A Small Town, Thomas Perry
A Small Town, Thomas Perry
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A Small Town

Author: Thomas Perry

Narrator: Christina Delaine

Unabridged: 11 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2020


Synopsis

In A Small Town, twelve conspirators meticulously plan to throw open all the gates to the prison that contains them, so that more than a thousand convicts may escape and pour into the nearby small town. The newly freed prisoners rape, murder, and destroy the town—burning down homes and businesses. An immense search ensues, but the twelve who plotted it all get away.

After two years, all efforts by the local and federal police agencies have been in vain. The mayor and city attorney meet, and Leah Hawkins, a six-foot, two-inch former star basketball player and resident good cop, is placed on sabbatical so that she can tour the country learning advanced police procedures. The sabbatical is merely a ruse, however, as her real job is to track the infamous twelve. And kill them.

Leah's mission takes her across the country, from Florida to New York, from California to an anti-government settlement deep in the Ozarks. Soon, the surviving fugitives realize what she is up to, and a race to kill or be killed ensues. Full of exhilarating twists and surprisingly resonant, A Small Town will sweep listeners along on Leah's quest for vengeance.

About Thomas Perry

Thomas Perry is the bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the critically acclaimed Jane Whitefield series, The Old Man, and The Butcher's Boy, which won the Edgar Award. He lives in Southern California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on February 17, 2020

I need to preface this review; I’m a huge Thomas Perry fan. Loved The Old Man, The Bomb Maker, Forty Thieves, just to name a few. A Small Town might not be for everyone but the premise is one I really enjoyed. This book is classic Perry. He has a unique style/voice it’s more telling than in scene bu......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on February 28, 2020

I enjoyed listening to “A Small Town” by Thomas Perry. Perry chose a woman to be his vigilante, which made the story far more intriguing than if the vigilante had been a male. The story begins slowly, giving the back story of a federal prison in a small town in Colorado. Twelve prisoners stage a coup......more

Goodreads review by Louise on December 26, 2019

Theres a prison break and this causes havoc for the small home town near to the prison. There is still twelve prisoners to be found. But the people of the town fight back. This is one of those books that you don't want to say to much about as it would spoil it for potential readers. The plotline is b......more

Goodreads review by Skip on January 01, 2020

2.5 stars, rounded up. Twelve prison inmates break out of a federal prison, killing all of the guards and decimating the local small city, Weldonville, to hinder their capture: fires, killings, rapes, etc. Two years later, the city is dying, none of the twelve have been captured so the city council......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on December 15, 2019

Probably best described as revenge porn, this is the tale of Leah Hawkins (never just Leah, always Leah Hawkins) who is hired to hunt down and kill 12 men who unleashed hell on a small town in Colorado when they no only escaped their prison, but also set all the other inmates free. This requires som......more