Back with another book review this week! Just an FYI…I plan on reviewing new books each week since my goal is to complete at least one new book per week so hopefully you enjoy these. Love me some thrillers and The Life We Bury did not disappoint!
The book description according to Amazon:
“College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe’s life is ever the same.
Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran–and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.
As Joe writes about Carl’s life, especially Carl’s valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory.
Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl’s conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it’s too late to escape the fallout?”
My personal review of The Life We Bury:
Oh. My. WORD! Run out and buy it right now! I wish that were enough to get y’all to read this book, but, here is what I really enjoyed about the book.
This book sat in my Audible wish list for a few months before I officially got to it. After reading the description, I knew that I would love the book. The mystery, suspense, and rave reviews for the storytelling is what sold me on it. I don’t know about you, but, when I listen to any book on Audible the narrator can either make or break a book. Thankfully, the narrator chosen for this book did a superb job.
This heart tugging, suspenseful book will make your blood pressure rise and fall with each new turn of events. You will literally be on the edge the entire time. If I had the opportunity to listen to the book in a single sitting, I would have – it’s that good!
Allen Eskens is an incredible storyteller and a natural born writer! The story flows effortlessly from Carl’s life story to Joe’s back story. They seem to not have anything in common with each other, but as they talk, their stories become intertwined. The ending is a bit of a twist and 100% gasp worthy.
Thank goodness there is a sequel to The Life We Bury called The Shadows We Hide that will be released on 11/13/2018 and I have already pre-ordered it! Although this was his first book debut, he has since released 3 (soon to be 4) more books – all of which I will be reading for sure!
If you’ve read this book before I would love to hear your thoughts! Comment below with what you thought about the book!