Blind Fall

A Novel

By: Christopher Rice

Narrated by: Frederick Weller

From New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice, a novel about an Iraq war vet seeking redemption and revenge when a fellow Marine is brutally murdered.

John Houck became a Marine to become a hero. But his life changed when he failed to notice an explosive device that ended up maiming his captain, a respected military man who nearly sacrificed himself to save John’s life. Home from Iraq, John pays a visit to his former captain, only to discover the captain has been gruesomely murdered. John pursues a strange man he sees running from the scene, but he discovers that Alex Martin is not the murderer. Alex is, in fact, the former captain’s secret male lover and the killer’s intended next victim.

A gripping story of honor and integrity, of turning failure into victory, Blind Fall is the story of two men who must unite to avenge the death of the man they both loved—one as a brother-in-arms, one as a lover—and to survive.

Critic reviews

"The name Rice is synonymous with seamless and sensitive prose, and Christopher lives up to that name." -- Sandra Brown, author of Play Dirty and Ricochet

Blind Fall

I really like the book, keeps you on your toes, but as with all of C. Rice's recorded books, I really dislike the reader - he is so dull and almost monotonal. But get past that and enjoy the book.

Much more

Twists and turns in every chapter. You think you know where this story is headed, and wham; you are on a completely different track within minutes. Engaging.

Good Read

I would give 5 stars if the first part of the book wasn't so hard to follow (which may be due to my own shortcomings). Many twists and turns make this book a very good read.

Great Read and Perfect Narration

I have been following Christopher Rice’s career for a long time and can say that I am proud of the progress he has made as a writer. Not many people would be brave or bold enough to tackle the intensity of emotions behind the broad spectrum of characters represented here. This is predominantly a suspense novel, but it also covers explorations in mental disease such as ptsd and it explores the damage we humans can due to each other with prejudice and assumption! There is plenty of homophobia and internalized homophobia as well as other prejudices to go around! Conquering them is a continuous and arduous task that never ends in anyone’s lifetime! There are several losers in this of course, but the winners do not come out undamaged or looking like perfect saints either! They came off as real and legitimate people. Christopher gave some wonderful character development and really got me invested in those characters. I finished listening on an elevated platform in Chicago with tears in my eyes!

Fred Weller had the perfect voice to narrate as John, the marine, in whose voice this tale is told. It did take me back a bit to Fred’s role as US Marshal Marshall Mann in In Plain Sight. And that same voice worked beautifully here! The diction is perfect and I could listen easily anywhere, whether at home or out urban hiking! Fred gets all the intonation and understands the context of each sentence or phrase providing excellent nuances to let us constantly know what is happening! Super job!

If I were Straight...

If I were straight i wonder if I would have enjoyd this as much as I did. I do digree about the reader. I found him nicely gritty as the protagonist. An interesting investigation of gay/straight interaction.