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What Happened to the Bennetts

by Lisa Scottoline
Edoardo Ballerini
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From #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline comes a pulse-pounding new novel.
Your family has been attacked, never again to be the same.
Now you have to choose between law…and justice.
     Jason Bennett is a suburban dad who owns a court-reporting business, but one night, his life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home after his daughter’s field hockey game when a pickup truck begins tailgating them, on a dark stretch of road. Suddenly two men jump from the pickup and pull guns on Jason, demanding the car. A horrific flash of violence changes his life forever.
 
Later that awful night, Jason and his family receive a visit from the FBI. The agents tell them that the carjackers were members of a dangerous drug-trafficking organization—and now Jason and his family are in their crosshairs.
 
The agents advise the Bennetts to enter the witness protection program right away, and they have no choice but to agree. But WITSEC was designed to protect criminal informants, not law-abiding families. Taken from all they know, trapped in an unfamiliar life, the Bennetts begin to fall apart at the seams. Then Jason learns a shocking truth and realizes that he has to take matters into his own hands.
 
Sometimes justice is a one-man show.

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  • Release date

    March 29, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781984883049
      • File size: 295279 KB
      • Duration: 10:15:09

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 17, 2022
      At the outset of this heart-wrenching novel from bestseller Scottoline (Eternal), Jason and Lucinda Bennett, while driving home to Philadelphia with their son, his older sister, 15-year-old Allison, and their dog, are forced to stop by two men in a truck. When the dog jumps at the men, Allison is accidentally shot, and the two flee. Allison dies at the hospital, where the Bennetts learn that one of their assailants later fatally shot the other, who turns out to have been the son of the head of a criminal network that distributes and sells opiates in Pennsylvania. Early the next morning, two FBI agents bundle the Bennetts off to a safe house in Delaware, where they’re to stay before entering the witness protection program. Scottoline piles on the pathos with repetitive memories and musings among the surviving family members until Jason finally decides to take back control of his life, and what started as an examination of the profound pain of losing a child morphs into a high-speed, action-packed thriller. Conspiracy theories multiply as Jason races toward the truth. Scottoline’s fans will get their money’s worth. Agent: Robert Gottlieb, Trident Media Group.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers another gripping mystery. Narrator Edoardo Ballerini's impressive range is on full display, bringing depth to all the principal characters. The story follows Jason Bennett in the aftermath of a carjacking gone wrong. As tragedy ensues, a family's lives change in an instant. Ballerini delivers a credible performance as Jason seeks justice and vengeance for what was stolen. When it's discovered that the carjacking involved a drug-trafficking organization, his family is forced to enter a witness protection program, and secrets begin to unravel. The powerful combination of Scottoline's storytelling and Ballerini's masterful interpretation will thrill listeners who love a fast-paced mystery packed with twists. M.R.R. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      Starred review from June 1, 2022

      Jason Bennett is driving his family home from his daughter's lacrosse game when two men in a truck attempt to hijack his car at gunpoint. In a flash, the scenario turns violent, changing their lives forever. That night, the family is visited by the FBI, who informs them that they are still in danger and need to enter the witness protection program. Grief-stricken and uprooted from their normal lives, the family starts to fall apart. Soon, law-abiding Jason questions the justice system and decides to do what it takes to claim their lives back. Narrator Edoardo Ballerini does a flawless job of bringing the different characters to life with various accents. Listeners can easily empathize with Jason's pain because of the seamless and natural way Ballerini performs Jason's flashbacks to past conversations with his children. VERDICT Scottoline's familiarity with Philadelphia and the surrounding areas is evident throughout, and her writing is full of suspense and plot twists that'll keep audiences guessing and rooting for Jason. The intensity of it all is sure to give listeners heart palpitations.--Lacey Webster

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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