The Skeleton’s Knee
The Joe Gunther Mysteries, Book 4
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Narrated by:
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Tom Taylorson
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Written by:
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Archer Mayor
About this listen
When a reclusive market gardener's death proves to stem from a 20-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.
©2012 Archer Mayor (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.What listeners say about The Skeleton’s Knee
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Langer MD
- 2023-03-18
Enjoyable Mystery-Thriller
This is the first Archer Mayor novel I have read that truly feels "hard boiled": Brattleboro, Vermont PD Lieutenant Joe Gunther leads readers/listeners through a comfortably straightforward First-Person Perspective procedural.
Gritty settings, confrontational witnesses, and jaded colleagues color this twisty-turny mystery involving hoarded banknotes, the discovery of a body with a prosthetic knee buried in a back garden, and Mafia Figures & 1960s Radicals. Sadly, Mayor's dialogue is typically stilted and his protagonist is integrated into some implausible situations (personally operating a metal-detector and exhuming a body, for example) - but the mystery is overall well-conceived and well-executed. The pacing in particular is spot-on (lacking irrelevancies and related in a matter-of-fact manner by Lieutenant Gunther).
Less fortunately, Blackstone Audio Inc don't provide reader Tom Taylorson the technical support that he deserves. The performance itself is outstanding (particularly the unapologetic expositional tone), but the splicing of re-recorded segments into the overall product is annoyingly noticeable.
Taken in toto, 'The Skeleton's Knee' is a most enjoyable entry in the 'Joe Gunther' series. I rate the audiobook a respectable 8 stars out of 10. It's easily worth the download if you can get it as a 'Plus' selection.. because it would actually merit a Credit for Mystery readers that appreciate exemplars for the storytelling process.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Public
- 2022-07-17
Another great book and narrated very well
I'm really enjoying this Joe Gunther series. though this one I struggled with characters maybe too long of pauses between returning to the book.
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- Marieve
- 2022-11-04
Nice change of setting
I’m so glad this wasn’t another frame up job.
I just can’t listening to the series now.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- L. RENAUD
- 2023-08-05
Interesting plot
Enjoyed this performance
Interesting plot
Lots of twists
Looking forward to the next one bye
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