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No Lesser Plea
- Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Book 1
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Roger "Butch" Karp has been around New York long enough to realize that the judicial system can be dirty and cynical. But he still believes in justice. So when a vicious sociopath tries to dodge a brutal murder charge by convincing the court he is incompetent to stand trial, Karp teams up with firecracker Assistant DA Marlene Ciampi to unleash the full force of their relentless energy, hardboiled wit, and passion for the truth to put the killer away for good. They will accept no lesser plea.
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- Wayne
- 08-29-20
Not for me
I've listened to other novels in this series and liked them. If you enjoy endless fart jokes and unrealistic sex scenes this one could be for you.
I'm happy to see Audible listener Shelley back. I'm sorry that you and your daughters had the fight with COVID but pleased you are all recovered. Also, Shelley has taken the lead she deserves in helpful votes among mystery/thriller reviewers. Let's have her maintain and extend that lead because we need her reviews to help us find outstanding novels.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-28-14
Star and Stop Rollercoaster - mostly coasts
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Ugh.. There is way too much distractions with office relationships. When it appears that it is going to pick up steam it just dies and goes back to office chit-chat.
What do you think your next listen will be?
Not this author unless his next books pull back on the sex and off-color stuff
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- karen
- 12-08-14
Best of the best!
I was so delighted to see this whole series on Audible -- at least it appears the first 15 are here, those that Michael Gruber either wrote, or co-wrote, depending on who you believe. The books with Gruber are excellent, just excellent -- action packed, filled with moments of pure hilarity followed by white-knuckle situations, all played out with very likable characters, and best of all, so filled with inside stories of what goes on in the legal system it's impossible to put down.
This is the first of the series, where Butch and the love of his life, Marlene Ciampi meet -- a good introduction, because the series gets even more interesting later, after they're married and have a child who turns out to be a language prodigy, speaking any number of languages fluently, including Chinese. Her unique abilities lead the books in whole new directions and every one of them are just marvelous.
I read the whole series when they started to come out in the 1980's. I loved them so much I packed and moved my creased and tattered paperbacks every time I moved for decades. Now that I can get them on Audible -- or on Kindle, I see -- I can finally let the paper versions go.
As I listened to this one again, I was reminded of how little things have changed in the world of criminal justice since the 1980's. The same people are still committing the same crimes, being put into the same criminal justice systems, with the same woeful result. As Butch Karp remarks, "The criminal justice system is not just, but it most certainly is criminal." Yes, it was in 1988, and still is today -- which makes for some really good books, if nothing else.
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- Hill
- 11-23-14
Lesser Plea
If you could sum up No Lesser Plea in three words, what would they be?
A nice introduction.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
I wouldn't say on the edge but it kept my attention.
What three words best describe Traber Burns’s voice?
Interesting at best.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
No escape.
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I had listened to Tanenbaum before and decided to start the series in order. No Lesser Plea is nice first book. It sets the characters well. I mostly likely will listen to a few more books then decide if I will continue with the series. Tanenbaum and Burns may grow on me but at this time they aren't my favorite.
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- Patrick Mabry, Jr.
- 10-21-14
More Character Development Than Plot Development
I found Tanenbaum's first Carp novel more a development of interesting characters than the development of a engaging plot. Still, I enjoyed the listen.
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- M. Miles
- 11-29-14
This Blew My Socks Off
I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard and so often while listening to a book that is a mystery/thriller. And then, to be brought to tears.
Such extreme emotions and it's all part of a terrific legal thriller.
5-stars all the way. Now, I'm going to look for more books by the author.
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- Ian C Robertson
- 02-19-15
Better than the sum of its parts
This is one of those titles that I ended-up enjoying more than an individual assessment of its content and the performance suggests. Don't get me wrong, the content and the performance were fine, but not a 4 in either case. Despite this the story was very enjoyable, amusing and interesting. I enjoyed the characters, particularly the likable Karp and the caricature, short Italian wise-cracker (I could see Tony Danza or the ill-fated Robert Blake in this role). I'm amazed that no one has picked-up the rights to this series, or if they have, not put it on the screen (big or small). Maybe it has to do with Tanenbaum's legal and political background, although its hard to wonder what stopping the go-ahead now.
From a plot point of view, it was all good, entertaining stuff until about three-quarters through, when it became slightly unbelievable. I guess anything is possible in NY, but this seemed a stretch to me. It prompted me to check the blurb and reviews for the second book which tended to confirm that the extraordinary takes over. Still, that doesn't stop the plot from being fun and Traber Burns played with it in a fun way. I intend to read Book 2 sometime soon.
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- JD
- 12-09-14
Yawn. All character development with no plot
Would you try another book from Robert K. Tanenbaum and/or Traber Burns?
Probably not - there was too much focus on developing an uninteresting protagonist and not enough on the plot. This was ironic given that he dedicated the book to someone and thanked them for telling him to focus more on Carp (the protagonist). I guess it's what some people like, but wasn't nearly enough to keep me interested. I made it halfway thought before I gave up.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The narration was ok, but he might as well have been reading the nutrition facts on a box of raisin bran.
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- Ted
- 08-31-14
A Decent LIsten
Traber Burns is totally competent. He manages to stay invisible while bringing out the idiosyncrasies of each character in this ensemble… The guy has the spoken-artist chops for this Audible major league.
I don't know why it took me so long to try a Tanenbaum novel. If No Lesser Plea's typical… it's sure been my loss. This is a fine legal/thriller. The characters are sufficiently complex even when improbable. Even the toss-away folks in this book grabbed my attention. Tanenbaum has the pace of a NASCAR driver. He wails around the curves of internal action without losing traction.
How much did I like it? I'm off to download another Tannenbaum.
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- Dan Porter
- 08-22-21
Very engaging story
Strong plot developed well. What took away from my listening pleasure was a sense that at times the narrator desired to be some place else & was rushing to get there
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