Simply Lies – David Baldacci Free Audiobook

Written by David Baldacci
Read by Lisa Flanagan, Corey Carthew
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Series: Mickey Gibson : Book 01
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Release date: April 18, 2023
Duration: 11:50:28

Mickey Gibson, single mother and former detective, leads a hectic life similar to that of many moms: juggling the demands of her two small children with the tasks of her job working remotely for ProEye, a global investigation company that hunts down wealthy tax and credit cheats.

When Mickey gets a call from a colleague named Arlene Robinson, she thinks nothing of Arlene’s unusual request for her to go inventory the vacant home of an arms dealer who cheated ProEye’s clients and fled. That is, until she arrives at the mansion to discover a dead body in a secret room—and that nothing is as it seems.

Not only does the arms dealer not exist but the murder victim turns out to be Harry Lancaster, a man with mob ties who used to be in Witness Protection. What’s more, no one named Arlene Robinson works at ProEye.

In the blink of an eye, Gibson has become a prime suspect in a murder investigation—and now her job is also on the line until she proves that she was set up. Before long, Gibson is locked in a battle of wits with a brilliant woman with no name, a hidden past, and unknown motives—whose end game is as mysterious as it is deadly.

“Two narrators prove twice as nice in this engaging audiobook from a thriller titan. Lisa Flanagan does the heavy lifting, smoothly portraying the female characters, notably Mickey Gibson, a single mom and detective turned asset retriever, and Clarisse, a con artist who tricks Mickey into investigating the murder of a reclusive businessman. Corey Carthew is kept busy voicing a multitude of male characters, mostly from law enforcement or business, whom Mickey and Clarisse interact with while solving this case. While it’s often intriguing to see how well a narrator handles a character of the opposite sex, it’s much cleaner differentiating genders this way. Flanagan and Carthew work together seamlessly to ratchet up the tension. The result is an exciting thrill ride for listeners.”—AudioFile