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    The Witness

    Written by W.E.B. Griffin

    Narrated by Michael Russotto

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    About this audiobook

    The robbery ended in murder, the killers claimed to be terrorists, and the only cooperative witness feared for his life. Police officer Matt Payne knew the dangers of his profession--but never thought that he himself would be the one who needed protection...In BADGE OF HONOR, W.E.B. Griffin reveals the explosive world of law enforcement with the same power and authenticity that made his BROTHERHOOD OF WAR and THE CORPS series nationwide bestsellers.


    From the Paperback edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 20, 2011
    ISBN9781101484319
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    The Witness
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    W.E.B. Griffin

    W.E.B. Griffin is the author of six bestselling series—and now Clandestine Operations.   William E. Butterworth IV has worked closely with his father for more than a decade, and is the coauthor with him of many books, most recently Hazardous Duty and Top Secret.  

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    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book. Loved the storyline and some of the characters. The only thing I have an issue with is how Abigail protected herself. There is nothing wrong with protecting yourself but Abigail went just a little overboard.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book. Romance, mystery, and intrigue. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys suspense with romance thrown in. Thoroughly enjoyable read.
    • 5/5
      What happens when you are a witness to a murder? What happens when the murderer is a Russian mob enforcer/executioner? Can there be safety while you are on the run from the mob? Is there safety if you are placed in witness protection? These are just few of the questions that are answered in this romantic tale of being targeted by by the Russian mob. Of, wanting to have a life free of fear.
    • 4/5
      I found this story very repetitive and the repetitions got tiresome. Otherwise, I thought Brooks was hilarious. His sense of humor was entertaining. Abigail's bad ass attitude was inspiring. Overall the story was pleasing and enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      THE WITNESS is a stand-alone about Elizabeth Fitch, a teenager with an eidetic memory, cultivated by her mother to bypass her teenage years, and fast tracked to become a brilliant surgeon. Elizabeth is just beginning to respond to the urges of teenage rebellion and a night out at a local nightclub ends in her witnessing the death of both her friend and a man they have newly met. The police put her into witness protection and then follows a further two deaths and Elizabeth goes on the run.When she surfaces twelve years later she comes to the attention of the local police chief and she still retains vivid memories of those earlier experiences.Highly intelligent, Elizabeth would probably be classified these days as being in the autistic spectrum, much of her outlook on life being generated by lack of experience and understandable fears.A very readable book.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book.
    • 4/5
      I had forgoten how Nora Roberts sucks you in, keeps you there, turning the pages as she weaves her story.
    • 4/5
      Excellent book about love and trust.
    • 5/5
      Good, solid, Nora. The heroine was wonderfully geeky.
    • 4/5
      Solidly entertaining.
    • 5/5
      This book took about half a page to capture my interest. From the beginning, I wanted Elizabeth to have a chance to make her own way in life and was very pleased with how it turned out for her. I'm a sucker for happy endings, and Nora Roberts has delivered again! This riveting tale had me on the edge of my seat and had me scolding the characters for their crazy choices. It was very easy to become emotionally invested in this gripping story! I would recomend this to anyone who asked!
    • 4/5
      The first book in the past 3-4 years by Nora Roberts I enjoyed again.
      Rating: 7/10
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable enough audio book. Main character was too perfect and resilient to be believable though the love interest and family were well developed.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed it. It is a true Nora Roberts book. If you enjoy her as a writer you will enjoy this book.
    • 3/5
      A fun light read on vacation, this little thriller, part espionage part romance, has all the right ingredients for proper entertainment. Elizabeth is a little too smart, Brooks a little too upstanding and the rest of the cast a little too much of what they need to be (evil, airy, bossy depending on the character) to be believable, but this perfection is what makes the genre fun - I certainly wouldn't expect it to be real! However, it's a page turner and never dull; the hours on the plane seemed all the shorter!
    • 5/5
      Very intense start to this engrossing story. I especially liked the hero in his determination and steadfastness. The personality of the heroine was rather interesting. Overall a great book. Genius Elizabeth experiences a life changing event and ten years later police chief Brooks is intrigued by her seclusion.
    • 4/5
      Nora Roberts always lifts my spirits when she writes very well, and this was a good one.Though Brooks and Abigail seemed familiar from other characters from NR's other works, it was still entertaining. Loved it.
    • 4/5
      I love Nora Roberts, and read everything she writes. I enjoyed this book and the only thing holding me back from 5 stars is 1) the ending and 2) the separate story line. I was expecting more of a bang with the ending (no spoiler), but the situation basically just resolved itself in a few sentences, and i was a bit let down. Also there is a separate storyline about another crime that for me didn't add to the story. I very much enjoyed both the heroine and hero and for me I didn't think her character was too overdone or Bones-eque derivative. I thought the first part of the book was particularly amazing. Just wish the ending would've held up and given me just a bit more.
    • 4/5
      The Witness
      4 Stars

