Legal thriller. Almost 5 stars!

Never Goodbye has almost everything could ask of a legal thriller including trial preparation, courtroom action, likable characters, excellent character development, a superb narrator, and a realistic plot with a surprise ending. There are two partially offsetting weaknesses: The first half of the novel develops too slowly leading to a risk of listener boredom and the need for a second narrator. Most of the book is told in the first person of the protagonist Ella Bordon and another prosecutor named Dana Goodwin. The switches between the first two women was very frequent. The audio book would have benefited from a second female narrator with a different voice performing the Dana Goodwin first person parts.

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Phenomenal legal thriller

Would you consider the audio edition of Never Goodbye to be better than the print version?

Yes, but for one reason only. Erin Bennett!!!

What did you like best about this story?

The plot twists, and I love the intimacy with the characters because of the way he uses multiple first person perspectives.

What does Erin Bennett bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She is a super star in book narration. Her voice, her inflections, her passion. It brings the book to life.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Someone has to sing for the dead

Any additional comments?

The new phenomenal legal thriller from Adam Mitzner.
This story is a riveting tale of love, deception, well explained legal drama and redemption. The plot twists are very well thought out and will keep you guessing. With very memorable characters whom I would love to get to know for real, it draws you in and doesnt let go.

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Never Goodby

I’m Giving it a five star rating because even though I figured out who the “killer” was towards the end, the book kept me captivated during the whole reading.

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Hetero or Gay? That depends...

Three lady lawyers get entangled in a murder case and lives change...and not necessarily for the better. Erin, the narrator has three women with dominant roles and she is unable to alter her voice to help the listener determine which of the three is speaking. All three sound the same. I found myself rewinding to make sure I knew which of the ladies was speaking. As I have often commented, multiple readers almost always improve the listening pleasure. However, this issue alone should not stop you from giving it a go.
Cheers, Ken

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Suspense At Its Best

Never Goodbye is fantastic! Highly recommended. Adam Mitzner has crafted an intense story, revealed page by page through the narration of two women. Both associated with prosecuting in the Special Victims Unit. When a woman is murdered, the investigation leads to a shocking result.

Ella Broden and Gabriel Velasquez return from Mitzner’s previous book, Dead Certain. The two are very likable. Will we see more of them in future books? They make a great team, professionally and personally.

The little details that reveal themselves add to the tension in the book. It is nearly impossible to stop listening until the end.

You can read my full review at Mystery Suspense Reviews. This one is my new favorite!

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Too dumb for words

Maybe my bar is set too high. But this goofy tome tries to cover all the ‘hot button’ topics available without giving us a plausible plot or reason for listening. Could not finish it.

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excellent book.

Loved it from first page to last , great performance. Looking forward to another soon.

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Not credible

A bumpy uneven procedural where the plot requires some serious suspension of disbelief. Unfortunately the reader is out of sync with the cadence of the prose and the drama of the story. She is also unable to develop a distinction between the two first person narrators.

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Sometimes a narrator can rescue a weak story

but the overly excited reading style and audible inhalations after every sentence make listening a chore. There is also precious little differentiation in the character voices, so that it's not easy to recollect which female is being portrayed in any particular scene. The characters are pretty much uninteresting, but a lot of unnecessarily dramatic "thoughts" keep being repeated to make it seem like something is going on. And - are we supposed to now start being suspicious if we are lucky enough to find husbands who cook and clean and help with the kids? Step back, Mitzner! This book sounded like it might be a legal procedural mystery, based on the summary and some reviews. Didn't work out that way.

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Murder mystery

Good character development. Enjoyable listening. Figured out who done it too soon. End comes up short.

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