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Anxious People Gente ansiosa (Spanish edition) audiobook

  • By: Fredrik Backman
  • Narrator: Alicia Lobo
  • Category: Fiction, Literary
  • Length: 9 hours 49 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: September 14, 2021
  • Language: Spanish
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Anxious People Gente ansiosa (Spanish edition) Audiobook Summary

Un robo a un banco con toma de rehenes. Una escalera llena de policias a punto de asaltar un apartamento. Llegar a esto fue sorprendentemente facil. Solo hizo falta una mala idea. Una idea mala de verdad.

Visitar un apartamento en venta no es una situacion de vida o muerte. A menos que sea la vispera de Nochevieja, vivas en una pequena ciudad en Suecia y alguien haya tenido la peor idea de su vida y decidido atracar un banco que no maneja efectivo. Entonces, si lo es. Porque, cuando alguien es asi de idiota, es inevitable que no sepa como huir y termine en un apartamento en venta tomando rehenes sin querer.

Pero puedes confiar en la policia. A menos que los dos agentes encargados del caso no se entiendan entre ellos y tengan cero experiencia con tomas de rehenes. Entonces, no.

Aunque todo ira bien si los rehenes mantienen la calma. A menos que sean los peores rehenes de la historia: una millonaria suicida, una anciana encantadora, un matrimonio de jubilados amantes de IKEA, dos recien casadas que nunca se ponen de acuerdo, una agente inmobiliaria excesivamente entusiasta y un hombre disfrazado de conejo. Entonces, no, porque, cuando todos son idiotas, es imposible mantener la calma. Sin embargo, policias y rehenes estan a punto de descubrir que quiza ser idiota no esta tan mal y que, a veces, la ansiedad puede ser la solucion.

En Gente ansiosa se dan cita todos los elementos del universo de Fredrik Backman, habitado por personajes tan imperfectos como enternecedores, y tenido de un sentido del humor inimitable, mezcla de ironia y compasion, que ha cautivado a millones de lectores de todo el mundo.

FREDRIK BACKMAN es autor de nueve libros, entre ellos el bestseller internacional Un hombre llamado Ove, cuya version cinematografica fue candidata a dos Oscar. Sus obras se han traducido a cuarenta y seis idiomas. Gente ansiosa se convertira en una serie de Netflix en 2022. Backman vive en Estocolmo con su esposa y sus dos hijos.

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Anxious People Gente ansiosa (Spanish edition) Audiobook Narrator

Alicia Lobo is the narrator of Anxious People Gente ansiosa (Spanish edition) audiobook that was written by Fredrik Backman

Fredrik Backman, a blogger and columnist. He is the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry. Both were number one bestsellers in his native Sweden and around the world, and are being published in more than thirty five territories. He lives in Stockholm with his wife and two children.

About the Author(s) of Anxious People Gente ansiosa (Spanish edition)

Fredrik Backman is the author of Anxious People Gente ansiosa (Spanish edition)

Anxious People Gente ansiosa (Spanish edition) Full Details

Narrator Alicia Lobo
Length 9 hours 49 minutes
Author Fredrik Backman
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date September 14, 2021
ISBN 9780063034334

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The publisher of the Anxious People Gente ansiosa (Spanish edition) is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Literary

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The publisher of the Anxious People Gente ansiosa (Spanish edition) is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780063034334.

