They All Fall the Identical by Wes Browne
In Jackson County, Kentucky, Burl Spoon has had the whole lot underneath management. He’s constructed an empire rising and promoting weed, mixed with different respectable and illegitimate enterprise dealings. He’s paid off sufficient officers that he can get away with nearly the whole lot. However his private life is in shambles. He and his spouse are each having affairs, he’s all however disowned his homosexual son, and his daughter can’t appear to remain clear. The one vibrant spot is his small granddaughter. However when his daughter goes lacking, Spoon’s total world is turned the wrong way up. The cautious world he’s made begins to crumble. Every new revelation about his daughter’s whereabouts appears to tear down one other a part of his fastidiously crafted life.
Burl Spoon makes for a captivating character. He’s a person residing exterior the regulation with “old-fashioned” values which have served him properly in his enterprise. However because the disaster comes for his household, he’s pressured to confront the hurt his actions have precipitated his household. We get to know Spoon and his crew as they seek for Spoon’s lacking daughter, and shortly, Spoon’s enemies additionally notice Spoon is on the lookout for her.
Matt Godfrey performs the audiobook version with an unbelievable ear for dialogue. He finds a steadiness of including simply sufficient accent so as to add persona to the characters with out overdoing it. Browne’s prose mixed with Godfrey’s wonderful pacing create the right quantity of pressure for this backwoods thriller. With each new revelation or plot twist, Godfrey’s efficiency may have listeners sitting on the sting of their seats.
Whether or not you’re a print reader or audiobook listener, They All Fall the Identical is a must-listen thriller of the 12 months.
