From AudioFile
Ben Kincaid joins the legal staff of a large corporation with a skeleton in every closet and a serial killer on the payroll. The listener becomes so quickly and effortlessly involved in this well-crafted thriller that a conscious effort is required to appreciate the virtuosity of Larry Block's reading. In addition to ideal tone and pacing, voices of both sexes are absolutely free of strain or affectation. He's so completely at the service of the text that most listeners will only be aware of experiencing a whopping good story. Unusually good sound quality gives an extra shine to an outstanding offering. J.N. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"Bernhardt is a master legal tour guide, taking the reader through the labyrinth of the judicial system of America's heartland."
—Mostly Murder

Ben Kincaid is not a superstar attorney. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, there are only a few lawyers who win headlines and big bucks. So when the notorious Apollo Consortium offers Ben a job as their in-house counsel, he takes it—for the money.

The violence in the streets outside the Apollo is nothing compared to the backstabbing politics of the firm. And when Ben wins his first case, he unwittingly sets up some bitter rivalry with his colleagues—rivalry that will culiminate in a fellow lawyer's dead body and Ben charged with murder.

"Ben Kincaid is a refreshing change from the omniscient, holier-than-thou attorney/investigators whose courtroom acrobatics and aerial law displays are more show than substance."
—Tulsa World

FROM THE CRITICS

AudioFile - John Niessink