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The Return
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 17 hrs and 15 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Lauded as his number-one favorite book of the year, Stephen King advised President Obama, in the pages of Entertainment Weekly, to pick up Michael Gruber’s previous book, The Good Son. With an unforgettable hero, The Return is as exciting and provocative as Gruber’s best work.
The real Richard Marder would shock his acquaintances, if they ever met him. Even his wife, long dead, didn’t know the real man behind the calm, cultured mask he presents to the world. Only an old army buddy from Vietnam, Patrick Skelly, knows what Marder is capable of. Then, a shattering piece of news awakens Marder’s buried desire for vengeance. With nothing left to lose, he sets off to punish the people whose actions changed his life years earlier. Skelly shows up uninvited, and the two of them together raise the stakes far beyond anything Marder could have envisioned.
As Marder and Skelly head toward an apocalypse of their own making, Marder learns that good motives and a sense of justice can’t always protect the people a man loves. With a range of fearsomely real characters, from a brutally violent crime lord to a daringly courageous young woman, a roller coaster of twists and turns, and a shattering exploration of what constitutes morality in the face of evil, Michael Gruber has once more proven that he is “a gifted and natural storyteller” (Chicago Tribune), and shows why he has been called “the Stephen King of crime writing” (Denver Post).
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- Alan
- 10-01-13
Outstanding
Gruber's stories are all superficially different from each other. Characters, story locales and threads are, with a single exception, not repeated. What they all have in common is some supernatural overlay that ranges from obvious to subtle. What they also have in common is good writing. I have never read a book I enjoyed where the author could not handle dialogue. Gruber can. In this book he weaves together a wide variety of characters in a tangled plot of the full range of human qualities and foibles: love, guilt, revenge, hope, passion, and the quest to give meaning to one's life. The story takes place within the drug cartel wars of western Mexico into which the protagonist injects himself. It was thoroughly enjoyable. The narrator is superb. He is quite clearly fluent in Spanish, moves easily among male and female voices and, in the lead character sounds exactly like George Clooney.
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- J. Holland
- 10-11-14
Marvelous story
I'm usually very picky about my fiction. Truth is, this is not great literature, the plot is far-fetched (but plausible), and the characters are a bit over the top. And yet . . . It sucked me in, made me believe, and drew me back to listen to it all the way through a second time, with undiminished pleasure.
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- Mike Harbour
- 10-13-15
A complex story of love, friendship, revenge and narco-violence in Mexico
This is now one of my top 5 books it is a complex story with many threads weaved through it that don't come out until it's very end. the characters are great and have depth. the narrator does an awesome job in both languages. Please give it a try you will not regret it at all.
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- Just Some Guy
- 03-17-15
Fantastic
An amazing story of how life can take amazing turns and gain new meanings before it ends. Spanning the later lifetime of a Vietnam veteran-turned New York book editor, this story, that takes place in contemporary times, lets the reader know that many of life's huge events are never truly over until they allow themselves to be over. Marder, the protagonist in this story, has been given a medical death sentence that ends up taking him far away from his former life in NYC. He reunites with an old Vietnam buddy who hasn't totally left that particular place in his mind. The story that unfolds (albeit a trifle slowly at first) will leave you on the edge of your seat until the final pieces fall into place. I stayed up WAY too late listening to all of those pieces drop.
Superb reading, Johnathan Davis pulls off all the characters, giving each one just enough subtle inflective changes to make them identifiable by sound. His intonation reminds me a bit of the late Bob Crane.
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- Stephanie
- 12-28-14
Very Enjoyable!
Okay, suspend disbelief a little and prepare to enjoy! This fast moving story takes us to Mexico, has a big cast of characters and a lot of action. The narrator was terrific. I enjoyed it all and found myself looking for more by this author.
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- Cat Mom
- 12-24-13
All Time Favorite
What did you love best about The Return?
The fully developed characters. You grow to love or hate every one of them. You know who they are, how they feel, what they want.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Skelly, because you're never really sure about him.
Which scene was your favorite?
It's impossible to choose. The whole book is captivating.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
The story of a Viet Nam veteran trying to honor his love for his wife by bringing justice and freedom to the country she loved so much.
Any additional comments?
I don't write many reviews, but I had to do it for this book. It starts out slow, getting you to know the people in the story so clearly that you have to know what happens to them, even though it might not turn out the way you hope. It's truly one of the best books I've listened to in a very long time.
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- jimfarrell
- 02-04-18
Fun listen
Where does The Return rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
near the top
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
i generally set the timer for 1/2 hour in case i fall asleep it will be easy to find my place.... not neccesary with this book; i had to make the decision to stop it and get some sleep lol
Which character – as performed by Jonathan Davis – was your favorite?
all were great and distinct with well-done accents
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
many moments
Any additional comments?
well written book - well performed narration ...5/5 for both
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- Drew (@drewsant)
- 11-29-17
A great story
From start to finish, ‘The Return’ is an interesting and engaging story. The characters are dynamic and Skelly adds an air of mystery. While not a true thriller with tons of action, the story moved at a good clip and with so much going on it kept you guessing as to what would happen next keeping it suspenseful. The writing was great and really made you feel as part of the story, but could have been a little better with the addition of some more robust descriptions of the scenery to help the reader with some of the sights, smells and sounds of this not so sleepy Mexican town.
Mr Davis does a great job with the narration and really brings the story to life.
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- Ethan
- 05-13-17
Beautifully woven story
The story had a wonderful flow. The characters were outstanding. I am so glad i found this book.
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- Rebecca K
- 04-25-17
after a slow start, I was captured by this story
I almost didn't finish listening to the story because it started out a bit slowly, but I'm very glad that I did. the narration is great and the story really grabbed me after the first few chapters. I didn't want it to end, and I couldn't stop listening. a great find!
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