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The Caretaker audiobook
- By: A. X. Ahmad
- Narrator: Sam Dastor
- Category: Crime, Fiction
- Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: May 21, 2013
- Language: English
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The Caretaker Audiobook Summary
A gripping, evocative thriller about a disgraced Sikh Indian Army captain who works as the caretaker for a U.S. Senator’s Martha’s Vineyard estate, and becomes ensnared in the Senator’s shadowy world
Ranjit Singh, a former Indian Army Captain trying to escape a shameful past, now lives on Martha’s Vineyard, and works as a caretaker for the vacation homes of the rich and powerful. One harsh winter, Ranjit needs a place to stay, and illegally moves his family into an empty, luxurious vacation home belonging to an African-American Senator. Ensconced in the house, he tries to forget his brief affair with Anna, the Senator’s wife, and focuses on providing for his family. But one night, their idyll is shattered when mysterious armed men break into the house, searching for an antique porcelain doll. Forced to flee, Ranjit is hunted by unknown forces, and becomes drawn into the Senator’s shadowy world. To save his family and solve the mystery of the doll, he must join forces with Anna, who has her own dark secrets. As he battles to save his family, Ranjit’s painful past resurfaces, and he must finally confront the hidden event that destroyed his Army career- and forced him to leave India.
Tightly plotted, action-packed, smart and surprisingly moving, A. X. Ahmad’s The Caretaker takes us from the desperate world of migrant workers to the elite African-American community of Martha’s Vineyard, and a secret high-altitude war between India and Pakistan.
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The Caretaker Audiobook Narrator
Sam Dastor is the narrator of The Caretaker audiobook that was written by A. X. Ahmad
A. X. AHMAD was raised in India, educated at Vassar College and MIT, and worked for many years as an international architect. His short stories and essays have been published in literary magazines. He splits his time between Washington, D.C., and Brooklyn, New York. He is the author of The Caretaker and The Last Taxi Ride.
About the Author(s) of The Caretaker
A. X. Ahmad is the author of The Caretaker
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The Caretaker Full Details
| Narrator | Sam Dastor |
| Length | 10 hours 52 minutes |
| Author | A. X. Ahmad |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Macmillan Audio |
| Release date | May 21, 2013 |
| ISBN | 9781427231017 |
Additional info
The publisher of the The Caretaker is Macmillan Audio. The imprint is Macmillan Audio. It is supplied by Macmillan Audio. The ISBN-13 is 9781427231017.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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