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Goodreads Reviews

Nilufer

December 13, 2022

Don’t miss tv series adaptation of Anxious People on Netflix! My thoughts: the book is still so much better! This is my goodreads 2020 choice as best fiction novel! It came at the second place and I adored “ Midnight Library” too. But this one still has special place in my heart! It’s still my favorite fiction reads of the year! Good news: This amazing is about to be adapted in Swedish series. And fingers crossed, I hope Netflix buys this limited series so we may enjoy them! This is one of my favorite, highly recommended fiction novels of 2020! I think my vocabulary is so limited to express how this book made me feel. Yes, it shook me so hard but it also entertained the hell of me. It was tragic, tear jerker, but it was also funny, enjoyable, witty! It was action packed, riveting, heart throbbing but it was also thought-provoking, complex, dazzling, deceptive, educational and heartfelt.I know you got confused. How a book makes laugh so hard and then makes you cry like a baby and also hooks you up from its riveting, exciting chapters and at some parts you want to stop, taking a deep breath to absorb what you read, aching for characters, feeling their pain but you’re also laughing their ridiculousness! This book captivates your heart, brain and your soul at the same time and plays with your emotional balance, juggling between different genres and you just want to clap the author and take a bow for his remarkable, original, unique work.His sarcastic, witty and dark sense of humor reminded me of Guy Ritchie’s crime/dark comedy scripts (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch) and his quirky, sarcastic, awkward characters slowly warms your heart and entertains the hell of you! As soon as I finish it, I turned back and reread the police interrogation parts of the book and I laughed over and over!!!So what this book is about? Bunch of idiot people? YESAn unsuccessful bank robbery attempt and hostage situation? YES. What a minute! If the robbery is unsuccessful, how the thief managed to take hostages? And how many hostages he has? 8 hostages!Is this book about suicide attempts on the bridge? YES!Is this about stock markets, mortgages, banking system and destroying effects of capitalism makes rich people richer and makes you poor… yes, you may fill the blanks…! YES!I guess you must be confused again but don’t! Even though the book looks like a puzzle, all the pieces find their right place and so many twists that you may not foresee confuse you more but at the end you realize you read something so spectacular make you question your morals, your judgments, beliefs, the way you look at the life and test your decency.Jack and Jim, police officers, son and father, carrying Whiskey brand names, are anxious people who are not happy about their lives, polar opposites, barely stand with each other but unfortunately they are still colleagues and they’re interrogating hostages about the whereabouts of the bank robber. Oh sorry, the guy couldn’t rob the bank because the bank didn’t have enough money and young intern just called the cops so the unsuccessful bank robber runs into an apartment viewing. 8 people seeing the house become the worst bank robber’s reluctant hostages. But I have to admit they are the WORST BATSHIT CRAZY HOSTAGES you may imagine!Jack and Jim surrounded the building with their colleagues, called the big guns from Stockholm to save the hostages from another syndrome but they hear gun shot and when they go to check the building, they see the blood stains in the living room but amateur bank robber (you’re gonna understand my reasoning why I keep tell the robber this silly name after reading this book!) is nowhere to be seen. So Jack thinks one of the hostages helped the first time robber. Or they may hide something from them.So we’re moving back and forth between interrogations, the hostages’ back stories, secrets, the reasons behind they want to see the house. And naturally my favorite hostages are sarcastic, direct, cruel, smart, entertaining, cool Zara and golden-hearted Estelle (I wish she would be my grandma and her story broke my heart into pieces)The ending of the story (or let’s say new beginnings of the characters’ stories) was surprising but also heart melting, memorable, tear jerking. And I forget to add what this book is about… IT IS ABOUT REAL LOVE…Thanks to Atria Books/Simon Schuster for sending this special ARC to me in exchange my honest review. I love this author’s works so much and this is one of the best books I’ve read on 2020.bloginstagramfacebooktwitter

Yun

March 22, 2022

Oh my, what an absolute gem this turned out to be! It's quintessential Backman: quirky, heartwarming, and uplifting.On the surface, Anxious People is a story about a bank robbery gone wrong. The bank robber, having failed at robbing a bank, bursts upon an apartment viewing and proceeds to take a group of unfortunate strangers hostage. This group of mismatched folks, each with their secret fears and mistakes, slowly open their hearts to one another, and as a result, find their lives inexplicably changed for the better.At its heart, this is a story that speaks to the humanity in all of us. No matter our backgrounds or experiences, we each have done the best we can with what we are given. We have messy feelings that go with our messy lives. We've made mistakes and all deserve second chances to redeem ourselves. That is what Backman has captured so deftly with his tale.Reading this book feels like digging through a treasure trove, with wonderful surprises at every turn. There's even a little mystery in here, when the police tries to reconstruct what happened, and things don't seem as straightforward as they initially thought. The mystery is really a small part of the story, but even that is superbly done and managed to surprise and delight me.Backman's writing style has always been quirky and his themes somewhat sentimental, but the two elements balance each other out, so that the quirkiness cuts through the cheesiness and helps to tone it down. The theme of this story, when you think about it, is really more sentimental than all the rest, so I found the writing to be even quirkier than his other books. I really enjoyed it, but I can see how this style wouldn't be for every reader or even every moment.I appreciate that Backman tries to tackle complex and timely topics in his books, and he does so in such an uplifting way. Especially now, when we live in a world more divisive than it's ever been, this story reminds us that if we only take the time to get to know the other side, we'd realize we are more alike than we are different. In my opinion, it's an overly optimistic stance, but it's still healing to be able to escape into this imaginary, wonderful world, even if just for a few hours.

