The Strangler Audiobook

" Just average. I powered through it because I wanted to finish it... Not because it was a wonderful page turner. It wasnt bad - it just wasn't very good. The characters were decent but most of the writing was just fluff, especially the beginning of every chapter. Disappointing, pass on this one. "

" It was fairly good, although it ended in a way that I saw coming, which slightly dampened the experience for me. "

" Landry is a good writer. I bought this as soon as I finished Mission Flats. "

" Interesting both in plot and characters, well done and compelling. "

" The constantly changing plotline was a little difficult to follow, with each of the brothers having to deal with something new each time. I especially enjoyed the brotherly interactiona shared, how on the surface they would fight and argue but underneath they try to keep each out of trouble and support one another against others. The little twist at the end wasnt so much unexpected as surprising, but could be owed ro the fact that it had kind of faded into the rest of the story. Liked that there wasnt too much gore usually seen in a lot of these books dealing with the mafia and all. "

" I LOVED Defending Jacob and quickly searched out all novels written by Landay. This book is just not as exciting as Defending Jacob. Landay is compared to another Boston writer, Denis Lehane, and rightly so. Defending Jacob hit all the right notes. There is just something a little flat with The Strangler tho. Never really found myself connecting with any of the three main characters here. Unlike Lehane's Mystic River, where the reader is riveted to the page and can smell the streets of Boston, Landay's Boston seems a bit watered down. Hewever, this is a well-written book. Landay can write like a mutha cracker mos def. "

" Listened to mostly because I have a little crush on the audiobook reader Stephen Hoye. But interesting juxtaposition of true crime and a family drama - much more my speed than the detail laden non-fic stuff. "

" Was ok. Not as compelling as Defending Jacob. "

" Not my favorite book by Landay, probably of his three this was my least favorite. Still, he is a masterful artist and it was a good read. "

" I loved how Landay mixed fact and fiction; history and fantasy. Interesting take on Boston in the 60's. "

" Good story but not as good as Defending Jacob "

" It was not as good as his most recent book. It reminded me of another historical fiction book - but the history in this one is just tedious and merely provides a sort of backdrop for the story which is violent and dark. "

" great read-couldn't put it down "

" Read 54 pages - couldn't get into it; language issues "

" I guess I have to give up William Landay. While I really liked Defending Jacob, I find his other books too violently gritty. The images they leave me with are too disturbing. I also find it hard to find a single character in any of the books to root for. "

" Eh. By far my least favorite of his three. "

" Decided not to finish this book. Just could not get into it. "

" This was a great book, but, as I feared, not nearly as good as his Defending Jacob, which was awesome. Still, a good read. It had a lot of similarities to Dennis Lehane's Mystic River and The Given Day. "

" I had a hard time following the story line at first. It took a while, but once I got into it and was able to follow, I enjoyed the read. "

" Not as good as his other two books. It meanders through most of the first two thirds before finally getting its pace. But it never lives up to the suspense or twists of his first book or his subsequent one. "

" Could not finish it. Poor due diligence in that one of the main characters has a background as a Marine fighting with an armored division across Europe. The Marines fought in the Pacific and did not field an armored unit in Europe. "

" My first Landay book. Intense and a very good read. "

" I like this author but this story did not flow and had big holes in the plot. "

" A little hard to get started but overall I enjoyed the book. "

" It was fairly good, although it ended in a way that I saw coming, which slightly dampened the experience for me. "

" Listened to mostly because I have a little crush on the audiobook reader Stephen Hoye. But interesting juxtaposition of true crime and a family drama - much more my speed than the detail laden non-fic stuff. "

" Landay did a wonderful job of evoking Boston of that era. It was a pleasant and suspenseful novel, but Landay wasn't at his best juggling multiple viewpoints which left the book a bit uneven. Nevertheless, the book was okay. "

" The story of 3 Irish-American brothers (cop, crook, and lawyer) is set in Boston during the time of the stranglings (1963 +). The family story is complicated and messy, like real families, and caught up in the investigation of who is the Strangler. "

" i liked this book alot although it was not as good as his first book mission flats!!! the story has lots of twists and turns and will keep you guessing til the end "