Absent Friends

Rozan, S. J.

ISBN 10: 0792733010 ISBN 13: 9780792733010

Publisher: Chivers Sound Library, 2004

Synopsis

"The secrets of a group of childhood friends unravel in this haunting thriller by Edgar Award winner S. J. Rozan. Set in New York in the unforgettable aftermath of September 11, Absent Friends</I> brilliantly captures the mood of a singular time and place, winding through the wounded streets of New York and Staten Island and into a maze of old crimes, damaged lives, and heartbreaking revelations. The result is not only an electrifying mystery and a riveting piece of storytelling but an elegiac novel that powerfully explores a world changed forever on a clear September morning. Absent Friends</I> is guaranteed to become a classic, a masterful tale about the bonds of friendship, the meaning of truth, and the stuff of heroism."

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Reviews

In the weeks following the World Trade Center disaster, a truth-seeking reporter alleges that a hero of the Fire Department of New York was involved in some dark scandal. After breaking the story, the reporter dies. Was it suicide, as the police suggest, or was it murder? S. J. Rozan's convoluted exploration of the nature of friendship, tangled secrets, and survival in the post-9/11 world is intelligently read by Barbara McCulloh. What's missing is the novel's authentic flavor. While McCulloh offers a genteel omniscient narrator's voice, she never captures Rozan's keen ear for the diction of Staten Island street-tough kids who grow up to be gangsters and firemen. However, McCulloh's dispassionate narration allows Rozan's treatment of the bombings and collapse of the Twin Towers to be poignant, never mawkish. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Chivers Sound Library
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792733010
• ISBN 13: 9780792733010
• Binding: Audio CD