      Synopsis
      Following one night of teenage rebellion against her controlling mother, Elizabeth Fitch's life changes forever. As the only witness to a bloody crime, Elizabeth must run for her life. Twelve years later, living as a recluse in a small town in the Ozarks, Abigail Lowrey has finally found some peace and quiet, or so she thinks, as tenacious police chief, Brooks Gleason, has decided to make it his mission in life to get under Abigail's skin and learn all her secrets.

      Note: This review may contain ***SPOILERS***. Please do not read ahead if you don't want to know what happens.

      Review
      Excellent premise, good execution, however, it left me vaguely disappointed.

      Let's get my biggest peeve out of the way right off the bat. A great deal of poetic license is taken with WITSEC (the Witness Protection Program), an organization famous for NEVER losing a witness. Suddenly, we have not one but three corrupt agents and a witness losing their life - I don't think so!

      Whew! It was good to get that off my chest.

      Nora is a undoubtedly a wonderful storyteller and her skill at building gripping tension and suspense is very evident here. Nevertheless, the resolution to this tension fails to materialize. There is much detail put into Abigail's elaborate security system, which is never put to the test, and her huge bullmastiff never gets to tear anyone's throat out - very disappointing.

      I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop and for the Russian hitman to turn up on Abigail's doorstep but, unfortunately, he never does and she doesn't get to blow anyone away. In addition, given the few scenes told from Ilya and Sergei's POVs, it is a pity that there is no follow up to their comeuppance.

      On a more positive note, Nora's characters, as always, are very endearing, especially Elizabeth/Abigail. She is definitely an original - quirky, nerdy and tactless to the extreme. Her personality is reminiscent of Temperance Brennan on Bones but unlike some reviewers I do not view this as plagiarism. Elizabeth's background and behavior is very unlike Tempe's (I cannot see Brennan hiding anywhere for 12 years).

      Brooks is a typical Nora hero and while he is amazing, I do wish Nora would shake things up a little. He is almost too perfect - too understanding, too sympathetic, too patient - there is no conflict to his and Abigail's relationship, which makes it somewhat bland.

      The writing is solid and the secondary plot lines add to characterization although they do not mesh well with the larger story. Happily, the dialogue is laugh out loud funny at times. So, all in all, an entertaining read and one I prefer over Nora's more recent works - namely Chasing Fire and The Bride Quartet.

