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12 Months to Live

A knock-out new series from James Patterson

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12 Months to Live

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
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Her name is Jane Smith. But to friends and foes, she's Jane Effing Smith.

Why? Because she's the best criminal defense attorney in the Hamptons - the elite world of New York's rich and infamous. Because she's as good an investigator as she is a lawyer. Because she's tough. She's strong.

As Jane is preparing to defend a high-profile client accused of a triple homicide, she's also hired to revive a cold case - a cluster of unsolved murders.

Then another bombshell lands: a devastating medical diagnosis. Terminal. She's got a year to live.

But first, she has a trial to win. Unless one of her many enemies kills her first.

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PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON

'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD

©2023 James Patterson (P)2023 Penguin Audio

 Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Law Cold Case
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Critic reviews

The phenomenal Patterson, one of the great storytellers of our time, does not often produce a new character, but he does here to stunning effect
A gutsy heroine. A ticking clock. A breathless pace. Wow! This one had me reeling (Jane Corry)
Compelling
It's classic punchy Patterson
All stars
Most relevant
Generally what I expect from James Paterson. Decent story, quick moving relatively enjoyable listen.
I had a couple of issues with this one though. First I just didn't like Jane Smith the main character. Not sure why but she just really irritated me. I think part of it is she just gives lawyers a bad name, all about tricks and manipulating juries and witnesses, I found the assumption that the jury members were stupid enough to be taken in by it all very distasteful.
The narration was ok, but I really didn't like the echoey phone voices, it's not necessary, it's a book not a radio drama.

Typical Paterson

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enjoyed the story, in particular the ending. always expect a good story from James Paterson and this one didn't disappoint

great story, as expected from James Paterson

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A cringeworthy story (women do not speak to ourselves this way) with a very irritating turn of phrase. Narrated by a female "Ace Ventura" type voice, I was hoping it would improve as the story progressed. It didn't.

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Struggled to keep listening to it. I was so glad to get to the end.

Definitely didn't float my boat

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