The Practice of Deceit: A Novel Audiobook

" Grabs your attention fast. "

" Narrator describes his marriage to a divorce lawyer who is leading a kind of double life. "

" Loved the language, the narrator, the story and the characters. I am going to listen to this book once again, I loved it so much! (Audible.com purchase) "

" This reminded me of Fatal Attraction, only with a divorce at the story's center instead of an affair. Elizabeth Benedict wrote the story from a man's POV, which I imagine was tricky to do, and that was done well. The characters are well-developed and unique, and the methods by which Eric Lavender, the protagonist, gets to the bottom of what's going on are clever and well-paced. Still, the circumstances of the book were sad for me--I just felt badly for the poor guy--and that brought me down most of the time I was reading it. This is a well-thought-out look at what divorce means for everybody: husband, wife, kids, extended family, and even professional contacts and the community as a whole. "

" a well-written psychological thriller "

" And to think I almost didn't read this - I thought it was an Elizabeth Berg novel and bought it as an afterthought, thinking I could use something "light". I loved this book! Couldn't put it down. Here's an author who basically assumes her readers are intelligent. How refreshing! "

" This is not the kind of book I usually read, but sometimes traveling in foreign countries puts you in this position. This story line kept me engaged, and never knowing what was going to happen next. (Well, but really, but at least it was a mystery without being too predictable.) "

" I listened to this on tape and it held my attention -- like an airport book. I don't remember much of it a year later. A little too much into drama, not enough into character. "

" Read by Richard Poe. Once I started listening to this book I was sure I had read it before. Everything sounded so familiar and it was easy to figure out what was going to happen next. I finished it, but won't write home about it. I fear I may have rated it more highly the first time I read it. "

" A faced-paced book I read in one day. About a female lawyer and how she deceives her husband and gets him sent to jail. Very good read and entertaining. "

" Good book, had me reading every spare minute. Really liked the author's style and will look for her other novel. "

" I'm always drawn to books staring clinical psychologists. Guess it's the psych major in me. This was a fun, intriguing tale. I borrowed it from the library a few years back and finally broke down and bought my own copy a few weeks ago. "

" Really enjoyed this. I'm surprised to see it didn't have more stars on average. Great start to a new year. The breast part gave me the creeps. "

" spoiler of a twist. but you'll say good riddance. ;) more of legal matters on divorce but good to know these things "

" This was very interesting book told in the first person. I would highly recommend it. The story of a clinical psychologist who marries a divorce lawyer. "

" Well written but disturbing insight into havoc that results when someone is a disturbed, self-absorbed liar. For much of the book, I was angry at this pathetic character. "

" Elizabeth Benedict is such a good story-teller. The "mystery" of what the wife is up to is not completely guessable, and a surprise in the end. I'll read lots more by this author. "

" A quick entertaining suspense/mystery read. I didn't sympathize much with the main character but it kept me reading. "

" An interesting tale. The writing was pretty good, but something just seemed missing from the narrative. "

" Really enjoyed this. I'm surprised to see it didn't have more stars on average. Great start to a new year. The breast part gave me the creeps. "

" Read by Richard Poe. Once I started listening to this book I was sure I had read it before. Everything sounded so familiar and it was easy to figure out what was going to happen next. I finished it, but won't write home about it. I fear I may have rated it more highly the first time I read it. "

" A faced-paced book I read in one day. About a female lawyer and how she deceives her husband and gets him sent to jail. Very good read and entertaining. "

" This was very interesting book told in the first person. I would highly recommend it. The story of a clinical psychologist who marries a divorce lawyer. "

" A quick entertaining suspense/mystery read. I didn't sympathize much with the main character but it kept me reading. "

" They need another shelf option: "tried hard to finish, but couldn't take it anymore!" I tried to like this book, but it just didn't work out. I'm curious how it ends, but not curious enough to keep at it. "

" And to think I almost didn't read this - I thought it was an Elizabeth Berg novel and bought it as an afterthought, thinking I could use something "light". I loved this book! Couldn't put it down. Here's an author who basically assumes her readers are intelligent. How refreshing! "

" Elizabeth Benedict is such a good story-teller. The "mystery" of what the wife is up to is not completely guessable, and a surprise in the end. I'll read lots more by this author. "

" listening to this as a book on tape I guess it would be a 2.5 star but not as good as I expected with the plot "

" Cop-out on the ending as far as I'm concerned. To have it all wind up and then for her to run out of gas--literally and figuratively. Lazy. "

" This was a little slow to start out, but really grabbed me by halfway through. By the end it felt a little reminiscent of a Law and Order SVU episode. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, I really did. "