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The Crime of Julian Wells

by Thomas H. Cook
Traber Burns
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When the body of famed true-crime writer Julian Wells is found in a boat drifting on a Montauk pond, the question isn't how he died, but why. The death looks like an obvious suicide, but why would Wells take his own life? And was this his only crime? Wells' best friend, Philip Anders, wants to know more. His first clue is an Argentinean crime, which may have been Wells' last book idea. As Anders gathers the missing parts of Wells' life, the man he knew-or thought he knew-becomes increasingly obscured, and the ever-deepening puzzle threatens to consume him entirely. A mystery of identity, or assumed identity, The Crime of Julian Wells spans four decades and traverses three continents. Richly plotted, brilliantly told, it's a voyage into the depth and darkness of a man's heart.

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    August 14, 2012

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781611747461
      • File size: 217488 KB
      • Duration: 07:33:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This haunting mystery begins with a best friend's inexplicable suicide, which leads the protagonist into a labyrinth that eventually takes him to a shadowy secret kept by his aging father. Narrator Traber Burns is adept with the haunting material in this story of the 1970s Dirty War in Argentina. His simple declarative voicing takes listeners flawlessly into the troubled hearts of Cook's latest champions. Burns's timing and pacing are all listeners need to feel the passions of the two main characters locked in this unfolding mystery. M.C. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 25, 2012
      The suicide of unhappy true crime writer Julian Wells propels this spellbinding thriller from Edgar-winner Cook (The Quest for Anna Klein). As literary critic Philip Anders tries to piece together his closest friend’s final days, Philip discovers that Julian may have been planning to return to Argentina, where years earlier, on a visit, the pair met a young woman, Marisol, whose subsequent disappearance haunted Julian. It’s obvious that Julian never stopped searching for Marisol, and as Philip follows his trail, he wonders how much Julian really knew and whether guilt for an unknown transgression fueled his lifelong sorrow. Cook threads the narratives of Julian’s unsettling oeuvre throughout Philip’s increasingly obsessive journey to unearth the reason behind his friend’s decision to end his life. The stories of real-life criminals—from a 17th-century Hungarian countess with a penchant for torture to notorious Soviet-era serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, the subject of Julian’s last manuscript—add to the aura of unease.

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