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  • The Surrogate Thief

  • The Joe Gunther Mysteries, Book 15
  • By: Archer Mayor
  • Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (114 ratings)
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The Surrogate Thief

By: Archer Mayor
Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
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Summary

Over the years investigator Joe Gunther has battled drug pushers and corporate swindlers, grappled with environmental conspirators, and foiled gangs and home invaders. But while usually successful in his fight for the future of the small town of Brattleboro, Vermont, Gunther hasn't always come out on top.

Thirty years earlier, store owner Klaus Oberfeldt was robbed and beaten senseless. When Klaus died six months later, a case of assault and battery became first-degree murder. The guilty man eventually appeared to be a well-known, small-time crook, but enough time had elapsed for him to vanish. Gunther, distracted by his wife's losing struggle with cancer in the same hospital where Klaus was slipping from life, did something that would plague him for the rest of his career: He let the case go cold, burying it in the past along with his private sorrows.

Now serendipitously reopened, the Oberfeldt investigation forces Gunther to revisit ancient history and open old wounds. Torn between righting the past and confronting his demons, the veteran cop faces the most personal and dangerous case of his career. For somewhere on the idyllic Brattleboro streets stalks a long-lost murderer who never quite disappeared - and with Joe's renewed interest, now has good reason to kill again.

©2018 Archer Mayor (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Brilliant

Once again, a fabulous book read superbly as always. I'm amazed at how brilliantly the narrator distinguishes between the various voices, especially the female characters that don't seem to be spoken by a man at all!

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Politics blah blah blah

Sick to death with politically driven story lines dressed up as police procedurals. When I read a book I want to get away from reality, not to have it forcibly shoved down my neck constantly. I could cope with his earlier books but it's so in your face in this one that I'm giving up the series. As for Saint Gail, you don't understand how badly I want Joe to do the dirty on her with the barmaid!
I'm a bit confused as to how old Joe is meant to be though, a bit of wishful thinking on the authors side maybe?

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Back to his best

This book has renewed my enthusiasm with GB. The depth of emotions on this challenging story was very well handled and made relationships real.

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Another masterpiece

Yet again the twists and turns leave you wanting more. The characters seem to change with each story. Looking forward to the next one

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loved it .!

As always with this series a well written and informative book well read and interesting with an undramatic ending but very good. You become engrossed with the characters and want to see more

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Just another detective series lost to politics

Depressing trend. Don't know if it's the liberal circles they occupy or general hubris that develops with successful crime writers but at some point they all seem to decide to lecture the world on politics (or their privileged view of it). Again, as with this series, the downturn is always associated with some subplot that is a frankly repetitive, irritating and boring domestic melodrama that out wore it's welcome 5 books prior. Real shame but count me for the rest of series

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Great Listen

Back to Joe as the main character really works again. This is a much better book than the last. It isn't gripping but it is an interesting build up on a cold case. Joe and the team don't develop anymore as characters but that doesn't matter as the story is a good one.

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One of my favourites

I don't think anyone would get this far into a series if they could pick holes in any part of the production. For some reason I found this to be one of my favourite Joe Gunther stories to date.

I find Taylorson's narration of Gunther in particular, just spot on. He's becoming like an old friend.

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This book has been incorrectly uploaded

This book has been incorrectly uploaded by audible. Charters 10-ish through 18-ish are a duplicate of earlier chapters. I scrolled through them so I could get to the “who done it” Disappointing experience.

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As always

loved it as always great story expertly read x x x x x x x

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