Surrender the Dead, John Burley
Surrender the Dead, John Burley
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Surrender the Dead
A Novel

Author: John Burley

Narrator: Susan Bennett

Unabridged: 12 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/12/2021


Synopsis

“John Burley is a fearless talent.”  — Glen Erik Hamilton, award-winning author of the Van Shaw seriesFrom the award-winning author of The Absence of Mercy comes a chilling psychological thriller about a family and community divided by tragedy, and the dark secrets that will set their town aflame.When Erin Reece left Wolf Point fifteen years ago after graduating high school, she’d planned to never set foot in her childhood hometown again. But an urgent phone call from her father’s doctor leaves Erin with no choice but to return to a place filled with painful memories and wounds that never closed. Two decades ago, people in Wolf Point started disappearing without a trace—including Erin’s mother—and no explanation was ever found.It’s been years since the last disappearance, but the town is still steeped in suspicion and haunted by the ghosts of the missing. No one is thrilled to see Erin back, including her former best friend, Robbie, who has changed from a spirited, fearless boy to a reclusive shut-in.Then a body is discovered, buried in a makeshift grave for years . . . on the Reece family’s land. The police reopen their investigation, and the evidence against Erin’s father is damning. After such a long time without answers, the community wants justice. It’s up to Erin to clear her father’s name, but the path to the truth will force her to unearth long-buried secrets and confront a terrible evil. Because in Wolf Point, everyone knows more than they are letting on . . . 
“John Burley has an eye for detail, a feel for story, and a deep sympathy for his characters.”  — Lou Berney, award-winning author of November Road

About John Burley

John Burley is the author of The Absence of Mercy, honored with the National Black Ribbon Award; The Forgetting Place; and The Quiet Child. He attended medical school in Chicago and completed his emergency medicine residency at University of Maryland Medical Center and the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. He continues to serve as an emergency medicine physician in Northern California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on April 26, 2021

This is a hot crime thriller. Erin grows up in a town where people disappear, including her mom. Gone without a trace. Erin leaves town when she graduates and doesn’t look back. Now, no one has disappeared in years, and Erin has to return home when her father’s doctor calls her. While no one has disa......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on March 23, 2021

Overall, this isn't a bad thriller. It's quite dark and quite depressing at times, though, and overall I found that it took too long to get where it was going. If you like a good slow-burn mystery, then this is definitely one for you. I liked the story arc with Erin returning to the small town where......more

Goodreads review by David on January 30, 2021

Like a freight train barreling down the tracks to reach its final destination, I could not stop reading this until I reached the very thrilling conclusion and final sentence. Erin Reece left town fifteen years ago after her mother and a dozen others went missing and distance grew between her and her......more

Goodreads review by Jill on December 01, 2020

This was a pretty solid thriller that kept me guessing until the final chapters! The author is an ER doc who knows how to write about the human body in some pretty vivid ways … so if you’re queasy, you might want skim-read the ending. I will mention that this book uses one of my least-favorite autho......more