Lisa of Troy

February 04, 2023

This is the most hilarious book I've read!A bank robber on the loose runs into the apartment across the street. In it, he notices an apartment door open. There is a showing for the apartment, and there are prospective buyers inside. He enters the apartment to clear his thoughts but finds that these are the worst hostages ever. Meanwhile, the police in this small town are hot on the trail of the bank robber. Will they be able to discover who is the bank robber and where to find him?Anxious People is very true, hilarious, and also moving at times. In my typical reading fashion, I practiced immersion reading (listening to the audiobook while following along in the printed version). The audiobook was amazing! I really enjoyed the entire performance and all of the different character voices. Anxious People also has one of the strongest openings that I have read. It is rare that I enjoy a book so much from the first chapter; however, this book was laugh out loud funny, starting from the very first chapter. There were some portions in the last half of the book that I thought dragged a bit but because this book made me laugh so much that I had to overlook that. Overall, if you are looking for a heart-warming, hilarious story, definitely give this a read!2023 Reading ScheduleJan Alice in WonderlandFeb Notes from a Small IslandMar Cloud AtlasApr On the RoadMay The Color PurpleJun Bleak HouseJul Bridget Jones’s DiaryAug Anna KareninaSep The Secret HistoryOct Brave New WorldNov A Confederacy of DuncesDec The Count of Monte CristoConnect With Me!Blog Twitter BookTube Facebook Insta

oyshik

July 11, 2021

Anxious People by Fredrik BackmanThought-provoking, heartbreaking but amusing. It is a perfect mix of tragic and hilarious, believable and absurd. The whimsical & humorous writing style about real subjects like suicide, depression made this story remarkable. God doesn't protect people from knives, sweetheart. That's why God gave us other people, so we can protect each other. Sweet Story

Susanne

November 08, 2020

*Updated 11/8/20* Buddy Listen with Kaceey! I'm so grateful that I got to share my love for this book with my book buddy and am so glad that Kaceey loved this book as much as I did. *5 Powerful Stars“Anxious People” is a thought provoking, heart-wrenching, comical novel that leaves you in wonderment. It’s Fredrik Backman at his best. At its heart, this book deals with human connection and the impact people have on each other. It showcases Mr. Backman’s talent in an entirely new way and it is another reminder as to why he is one of my favorite authors. Fredrik Backman is an author who has an innate ability to capture the human spirit, get under his characters’ skins and relay his characters thoughts and feelings in a way that makes us feel as if we know them, as if we are friends with them and at times, as if we are them. “Anxious People” is different from Backman’s other novels, there are no quirky curmudgeons like Ove or Britt-Marie and there are no Benji’s. This story features a Bank Robber, a Hostage Situation, a Real Estate Agent and an entire cast of other extremely complicated characters. This is a character driven novel and it delves into the trials and tribulations of each individual whose lives are affected by the situation that they are in. I had no idea what I was in for when I dived in - what I will say is that each and every character will steal your heart. It’s that thing called human connection. Within just a few minutes of reading this, tears pricked my eyes and I knew from that moment on that this book was special. It is wild and crazy and unlike anything you’ve ever read. At times you will be exasperated and yet you will keep reading. One minute you will be laughing and the next you will be in tears. For me, it happened and happened often. Once again, Fredrik Backman does something special here and I’m so very grateful for it. “Anxious People” is a must read and will most certainly be on my Goodreads Best of List for 2020. This novel reminded me that everything I do can potentially impact others and therefore, I must think before I act. It also reminded me how important human connection is and how grateful I am for the relationships I have built with all of you. Though times are difficult right now, I am thankful that we have each other. I wish you all good health, peace and safety. Namaste. A huge thank you to Ms. Ariele Friedman at Atria Books and NetGalley for the arc. Thank you also to Fredrik Backman for continuing to write such incredible words. You inspire me.Published on Goodreads on 5.9.2020.

