The Prophet, Michael Koryta
The Prophet, Michael Koryta
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The Prophet

Author: Michael Koryta

Narrator: Robert Petkoff

Unabridged: 11 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/07/2012


Synopsis

Adam Austin hasn't spoken to his brother in years. When they were teenagers, their sister was abducted and murdered, and their devastated family never recovered. Now Adam keeps to himself, scraping by as a bail bondsman, working so close to the town's criminal fringes that he sometimes seems a part of them.

Kent Austin is the beloved coach of the local high school football team, a religious man and hero in the community. After years of near misses, Kent's team has a shot at the state championship, a welcome point of pride in a town that has had its share of hardships.

Just before playoffs begin, the town and the team are thrown into shock when horrifically, impossibly, another teenage girl is found murdered. As details emerge that connect the crime to the Austin brothers, the two must confront their buried rage and grief-and unite to stop a killer.

Michael Koryta, widely hailed as one of the most exciting thriller authors at work today, has written his greatest novel ever -- an emotionally harrowing, unstoppably suspenseful novel that Donald Ray Pollock has called "one of the sharpest and superbly plotted crime novels I've read in my life."

About Michael Koryta

Michael Koryta is the New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages and have won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Edgar Award, Shamus Award, Barry Award, Quill Award, International Thriller Writers Award, and the Golden Dagger. Visit him online at MichaelKoryta.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on May 21, 2013

This story is kinda like if Coach Eric Taylor on Friday Night Lights and Nick Stefanos from the crime novels by George Pellecanos were brothers who had been pulled apart by a family tragedy and now faced a killer. Actually, I’m just being glib and that’s not doing justice to this book. Let’s start o......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on February 26, 2019

Adam and Kent Austin are estranged brothers, both still reeling from the murder of their young sister when they were teenagers. Adam feels especially guilty because on the night of his sister's murder he blew off driving her home to be with his girl. Adam is now a bail bondsman and Kent is coach of......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on September 29, 2015

I’ve always been a fan of football movies. Which is strange considering I don’t particularly care much for the sport itself. Watching it live, I find it slow, boring and I only vaguely understand the rules enough to get by. However, if told right and paced correctly in a story, there’s a special sor......more

Goodreads review by Jim on January 27, 2015

Another excellent thriller from Koryta & well read. It was quite a bit longer than I expected. Could have ended at the end of part 3, about the 3/4 mark, but continued on. I usually don't like that, but there were threads that needed resolution & it was a great one. The characters might have spent a......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on August 06, 2020

This is an excellent book. I already like this author but this book is his shining star IMO. I went to bed reading it last night and woke up reading it this morning, untl I was finished. One of the things I enjoyed about the book was: in some books you can never figure out where the title came from,......more


Quotes

"Somehow, Michael Koryta gets better with every book, no small feat considering the quality of those he's already written. Here's a writer for the new century, one to read, admire and, yes, envy."—Tom Franklin, author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter

PRAISE FOR THE RIDGE:

"A man in love with the woman who shot him. Who could possibly resist that story? Not me. Read on, and discover one of the scariest and most touching horror tales in years."—James Patterson

"A chilling supernatural thriller by [a] rising literary star"—Alexandra Alter, Wall Street Journal

"Another supernatural thriller with punch....Part ghost story, part murder mystery, all thriller, this fast-paced and engaging read will have readers leaving the night light on long after they have finished the book."—Colleen S. Harris, Library Journal (starred review)

"An eerie tale... a dark and compulsively readable story...Reading The Ridge is a fine way to chill down a hot summer night. But you'll want to leave the lights on."—Colette Bancroft, St. Petersburg Times

"A new suspense novel that's sure to send a few unseasonable shivers down the back of your neck...In addition to being a spooky thriller, the book is about a lot of different kinds of loss and love."—Linda Wertheimer, NPR