The Coldest Case
James Patterson
Released March 11, 2021
3 hrs 52 mins
Audible audio
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This is a full-cast Audible novella, which was available free with an Audible Australia subscription. It’s a prequel to the Billy Harney trilogy, one of Patterson’s crime thriller series, which begins with The Black Book – I hadn’t heard of it before, but am now interested in continuing it. We listened to the whole thing on a recent car journey and I enjoyed both the plot and characters.
Detective Billy Harney has been running an operation aimed at taking down a notorious Chicago drug ring. His partner Kate is undercover and they are close to a breakthrough when a killing forces their hand, and puts them under pressure to recover a vital piece of evidence.
This had an excellent cast of narrators, including Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad – all grown up! I’m never so keen on the music & sound effects in these audio specials – they’re more distracting than helpful, especially in the car, but they weren’t too overdone in this one. The plot is twisty and unpredictable, with Patterson’s usual short chapters and a cocky but likeable main character. Recommended.
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