Leader of the Pack
Andy Carpenter • Book 10
Narrated by Grover Gardner
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
Ten books in, Tara the golden retriever still gets more page time than the murder victim — and that's exactly why this series has such a devoted following.
- Great if you want: cozy legal mysteries with wit and genuine warmth
- Listening experience: breezy and light until courtroom tension quietly tightens
- Narration: Gardner's unhurried delivery mirrors Andy's reluctant-hero deadpan perfectly
- Skip if: you want gritty organized crime — this stays firmly cozy
About This Audiobook
Joey Desimone has been in prison for nine years for a murder Andy Carpenter has always believed he didn't commit. Andy has done nothing about it — there was nothing to do — until an offhand conversation with Joey's elderly, confused uncle produces a comment that might be a clue or might be senility. The tenth Andy Carpenter mystery follows Andy into the world of organized crime with his characteristic reluctance and his equally characteristic determination to see it through.
Grover Gardner's narration of the Carpenter series has the same quality as a well-worn armchair: completely comfortable, exactly as promised, and difficult to leave once you settle in. His handling of Andy's internal monologue — the constant negotiation between the lawyer who wants no clients and the man who cannot watch injustice — gives the series its particular appeal. At just under seven hours, Leader of the Pack is an efficient and satisfying Andy Carpenter mystery.
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