Dog Island

By: Philippe Claudel, Euan Cameron - translator

Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith

When three bodies wash up on the beach of a remote island, the locals must decide whether they should uncover the truth or let the mystery die with the victims.

Nestled in an overlooked part of the Mediterranean, Dog Island is home to a quiet and untouched community that has long lived off its fishing, its vines, and its olive trees, far away from the turmoil its neighbors. But when the bodies of three unidentified men wash up on the beach, the witnesses are faced with an impossible decision: report the discovery and open up the island to grisly inquiries, or conceal the terrible truth?

Resolving to preserve their way of life, the mayor and a small group of conspirators resolve on a cover-up. But after they dispose of the evidence, their act of deception continues to haunt them, bringing waves of suspicion and misfortune to the island. A detective arrives from the mainland, making their secret even harder to keep and threatening to destroy the very community they tried so hard to protect.

With the blend of suspense, keep observation, and wit that has made Philippe Claudel’s books international bestsellers, Dog Island challenges our deepest assumptions about ourselves and offers a fierce and tragic fable for our times.

Not for me

Not what I was expecting at all. The narrator was good, but the rest of it was terrible. I think it was supposed to be a parable or fable, but I didn't think it was very well done. It became a preachy lecture at the end.. It failed to hold my attention and I had to keep restarting chapters. Ultimately, it wasn't worth the time or the credit.

Too slow

It was not a good book. Very anticlimactic and just overall disappointing. I don’t recommend