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The Guilty

By: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
Narrated by: John Lithgow, Bryce Dallas Howard, Peter Gallagher, Aldis Hodge, Corey Stoll, Marsha Stephanie Blake
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Publisher's Summary

Tonight, Osmond Box, the reclusive yet wildly successful writer/director known for his completely surprising Broadway plays, is debuting his seventh and most highly anticipated production of his career: The Guilty. Nothing is known about the story, the setting, the premise, or even the actors involved. The first people to discover the truth will be the lucky ones sitting in those seats opening night. Phones are collected; doors are locked. The rest of the world eagerly awaits the first reviews....  

Two hours later, when the doors are finally allowed to open, half of the audience will be applauding wildly. The other half will be fleeing the theater in mortal terror. Has Osmond Box done it again? Or has he done something far, far worse?  

Please note: Portions of this show contain mature language and themes. Listener discretion is advised.

©2021 James Patterson Entertainment, LLC (P)2021 The Broadway Video Group, LLC.

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The Guilty by James Patterson ,Duane Swierczynski

What a good book I enjoyed it .
thank you James Duane and everyone who read to me Thank you very much appreciated.

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Decent story for a short listen

Peter Gallagher's acting is amazing as always. Sadly an obvious choice led me to pick the twist halfway through but still enjoyed it. A good and original Who Dunnit?

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Enjoyed the book

The performance was outstanding. Really enjoyed listening. As to the plot - less impressive, but still kept my attention.

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good drama fun to fill an afternoon

an average drama made great by voice actors performance

the story is ok, the voices are top notch

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Story was lacking

Performance excellence yet I felt the story was not holding my attention at all could have been better. Maybe that’s just my taste.

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Great listen

I really enjoyed listening to this. It was fun, brilliantly performed and I was interested in the ending. It wasn't a brilliant twist - definitely been done before - but I enjoyed the performance enough to keep listening and I'll probably listen again!

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Nice

This is nice story. I really like this story narration excellent and fantastic..........!! Very ineresting

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Quick and enjoyable

While there was some parts that were predictable, the overall story was entertaining and suspenseful. The performances were amazing and I enjoyed how it was set up, I felt truely as though I was in the audience. Overall a enjoyable and quick story.

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Clever and captivating

A great performance from all involved. Clever and captivating. A nice little short story to listen to.

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Excellent story well written suspense

I love James Patterson’s style of writing ✍️ there are so many twists and turns and the suspense feels so real my spidey sensors were tingling.
The narration was excellent; I love these ‘group actor performances’. I even recognise some of their voices it gives you a strange connection is about the only way I can describe it.

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