One of my goals in 2021 is to read more. See other books I've read or listened to here.
I found this short story, Buried by Jeffery Deaver, free from a subscription I have. It was read by JD Jackson.
“Fitz” Fitzgerald is getting older. He can’t get used to new digital media, he doesn’t like it, and he’s almost ready to retire. But when the Grave Digger, the vile kidnapper, returns, Fitz is pulled in for one more story.
Jeffery Deaver is best known for the bone collector books which were adapted to a film with Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington. I didn’t know that when I started this Audio Book. I picked it up only bc it seemed interesting. And it was free. And it was short. Audio books can be hard to keep my attention and this book definitely suffered bc I didn’t just sit and listen to it all in one go. This book basically has two halves, and two lead characters. The first half, where our first main character is exploring his own obsoletion, and where he is inspired to make a difference one last time, and also where he is the detective in the story, was really interesting to me. The second half was like a separate book, flipping everything from the first part of the story. It was an interesting idea, and I think Deaver carried it out well. But the major break really took me out of the flow of the story. It didn’t help that I also somehow unknowingly also took a break from listening right at that point and was completely confused when I returned to the book. In the end the mystery didn’t really go where I was hoping and the breaking apart of the narrative really added to my disappointment. Overall, I would recommend this short story if you like books about writers or journalists, thrillers, or multi perspective mysteries.
Have you read any any of Jeffery Deaver’s books?
This book is featured in my Dec Wrap Up.