If I were to simply read a hard copy, I would miss the little nuances of humor and pauses for suspense that Julia Whelan weaves into the dialoge of the characters. I can't begin to express hoiw very much Julia Whelan bring tlhe story to live with her dramatization of the different characters. What does Julia Whelan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? The story is anything if not totally interesting and a pure joy to listen too. The Witness goes from suspence, to murder to humor and back to suspense again. I have listened to 'Chasing Fire' four times because it dramatizes the simplicity of the way a man and woman can be drawn together on a permanant level when they never saw that coming. The closest I can think of is Nora Roberts 'Chasing Fire'. The Witness in basically quite incomparable.

What other book might you compare The Witness to and why? I will definately listen to The Witness again, if not possible 3 or 4 times due to the fact that it is written and preformed at such a level that it's a pure joy to listen to. Would you listen to The Witness again? Why? And while he suspects that Abigail needs protection from something, Gleason is accustomed to two-bit troublemakers, not the powerful and dangerous men who are about to have him in their sights.Īnd Abigail Lowery, who has built a life based on security and self-control, is at risk of losing both. The mystery of Abigail Lowery and her sharp mind, secretive nature and unromantic viewpoint intrigues local police chief Brooks Gleason, on both a personal and professional level.

Unfortunately, that seems to be the quickest way to get attention in a tiny southern town. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. A freelance security systems designer, her own protection is supplemented by a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms. Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. In her stunning 200th novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts proves why no one is better when it comes to flawlessly fusing high-stakes suspense with red-hot romance' ( Booklist, starred review).ĭaughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth Fitch finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive.

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