The Interrogation

Name: The Interrogation
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Thomas H. Cook
ISBN: 9781449803179

Author: Thomas H. Cook

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 7 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/27/2008

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Thomas H. Cook has twice won Edgar Awards for his finely crafted psychological thrillers, and Breakheart Hill was named the single best mystery novel of the 1990s by the founder of The Mysterious Press. The Interrogation is a desperate race against time and a gripping journey into the darkest corners of the human soul. One day in 1952, the strangled body of 10-year-old Cathy Lake is discovered in a public park. A homeless suspect, Albert Jay Smalls, is arrested and held for interrogation. Now, Officers Norman Cohen and Jack Pierce have only 24 hours to make the sullen young man talk before he's released. How far are they willing to push him to get a confession? As the two policemen gather the many contradictory pieces of evidence, the boundaries between hunter and prey, guilty and innocent, begin to blur. Thomas H. Cook is a master of the surprise ending, and The Interrogation is sure to leave every listener stunned. Audie Awarda-winning narrator George Guidall's performance captures the dramatic urgency of this deeply disturbing tale.

About Thomas H. Cook

Thomas H. Cook was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1947. He has been nominated for the Edgar Award seven times in five different categories. He received the best novel Edgar for The Chatham School Affair, the Martin Beck Award, the Herodotus Prize for best historical short story, and the Barry for best novel for Red Leaves, and has been nominated for numerous other awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tristan Robin

Genuinely engrossing tale focusing on several policemen and a suspect in a child's murder. Although there is an element of mystery regarding "whodunnit," I didn't really consider this a mystery/thriller. Rather, "The Interrogation" was a well-written and thoughtful dramatic novel. The characters wer......more

Goodreads review by Carol

The Interrogation by Thomas H. Cook 4.5★'s [The Interrogation] by Thomas H. Cook 4.5★'s From The Book: Albert Jay Smalls sits in an interrogation room accused of an unspeakable crime. The police have no witnesses, no physical evidence, but they are certain he is hiding the truth. With less than twelve ho......more

Goodreads review by Virginia

I ended up skipping the difficult bits since I'm allergic to any whiff of child abuse and pedophilia. The actual interrogations were interesting and effective, and the personalities and relationships between the cops were unusually appropriate, but the solution didn't seem much more than a gimmick a......more

Goodreads review by Ethan

For a little over 200 pages, this was very good. It moved at a brisk pace, and I cared about the characters and I cared about the mystery. But then, somewhere along the way, it felt like Thomas H. Cook lost a little control, lost a little of the feel. Towards the end a lot of things started happenin......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

Another winner - this one is different from the others I’ve read by Cook. Detectives, but not the run of the mill junk - a great twisty plot. This guy is magic with words.......more