The Contractor, Charles Holdefer
The Contractor, Charles Holdefer
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The Contractor

Author: Charles Holdefer

Narrator: Ray Porter

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2007

Synopsis

George Young is a U.S. government interrogator at a secret holding facility for suspected terrorists when a detainee unexpectedly dies. The detainee repeatedly asks, Who are you? just before dying. These words echo throughout the novel and send George on a painful journey of selfinterrogation and discovery.

About Charles Holdefer

Charles Holdefer’s two previous novels were well received satires: Apologies for Big Rod (1997) and Nice (2001). In The Contractor, he explores a totally new terrain. He lives in France and teaches in the English department of the University of Poitiers and, for the last nine summers, at the University of Iowa’s Summer Writing Festival.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Corey

Disclaimer: The author was kind enough to send me a copy. Although the narrative starts out slow, it picks up steam about a quarter of the way into the book and doesn't drop until the final page. The protagonist, George Young, is an average American guy who stumbles into the veiled, dangerous world o......more

Goodreads review by courtney

the humor is handled brilliantly in this book, i really loved a lot about it DESPITE the fact that i couldn't get all that excited or interested in the narrator. the pace of the book is great, and as i mentioned, the humor is effective... i wish i was more into tough guy fiction.......more

Goodreads review by Earl

People who torture for a living should not be searching their souls.......more

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