The Disposable Man, Archer Mayor
The Disposable Man, Archer Mayor
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The Disposable Man

Author: Archer Mayor

Narrator: Tom Taylorson

Unabridged: 2 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2017

Synopsis

When a local quarry yields a garroted body with bad dental work and toes tattooed in Cyrillic, Joe Gunther figures it’s a Russian Mafia killing, rare as that might be in Vermont. But it’s so very … tidy. So very … professional. Then the CIA calls, inviting Gunther down to Washington for some friendly “assistance” with his case. Suddenly he’s caught up in a shadowy game of cross and double-cross—manipulated by cynical, cold warriors who don’t seem to have gotten the memo—and Gunther soon realizes that he’s a pawn both sides are willing to sacrifice.

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 Jeff on May 30, 2019

I would give this 3.5 stars if I could. Joe Gunther is one of my favorite series, but this one is not up to par. Joe gets involved in a Russian gang war and is set up as a thief. Willy and Sam come to the rescue. Not very believable.......more

Goodreads review by Dennis on April 02, 2016

This story starts in the familiar Joe Gunther territory and figuratively ends up in the Wild West, with an excursion into John LeCarre land in between. I didn't find the Russian faction fight on Vermont soil plausible, and shootouts don't interest me. The relationships, as usual, intrigue me: both t......more

Goodreads review by Maddy on March 05, 2015

PROTAGONIST: Lieut. Joe Gunther SETTING: Brattleboro, Vermont SERIES: #9 of 25 RATING: 4.0 WHY: When a dead man with foreign dental work is found in a pond, it's hard to figure how he ended up in that situation. Lieutenant Joe Gunther eventually finds ties to the Russian political system. Soon he's figh......more

Goodreads review by Suzi on August 13, 2020

Action packed. This is 22 years old and holds up, even some of the computer stuff. Willy is his usual heroic self. I am so glad they don't age!......more

Quotes

“Mayor writes so well about his native Vermont and the highs and lows of police work that even an outlandish plot straight from an old James Bond story doesn’t spoil the pleasures of his latest Joe Gunther mystery…Mayor has linked Gunther’s Vermont with the rest of the world’s problems before; this story is a farther stretch but no less pleasurable for the reach.” Publishers Weekly

“The sense of place Mayor creates is vivid and real, whether he’s writing about Vermont’s economically bleak small cities or the harsh wilderness of the Northeast Kingdom. So, too, are the recurring characters and the prickly, complex relationships they maintain with one another. In this one, Joe worries that the shadowy forces he’s battling view him as the Disposable Man. Not to worry, Joe, you’re indispensable.” Booklist

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