Silent Witness, Michael Norman
Silent Witness, Michael Norman
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Silent Witness
A Sam Kincaid Mystery

Author: Michael Norman

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 8 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/10/2008

Synopsis

The armoredcar robbery went awry, leaving two people dead, one a member of the gang believed responsible for the crime. Fortyfiveyearold Walter Bradshaw is captured and charged with capital murder and aggravated robbery. Bradshaw, who leads an archconservative, antigovernment group of Mormon polygamists, now sits in a cell at the Utah State Prison awaiting trial. The rest of the Bradshaw gang remains at large. Then two days before Bradshaws preliminary hearing, one of two witnesses to the robbery is stabbed and bludgeoned to death, and that same evening, the second witness, a young woman student of the University of Utah, narrowly escapes being kidnapped. Cops Sam Kincaid and Kate McConnell figure its not just coincidence and must once again look beneath the obvious in an increasingly dangerous scenario.

About Michael Norman

Michael Norman, a former reporter and columnist for the New York Times, is on the faculty of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University and is the author of These Good Men: Friendships Forged in War. Norman was the inaugural writer for the New York Times columns "A Sense of Place," a monthly column exploring the dislocations of modern life in one suburban town; "Lessons," a national column on education; and "Our Towns," a twice-weekly column on life outside New York City.
Norman has also written major articles for various other national publications, including the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post Magazine, and GQ. His work has been syndicated both in the United States and abroad, and he is the author of These Good Men: Friendships Forged in War, a memoir published to critical acclaim in 1990. He lives with his wife and two sons in New Jersey.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheila on December 22, 2022

Silent Witness is the second in a series of Sam Kincaid mysteries, but it stands alone well and is a fascinating police procedural, set in Salt Lake City and combining hints of real-world polygamy with a robbery-gone-wrong and the chance to bring a cult leader to justice. With one witness dead and th......more

Goodreads review by Wynter on January 11, 2020

Easy read. Storyline intertwined with robbery, murder, kidnapping, and legal issues. It took a while for the story to unfold. I was fully drawn in around 75% through.......more

Goodreads review by Milli on June 04, 2009

Quick crime mystery story. Characters are somewhat as expected in this genre of literture, but fairly well developed. The crime(s) have some twists which adds to the plot. I'll look for another of these as a nice break from other types of reading.......more

Goodreads review by Anita on February 19, 2009

while I liked the characters and most of the storylines, I found parts of the book stilted and almost a documentary narrative, rather than fiction. that was my biggest issue and reason for lower rating.......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on November 23, 2012

This is the second Sam Kincaid book I've read and I'm looking forward to the next in the series. These are well-constructed mysteries with interesting characters and interesting situations. If you like the Brady Coyne mysteries you'll probably like this series.......more

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