The Hidden Man

A finalist for the LA Times Book Prize

A little girl, snatched from her bed in the dead of night...

They knew who killed her. They couldn't prove it. 26 years later, her brother Sammy doesn't care about proof. He only cares about justice. Now, only his childhood best friend, attorney Jason Kolarich, can save Sammy from a life sentence for killing a killer.

To defend Sammy, Jason must do what authorities could not, decades ago-prove the guilt of the pedophile who killed Sammy's sister. But a mysterious benefactor, “Mr. Smith,” suddenly appears, offering money, resources, even alibis for Sammy's defense. And he will stop at nothing-threatening the lives of Jason and his family-to control the outcome of the case. As the trial draws near, Jason races against time to save his family from Mr. Smith's team and his friend Sammy from life in prison, while two crimes, decades apart, converge in a stunning verdict.

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The Hidden Man

A finalist for the LA Times Book Prize

A little girl, snatched from her bed in the dead of night...

They knew who killed her. They couldn't prove it. 26 years later, her brother Sammy doesn't care about proof. He only cares about justice. Now, only his childhood best friend, attorney Jason Kolarich, can save Sammy from a life sentence for killing a killer.

To defend Sammy, Jason must do what authorities could not, decades ago-prove the guilt of the pedophile who killed Sammy's sister. But a mysterious benefactor, “Mr. Smith,” suddenly appears, offering money, resources, even alibis for Sammy's defense. And he will stop at nothing-threatening the lives of Jason and his family-to control the outcome of the case. As the trial draws near, Jason races against time to save his family from Mr. Smith's team and his friend Sammy from life in prison, while two crimes, decades apart, converge in a stunning verdict.

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The Hidden Man

The Hidden Man

by David Ellis

Narrated by Luke Daniels

Unabridged — 10 hours, 35 minutes

The Hidden Man

The Hidden Man

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Overview

A finalist for the LA Times Book Prize

A little girl, snatched from her bed in the dead of night...

They knew who killed her. They couldn't prove it. 26 years later, her brother Sammy doesn't care about proof. He only cares about justice. Now, only his childhood best friend, attorney Jason Kolarich, can save Sammy from a life sentence for killing a killer.

To defend Sammy, Jason must do what authorities could not, decades ago-prove the guilt of the pedophile who killed Sammy's sister. But a mysterious benefactor, “Mr. Smith,” suddenly appears, offering money, resources, even alibis for Sammy's defense. And he will stop at nothing-threatening the lives of Jason and his family-to control the outcome of the case. As the trial draws near, Jason races against time to save his family from Mr. Smith's team and his friend Sammy from life in prison, while two crimes, decades apart, converge in a stunning verdict.


Editorial Reviews

People Magazine

With an ear for banter that recalls Richard Russo and a giddily complex plot, Ellis provides the perfect transition from the Summer That Wasn't to whatever's next.

Kirkus Reviews

A buried crime bears bitter fruit 27 years later. Audrey Cutler was two years old the night she was stolen from her bed. Her kidnapping left her mom a permanent emotional wreck. Its impact on Audrey's brother Sammy is harder to calculate. Is it the reason that so much of his ensuing life has been spent behind bars for one transgression or another? Attorney Jason Kolarich thinks it might be. Best friends as kids, Sammy and Jason have been out of touch for longer than Jason is comfortable remembering, and now they're reconnecting in an unforeseen, unsettling way. Sammy's in jail again for the murder of Griffin Perlini, the sex offender who was once accused of Audrey's kidnapping. Jason has been hired for the defense under bizarre circumstances. The man who turns up in Jason's office one day calling himself Mr. Smith makes it clear that money is in ample supply and that his interest in Sammy's acquittal is intense. But why? Exactly who is Mr. Smith? Is he the shadowy stand-in for someone who, like the Cutlers, has lost a child to a pedophile's perversion? None of these excellent questions will be answered in a way Jason could possibly have predicted. Plotting with Christie-like care, Edgar winner Ellis (Eye of the Beholder, 2007, etc.) lifts the curtain on a promising new series. Agent: Larry Kirshbaum/LJK Literary Management

Product Details

BN ID: 2940172561146
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 09/03/2009
Edition description: Unabridged
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