Fruits of the Poisonous Tree, Archer Mayor
Fruits of the Poisonous Tree, Archer Mayor
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Fruits of the Poisonous Tree

Author: Archer Mayor

Narrator: Tom Taylorson

Unabridged: 10 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2016

Synopsis

When Gail Zigman, town selectwoman and Joe Gunther’s companion of many years, is raped, Gunther finds himself caught between the media, local politicians, and a network of well-meaning victims’ rights advocates as he tries to put his own feelings aside and follow a trail of evidence. Every lead points to a single, obvious suspect, but is the evidence too perfect?Risking his friendship with Gail, the respect of his peers, and his own life, Lieutenant Gunther keeps digging, hoping to find out if the man they have in jail is rightly there, or if the evidence against him is tainted—what police call “fruits of the poisonous tree.”

About Archer Mayor

Archer Mayor is the New York Times bestselling author of the highly acclaimed Vermont-based series of mystery novels featuring detective Joe Gunther. He is a past winner of the New England Book Award for his body of work, the first time a writer of crime literature has been so honored. He also works as a death investigator, a sheriff’s deputy, and a volunteer firefighter and EMT in Vermont.

About Tom Taylorson

Tom Taylorson is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and Chicago-based actor with over a decade of stage experience. In that time he also built a voice-over career and now primarily works as a voice actor. Tom is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, teaching voice-over for interactive media.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosemary on January 15, 2014

Knowing the content of this book since what happens to Gail is brought up in later books in the series I had actually been dreading reading it, but I was pleasantly surprised with how Mayor handled the issue of rape and the aftermath. The feminist group that rallies around Gail was one area where he......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on February 03, 2017

Another enjoyable entry in this series featuring a police detective in Vermont. The plot was very well done with lots of suspense and some pretty good action scenes. I really like the characters and the smaller town setting too.......more

Goodreads review by Richard on April 20, 2022

From the Goodreads Blurb: Gail Zigman, town selectwoman and Joe Gunther's companion of many years, is raped, and the detective finds himself caught between the media, local politicians, and a network of well-meaning victims' rights advocates as he tries to put his own feelings aside and follow the t......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on April 27, 2022

Joe Gunther mystery #5. One of my top favorite crime mystery authors. We begin with police chief of detectives, Lt. Joe Gunther, Brattleboro, VT, rushing to the hospital to see Gail Zigman (his significant other of many years) after she’s just been violently raped multiple times. Thankfully, we are......more

Goodreads review by Traci on October 18, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed this series when I read it 20 years ago and it has held up well. Joe Gunther is an even-keeled detective who is admirably self-aware. This entry in the series deals with the rape of Joe's partner Gail and the painful aftermath. Even by today's standards, the subject is handled w......more

Quotes

“The police work is impeccable, the action scenes are clear and sharp.” New York Times

“Mayor’s…smooth, measured prose thoroughly describes both behind-the-scenes and on-the-street aspects of his search. Recommended.” Library Journal

“This well-written police procedural has a lot going for it, not the least of which is its sensitivity to the terrible emotional and physical toll that rape perpetrates on its victims.” Booklist

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