![]() ![]() Gripping story of a college student who had to complete a writing assignment and wrote about a convicted murderer on his deathbed.I had good things about the narration and structure for Eskens' debut novel. I was in the mood for some mystery fiction after writing a blog post with some references to Sherlock Holmes. ![]() He was given a term paper assignment to write about an elderly person, and choose to write about Carl Iverson, a dying Vietnam veteran and a convicted murderer. The story follows, Joe Talbert a young college student who was working his way through school, taking care of himself and soon had a lot more on his plate as the story develops. Allen Eskens is the award-winning and USA Todaybestselling author of The Life We Bury, The Guise of Another, and The Heavens May Fall. As Joe writes about Carls life, especially Carls valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. ![]() I was glued to this story! I should note that I'm giving this bonus points from a 4 up to a 5 because of the excellent narration by Zach Villa on audible which added soo much personality and color to the story, as well as this being one of the few thrillers I've read so the patterns and metaphors used were new to me. 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. ![]() Grab a seat, this captivating thriller, a debut novel Allen Eskens, will sure take you on a ride. ![]()
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