Open and Shut, David Rosenfelt
Open and Shut, David Rosenfelt
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Open and Shut

Author: David Rosenfelt

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 6 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/06/2025

Synopsis

Whether dueling with new forensics or the local old boys’ network, irreverent defense attorney Andy Carpenter always leaves them awed with his biting wit and winning fourth-quarter game plan. But the fun stops the day Andy’s dad, Paterson, New Jersey’s legendary ex-D.A., drops dead in front of him at a game in Yankee Stadium. The shocks pile on as he discovers his dad left him with two unexpected legacies: a fortune of $22 million that Andy never knew existed… and a murder case with enough racial tinder to burn down City Hall. Struggling to serve justice and bring honor to his father, Andy must dig up some explosive political skeletons--and an astonishing family secret that can close his case (and his mouth) for good. Open and Shut heralds--no contest--the year’s most sensational new voice in mystery fiction: David Rosenfelt.

About David Rosenfelt

DAVID ROSENFELT is the Edgar-nominated and Shamus Award-winning author of more than twenty Andy Carpenter novels, including One Dog Night, Collared, and Deck the Hounds; its spinoff series, The K-Team; the Doug Brock thriller series, which starts with Fade to Black; and stand-alone thrillers including Heart of a Killer and On Borrowed Time. Rosenfelt and his wife live in Maine with an ever-changing pack of rescue dogs. Their epic cross-country move with 25 of these dogs, culminating in the creation of the Tara Foundation, is chronicled in Dogtripping.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jaline on July 24, 2017

This is the first in a legal thriller series that I’m sure I will continue to enjoy if this first book is any indication. This story is funny – the writing is witty and smart. In fact, Andy Carpenter, a defense lawyer, is a bit of a cut-up and on occasion it gets him into trouble – particularly with......more

Goodreads review by Karen on April 09, 2025

Open and Shut is a legal case or other matter that is easy to prove or decide because the facts are very clear. It is also the debut novel of David Rosenfelt that introduces his reoccurring character, Attorney Andy Carpenter. As the beginning of the series, this novel also explains a lot about who A......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on June 17, 2023

3.5 stars Though I've read many novels in the 'Andy Carpenter' series, I hadn't read the first book until now. In this initial story, set in Paterson, New Jersey, attorney Andy Carpenter defends a convicted killer who gets a new trial. ***** Like his father Nelson Carpenter, Andy Carpenter is a lawyer.......more

Goodreads review by SusanTalksBooks on June 15, 2024

**** 6/15/24 **** FINISHED! Thanks to my friend Michelle who recommended this series to me. I love legal mysteries, and this tips into the lighter side of this genre with many unanswered questions / side mysteries that will provide plot points for future books, I'm sure. There are many characters in......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on April 08, 2014

I am not usually someone who likes reading about lawyers and courtroom dramas. My years watching Law and Order was strictly for the investigation and the hunky cops in uniform. I decided to read Open and Shut purely because of the fact that there is a dog character and the author is obviously an ani......more

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