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Narrated by:
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Don Leslie
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By:
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William Lashner
About this listen
Bob has the aspiration, one could even say compulsion, to help those around him. And it usually works out well for all concerned, except when it ends in blood. But Victor doesn't know that...yet.
Thanks to Bob, Victor is suddenly dressing better, dating a stunning woman, and his economic prospects and teeth are both gleaming. It's all good, until Victor finds a troubling connection between Bob and the murdered wife. Is Bob a kind of saint or is this obsessive Good Samaritan in reality a murderer?
Filled with the keen wit, deep poignancy, twisting suspense, and dark realism that has entranced readers, impressed reviewers, and made William Lashner's previous novels best sellers, Falls the Shadow is a riveting novel that is sure to leave readers eager for more.
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A peaceful Minnesota town, where crime is something that just doesn’t happen, is about to face its worst nightmare. A young boy disappears. There are no witnesses, no clues — only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper struck? Or is this the reawakening of a long-quiet serial killer?
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- By Angela on 05-22-15
By: Tami Hoag
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Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
- Psychic Eye Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Victoria Laurie
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Michaels
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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Abby Cooper is a P.I., psychic intuitive. But her insight failed her when she didn't foresee the death of one of her clients - or that the lead investigator for the case is the gorgeous blind date she just met. Now, with the police suspicious of her abilities and a killer on the loose, Abby's future looks more uncertain than ever.
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Abby Is The Worst.
- By Keri on 05-16-14
By: Victoria Laurie
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A Small Case of Murder
- A Joshua Thornton Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Lauren Carr
- Narrated by: Kevin Foley
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
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A Small Case of Murder is set in the quaint town of Chester, West Virginia, where everyone knows everyone, and there is never a secret that someone doesn't know. In such a small intimate village, how many disappearances can be left unquestioned? Following the death of his wife, Joshua Thornton moves into his ancestral home across country with his five children. While clearing out the attic, the children find a 34-year-old letter to their grandmother that implicates a local minister in an unreported murder.
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Great book
- By Kathy on 12-31-08
By: Lauren Carr
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Against the Wind
- By: J. F. Freedman
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
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Lone Wolf, Roach, Goose, and Dutchboy - four wild ones who have lived their lives on the wrong side of the law. They are members of the outlaw motorcycle gang, the Scorpions - men with their own brand of justice. Now they stand accused of the gang-rape of a motel maid of dubious reputation and the brutal murder of a friend of hers in the mountains outside Santa Fe. But they claim they are innocent.
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Against the Wind
- By shelley on 04-19-14
By: J. F. Freedman
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The Pact
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
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The Hartes and the Golds have been neighbors for 18 years and are very close. So when Chris and Emily's friendship reaches the next level, nobody is surprised. Then one night, the hospital calls. Seventeen-year-old Emily is dead - shot in the head by a gun Chris took from his father's cabinet. One bullet remains in the chamber, and Chris tells of his suicide pact with Emily. But the police have questions, and soon Chris is on trial for murder.
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A little less drama, a lot more substance, please
- By Karen on 02-02-08
By: Jodi Picoult
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Mistress of Justice
- By: Jeffery Deaver
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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Taylor Lockwood spends her days working as a paralegal in one of New York's preeminent Wall Street law firms and her nights playing jazz piano anyplace she can. But the rhythm of her life is disrupted when attorney Mitchell Reece requests her help in locating a stolen document that could cost him not only the multimillion-dollar case he's defending but his career as well.
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Pathetic! I wasted a credit!
- By Wayne on 06-28-18
By: Jeffery Deaver
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No Lesser Plea
- Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Book 1
- By: Robert K. Tanenbaum
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Roger "Butch" Karp has been around New York long enough to realize that the judicial system can be dirty and cynical. But he still believes in justice. So when a vicious sociopath tries to dodge a brutal murder charge by convincing the court he is incompetent to stand trial, Karp teams up with firecracker Assistant DA Marlene Ciampi to unleash the full force of their relentless energy, hardboiled wit, and passion for the truth to put the killer away for good. They will accept no lesser plea.
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A Decent LIsten
- By Ted on 08-31-14
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Secret Sanction
- Sean Drummond Series, Book 1
- By: Brian Haig
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
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A battalion of Serbs has been senselessly murdered in Kosovo, and the Green Berets stand accused. Now, Major Sean Drummond, a top Army lawyer, is assigned to investigate this unspeakable atrocity. But of course, no one saw anything. Drummond gets consistently suspicious depositions from all of the Green Berets: Supposedly pursued by Serb soldiers, they left the engagement with wounded Serbs firing at them, and no one can explain the number of deaths.
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I want the rest of the Sean Drummond series!
- By shelley on 11-10-16
By: Brian Haig
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Baltimore Blues
- Tess Monaghan, Book 1
- By: Laura Lippman
- Narrated by: Deborah Hazlett
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Unemployed at 29, Tess Monaghan is willing to take any freelance job to pay the rent—including a bit of unorthodox snooping for her rowing buddy, Darryl "Rock" Paxton. In a city where someone is murdered almost every day, attorney Michael Abramowitz's death should be just another statistic. But the slain lawyer's notoriety—and his noontime trysts with Rock's fiancée—make the case front page news...and point to Rock as the likely murderer. But trying to prove her friend's innocence could prove costly to Tess.
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I'm on #8 - This series is almost unique
- By connie on 02-19-12
By: Laura Lippman
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- Robert E. Orlando
- 09-10-24
Obviously an abridged version!
I really can't make an fair appraisal of "Falls The Shadow" because what is passing for this title is an apparent abridged version of this title.
I really like William Lashner's books, especially the Victor Carl series, but this version was so hacked up, that it made the listening unenjoyable at various points in the story. It seems as though the original UNabridged book may have been quite good, but it's difficult to prove it by reading this version.
Very disappointed that Audible didn't more clearly identify this as an abridged edition; had I known, I would never have made the purchase.I should have read the fine print more carefully.
Stay away if you like the real thing.
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- Sally
- 06-21-05
A wonderful listening experience!
This book had a fine mixture of humor and intrigue. In addition Lashner creates such fully developed characters that you can't help but care about all of them. In addtion, the narrator has taken the book to the level of performance art. bravo!
I hope to see many more titles by Mr. Lashner on this web site.
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- Norman Hittle
- 05-21-16
And then there was Bob ...
Where does Falls the Shadow rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Falls the Shadow is a fantastic story of real life gutter morality vs. the high stakes of being an attorney who is a self-proclaimed self-centered narcissist. Many great arcs and thrills to be had which is all set to a very sarcastic tone.
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I really don't like that this is abridged. I read the physical book almost ten years ago and there is an entire arc missing from the Audible version. Doesn't destroy the story by any means, but it takes a side out of Victor Carl that makes him have more depth and redeeming qualities.
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- Ruth
- 05-09-05
Lasher gets better and better ...
Very Entertaining! The narrator is superb and makes this a better book to listen to than to read. He truly "becomes" the main character, and his narrative skill makes this almost like a radio /theatre presentation.Don't be afraid of the fact that this is Abridged: you will never know. This author is a very good writer whose writing has gotten better and even more lyrical ... you will enjoy this audio book with it's layers of strong plot, great assortment of characters, and hip but not grating black humor.
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- Anthony W. Gibbs
- 03-31-20
Victor Carl at his best.
I enjoyed this tremendously. There is real depth to his character and those who surround him.
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