The Mercedes Coffin

De: Faye Kellerman

Narrado por: George Guidall

Billionaire genius Genoa Greeves never got over the shocking death of her favorite teacher, Bennett "Dr. Ben" Alston Little, murdered execution-style and stuffed into the trunk of his Mercedes-Benz. No arrests were ever made, no killer charged for the brutal crime.

Fifteen years later, the high-tech CEO reads about another execution-style murder; this time the victim is a Hollywood music producer named Primo Ekerling. There is no obvious connection, but the case is eerily similar to Little's, and Genoa feels the time is right to close Dr. Ben's case once and for all - offering the L.A.P.D. a substantial financial "incentive" if justice is finally served for Little.

Lieutenant Peter Decker resents having to commit valuable manpower to a 15-year-old open case simply because a rich woman says "Jump!" Still, the recent murder of Primo Ekerling does bear a disturbing resemblance to Little's case, even though two thug suspects are currently behind bars for the Ekerling murder. Decker can't help but wonder about a connection. His first phone calls are to the two primary investigators in the Little case, retired detectives Calvin Vitton and Arnie Lamar. Lamar is cooperative, but Vitton is not only reluctant to talk, he winds up dead of a suspicious suicide 12 hours later.

Decker's team of top investigators not only includes his favorite homicide detectives, Scott Oliver and Marge Dunn, but also his newly minted Hollywood detective daughter, Cindy Kutiel, whose help proves to be invaluable.

A relentlessly gripping tale spun by a master, Faye Kellerman's The Mercedes Coffin races through a dangerous urban world of fleeting fame and false dreams, making heart-pumping hairpin turns at each step of a terrifying journey, where truth and justice are fine lines between life and death.

©2008 Plot Line, Inc. (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers

Mercedes Coffin

I really like this author, so mainly I enjoyed the book. Over all a little slow.

Another Great Read

As usual Mrs. Kellerman has delivered "another great read". Her storytelling has kept me engaged to the point that I could not stop listening. The investigation and tying together of facts as well as the re-evaluating others made it impossible for me to stop listening. This audiobook is the first thing I listened to in the morning and the last thing that I heard at night.
I would recommend this audiobook to anyone, without hesitation.

Another Kellerman, just like the other ones ...

I found the story was a little long. I felt that some good editing would have been beneficial. However, having said that the story is true Faye Kellerman and therefore does not disappoint if this is a style that you enjoy. Good narration which certainly assists the reader to keep listening.

The Mercedes Coffin

Loved it, ending was a surprise, looking forward to the next book in the series.

Not bad.

This Peter Decker novel is a little different in that there is just a little about his family or his Jewish traditions. It was a light summer detective novel...not great, but not bad.

George does it again

Great story brought to life by great narration
If you love Decker novels this is really fun

As always excellent performance of George Guidall.

George Guidall is definitely the best narrator in the business! I always enjoy his performance.

Wonderful people - Decker and his wife and family

I really enjoy Faye Kellerman's writing and her characters. I enjoy them as people; they're ethical and real. This story is as gripping as the others. I wish only that there were more of her books that were unabridged on Audible. I only read full versions.

Great Book

Good narrator and good story line.I liked the characters also.
One good mystery. Keeps you guessing.

Great story awful narration

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I woul recommend this story despite the awful narration

What didn’t you like about George Guidall’s performance?

The narrator has an emotionless dis interested style of narrating , it is really distracting from the story

Any additional comments?

It's a great story as always ,well written by Faye Kellerman it is such a shame Australian listeners can not listen to the whole series