The Guilty

P.I. Jack Marconi, Book 3

By: Vincent Zandri

Narrated by: Andrew B. Wehrlen

Jack Marconi is back in legal hot water. In The Guilty, Jack finds himself investigating a local restaurateur and spoiled playboy who's accused of attempting to murder his school teacher girlfriend. As the now brain-damaged young woman begins recalling events of that fateful dark winter night when she was allegedly pushed down the stairs of a West Albany mansion, she becomes the target of the powerful but angry foodie/sex-obsessed boyfriend once again. Only this time, he's cooking up a bloody plot to keep her silenced forever.

©2017 Vincent Zandri (P)2017 Vincent Zandri

Good thriller with a likable main character

Vincent Zandri's "The Guilty" is a pretty good thriller starring the enigmatic Jake Marconi, and is one of a series of books featuring PI Jack Marconi as the main character. You can read what the story is about from the book description. I'll have to say that this was a good, solid story. There were a few parts where things seemed to drag on a little here and there, but then I'd find myself caught right back up in the story again. I'd have to say that having listened to quite a few of Mr. Zandri's books in the past, you can really tell that he continues to hone his craft as time goes on and keeps on writing books that are getting better and better.

Andrew Wehrlen did another solid job with the narration. He's narrated other books by Mr. Zandri, including the Chase Baker series, and I'm always more than happy to listen to anything that he's narrated. He has the perfect tone for a male lead that's kind of a badass and a bit cocky. A few people complained about the narration for the females. I personally wasn't bothered by it, but I would recommend listening to some audio samples of his work here on audible if this is a concern to you.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher for an honest review.

Get it in the boxed set. Others are better

This is a good book, but not as good as some of Zandri's others. I recommend getting this book as part of the Jack Marconi boxed set, where you can get two other stories (both of which I liked better than this one) for a single credit.

That said, this book is still a solid work...same setting, same great characters. But for some reason, it did not grab me the same way that others of Zandri's books have.

I was given a free copy of this book with no requirement that I leave a review. However, this book is good enough to warrant a good review.

Fast Paced Ride

Did Andrew B. Wehrlen do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

I definitely knew when the female characters had dialogue versus the male characters. However, the majority of the time all the male characters sounded alike...fast tempo in speech and a little cocky. The listener eventually learns to pay attention to who is in the scene and gets the gist. I gave the story and performance 3.5 stars. It could have been a fun performance if Mr. Wehrlen varied the tempo and style of the various main characters.

Any additional comments?

Mr. Zandri creates a fast paced thriller. He builds a wide variety of cast members to keep the story moving...a career-motivated blogger, a smooth detective, a couple of rich and powerful entrepreneurs, a silver-spooned playboy, a street smart/newly released from prison and 'looking-out' for his neighborhood informant and, of course, several curvy and sexy women. Mr. Zandri will keep you guessing until the end.

What a Page Turner!

If you could sum up The Guilty in three words, what would they be?

Corruption. Mystery. Sex.

What did you like best about this story?

The story-line was great. It really was compelling and kept me guessing until the end as to who was the culprit. The story had solid reasoning and was very enthralling. It was hard to put down.

Which character – as performed by Andrew B. Wehrlen – was your favorite?

I really enjoyed Blood. He is an action character and street wise. He was tough but yet likeable.

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

Be Sure and Stay Tuned to the End! You'll Be Glad You Did!

Any additional comments?

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Gets sillier every hour.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

As far as mystery / detective stories go, this book will be somewhere at the middle of the stack. The characters weren't pretty one dimensional and not very intriguing. The story kept getting sillier every hour and I kept losing interest in it. After a point, I just wanted to get it over with. So, no I won't recommend this book to a friend.

Did Andrew B. Wehrlen do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Not really. All the different characters sounded more or less the same. I had to figure it out myself about who was the speaker of this dialogue.

Was The Guilty worth the listening time?

Not really. Reason explained in the first answer above.

Any additional comments?

I received this book for free from the author / narrator / publisher, in exchange for an unbiased review.