Mystic River

De: Dennis Lehane

Narrado por: David Strathairn

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car drove up their street. One boy got in the car, two did not, and something terrible happened - something that ended their friendship and changed the boys forever.

Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective, Jimmy is an ex-con, and Dave is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay - demons that urge him to do horrific things.

When Jimmy's daughter is murdered, Sean is assigned to the case. His investigation brings him into conflict with Jimmy, who finds his old criminal impulses tempt him to solve the crime with brutal justice. And then there is Dave, who came home the night Jimmy's daughter died covered in someone else's blood.

While Sean attempts to use the law to return peace and order to the neighborhood, Jimmy finds his need for vengeance pushing him ever closer to a moral abyss from which he won't be able to return.

©2001 Dennis Lehane (P)2001 HarperCollins Publishers

Disappointed

The book is really good! However the audiobook Skipped over a bunch of pages throughout each chapter. Not to hard to find where they left off, but it does take effort to look.

3 Mystic Rivers

This was a great story with terrific narration by David Straitharn. I've seen the movie, read the book, and now listened to the audiobook. All are equally good.

Not a fan

My husband and I love psychological thrillers and were hoping for a good who-done-it... I’ll say I was surprised at the end, but not in a good way. The killer’s motive made no logical sense to us. 2/5 because up until the ending, it was decent, I’d give it 3.5/5. The ending brought it down to a 2 for us.