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  • The Company She Kept

  • A Joe Gunther Novel: The Joe Gunther Mysteries, Book 26
  • By: Archer Mayor
  • Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (84 ratings)
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The Company She Kept

By: Archer Mayor
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Summary

During the height of a particularly brutal Vermont winter, a woman's body is found one morning hanging high above the interstate. The woman, found with the word dyke carved on her chest, is quickly determined to be the victim of a brutal murder. That alone is enough to bring in Joe Gunther and his Vermont Bureau of Investigation team. But when the victim is identified not only as a state senator but as an intimate friend of the governor's, it unleashes a publicity maelstrom that makes a difficult investigation even more challenging.

While the antilesbian message is an obvious feint meant to mislead investigators, it does reveal that the governor is gay and forces her to publicly acknowledge that fact. In the meantime, while the publicity rages on to even greater heights, the police begin to focus intensely on the dead senator's life. One thing they uncover is that she had a fondness for recreational marijuana. In Vermont, however, neither lesbianism nor marijuana use justifies murder. It's up to Gunther and his team to find out not just who but why?

©2015 Archer Mayor (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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The usual twist

Yet another great story this time with a few surprises. Looking forward to the next one

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A must listen

Great tale. Well read. Totally love these credible loveable characters. I can’t get enough of this series. Highly recommended.


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Great characters but ending not the best

Usual great story with consistent characters but the very end was perhaps a little less thoughtful.

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Ending too abrupt

The story was good, but as soon as the villain dies, that's the end of the book. Not very satisfying.

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