The Skeletons Knee, Archer Mayor
The Skeletons Knee, Archer Mayor
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The Skeleton's Knee

Author: Archer Mayor

Narrator: Tom Taylorson

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2016

Synopsis

When a reclusive market gardener’s death proves to stem from a twenty-year-old bullet wound, Lieutenant Joe Gunther is presented with a very cold homicide to solve. But who was the victim exactly?A deeply private man eking out an ascetic existence from a hardscrabble mountain field, Abraham Fuller was virtually unknown to his neighbors, in the manner of someone pursuing more than mere solitude. The discovery of a bag full of unmarked bills and a body buried in the garden patch suggests that Fuller had motives beyond misanthropy. With someone willing to kill to ensure that old secrets remain buried, the case may not be so cold after all.

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 Harry

Police procedural. Another very fine entry in the Joe Gunther series. This story is action driven and centered on Gunther. The Chicago scenes are about as gritty as the city, while Vermont is its usual beautiful self. My only criticism is that it is really unlikely that all of the pieces to work the......more

Goodreads review by Sandi

A good solid entry in this long running police procedural series. More action than I expected but I enjoyed Joe's trip out of Vermont to big city Chicago on the trail for clues.......more

Goodreads review by Jon

More like 3 and a half. Fourth in the series. Better than the third. Mayor does a great job writing the procedural parts. They are always interesting, informative and well plotted. His action scenes are a little clunky and unexciting. And I don't usually like his ending gs. But the journeys are fun.......more

Quotes

“One of the most sophisticated stylists in the hard-boiled genre. [Mayor’s] muscular prose holds the road in wild gangland shoot-outs on the highway and keeps its wits sharp for the forensic procedures and medical research that finally break the bones of this tough case.” New York Times

“The complicated plot, embracing past crimes and current ones, spins with revelation and surprise; the numerous characters are fully developed; and the villain, once revealed, is everything a villain should be.” Publishers Weekly

“Mayor expends a lot of energy on detail relating both to location and police methodology, so his effort should please procedural fans and those who enjoy country-cop-in-the-big-city escapades.” Library Journal

“This fourth entry in the series solidifies Gunther’s position as one of the best small-town fictional sleuths.” Booklist

“Crisp medical writing and an intriguing premise.” Kirkus Reviews

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