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  • The Life We Bury

  • Written by: Allen Eskens
  • Narrated by: Zach Villa
  • Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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The Life We Bury

Written by: Allen Eskens
Narrated by: Zach Villa
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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 Sleuth Suspense Psychological Psychological Suspense
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"More complications ensue, until the novel's satisfying resolution." ( Publishers Weekly Starred Review)

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Regular thriller

well narrated, but not very engrossing.

it has its moments though.

Good one time light read

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Exceptional Writing

Story falls unders the usual template but the crisp writing makes to get to the end in a single stretch.
A very good narration, tune to this if you have to do night drive. will keep you awake for sure.

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