Something Missing

By: Matthew Dicks

Narrated by: Jefferson Mays

In this quirky debut novel from author Matthew Dicks, career criminal Martin uses his OCD to pilfer items from his victims' houses without being discovered. It helps that he only takes things the homeowner would never notice are missing - like a roll of toilet paper or a bottle of maple syrup. Martin has spent so much time snooping through homes he feels like he knows the owners, but when he starts meddling in their personal lives, his precise world turns to haos.©2009 Matthew Dicks (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Decent Content Missing

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

It would have to be a short film.

Any additional comments?

Dicks' quirky main character makes for an interesting premise, but he fails to deliver comparable content. This book turned out to be nine hours of patiently waiting for the plot to pickup.

Slow yet interesting story

The plot is a slow build that I at first struggled to get through. I eventually was able to get interested when I was about half way through.

cool concept

thoroughly enjoyed this easy layed back story. His "theft" style is genius! I really liked it!

A few exciting moments in a lot of boring detail.

Too much detail even though a good story. I don’t think we need every single moment accounted for to get the idea. Just okay.

Sheldon Cooper as a Thief!

OCD and thievery combined. There were a few times the story could have gone a bit faster - but thoroughness demanded he move carefully. This book stuck with me.