Sunstroke

By: Jesse Kellerman

Narrated by: Annie Henk

When businessman Carl Perreira disappears during his vacation in Mexico, his loyal assistant Gloria-who's secretly been in love with him for years-decides to journey across the border herself to retrieve his body. But the deeper into the desert she travels, the more shocking discoveries she makes. About Carl. About herself. And about how elusive and dangerous the truth can be.©2006 Jesse Kellerman; (P)2006 Penguin Audio

disappoining

My first Jesse Kellermann book. I had hoped it would be interesting. But it's a boring story

sunstroke

this was a stroke from the beginning. fairly good plot but cardboard characters.

Twists and Turns

This is a good book, but not the best one Jesse Kellerman wrote.

Spoiler Alert



When the protagon-ista shoots the suspect it seems like the author didn't have a grip on the story- but he puts it together for the last act- but wait there's more- why?

Original voice, well-told tale

Jesse Kellerman is a better writer than his dad (Jonathan,) but doesn't have his dad's gift for fast-pacing. He's as good a writer as his mom (Faye), maybe better, and certainly with a wider lens and fresher outlook.

I really liked this story, which is a mystery that I couldn't guess my way through. It constantly surprised me. The characters are deep, and the diverse cultural understandings rich. I love the main character, a woman with a blighted life who keeps on keeping on. Everyone around her also well realized.

Really good narrator.

Slow Start

By the end of the book it was worth the listen, but the first third is slow. The plot is difficult to follow. Not as good as his parents.