Dr. Appu

October 30, 2022

What will happen when a profoundly compassionate person decides to keep a bunch of crazy people as hostages? Fredrik Backman shows it marvelously through this novel.What makes this novel unique? Is it the elegance amid the chaos? Is it the hope of a better future amid the downright macabre of the present? Is it the humor amid the tragedy? Is it the author's prowess to make us smile and cry at the same time?This book is an artistic creation, which subjugates our introspection and overwhelms our contemplations on possible comparisons and interpretations. If you are an art aficionado, you are invariably going to relish the experience of reading this book. "That's the power of literature, you know, it can act like little love letters between two people who can only explain their feelings by pointing at other people."

zuza_zaksiazkowane

March 22, 2022

4.5 to było tak dobre!!

jessica

September 09, 2020

‘we are doing the best we can, we really are...’ this message is the heart of this story. ‘…we all have this in common, yet most of us remain strangers, we never know what we do to each other, how your life is affected by mine. when this day is over and the night takes us, allow yourself a deep breath. because we made it through another day.’ and this is the heart of us readers.this is a story that will speak to everyone who picks it up - from the anxious to the confident, from the broken to the loved, from the young to the old, and everyone in between. the fact that FB can take such heavy topics about people and life and so respectfully explore them in a light-hearted way is still truly astounding to me. and its truly a testament to FBs writing skills that he can continue to construct stories that are relevant and not only resonate with, but emotionally touch, such a wide audience. this story is nothing short of the perfection FB consistently creates. ↠ 4.5 stars

chan ☆

October 02, 2020

move over beartownthere's a new sheriff in town. well, i guess that kind of depends on what you're in the market for. but this book came to me at the perfect place and time in my life. and something about that kind of serendipity makes this the superior book to me.you see, i was perusing the aisles of target, as one does. and i was looking for something that i had a. never read before and b. actually had interest in reading. and among the popular fiction, i found something to fit the bill. this pretty little yellow number. and despite some initial misgivings about the title of this book i read the inside flap and was intrigued. a book about a bank robber and hostage situation. score.but oh boy. it was really not about that. in typical backman fashion, this book is about humanity. the ugly sides and the hopefulness. all tied up in an interesting plot that had twists akin to a thriller. all while never venturing into preachy life advice territory. i'm realizing that this review is a bit of a mess. like me and like you. read this book, it'll likely make your 2020 better.

Matthew

October 07, 2020

Backman does it again! I loved it!I could only assume the book was about me and my people 😁. In all seriousness, though, it is appropriate title because it is a character study and a character driven mystery. As you learn about the people along the way, you might learn a little bit about yourself.I love the way that Backman writes. He only has one book that I did not completely adore (My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry). I am excited every time I see a new book is out from him and I cannot wait to check out some of his earlier works I haven't tried yet. If you have loved his writing before, I give you my 100% guarantee that you will 100% love this one.This was another Couch Time listen with my wife. We enjoy finding books we think we might both enjoy and we take time after the kids have gone to bed to listen to them together. It is my favorite time of the day! This was an AWESOME audiobook and I LOVED the narration. Marin Ireland is a fantastic narrator - I will be looking for more books with her narration in the future.Final verdict: very, very great! Read it!

