The Old Man's Place

By: John Sanford

Narrated by: Shawn Compton

A trio of vicious World War One veterans descend on the farm in the Adirondack mountains where one of them grew up and his father now lives alone. They embark on, happily wreaking drunken havoc at the old man's place and in the nearby town. But when a naïve, mail-order bride arrives, she ignites a tinderbox of resentment, lust, and betrayal among the men that explodes in brutal depravity, bloody violence, and shocking death.

This hard-boiled, literary masterpiece includes a new introduction by Jack Mearns, author of John Sanford: An Annotated Bibliography.

Previously published as The Hard Guys and filmed as the 1971 motion picture My Old Man's Place.

©1935, 2021 John Sanford; Introduction copyright 2021 by Jack Mearns (P)2022 Tantor

Gruesome

I love John Sanford's descriptive writing, rich character development, and captivating story lines. This story though was too gruesome for me, at this moment in my life.

Sanford Excels

Great new storyline and characters. Exciting and surprising twists. Finished in two listens. Just ordered book two and am anxious for book three.

ending

all those details but missing the last sentence? why tell a story if you can't complete it.

What a great listen

Not the normal Sanford plot line but left me wanting more as John Sanford always does

don't waste your time

Not able to complete this. Very slow moving. No depth to the characters. Waste of time/