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The Life We Bury
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.
As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Aided by his skeptical neighbor, Lila, Joe throws himself into uncovering the truth. Thread by thread, he begins to unravel the tapestry of Carl's conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it's too late to escape the fallout?
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- MS
- 25-04-24
So good
Great story. Believable characters. So pleased I’ve discovered this author. Will be working my way through all of his books
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- sunglo
- 02-05-24
Gripping
I Loved the characters. It kept me hooked all the way through the story. Would recommend.
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- T S.
- 14-05-24
Good thriller
Worth downloading. Could make a good film. The end was a little extended than I would preferred but altogether good download
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- Yvette
- 10-05-24
Excellent
A nice American accented narrator. Read very naturally. Well paced story. A few twists and a satisfying ending
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- Amazo
- 14-05-24
So glad I found you Allen Eskens!
Loved everything about this story, it had me hooked from the off - exciting and satisfying ending. I am going straight to the next Eskens novel. Thank you. ❤️
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- Ms Rose
- 14-05-24
What a stunning book!
Loved this book, the narration was outstanding too. Best book I’ve read in a long time. The story was compelling, the characters were vivid, dimensional and interesting. Kept me hooked from the first chapter and didn’t disappoint. Superb!
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- ANNABEL
- 29-11-23
I loved this novel
I recommend this story if you like very pleasant good quality narration, an engaging twisty turny unexpected story. Well written in my opinion, interesting, emotional and satisfying. I’m glad to found it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-01-24
Excellent thriller
Well written and read with plenty of twists and a convincing plot line. Well drawn characters and a believable lead character coupled with an inventive and novel scenario made this a very entertaining read. Kept up the pace and quality to the end.
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- Kindle Customer
- 23-01-24
A great read
I wanted this book to last longer so it didn’t end! Great storyline and an amazing narrator. Highly recommend
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- JOJO
- 09-05-24
Completely hooked
I really enjoyed this twisty tale. It could actually have been longer! There were sections of the story that I felt could have been given more room, but that's my only criticism. By far and away the best 'freebie' I've listened to in ages.
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