Miranda

March 09, 2021

Just released my Top 10 Books from 2020 BookTube Video - now that you know this one made the list, click the link to find the rest! The Written Review “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” Oh my gosh. Like most Backman books at this point...I'm at a complete loss regarding how to tell you that this book is, quite frankly, the best thing I've read all year.I'm just overwhelmed by the sheer goodness of this book...and if I were to try to summarize it...It would be:Failed bank robber takes on kidnapping role (unintentionally) and also kinda fails at it....but in a good way? Like a laugh-cry-laugh way.Oh gosh. Now I'm not making sense.Essentially, this book was amazing. But you really just have to read it yourself.As always Backman is able to instantly create fully-fleshed out characters from just a few sentences and he plays your emotions like a violin. I've never listened to an audiobook and had that serious of a yo-yo happening constantly - like there would be literal tears leaking out of my face followed by laughter. The way all of the characters came together and fed off of each other's energy was amazing. The way their pasts interwove with their presents was just as stunning. This truly was an amazing book and I cannot recommend it enough. “That's the power of literature, you know, it can act like little love letters between two people who can only explain their feelings by pointing at other people's.” YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat @miranda_reads

Maggie

July 28, 2021

This Swedish novel is about a hapless apartment viewing, a hapless bank robbery, and a hapless hostage situation. It’s a peculiar, stylized book with a brand of comedy that made me feel like I was watching a version of Amelie where she takes her neighbors hostage by accident. It’s a very kind novel. It's a very dark novel. It's a very light novel. It's a novel, it notes, about idiots.(and now I understand why readers, after finishing All the Crooked Saints, have suggested I try a Backman novel)

Gabby

September 04, 2020

This book has restored my faith in humanity. It’s 1am and I just finished reading this book, and I really enjoyed it. Fredrik Backman is such an incredible author, he has such a great way with words and I love that he can write such a light-hearted story about such a serious subject. Here are some notes I jotted down while reading, as well as some of my favorite quotes: tw: suicide, death of a loved one, depression, suicidal thoughts •The way this book talks about anxiety and depression just really hit me, it was all so relatable •This book feels so light-hearted but it deals with such heavy subject matter, and I just love his writing, not many authors can have this perfect balance like this •I love the relationship between the father and son who are both cops, they were so soft and adorable •All the characters are so well fleshed out•I like the way the timeline jumps back and forth and includes interview clips •The audiobook is fantastic •The ending made me tear up a bit 😭•I love the theme of this book: we are all just doing our best and nobody really knows what we are doing •”Our hearts are bars of soap that we keep losing hold of; the moment we relax, they drift off and fall in love and get broken, all in the wink of an eye. We’re not in control.” •I love the discussion in this book about parenthood and how far parents will go to keep their children safe, and I love the quote: “parents are defined by their mistakes” because I think it’s super thought provoking and interesting •”It’s so damn difficult to admit that something is... broken. That it’s an ache is our soul, invisible lead weights in our blood, an indescribable pressure in our chest. Our brains are lying to us telling us we’re going to die”

Angela M

February 15, 2020

4+ starsI was anxious to read this book, good anxious, as in I couldn’t wait to read it. Fredrik Backman has been on my list of favorite authors since I read A Man Called Ove several years ago. I’ve have read all of his published books and I loved all of them. But when I started reading this one, I became anxious in another way. I was anxious because I thought I was going to end up not liking the book. It’s kind of a quirky story, bizarre at times. The narrator even says , “The whole thing is a complicated, unlikely story. Perhaps that’s because what we think stories are about often isn’t what they’re about at all. This for instance, might not actually be the story of a bank robbery, or an apartment viewing, or a hostage drama. Perhaps, it isn’t even a story of idiots. Perhaps this story is about a bridge.” ( From an advanced copy.)A failed bank robbery that turns into an apartment hostage situation and it felt just a bit over the top, but then, as he always does, Backman sneaks up on you and you’re laughing one minute and heartbroken the next and ultimately your heart is stolen. I’m not even going to try to relay the plot here. Fans of Backman will want to read it for themselves. I will say, though, that I definitely was not disappointed and in the end, my anxiety was unwarranted. Its moving and reflective of Backman’s astute sense of humanity. A humanity in all of its glory as these characters share their anxieties over the burdens that life doles out, and they open their hearts to each other. I was reminded of the parental love and anxiety over children that we saw in the Beartown books, of relationships between a parents and children, of relationships between husband and wives. There’s some of the same seemingly simple prose conveying something more meaningful than at first glance in this novel as in the others. The relationships that developed between strangers were perhaps the most poignant. Connections slowly unfold between characters and I felt myself slowly connecting to all of them, especially the bank robber. This felt personal and philosophical in many ways. The intimate tone reminded me of Things My Son Needs to Know about the World. I loved that Backman created these characters who made me believe at a time when I needed believing, that there just might be people who will do something even if it seems they shouldn’t, just because it’s the right thing to do. I received an advanced copy of this book from Atria Books . A special thanks to Ariele Fredman.

