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Chiefs
- Will Lee, Book 1
- Narrated by: Mark Hammer
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
Author Stuart Woods' riveting novel spans three generations while also probing deep into Southern small-town attitudes and behavior. The residents of Delano, with their reluctance to disturb a familiar social order, provide the perfect backdrop for this tale of dark secrets and murder.
Over 40 years ago, Woods found a battered chief-of-police badge in his grandmother's house. It had belonged to his grandfather, who had been shot in the line of duty. The story of the lawman's death inspired Woods to write Chiefs, which won an Edgar Award and was made into a popular TV miniseries.
Critic reviews
"A fascinating, compelling tale." ( The New York Times)
"The homey wisdom of [Hammer's] voice, coupled with Woods's engaging story, makes this audiobook memorable." ( AudioFile)
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- MRS W HOLMES
- 13-09-07
Wonderful listen
I was a bit unsure if I would enjoy the political side of this, but it is brilliantly narrated and written. I tried to make it last, but was unable to let go of the ipod as the plot unfolded.
If you do not listen to this you have missed something special.
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- Cassy
- 03-05-20
My most favourite book of all time
it pains me that no one I ever come across has ever read this book. it is simply the best story I have ever read. I must the 25 times in and it just gets better. the narrative is exceptional, the story never let's up. it is amazing.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-03-12
Faultless!
First rate in every respect, wonderful writing wonderful narration and a complete absence of padding. I just did not want this book to end.
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- Tom
- 18-10-07
A very fine book and superbly narrated
I've not much to add to what other reviewers have said. This is a very fine book indeed, and works on three levels - as a first class thriller/detective story, as a thoughtful novel of the Deep South's painful evolution from racism, and a very convincing picture of how a town evolves and grows over time. Despite its length, the book never slackens in pace or lose the interest.
The narration is really fine too - apart from a rather clunky English accents for one of the characters, but this is only a minor point.
Strongly recommended.
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- Angela
- 21-04-07
What a pleasure
There is nothing of this book I would not recommend: content or narration. The author's knitting together of the crime, the decades, racial issues and three of the town's police chiefs was compelling. There was no point in any of the hours and minutes of listening to this book when I did not care what would happen next. This was also thanks to the beautiful narration. Southern American accents have never been my favourate but I might now have to change my mind.
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- (Hon) R. Franklin
- 18-06-21
One of the best page turners I've read in ages .
if this book doesn't keep you on the edge of your seat nothing will! and I'm sure you'll fall off that edge many times as the plot twists and turns throughout many decades
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- Baz Borozitch
- 14-05-22
Huge Story Spanning Generations
I thoroughly enjoyed this. it's divided into 3 parts and the gear change is always difficult, but I soon found myself invested in each new section.
The narrator is perfect, the exact fit for the story.
I never give away a plot in a review, suffice it to say this one weaves in and around small town Georgia, the politics and the Politics of the place and the evolution of both.
There is a crime story underpinning it and an enormous historical car crash approaches throughout, which we will know, but the characters will not.
Excellent stuff.
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- Georgia
- 20-01-17
Georgia heat
Would you consider the audio edition of Chiefs to be better than the print version?
Haven't read the print version but the reader, Mark Hammer, brings the atmosphere alive with his slow, southern delivery. Perfect.
What other book might you compare Chiefs to, and why?
In the Heat of The Night
To Kill a Mockingbird
Which character – as performed by Mark Hammer – was your favourite?
Henry Lee
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Regularly.
Any additional comments?
A really good story beautifully read.
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- Bryan
- 10-04-07
Absolutely excellent
This is a very fine novel, not just a thriller or crime novel, but a terrific book. Fans of Cormac McCarthy will love both the story and the writing style, as slow as the South but always gripping. The reader is superb and if I could give this book 6 stars I would - listen to it!
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- Timekeeper
- 03-11-18
Superbly achieved debut novel.
CHIEFS has a wonderfully tangled plot that demands attention from start to finish and - for such a prolific writer - it has been a huge surprise to me that Mr Woods has, in my opinion, subsequently failed to produce anything quite as outstanding. His weaving of a tale of three hugely differing chiefs of police in Georgian small town America, over four decades, is brilliant in its conception and complexity.
For once, however, I have to be critical of the usually superb Mark Hammer who, on many occasions, sounded ponderous and on others rushed. His treatment of male voices often showed little differentiation, leaving me wondering who said what to who. There were times, too, when his delivery sounded wet or slurred as though he was speaking through loose teeth ... quite a distraction hence the marking down by two stars.
Please don’t let my criticism of the narrator put you off: I’m simply telling it as I see it, and the book is a superb listen nonetheless.
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