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Back from the Cold War, intelligence officer Keith Landry returns to his hometown of Spencerville, Ohio. Twenty-five years after their last encounter, Keith runs into his first love, Annie, now unhappily married to the town's chief of police--an abusive alcoholic. In his efforts to reclaim Annie, Keith will have to draw on all the skills of a violent lifetime.
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"This is a true story of love and all of the hardships that can get in the way. An angry husband with power that is hungry for vengeance, and an ex lover who wants to kindle up and restart an old college (and high school) love affair. Can true love conquer all? Great love story!!"
— Dennis (5 out of 5 stars)
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“An uncommonly strong plot, a thriller that transcends the genre.”
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“Imaginatively plotted…Spencerville is very much cut from the DeMille mold.”
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“Incorporates many of the qualities for which DeMille is famous: fast pace, believable characters, current events background, and dialogue so authentic it could have come from a fly on the wall.”
— Toledo Blade
Spencerville Listener Reviews
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7/10/2022
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" Nelson is like a warm welcome chair close to the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate. "
— Laserman, 2/15/2020 -
" I love Nelson DeMille's books. They are informative, intense and so interesting. He is my favourite of all audiobooks. "
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Ed Hoem, 4/9/2017
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" I always enjoy DeMille. It's not classic literature, but he has excellent characters, good dialogue and he can tell a captivating story. "
— Mike, 2/11/2014 -
" Keeps you turning the pages to see if it'll all turn out ok. DeMille's books don't always! Graphic violence against women by a pig of man while everyone looks the other way. Not my favorite of his books. "
— Jody, 2/7/2014 -
" Way too predictable. Ending came too soon in this DeMille book. "
— Denise, 2/1/2014 -
" I read this in 1999. It's 2008 now, and I still remember how my heart pounded with terror wondering what was going to happen.... "
— Candy, 1/28/2014 -
" Not one of my favorite DeMille books, but a good read anyway. "
— Snohotom, 1/26/2014 -
" It is not the best written story, but I really enjoyed reading this. It all happens in Ohio where I grew up, so it was fun to read about Ohio State, Bowling Green State University and the area along 75. "
— Klusch, 1/17/2014 -
" audio -- the author likes to keep the reader on the edge of the seat. this is a good study of DV "
— Irene, 1/15/2014 -
" One of his best. Outcome is totally unpredictable. Hero saved by a savvy woman. "
— Kevin, 1/15/2014 -
" Interesting love triangle story. Demille's writing keeps the pages turning. "
— Tony, 12/28/2013 -
" I enjoy Nelson DeMille for summer reading. Good book, a little predictable, but entertaining. "
— Karyn, 12/26/2013 -
" Darker & more personal than most DeMille. Opens like a Stephen King, where small town people go bad. "
— B, 12/25/2013 -
" This book moved along very very slowly and then got pretty exciting at the end. It was OK but not that good. Predictable ending. "
— Dianne, 12/4/2013 -
" I am a big fan of DeMille. This book kept me rooted to my seat turning pages. He captured the small town interactions and life perfectly. "
— J.W., 11/28/2013 -
" GREAT! Read in one day. "
— Bob, 11/27/2013 -
" This was a little different than DeMille's other books, but I still enjoyed it just the same! He has to be one of my favorite authors! "
— Chawkins, 11/26/2013 -
" Another DeMille book I wish Sandra Brown had written. "
— Carolyn, 11/23/2013 -
" 3 1/2 stars, DeMille's ability to write such diverse novels that never seem to become repetitive, as some other authors do, is uncanny and makes him one of today's best authors, in my opinion. "
— Sharon, 9/25/2013 -
" As escape reading, this fills the bill more or less. There are many other plots similar to this, so there's no event you don't see coming. "
— Ken, 9/1/2013 -
" really I could not finish this book It is soooo boring and has no plot. "
— Cheryl, 8/31/2013 -
" One of my favorite books "
— Lisa, 8/24/2013 -
" OK but a little long and slow in places. Ex spy returns to home town and his HS sweetheart is married to a bully. "
— Faith, 8/23/2013 -
" this is my absolute favorite DeMille ~ "
— Felicia, 8/18/2013 -
" I liked this one very much. A pretty simple and straight forward story that moves along pretty quickly. The plot does not falter and this one has some very tense chapters. Another one I would put into the class of fun summer reads. "
— Robert, 7/6/2013 -
" different story for demille but very engaging "
— Jay, 5/8/2013 -
" DeMille always tells a great story and with humor, but I found the Sherrif Baxter character a little dark. "
— Rick, 8/12/2012 -
" One of his early reads for me, enjoyable with great character development. "
— Casey, 8/11/2012 -
" I read this book in one sitting. I stayed up all night. I called in sick to work. This is the most romantic book a guy could love. "
— Bill, 6/18/2012 -
" Great book from start to finish "
— Garrett, 11/5/2011 -
" Nelson DeMille is my favorite author and this was different from his usual genre but I absolutely loved this book!! "
— Barbara, 10/14/2011 -
" A government agent returns to his hometown and employs his hard-earned skills to rescue the woman he loves from her sadistic husband. "
— Chuck, 9/12/2011 -
" Felt like it was a wimpy guy's fantasy of what he'd do if some bully was bothering him and his girl. Didn't like it as much as some of his other books. "
— Martha, 9/3/2011 -
" Second time I've read this book and still liked it. Love DeMille and glad to have a new character to read about (other than the recurring characters that I've read about in several books). Looking forward to a new effort by DeMille. "
— Melissa, 7/20/2011 -
" It was ite. Had the suspense, but I was much less vested in the protagonist as I was with John Sutter. "
— Mark, 7/10/2011 -
" I love Nelson DeMille. I hated this book. I don't think he wrote it. "
— Jill, 5/18/2011 -
" This book moved along very very slowly and then got pretty exciting at the end. It was OK but not that good. Predictable ending. "
— Dianne, 1/15/2011 -
" Incredible - Awesome read. Nelson DeMIlle is the man. Could NOT put it down. Cliche but true. "
— Ted, 12/15/2010 -
" audio -- the author likes to keep the reader on the edge of the seat. this is a good study of DV "
— Irene, 11/23/2010 -
" Great book from start to finish "
— Garrett, 11/12/2010 -
" One of my favorite authors. How this same DeMille could write Cathedral is a critics question. I felt I was reading a very bad romance with a tiny bit of elementary evil thrown in. "
— Dona, 9/22/2010 -
" Nelson DeMille is my favorite author and this was different from his usual genre but I absolutely loved this book!! "
— Barbara, 9/15/2010 -
" Felt like it was a wimpy guy's fantasy of what he'd do if some bully was bothering him and his girl. Didn't like it as much as some of his other books. "
— Martha, 8/10/2010 -
" Not many books have me caring about the main character like this one did. As a woman, some parts were tough to get through, but it was fanastic and very hard to put down. "
— Candice, 7/20/2010 -
" Great portrayal of the bad-guy 'Good ol' boy' country police that controls everything in the small town. "
— Sylvia, 7/9/2010 -
" Great book slow start, great ending <br/> "
— Craig, 5/11/2010 -
" A government agent returns to his hometown and employs his hard-earned skills to rescue the woman he loves from her sadistic husband. "
— Chuck, 5/6/2010
About Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille (1943–2024) was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the Joe Ryker series, John Sutter series, Paul Brenner series, and John Corey series, as well as stand-alone novels, novellas, and nonfiction.
About Scott Brick
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.