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The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama

By: James Patterson, Aaron Tracy, Ryan Silbert
Narrated by: Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter, Nathalie Emmanuel, Beau Bridges, full cast
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Please note: This audio drama is for mature audiences only. It contains strong language, violence, and sexual content. Discretion is advised.

James Patterson's Detective Billy Harney is back, this time investigating murders in a notorious Chicago drug ring, which will lead him, his sister, and his new partner through a dangerous web of corrupt politicians, vengeful billionaires, and violent dark web conspiracies.

In The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama, homicide detective Billy Harney sends his new partner, Kate, deep undercover in a notorious Chicago drug ring. When several members of the ring soon turn up dead, Billy abruptly pulls Kate out, blowing her cover. Kate’s informant inside the gang quickly disappears. As does the ring’s black book....

When Billy can’t find the informant, he wonders if Kate is secretly harboring her, since the two grew close during Kate's weeks undercover. As Billy and Kate investigate the ring’s murders, they’ll be pulled into a dangerous web of corrupt politicians, vengeful billionaires, drugged pro-athletes, and violent, dark web conspiracies, all in search of the missing black book.

©2020 James Patterson, Friendly Heights, Inc., and Origin Story Entertainment, LLC (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.
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Meet the Creators

James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. He has created many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and I Funny. Among his notable literary collaborations are The President Is Missing, with President Bill Clinton, and the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate. Patterson’s writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove that there is no such thing as a person who "doesn’t like to read", only people who haven’t found the right book. He’s given over three million books to schoolkids and the military, donated more than seventy million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. For his prodigious imagination and championship of literacy in America, Patterson was awarded the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family.

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Ryan Silbert is a New York Times best-selling writer and producer of the Academy Award-winning God of Love and Spike Lee’s The Girl Is in Trouble, and the founder of Origin Story Entertainment. Silbert co-created the best-selling series Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light, with Audible Studios featuring Yara Shahidi and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. An expansion of the Alliances universe is set for release in 2021. Silbert is in development on a film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon with Village Roadshow, Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment, and Sanibel Films with Lynne Ramsay set as the director.

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Aaron Tracy is a writer, producer, and the founder of the award-winning audio company Parallax. Tracy has created many original audio dramas for iHeart and Audible, most recently Supreme: The Battle for Roe, starring Maya Hawke and William H. Macy, which won the 2024 Best Fiction (Scripted) Webby Award. His audio series also include an underdog NBA story with Steve Nash and Glen Powell, a legal mystery with Mary-Louise Parker, a comedic revenge tale with Kelly Ripa, and several thrillers with James Patterson. Tracy’s first show, the Webby-winning The Coldest Case with Aaron Paul, ranked in the global Top 10 of all Audible downloads in its first year of release. Tracy’s TV credits include Law & Order: SVU (NBC), The Tap (USA), and Sequestered (Sony’s Crackle), which he created and ran for two seasons. Tracy is on faculty at Yale.

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A great production of a great story. It's like watching another great movie of a James Patterson thriller. But the video is all in your mind.
Great cast. Great sound. Give it. a listen. You'll be glad you did.

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Never listened to an audio drama before

It was super good! I've never listened to an audio drama before but I'm definitely going to listened to more, right after I finish this series of course!

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Wow, great audio performance!

I don't often review, but this audio performance was one of the best I've ever heard. Honestly, the story was well written and the voice actors gave a masterful performance. If you like the crime mystery genre this audio play doesn't disappoint. I highly recommend it, and I hope to hear of similar performances in the future.
Very well done.

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Audible steps game up

I like how Audible use a full cast in stead of one voice does all the characters. Good story and great narration

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Loved Every Minute

This is my first audio drama. I have done many audio books and this was fantastic in every way.

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fun listen, fast moving and great ending

would recommend it to anyone wanting to listen to a fast paced thriller with a super suprise ending

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Just so much fun!

Great performances, fun storyline, a few unexpected twists, Pluto the Patterson trademark short chapters make for an excellent listen and a very rare 5 stars from this subscriber.

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Wow! All I can Say!!

I've always been a Patterson fan since I was a Teen! This was freakin awesome!!! I finished this read in 1 day! It was soooo good! The narrators did such a great job with all the suspense and action. Can't wait for another! ...Bring it on!!!

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So much fun!

This was a great way to spend 4 hours! The story had enough twists to keep it moving. The narrators perfectly fit their characters. Matter of fact, I’d like to hear more audio books read by these narrators. Love Aaron Paul! The sound effects and music were perfect.

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Great detective story!

Really will done! The voice acting was top notch. Great detective story. So much fun to listen to!

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