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The Lemur: A Novel Audiobook
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When John Glass's billionaire father-in-law hires him to write his biography, he feels he can't refuse. Then his research assistant on the book discovers some very sensitive information about John's in-laws, and is murdered before he can tell anyone what he knows. John is on his own to find out the young man's secret, before the murderer finds him.
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"John Banville can write a hundred mysteries and I'd read them all. This may be slumming for him, but most writers of genre fiction can't compete with his prose, his plots or his characters. "
— Ed (4 out of 5 stars)
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Swirling, elegant noir...Crossover fiction of a very high order...Rolls forward with haunting, sultry exoticism...toward the best kind of denouement under these circumstances: a half inconclusive one.
— The New York Times on Christine Falls -
A page-turner told in prose so beautiful you'll want to read some passages repeatedly.... Intricately plotted, beautifully written.
— The Boston Globe on Christine Falls -
Measured, taut, and transfixing...Benjamin Black's plotting is methodical, detailed, and always gripping. You can smell the smoke in Quirke's favorite pub and touch the cool walls in a Boston convent he later visits.
— USA Today on Christine Falls -
“The Lemur is a complicated story of murder, secrets and the past catching up to the present. Irish actor John Keating lends a nice tone to the narration.
— Canada.com
Awards
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Winner of Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards: Best in Category, 2008
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Winner of Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards: Best in Category, 2008
The Lemur Listener Reviews
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" Largely forgettable, though well-written, mystery. "
— Kat, 2/19/2014 -
" reads like a high school paper "
— Camille, 2/6/2014 -
" A gripping piece of writing that, though brief, leads one through deception, mixed loyalties, and politics of an Irish American family as a post-prime journalist solves a murder by one of his own. Lucid descriptions paint the set of rather unsavory characters, where the plot sometimes takes a backseat to incongruous wording. All in all a quick, good read. "
— Benjamin, 1/28/2014 -
" Nice short novella. Easily could be a Quirke-like series in and of itself, but it is cool that it can be so compact and vivid while still maintaining Black's characteristic climactic vagueness. So much is always left unsaid, but the reader still goes away with the mystery solved. "
— Stephanie, 1/19/2014 -
" I always enjoy a good mystery novel and this one was no exception. The conclusion is so unexpected! It's also a quick read, at about 130 pages, I was able to finish it in a day. "
— Emilydodge, 1/12/2014 -
" Not in the same league as Christine Falls or Silver Swan, by the same author. But it is short, which is nice. "
— Rob, 1/11/2014 -
" Really, the only redeeming features of this are the vague inclination that the novel's protagonist might be a tidbit autobiographical and the dead-on tribute to John Ford. But 'tis a very speedy read. "
— Christin, 1/10/2014 -
" This short thriller started out strong, but never really got untracked. There was the promise of a lot of CIA intruque but it was just another dysfunctional family drama. "
— Jrobertus, 12/26/2013 -
" Pleasant way to keep my eyes busy for a few hours. "
— Guy, 12/7/2013 -
" A good quick read, some really brilliant language, not great, but enjoyable. "
— Elaine, 11/7/2012 -
" John Banville is brilliant at crime novels. if he doesn't watch out he'll never write "literature" again. :) "
— Amy, 7/22/2012 -
" Love Quirke, but this guy, I've already forgotten his name. "
— Kate, 6/26/2012 -
" 's ok. "
— Katrina, 3/21/2012 -
" I think it had potential but never really interested me til the end. A somewhat boring, not very interesting, quick read. "
— Trish, 1/3/2012 -
" Very short. Not such a great mystery. "
— Bob, 11/19/2011 -
" I thought this was excellent. I didn't see the end coming -- nice set ups, not too clever, great characterization. Short, loveable. "
— Kurt, 7/20/2011 -
" This was more of a novella than a novel. It was interesting but I found that it both started and stopped abruptly. I wish there was more suspense. But I might check out some of this author's other books. "
— Debbie, 7/12/2011 -
" I was intrigued by the cover, I admit, but I'm not a mystery-thriller-suspense kind of person. "
— Catherine, 4/16/2011 -
" A Great Man commissions his biography and long buried familial secrets are unearthed. I liked the ambiguous ending but the book felt a little dashed off and half baked, maybe because it was originally serialized in the NYT Sunday Magazine. "
— David, 10/28/2010 -
" It was entertaining enough to finish, but I wasn't totally involved. Does that say more about me or more about the book? "
— Dorothy, 10/16/2010 -
" John Banville writing as Benjamin Black is a treasure. This short but stunning mystery was originally commissioned and published by THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE. "
— Vivian, 8/20/2010 -
" I think it had potential but never really interested me til the end. A somewhat boring, not very interesting, quick read. "
— Trish, 7/23/2010 -
" This short thriller started out strong, but never really got untracked. There was the promise of a lot of CIA intruque but it was just another dysfunctional family drama. "
— Jrobertus, 6/18/2010 -
" A small mystery, well written but quickly forgotten. Not Banville's best. "
— Carol, 6/15/2010 -
" A short novella by Black, this contains elegant prose, a complex plot, and a twisted ending. Imagery is excellent! "
— Joan, 6/9/2010 -
" A stand-alone book, this one is worth it simply for the language "
— Bondama, 5/11/2010
About the Authors
Benjamin Black is the pen name of the Man Booker Prize-winning novelist John Banville.
John Banville is the author of more than twenty novels, as well as nonfiction and plays. Time Pieces was a New York Times bestseller, and The Sea won the 2005 Booker Prize. He has also won the Franz Kafka Prize, the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Irish Literature, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Best Novel, and the Prince of Asturias Award, Spain’s most important literary prize. He was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945, and lives in Dublin.
About John Keating
John Keating is an actor, voice talent, and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. His numerous acting credits include Roundabout Theatre’s production of Juno and the Paycock and La Mama ETC’s production of Cat and the Moon, as well as various parts with the Irish Repertory Theater and the Irish Arts Center. He can also be seen in the HBO miniseries John Adams, starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney.