Murder Outside the Back Door

The true story of the murder of a popular Salem, NH school teacher by her husband. The murder was labeled as a Charles Stuart copycat .

By: John Tommasi

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Greed, arrogance and lust led Robert Anderson to kill his wife of nearly twenty years. He was a pillar of the community. He owned four Service Master franchises, he was a Kiwanis member and former President, and a former teacher and Athletic Director at Salem High School. The combination of his love for money and infatuation with a younger girl led him to the brutal beating of his wife and subsequent attempt to frame an employee and former student. The death of his wife in Lawrence Mass, was considered an extreme act of rage and was initially attributed to the violence that was pervasive in the city at the time. The homicide was subsequently compared to the murder of Carol Stuart by her husband Charles Stuart, five years earlier in Boston. That Stuart murder was also initially attributed to the violence of the city.
Follow investigators from three agencies as they follow the evidence and track their quarry. In the end, justice reigned.

Interesting story lessened by virtual voice

I was given this through my membership and enjoyed the story. The author gives a good account and I especially liked the epilogue where you find out what happened to the players after the trial. The author’s notes on police procedures is also interesting. The virtual voice with the mispronounced words, the NH for New Hampshire and the lack of emotion detract from the book. But hey - it was free and and an easy way to spend a few hours.

Poorly written

It was hard to listen to. I couldn’t get through the whole book. A lot of repetition.

Terrible narration.

The story was very interesting and moved smoothly. It kept me engaged despite the AI narration. Please have a real person read these stories, Audible!

The mono robotic narration

Ok story line but AI voice is awful and I will never again one narrated by a bot
Audio books Need the real human voice

Excellent story. Well told.

Strangely, I grew quite used to the virtual narrator and thought Audible did a pretty good job on that AI!