Hoax

Not a great introduction to Tanenbaum's noted series. Perhaps it was the abridgment, which took out nearly all opportunities for character enhancement and reader empathy. Or perhaps it was this narrator's voice, diction, and pacing; he added nothing in the way of emotion or drama. Because of the author's reputation, and the suggestion of several friends, I may try another in this series someday -- in print!

Not quite up to snuff for a Tanenbaum novel, this one still gripped me. With one glaring exception, the characters were as deep and fully developed as they usually are. But that one exception was a real clunker. The principle villain in the book is as relentlessly evil as Snidely Whiplash was . . . and about as believable.
Portions of the plot were also strictly out of the cliffhanging serials of the 30's and 40's.
Despite those criticisms, though, I felt compelled to finish the book. And my time wasn't wasted.

thrilling and compelling plot line - took off a day to read the whole thing at once

This Butch Karp #16 was chosen for my April Mystery Lovers Book Group (F2F)

Although I listened to the majority of the read, it's an official PTB (pull the bookmark)
AND I'll pass on the 15 preceding offerings.

I was put off, big time, by the language, narration (which, to be fair, represented multiple ethnicities and vocations) and a story that I had difficulty following.

It is said that there are genres and subgenres for everyone.
For the record...This novel does not represent one of mine!
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On a lighter note, I enjoyed some review titles that I saw:
Who Wrote This Book?
The title says it all
The Hoax is On the Reader