The Orphans Guilt, Archer Mayor
The Orphans Guilt, Archer Mayor
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The Orphan's Guilt
A Joe Gunther Novel

Author: Archer Mayor

Narrator: Tom Taylorson

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/27/2021

Synopsis

In Archer Mayor’s intriguing new Vermont-based mystery, The Orphan’s Guilt, a straightforward traffic stop snowballs into a homicide investigation after Joe Gunther and his fellow investigators peel back layer upon layer of history and personal heartbreak to learn a decades-old hidden truth.John Rust is arrested for drunk driving by a Vermont state trooper. Looking to find mitigating circumstances, John’s lawyer hires private eye Sally Kravitz to look into the recent death of John’s younger brother, purportedly from a childhood brain injury years earlier. But what was the nature of that injury, and might its mechanism point more to murder than to natural causes? That debate brings in Joe Gunther and his team.Gunther’s efforts quickly uncover an ancient tale of avarice, betrayal, and vengeance that swirled around the Rust boys growing up. Their parents and the people they consorted with―forgotten, relentless, but now jolted to action by this simple set of circumstances―emerge with a destructive passion. All while the presumably innocent John Rust mysteriously vanishes with no explanation.

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 CYIReadBooks on August 03, 2020

The Orphan's Guilt is the most recent installment in the Joe Gunther series, which was unbeknownst to me when I started reading this novel. Although this book can be read as a standalone, there were too many established players to keep track of and thus, led to some confusion on my part. However, th......more

Goodreads review by Sue on September 19, 2020

This enjoyable novel begins with a seemingly benign incident, a drunk driving arrest, and then spins, occasionally somewhat wildly, out of control, as various interested parties try to learn more about this driver. Why was he drunk that night? Who is his family and what is his background? Eventually......more

Goodreads review by Mike on August 27, 2020

The Orphan's Guilt proves Archer Mayor hasn't lost his touch. If anything, the 31st entry in his "Joe Gunther" series is the most enthralling yet. The latest adventure is both masterfully nuanced and poignant. It serves to remind us that one of the strengths of this series is the supporting cast. Th......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on February 13, 2024

Published 2020. Back to Brattleboro, VT with another mystery… Mayor is unusually insightful. He can write diverse characters to be individuals that suit their roles to be believable personalitis. Like real life, everyone is unique. “The town’s renown as an often-contradictory enclave of old-fashioned......more

Goodreads review by Caz on October 12, 2020

31st Joe Gunther story and still refreshing. I am very happy to say I have just finished reading all 31 Gunther books this year. I got lucky with orphans guilt being released just as I finished bombers moon. They are all well written, fluid and full of surprises. I am sure they can each be read as a......more

Quotes

“Mayor once again delivers a fine police procedural, one with a heartrending backstory within its crystal-clear narrative.” Booklist

“Mayor expertly intertwines murder with a view of life off the beaten path. This long-running series continues to impress.” Publishers Weekly

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