Lackey Ferguson met Marissa Hardin once, the morning he signed on to build a bathhouse at the Hardins' fancy Fort Worth home. But when Marissa is found brutally murdered, Lackey becomes the number one suspect in a trumped-up case, while a sexual psychopath runs loose. Desperate to find the real killer, Lackey must evade arrest while keeping an eye on his fianc├®e—who may just be the killer's next target.
Download and start listening now!
“This is A. W. Gray country, sizzling with Texas sleaze, violence, and corruption. Prime Suspect delivers all the dark wit and kinetic style that the author is quickly becoming famous for, making the comparisons to Ellmore Leonard more reasonable every time out.”
— Booklist
“Packs disturbing crime scenes, salty language, and cynical working-class views of the power elite…Readers will sympathize with the underdog heroes of this rousing, hard-boiled suspense story.”
— Publishers Weekly“Exciting retribution awaits in this crime novel’s second half.”
— Library Journal“Sharp, taut, and mean.”
— Kirkus ReviewsBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
A. W. Gray, a native Texan, has drawn critical acclaim for his crime novels, most of which feature Texas crime lawyer Bino Phillips. He is also the author of the true-crime book Poisoned Dreams. A. W. Gray also writes under the names Sarah Gregory, Crosland Brown, William Gray, and Jeffrey Ames.
Charlie Thurston is an actor and Earphones Award–winning narrator. He holds an MFA in acting from Brown University / Trinity Rep and has appeared on stages across the country with Trinity Repertory Company, Chautauqua Theater Company, Creede Rep, and at Riverside Theatre and Redmoon Theater, among others. His favorite roles include Edgar in The Completely Fictional—Utterly True—Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen in The Long Christmas Ride Home, Tuzenbach in The Three Sisters, and Tony in You Can’t Take It with You.