High Crimes (Abridged) Audiobook, by Joseph Finder Play Audiobook Sample

High Crimes (Abridged) Audiobook

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Read By: Therese Plummer Publisher: Macmillan Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2010 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN:

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Claire Heller Chapman, a Harvard Law School professor and a high-powered attorney, has just attained a national reputation for her work on several high-profile cases. Her second husband, Tom Chapman, is a successful money manager who adores Claire and her six-year-old daughter. They live in a beautiful house and lead a glamorous and happy life.

Then a random burglary turns their world upside down. A routine police investigation reveals that Tom is not who he says he is. He never attended the college he said he did. He once had a different name. He once was, Claire learns, a secret operative for the U.S. government. When he is suddenly arrested and put on trial for a crime he insists he didn't commit - an unspeakable atrocity carried out 13 years ago - she puts her reputation on the line to defend him. The case is tried in a top-secret court-martial, conducted by the Pentagon, in which all the evidence is classified, and the rules are unlike any Claire has ever known.

The audio includes an excerpt from Vanished, the first Nick Heller novel.

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"First time reader of this author's books and it was a good one. Kept the suspense till the very end. Gives a little bit of insight into the world of military justice mixed with the murky world of politics in the US (although largely fiction, of course; or is it?)."

— Sanjay (4 out of 5 stars)

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    " Haven't read a Finder novel yet that wasn't superb. "

    — Les, 2/11/2014
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    " A routine book with some good parts. My first book by this author. Maybe 3.5 stars for the good parts, which were mainly court room scenes. The plot was far fetched as many are, but it moved along at reasonable speed. "

    — Derk, 2/6/2014
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    " Thriller! Dad got it for me without having read it himself when I was in the 5th grade. It had the word "fuck" in it. Thrilling, indeed. "

    — Lennox, 1/27/2014
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    " All of his books I've read are excellent. "

    — Robbie, 1/21/2014
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    " fast read. good story. twist at end; figured was coming. "

    — Ropajo, 1/20/2014
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    " Actually read the 1998 hardcover. First read of a Finder novel. Plot premise pretty good- military court martial of a now civilian. Seems like the whole military has picked someone to cover up a massacre as a fall guy. His lawyer wife defends him. It was too easy to figure out the ending and was ultimately disappointed. "

    — Mailmanr5, 1/17/2014
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    " Second boook I have read by this author (Paranoia was the first). This one was a good fiction thriller. "

    — Cindy, 1/15/2014
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    " This was made into an excellent movie with Morgan Freeman. "

    — Steven, 12/18/2013
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    " Dreadful book, the characters were weak, the story was painful and unoriginal. "

    — Chelsea, 12/15/2013
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    " I liked the book, but I loved the movie. "

    — Kara, 11/9/2013
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    " A very entertaining book based upon both military hijinks and a trial. The plot keeps you guessing as to the guilt or innocence of the husband with a twist on the ending. "

    — Herzog, 9/4/2013
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    " A nice story with some good twists but it ended a bit flat. "

    — Steve, 3/20/2013
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    " Decent plot but quite predictable - particularly the ending "

    — Jane, 2/3/2013
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    " This book was ok. I enjoyed the fine lens Finder directs towards military law. However, I found some parts of this book to be tiresome, and frankly a little redundant "

    — Neisha, 5/4/2012
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    " I knew what would happen at the end about halfway through the book -- and some of the legal talk was pretty boring. "

    — Susan, 12/26/2011
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    " Brilliant:) Now I have to watch the movie again to see how it compares to the book;) "

    — Christel, 12/23/2011
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    " this is a mystery and i enjoy this author!! it has lots of twists and turns with a suprise ending... i recomend this book the characters are good and it holds or should hod your interest "

    — Peter, 4/30/2011
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    " Haven't read a Finder novel yet that wasn't superb. "

    — Les, 4/29/2011
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    " If you like courtroom drama, you'll like this one. This book centers in a military courts-martial which perhaps enhances the story over a civilian case. Finder's stuff is good! "

    — Pat, 4/28/2011
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    " I enjoyed the actual procedurals of the trial, but the characters seemed shallow, the writing was simplistic, and the ending didn't earn its twist. "

    — Eric, 4/16/2011
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    " Dreadful book, the characters were weak, the story was painful and unoriginal. "

    — Chelsea, 4/4/2011
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    " Meh . . . Predictable crime drama. And not a particularly entertaining one at that. "

    — Wendy, 4/3/2011
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    " Excellent. One of Finder's best, second only to Paranoia. Thanks to unusual inclement weather Saturday last week, I zipped through about 2/3 of it in one day, riveted the whole time. "

    — John, 3/26/2011
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    " Second boook I have read by this author (Paranoia was the first). This one was a good fiction thriller. "

    — Cindy, 3/12/2011
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    " The ending seemed to happen too fast and didn't fit well with the rest of the book. "

    — Tim, 1/27/2011
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    " Good - didn't realize it was written in the late 90s. Didn't care for any of the characters. "

    — Ruth, 11/23/2010
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    " This book was an easy, quick read. It can easily be read in 1 day. I would recommend as a traveling book because it has short chapters,a easy plot, and just a few main characters and settings. The ending was a total disappointment, but once you read it; you'll see what I mean. "

    — Imani, 7/20/2010
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    " A high profile Boston attorney's husband is arrested and accused of a Mei Lai type massacre in El Salvador while he was int the army. Good story. I still don't particularly like Finder's writing style. "

    — Chuck, 5/7/2010
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    " This was made into an excellent movie with Morgan Freeman. "

    — Steven, 3/2/2010
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    " I knew what would happen at the end about halfway through the book -- and some of the legal talk was pretty boring. "

    — Susan, 11/10/2009

About Joseph Finder

Joseph Finder is the author of numerous New York Times bestselling novels, including. His novel Killer Instinct won the International Thriller Writers’s Thriller Award for Best Novel of 2006. Other bestselling titles include Paranoia and High Crimes, both of which became major motion pictures. Born in Chicago, he studied Russian at Yale and Harvard. He was recruited by the CIA, but decided he preferred writing fiction. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

About Therese Plummer

Thérèse Plummer is an actor, award-winning voice-over artist, and counselor. She is a winner of several AudioFile Earphones Award and has been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has appeared in a variety of television and film roles. As a counselor for adolescents, she spent five years using drama therapy techniques in individual and group settings.