Reading_

January 19, 2023

Well, this book is one of his best so far. One of his most popular books didn't work for me. But I had a right vibe about this one and I was so, so, so crazy about its release ever since I saw the cover reveal. And yes, this book is going to be adapted as a TV series! I mean just do it 🖤The story is about, yes, a few idiots who got in a weird situation while checking out an apartment (for that matter a not-so-functional cheap one). An idiotic bank robbery attempt with the bank robber ending up with a real estate agent, an old lady, a lesbian couple - one of them pregnant, another couple always in a fight mode, a rabbit man (don't ask me how he fits here), two more characters who works in banks. Two police officers trying to crack the identity of the bank robber. A most likely hostage situation. A most unlikely outcome. Lots of pizza love sharing. Lots of more love and support for the culprit. But anyone can be the culprit. And yes, that's the plot. I cannot believe I would ever read a book like this which I would whole heartedly cheer for the culprit. And you will know why the characters in the book do too. This is such a heartwarming and, yes, a heartbreaking read (as always with his books!). I didn't cry while reading the book. But the last page broke me. And yes, I felt the 5 🌟 tears when the book ended. The writing is full of dry humour, satirical and yes, trying at times. Now and then I felt so bored (yes, why?! How come?!). You might feel the same as well. I assure you it's been deliberately written this way. And oh, you will be so glad you didn't skip these parts. Otherwise, don't tell me I didn't warn you, you might go back to these pages to get the best out of this read. But yes, pay attention to the details. Pay attention to the irritating, annoying behaviour and dialogues of these certified idiots. You won't regret knowing them.Partly suspenseful, partly investigation room drama, partly hostage scenario, partly dramatic and partly narrations of each of these characters and partly how their biggest life issues get resolved in the end, this book is so incredibly well written. Not all stories are with answers, not all marriages are made in heaven, not all father-son relationship is that amazing, not all perfect stories are perfect. This story represented well our shortcomings, our disparities, our faults, our adult lives which aren't so perfect. The characters represent well our weaknesses and strengths, our disappointments and then what we could do to actually become who we are. I just love how character driven this story is. Multiple characters that work out really good. I say, amazingly written.Each of the character has been well represented. There's both character growth and the plot is well etched out. The ending is almost like a fairy tale. It's perfect. Trigger warnings for suicide and suicidal acts, anxiety, infidelity.Treat yourself with this book! I love both the Atria and the Penguin editions!!!🖤I was so so so anxiously waiting for this one 🧐😳😲 and yes, this book is sooooo well done!!!! I am so happy I ended up rating it a perfect 5 🌟 a day after reading it. And I am so glad I didn't write the review just after I finished reading it.

David

January 16, 2021

This author has a great talent and I will read anything he writes.I loved, loved A Man Called Ov so maybe my expectations were set a little too high on Anxious People. I did enjoy this book a great deal and would recommend it to anyone. The concept is unique, a bank robbery investigated by a father and son and their conflicts. This would’ve been five stars had the backstory of “The bank robber,” not been in second person. This structure not only stopped the forward motion of the story but for me it was like fingernails on a chalkboard. I have no problem with first person, third person and third person close, second person tossed me out of the story and held me at arm’s length.In the first part of the book the author doesn’t stay with anyone character long enough for the reader to relate to them. For me this is critically important for establishing what I need most out of a book, The Fictive Dream, a state where I become immersed in the story. During the opening pages of most books authors are tasked with endearing the reader to the character, what I’ve heard described as, “Patting the head of the dog.”The big reason this book works and is so popular is the author’s credibility, he is a wonderful talent who readers trust implicitly and are willing to give him a few pages to set up the story. The book really digs in on page 107 so hold out a little longer if tempted to put it down, you won’t regret it. Four out of five stars.David Putnam author of the Bruno Johnson Series

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