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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?

©2014 Allen Eskens (P)2015 Tantor Amateur Sleuths Crime Detective Dysfunctional Relationships Genre Fiction Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Murder Fiction Exciting Scary Student Thriller Psychological Suspense

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"More complications ensue, until the novel's satisfying resolution." ( Publishers Weekly Starred Review)
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The narrator was great, soothing to listen to despite the grim story line. I guess the twists in the story but enjoyed it nonetheless. Well worth a listen.

Great narration

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Loved this book. Excellent to listen to to and from work. Only flaw was the constant “I said” “he said”. I found this to be unnecessary. Other than that Amazing

Brilliant

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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!

What a stunning book!

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Loved this book. Had many tears in my eyes. Shows there are many evil creeps in this world. Glad to say the good outs the bad. Excellent story and narration

Sincerity and commitment to find the truth

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I loved the narrator! brilliant reading and expressions with vRiation of his voice to suit the character. I didn't want to stop until it ended.

The Life We Bury

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