win the case or her attorney husband, Jared, will die. But Jared has received threats, too. Forced to defend the opposition, he learns that, if loses the case, Sara will be killed. With everything on the line for both of them, husband and wife battle it out—at court and at home—while maintaining the terrible secret behind their motives. Caught in a struggle of rollercoaster emotions and shocking betrayals, Jared and Sara must face the unthinkable: No matter who wins, one of them may die.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJun 29, 2021
    ISBN9780063072305
    Dead Even: A Novel
    Author

    Brad Meltzer

    Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twelve thrillers including The Escape Artist, and nonfiction books such as The Lincoln Conspiracy and the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the TV show Brad Meltzer’s Decoded on the History Channel. He lives in Florida with his wife and three children.

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    • 4/5
      This was a great book and listening to Scott Brick read it made it so much better
    • 4/5
      Picked this book up at the library and it did not disappoint. I wanted a quick read with a good story. This legal thriller led you on a ride that had you guessing until the end.
    • 5/5
      Keeps you guessing. Great book! Scott Brick Read it well.
    • 3/5
      This is a book I couldn’t put down that I wish I had never picked up
    • 4/5
      Meltzer's Dead Even has all of the drama and suspense you could ask for in a legal thriller, and an intricate enough plot that readers are kept guessing at every turn. From the beginning, the characters are so engaging that this is a difficult book to put down, and any reader who enjoys a legal thriller should find themselves not just tearing through this work, but immediately searching out more work from Meltzer. Certainly, that's what I'll be doing.Recommended.
    • 4/5
      I like this author. He is not a formula writer like Grisham. Good fast-paced storyline.
    • 3/5
      (This is a review of the 13 disc CD version.) Took this with us to pass the time on a long 1500 mile car trek. A legal thriller, it was a choice appealing to all of the car's occupants. The narrator was excellent. Would have loved to rank the book higher. But there were too many unintentionally hilarious moments where we found ourselves laughing at the ridiculousness of the main characters' behavior. The plot device (wife prosecutor v. husband defense attorney) was strained and both characters' angst overwrought and leaving us feeling less than sympathetic to their woes. Meltzer's pacing is great and he definitely held our interest. Other reviewers feel this is a lesser work compared to other books. Based on this, I'll definitely read more from Melzer.
    • 5/5
      Husband-wife attorney's oppose each other in this suspenseful drama.
    • 5/5
      Love his books. This one did not disappoint. Looking for more.
    • 2/5
      While the storyline is good, the author felt the need to follow the worn and tried treatment of the key male figure by making him overly emotional and dependent while the wife is the the stronger and aggressive partner who, of course saves the day. In addition, the breach of her marital vows are forgiven far too quickly to be realistic or believable in a real relationship.
    • 4/5
      Liked the story line but took too long to get to it & too many details that bogged it down
    • 2/5
      I held out hope for about 98% of the book. All the unlikely and unexplained twists and turns and, quite honestly, totally implausible events aside, I thought to myself, “I’m sure that’ll get explained in the next chapter”, but it never was, culminating in the Mexican standoff where the cop just happened to allow some female states attorney to be held at gunpoint AND control the flow of the conversation. It was at that moment, I said to myself “this is a stupid fricking book”, except i didn’t use “fricking”. Did the author know anything about how the district attorneys office is ran. The main character (brand new assistant DA) is just allowed to wander off the reservation numerous times w/o any oversight. DUMB!
    • 3/5
      A bit too complicated; but good characters and action
    • 4/5
      Great read!! Well done, Mr. Meltzer.