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  • Katerina Carter Fraud Thriller Series, Book 1
  • By: Colleen Cross
  • Narrated by: Petrea Burchard
  • Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (37 ratings)
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Exit Strategy

By: Colleen Cross
Narrated by: Petrea Burchard
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Summary

Diamonds, danger, and a deadly secret... A Katerina Carter Fraud Thriller

Private investigator and forensic accountant Katerina Carter uncovers a sinister connection between blood diamonds and organized crime. Then two company employees are brutally murdered and her investigation becomes much more dangerous than she had ever imagined. Can she can stay alive long enough to expose the real criminals...or will her first case be her last?

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Exit Strategy is an action-packed legal crime thriller in the vein of Michael Connelly and John Grisham, teeming with greed, corruption, and conspiracy in the corridors of power.

©2012, 2017 Colleen Cross, Colleen Cross (P)2018 Colleen Cross

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Very Enjoyable

A good thriller containing a mix of murder, money laundering and blood diamonds. The story is enjoyable with interesting characters. Great narrating by Petrea Burchard.

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A great listen with a little to much filler

I thought this had a great plot, story inside a story. The author does use more fillers than I like but it was an interesting listen that held my attention. There is a little bit of everything here, a little romance, excitement, thrills and a few chilling moments. The story is filled with danager at every turn with lovely twists and turns. What you will find between these pages is murder, a mafia family that you won’t want to mess with, bribery, terrorist and so much more.

I thought the narrator really brought this story to life, making it feel believable giving you a delightful narration that holds your attention. Her many different character voice are wonderful, she really hits the emotion right on the nail making you feel what each character is going through. I always knew who was talking and what they were feeling. There are no volume changes, no repeating of word, it was a great listen that I really had trouble putting down.

I really enjoyed listening to this and couldn’t wait to start the next one.

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Diamonds, Organised Crime, Murder & Accountancy.

This really was a pleasant surprise, a murder mystery novel with a forensic accountant, Kat Carter, as its central character. The storyline is fascinating with several threads interwoven, lots of twists and turns, good pace and excellent writing. The narrator adds to the listening enjoyment making it a very immersive experience. I look forward to further audiobooks in the series.

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Fast Paced

I wasn't expecting there to be so much action in a book where the main character is a forensic accountant. Less than 30 mins into the book I was hooked as we follow Kat and her investigation into the missing diamond money. This author does a fantastic job of keeping us guessing all the way through with multiple twists and turns. Kat is a tenacious and fabulous main female character that is easy to relate to and is a very smart in depth character. Very well written and I applaud the author for making the forensic accounting aspects of the book intriguing as well as easy to follow. I also liked that there was the possibility of a love interest and hope to see it expanded on in future books of this series.

The narrator gave an excellent performance. The narration was clear with good voice differentiation and a consistent speed even though it was a thriller. I feel like the narrator was definitely an excellent match for this book and Kat.

I received a review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this unbiased review.

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Fascinating

Loved this audiobook. I was fascinated by the world Kat lived in throughout this fast paced story. Lots of new information to take in, but that just made it a whole lot more interesting. I liked the plot and intrigue relating to business shenanigans and the shifting of illegal diamonds. A great debut, and excellent narration that kept me hooked. Looking forward to the next one.

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A really great read

A whirlwind story of murder, betrayal, underhand dealings, diamonds and a mafia boss. When Forensic Accountant Katerina Carter is hired to find a missing 5 billion dollars she uncovers layer upon layer of deception and soon realises that she can trust no one. A really great read with excellent narration by Petrea Burchard

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Intricate and Intriguing Mystery

Exit Strategy is my first book by Author Colleen Cross. Although I enjoyed the storyline it did get a bit technical at times but the way it was written and narrated I was able to understand the premise of forensic accounting and the authenticity of the diamonds, were they really from Liberty's mine?

Katerina Carter is hired by Susan Sullivan of Liberty Holdings to investigate the sudden disappearance of Paul Byrant and $5 billion which disappeared at the same time. After this obvious coincidence, there are two unexpected murders but it takes Kat to connect the dots, on the other hand, Officer Platt of the Vancouver police department seems to be floundering.

The story involves bribery, murder, money laundering, conflict diamonds, mobsters and an international criminal/terrorist. All of this activity doesn't seem to stop Kat from her investigation. Although she has been fired by Liberty, survived a murder attempt and is now deeper in debt than ever, she continues to try to solve the case without an apparent payout or recognition of any kind in sight.

Kat is an intelligent woman but despite all the warnings, the brutal slaying of her cat and the attempt on her life she takes no precautions and goes on an early morning jog along an isolated path and then gets kidnapped. I found that really hard to swallow.

The book is beautifully narrated, I had attempted to read this book some time ago but gave up, I found that I had no trouble taking in the story and fully understanding it when I listened to it. I'm so glad I did because it was definitely worth my time.

I was given a copy of this audiobook as a gift and am voluntarily writing my review.



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Interesting story

Very interesting story, a twist on the murder mystery with money and diamonds mixed it. ( what more could a girl want aha) great story with a lot of detailing mixed it about diamond mining. Has a couple of dry moments in the explanations but these are needed to advance the storyline. I'd recommend this book as a great lazy listen

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Brilliant legal thriller

Legal thrillers have never been high on my listening list, but this very one may just change that,I really enjoyed this one.
From the very beginning the opening line ,the action came thick and fast, from then it just got better and better.
I found Katerina, believable and a real tryer, I loved all the close relationships, which proves there is nothing more important than family, specially in such a story.
I found the plot well written and twisty and turny, just when i thought I had a handle on the story, another twist would hit from nowhere, I enjoyed every min of it.
Every character whether a main player or minor role, I honestly loved the bad guys as much as the good.
What started life as a simple fraud case soon grew so many arms and legs,it turned into a big brilliant legal thriller spider.
The narrator for this rollercoaster was, Petrea Burchard, another new name in a increasingly long list of new and brilliant narrators I've heard since starting this blog, she does an excellent job, good pace and timing, wonderful accents, one to keep an ear out for.
If legal thrillers are your thing, 0r like me you are fairly new to the genre this would be a good place to start, it has action, suspense and action and a class story as well.

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A well researched story

Listened to this one on audible. I was familiar with Colleen Cross’s writing as I’d also listened to one of her Westwick Witches’ series too. The narration across the two was fairly similar and I actually liked the narration more in this book. Although, I did keep linking voices in this one, to that book.

An intriguing tale of corporate fraud with twists a plenty. Never knew there was such a thing as forensic accountants and there was a lot of research into the diamond trade illicit and licit within this novel. I learnt a lot.

My gauge for a good series, is whether I’d read or listen to another. Would I? Yes, I would. Rather liked Kat’s tenacity and her need to have justice served. Pay attention, as there is a huge amount of detail that is integral to the story.

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