    • 4/5
      Good read from Nora Roberts. Long and full-developed, it follows the life of a witness to horrible murder and explains how she survives without being discovered. Enjoyed getting to know the characters, especially the main character. She was complicated and a genius and following her reasoning and her ideas was fascinating. Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      The Witness by Nora Roberts"Read" via audio book, Brilliance Audio Edition, Narrated by Julia Whelan.This was my first audio book. The narration was done very well by Julia Whelan; in particular, how she was able to change her pitch or use slight accents to differentiate the various female characters. I am definitely more of a visual person than auditory, so I was worried I would have a hard time with an audio book, but the clarity of her voice was excellent and I had no problem understanding her or needing to rewind to hear any parts a second time. She also did a bang-up job with the Russian language and carrying off their accent in a believable way. The voices for the male characters were not as good and were distracting to me. This would have been much better if they would have hired a second voice actor to cover the male dialogue.Summary: Elizabeth Fitch, at 16, is fluent in several languages, has a genius-level I.Q. and an eidetic memory, is already attending Harvard and is slotted for Harvard Medical School. Everything in her life has been pre-ordained and controlled by her beautiful and highly successful mother (who is herself a surgeon), including her schedule, her clothing, her diet, what books she reads, what music she listens to, the instruments she plays, etc. Not to mention that she also chose who her "father" would be by a strict selection process of a suitable sperm donor. She chose when she would be impregnated by IVF and when her C-section would be scheduled. It has been made clear to Elizabeth that she is unloved and has basically been a science experiment for her cold-hearted mother, proving her ability to produce the perfect offspring which would reflect back on her own success.When Elizabeth's mother breaks a promise that she would be able to take a much-needed break and instead has enrolled her in an intensive summer course, it was the last straw for Elizabeth and she rebels for the first time in her life. She cuts and dyes her hair and heads to the mall to buy normal clothes for a girl her age when she runs across an acquaintance who agrees to help Elizabeth shop if she will, in turn, make them a couple fake I.D.s so they can get into the most popular nightclub in town.This seemingly simple rebellion turns into a tragedy when the girls meet two men who are linked to the ownership of the club and who are, as it turns out, part of a Russian mob family. Elizabeth ends up being a witness to murder and is in a position to take down the mob family. She is moved into a safe house and guarded by agents from the U.S. Marshall's Office until a situation develops where she is on her own running for her life.The story picks up 12 years later, with Elizabeth (now Abigail Lowery) living outside a small Arkansas town in the Ozarks. She lives a quiet and private life with her Bull Mastiff and a ton of security alarms and cameras set around her property for protection. The new police chief, Brooks Gleason, likes that she's attractive and somewhat mysterious, but his interest ratchets up when he notices she doesn't go anywhere without a weapon on her hip and he intuitively knows she is hiding from something or someone.He tenaciously visits her, invites himself to dinner, etc., in a way that annoys her because of his rudeness, but he is charming and kind and he slowly is able to get past her barriers and social awkwardness to the point she feels safe with him and knows she can trust him. Through his caring and the kindness of his family, she decides it is time she stop running and start to live a real life. With his help, but admirably mainly due to her work, research and preparation over the years, she's now ready to face down those who stole her life away. This is a romantic suspense novel, so of course it has a somewhat predictable ending, but there was a lot of intrigue and a little surprise at the end as well. Another good Roberts' read.
    • 5/5
      for some reason I LOVED this novel.Its right there with Genuine Lies in terms of Nora Roberts novels I really felt for Elizebeth/Abigail and found myself actively rooting for her. Also loved how Brooks was with her.
    • 3/5
      This was my first Nora Roberts book which did get me hooked on page one. However as the story developed it lost my attention midway as it went from a gripping thriller to a predictable romantic novel.
    • 5/5
      I guess it's a good thing I have never watched the TV show Bones, so I was unaware of any similarities. This is my first Nora Roberts book and I thought it was great! It held my interest all the way through, the pace was good, the writing excellent. I guess I will try a few more of hers!
    • 2/5
      I love Nora Roberts. I read all her romantic suspense titles. I always look forward the high-quality escapism with interesting characters in believable relationships and exciting story lines.This book annoyed me. All the way through. Every word that came out of Elizabeth/Abigail's mouth sounded like it came directly from Temperance Brennan of the Fox TV show "Bones" (not to be confused with Temperance in the books)I love Bones, so it was very disconcerting hear her dialogue coming from someone else's mouth. How could Robert's editors ignore this? How could her beta readers (I assume she has some) not call her on this?Aside from the appearance of plagiarism, there are specific reasons why it doesn't play.Firstly, Elizabeth starts eating up pop culture before she goes underground. It only makes sense that she would continue her pop-culture education in order to blend in better. Geek-speak is not a good strategy for someone who wants to be unnoticed, and she's smart enough to know that.Secondly, her relationship with the chief of police doesn't hit the right notes for someone who has never experienced intimacy.For a classic Nora Roberts read, pick up "Hidden Riches" or "Divine Evil" "Carolina Moon" or "Carnal Innocence".
    • 5/5
      I love the characters in this book. Abigail and Brooks are so opposite in some ways, but perfectly suited in the best areas. I loved the Russian mafia parts, and that Elizabeth was so skilled in computer hacking - I thought it made the book very modern but not futuristic. It's a book I read back to back immediately. One I'll keep on the Nook to read again and again.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book. It was about Abigail who witnesses a mafia murder and goes into hiding. The police chief of the town she is hiding becomes intrigues and the story blossoms from that point.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this story of a woman who reminded me of Bones from the TV series. Abigail Lowery is a mystery and Brooks Gleason, the local chief of police is intrigued. He is part of the local community and he wants to know more about her. She has got too used to hiding, she saw a Russian mafia murder at 16 and they still are hunting her, she really has no choice but to try to hide out and appear to be not who she really is, however, the murder was 15 years ago and who she really is isn't clear. They have to work out how to move forward, possibly together.The two of these characters were great fun and I really enjoyed the read.
    • 3/5
      A pleasant, easy read. More focused on characters than the last few, which is probably why I finished it (unlike the last few). Still, I wish I'd had a stronger emotional reaction to those characters -- the setting was pretty much stuck at pleasant the whole way through.
    • 3/5
      I really enjoyed a lot of this story. The set up chapters were exceptional. I would really like to see Roberts write a general fiction book. I just get bored with the romance & sex. She is a good storyteller and doesn't need the "filler" to tell a story