Hostile Witness: A Josie Bates Thriller

The Witness Series, Book 1

De: Rebecca Forster

Narrado por: Ann Marie Lee

When 16-year-old Hannah Sheraton is arrested for the murder of her stepgrandfather, the chief justice of the California Supreme court, her distraught mother turns to her old college roommate, Josie Baylor-Bates, for help. Josie, once a hot-shot criminal defense attorney, left the fast track behind for a small practice in Hermosa Beach, California.

But Hannah Sheraton intrigues her and, when the girl is charged as an adult, Josie cannot turn her back. But the deeper she digs the more Josie realizes that politics, the law, and family relationships create a combustible and dangerous situation.

When the horrible truth is uncovered it can save Hannah Sheraton or destroy them both.

©2010 Rebecca Forster (P)2018 Tantor

Great book

You know a book is good when you stay up at night way beyond when you should fall asleep and keep reading. This book was very well written and narration was excellent. The story keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Great story, bad narration!

This is great storytelling!
A gripping story that had me on the edge all the time, and I didn't want to put it down.
Unexpected twist at the end.
Great characters.
BUT
The narration is bad. Sounds like an overdramatic teenager reading the story.
I would love to listen to the rest of the series but won't if it is the same narrator.

DNF

Terrible narration. I believe I would have enjoyed the story but the narration was so overly dramatic I could not finish.

Great read

Grabs your interest right from the beginning and keeps your interest until the last sentence. Read this book you won't be sorry.

I couldn’t stop listening.

Very well written and those who provided the audio kept the mystic going throughout the book.

Histrionics “R” Us

Plot okay, storytelling very highly emotional and quite overwrought. Or maybe because the performance was so completely Over Acted, I just assign the story as super emotional. I dealt with the gut wrenching constantly close to tears dialog of female characters by adjusting the playback speed to 1.25 unless Hannah had dialog, during which I had to speed up to 1.30 to suppress my eye rolling reflex adequately. I only recommend if you can handle over the top emotional performance of a just okay legal procedural.

Good Book.

Good Book. Too much cussing. No need for blasphemy. Otherwise I enjoyed it. Thank you

I was up all night!

I couldn’t put it down! I’m in love with Josie Bates. I’ve been in a few legal situations and I wish she was available to represent me! Yes, I realize this is a work of fiction but I cannot help but wish the very best for Hannah’s future, Lol! I’m going to take a nap now because I spent the night reading this book.

Great story and narrator.

Suspenseful throughout. Compelling. Great listening and hard to put down. The story continued to build minute by minute.

The overly dramatic reader ruined this book

See title of review. Reader has too angsty —over the top dramatization. Just dreadful. Seemed like a waste of time.