The Life We Bury

by Allen Eskens | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 1616149981 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingJ4Shawwing of finding my place, Somewhere -- Controlled Releases on 8/20/2018
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Journal Entry 1 by wingJ4Shawwing from finding my place, Somewhere -- Controlled Releases on Monday, August 20, 2018
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Allen Eskens is the recipient of the Barry Award, Rosebud Award, Minnesota Book Award, and the Silver Falchion Award and has been a finalist for the Edgar Award, Thriller Award, and Anthony Award. His work had been published in 21 languages and his debut novel, The Life We Bury is being developed for a feature film.
Allen lives with his wife, Joely, in greater Minnesota.


About the Book: Published 2014
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 Review:
A good mystery, "who-dunnit" novel which had a very interesting plot. Found this had great pace and some good twists and turns along the way.
A little too neat a wrap up of the ending, which was the only thing that let it down really. Interested to read book #2 in the series.


Journal Entry 2 by wingJ4Shawwing at Boise, Idaho USA on Monday, October 15, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (10/15/2018 UTC) at Boise, Idaho USA

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Journal Entry 3 by wingNancyNovawing at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Sunday, October 28, 2018
checking in. The cover art caught my eye in a bookstore. Adding to the "not packed yet" smaller TBR stash. Thanks!

Journal Entry 4 by wingNancyNovawing at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, March 30, 2019
rabck from J4Shaw; good mystery. College student Joe interviews Vietnam Vet/convicted murderer Carl - who is now in a nursing home dying - for his biography class. But the more he hears Carl's story, the more he believes Carl is innocent. So who really did kill Crystal, if it wasn't Carl?
This one will travel forward to another BC'r

Journal Entry 5 by wingNancyNovawing at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Released 4 yrs ago (4/9/2019 UTC) at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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heading out to another BC'r. Happy reading!

Journal Entry 6 by AlterEgoZoe at Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Received today to read, thanks for sharing Nancy.

Journal Entry 7 by AlterEgoZoe at Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania USA on Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Was an ok read don’t think I would continue with the next book.

Journal Entry 8 by wingLaveggioCoffeewing at Binghamton, New York USA on Sunday, September 20, 2020
received in a box of books from AlterEgoZoe as the winner of
Box of Random Books (US only); raffle

Released 2 yrs ago (6/12/2021 UTC) at Wishlist Tag Game , A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases

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sent this off to iwillrejoice as a tag-it-forward in the wishlist tag game
Enjoy

Journal Entry 10 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Friday, July 2, 2021
Arrived safely. Thank you so much!

Journal Entry 11 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Friday, January 26, 2024
Received from the estate of Iwillrejoice. Deciding whether to red or release.

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