Man of the Year

By: Caroline Louise Walker

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Michael Crouch, George Newbern, Gabra Zackman

A darkly compelling psychological thriller by “a remarkable new voice to watch” (J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author), this sinister debut novel follows a celebrated small-town doctor whose carefully curated life begins to unravel when his fragile ego is threatened.

Dr. Robert Hart has just been named Sag Harbor’s Man of the Year. From the outside, his life appears flawless: a thriving medical practice, a prestigious home, a new wife, and a son finally living up to expectations. When Jonah’s troubled college roommate needs a place to stay for the summer, Robert and his wife offer their guesthouse—an act of generosity that allows Robert to bask in admiration and control.

But when Robert suspects the young man of crossing boundaries with his wife, cracks form in his polished façade. Small lies multiply, paranoia takes hold, and Robert’s need to dominate every situation pushes him into a dangerous downward spiral. As his sense of entitlement curdles into obsession, the consequences ripple outward, threatening to destroy his family, his reputation, and the people closest to him.

Told with chilling precision and building tension, this slow-burn psychological thriller exposes the corrosive power of ego, the violence beneath respectability, and the truths only the women around Robert may be able to see—if he’s capable of facing them.

A mind-twisting thriller by a breakout author!

Caroline Louise Walker's use of language is fabulous - from dark and brooding to laugh out loud funny, this psychological thriller is a fascinating read that will keep you on your toes until the final pages.

Full of surprises & well written!!!

As I began to listen to this book and heard the main character, Robert, dig himself into many different holes, I could feel the tension in my body and anticipation of something bad coming from the crazy thoughts and stories this man was telling himself! And I could totally relate to his monkey mind, because I have one too, which is humiliating to see, but I could understand the mess he was beginning to create!
This is a really good story, the writing is beautiful, and so many times I wish I could see the words, so I bought a hard copy. The ending was totally unexpected! I can see this book becoming a movie! Great beach read!
I always like to hear whatever Cassandra Campbell is reading, because I know it will be good! I look forward to more books from Caroline Louise Walker!

Intriguing premise, boring execution

I love an Anne Tyler family drama style novel. This book tries to be that, but FAILS.
The story has a lot of interesting bones, but the outcome is unremarkable.
I will make one attempt at a “non spoiler” spoiler.
In the end everyone lies to one another, for absolutely no reason. The lies are confusing and unnecessary and just leaves the story w a 2 star rating.

Possible Misprint of Book Description?

The narrator of this book was superb - crisp, natural and confident. In fact, the narration was so good, it was why I attempted to stick with it.

As other reviewers mentioned, the book description and story are totally off. The summary. was nothing like what I heard. After giving this three fair tries, it seems the description provided was meant for a different book.

Twist is not enough

I think I was listening carefully and even returning to some parts that I thought I was missing, but I think this book lacks some development. I don't mind books with open ending that lead reader to think and develop story themselves, however this book left me with more questions rather than answers.

I wish I could talk to other readers and see what they think about certain parts of the Book. Don't get me wrong, it was interesting and engaging but more development of the characters and some more ending would made this book much better.