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Her Cold Justice by Robert Dugoni Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld
Series: Keera Duggan #3
Published by Brilliance Audio, Thomas & Mercer on January 27, 2026
Genres: Mystery
Pages: 380
Length: 10 hours, 28 minutes
Format: Audiobook, eARC
Source: NetGalley
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In a quiet South Seattle neighborhood, a suspected drug smuggler and his girlfriend are murdered in their home. When a young man named Michael Westbrook is accused of the brutal double homicide, his uncle JP Harrison turns to Keera Duggan to defend him. JP is Keera’s trusted investigator, and he desperately needs Keera to save his nephew against escalating odds.
The evidence is circumstantial—Michael worked with one of the victims, drugs were found in his possession, and he bolted from authorities. Ruthless star prosecutor Kim Tran has gotten convictions on much less. With the testimony of two prison informants, the case looks grave. But Keera never concedes defeat. To free her client, she must dig deep before Tran crushes both of them.
As the investigation gets more twisted with each new find, Keera is swept up in a mystery with far-reaching consequences. This case isn’t just murder. It’s looking like a conspiracy. And getting justice for Michael could be the most dangerous promise Keera has ever made.
I have loved everything I have read from Robert Dugoni. The series I’ve read are all mysteries of some sort: a police procedural, a spy thriller and now a legal thriller. Her Cold Justice is the next in the Keera Duggan series. The setting is Seattle, as some of his other series and we have seen a few characters in the police or CSI I recognized. One could read this out of order as each book is a case but would lose some personal developments and background.
A young black man is arrested on drug charges and murder after his boss and the boss’ girlfriend turn up dead. Keera and the firm become involved because the young man, Michael, is their investigator’s nephew. The evidence seems very thin. The prosecutor takes it to the grand jury for an indictment, then slow walks all her evidence and discovery.
Keera is smart and goes through every argument and witness to sow reasonable doubt. The prosecutor seems to know everything she is doing. The big evidence is two inmates who testify that Michael confessed the murders to them. But they get their sentences shortened so they might not be truthful.
Keera is amazing and I love her. Michael hasn’t done himself many favors with some bad choices in his past. The judge who is a fierce opponent of Keera’s father is also a bit harsh with Keera and lenient with the prosecutor. The trial was frustrating and suspenseful because of course, I want Keera to win! I couldn’t put this down. She overlooked nothing and the resulting evidence was stunning.
Narration:
This narrator has ably narrated a large body of work. I am comfortable with her in this series and her performance of the characters. The male and female voices felt right. She also handled a bit of an accent. I was able to listen at my usual 1.5x speed.
Listen to a clip: HERE
About Robert Dugoni
Robert Dugoni is the New York Times, #1 Amazon, and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of the Tracy Crosswhite series: My Sister’s Grave, Her Last Breath, In the Clearing, The Trapped Girl and Close to Home, as well as the short prequels The Academy and Third Watch. The police procedural featuring Seattle Homicide Detective Tracy Crosswhite has kept Dugoni in the Amazon top 10 for more than three years and sold more than 4 million copies. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, released April 2018. Dugoni’s first series featured attorney David Sloane and CIA agent Charles Jenkins.
He is the winner of the Nancy Pearl Award for fiction, a two-time nominee for the Harper Lee Award for Legal Fiction, A two-time nominee for the Mystery Writer’s of America Edgar Award and a two-time nominee for the International Thriller of the year. His non-fiction expose, The Cyanide Canary, was a 2004 Best Book of the Year. He is published in more than 30 countries and two dozen languages.
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Woo hoo! Love seeing those five stars, Anne💜 It’s up next for me so I’ll come back later and read.
It’s amazing. I really loved it.
Another mystery series I’m sure I’d love!
I’ve loved everything Dugoni writes. I’ve recently been drawn to more legal thrillers and this series is amazing.
Another series I really should try!
Well I love it so I hope you do.