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It's one minute after the Big One. Marty Slack, a TV network executive, crawls out from under his Mercedes, parked outside what once was a downtown Los Angeles warehouse, the location for a new TV show. Downtown LA is in ruins. The sky is thick with black smoke. His cell phone is dead. The freeways are rubble. The airport is demolished. Buildings lay across streets like fallen trees. It will be days before help can arrive.
Marty has been expecting this day all his life. He's prepared. In his car are a pair of sturdy walking shoes and a backpack of food, water, and supplies. He knows there is only one thing he can do…that he must do: get home to his wife Beth, go back to their gated community on the far edge of the San Fernando Valley. All he has to do is walk. But he will quickly learn that it's not that easy.
His dangerous, unpredictable journey home will take him through the different worlds of what was once Los Angeles. Wildfires rage out of control. Flood waters burst through collapsed dams. Natural gas explosions consume neighborhoods. Sinkholes swallow entire buildings. After-shocks rip apart the ground. Looters rampage through the streets. There's no power. No running water. No order.
Marty Slack thinks he's prepared. He's wrong. Nothing can prepare him for this ordeal, a quest for his family and for his soul, a journey that will test the limits of his endurance and his humanity, a trek from the man he was to the man he can be…if he can survive The Walk.
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"Okay so it's got a lot of profanity and gore in it, these are things I would sorta expect to be involved after the big one hits Los Angeles. The story focuses on Marty, an egotistical, self absorbed movie exec (who it is very easy to not like) and his hike across LA to get home to his wife, surrounded by a broad cast of characters that he encounters along the way after the big one hits. This story is not only about surviving a disaster & the resulting hard choices, it is also about self discovery. On the journey Marty must face himself head on in order to determine who he really is and who he will wind up being when this is over. Sappy in places, crude in others...but it was a quick read that kept me interested."
— Andee (4 out of 5 stars)
The Walk Listener Reviews
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" Really, 3.5 stars. There were a few things that annoyed me about the end, and I found the distance covered in the time allotted and the obstacles the protagonist faced to be totally improbable, but it was still a very entertaining and satisfying read. "
— Alison, 2/19/2014 -
" Tells the story of a man's journey to try to get home after an earthquake in LA. Very interesting read! Kept me interested the entire time. "
— April, 2/18/2014 -
" A book that begins as a disaster novel and ends with introspection. Read it one day. "
— Renee, 2/17/2014 -
" I'm glad it was free on my Kindle! It was o.k. but I've read fanfiction that had tighter characters and storylines. "
— teatotaller, 1/29/2014 -
" An intriguing premise and a quick read. I enjoyed it. "
— Bob, 1/16/2014 -
" Very quick read. Marty starts out as a self-absorbed jerk but gets his priorities straightened out by the end. As difficult as his journey was across post-earthquake L.A., I actually think it wasn't as difficult as it would be in real life. Marty really didn't run into the lawlessness that would probably exist in a urban setting like L.A. The ending was predictible. "
— Kathy, 1/13/2014 -
" I got this free on my Kindle and didn't expect much. But, after I read it, I was glad I did. A different kind of book for me, but I totally enjoyed it. The end was a surprise for me. "
— Diane, 1/5/2014 -
" Pretty good book, didn't think I was going to like it but there was a alot of times I didn't want to put it down. "
— Becky, 12/22/2013 -
" This was a fun read about a guy's walk through LA after the "big one" "
— Don, 12/11/2013 -
" Good story about a man finding himself. "
— Adrienne, 11/25/2013 -
" The book was just fine, but a twist ending like the one on this book that I saw coming from a mile away kind of ruined it for me. Eh, at least it was short. "
— Charles, 11/18/2013 -
" Well written! Fast paced, the main character was believable, and the depiction of the protagonist's personal growth while struggling to survive a disaster was inspiring. "
— Sheri, 11/13/2013 -
" Enjoyable read especially for a TV buff. Great Hollywood ending and very fitting for the book. Laughed aloud several times. "
— Julie, 11/10/2013 -
" This is one you will not be able to put down. "
— Gail, 10/26/2013 -
" I really liked this book, aside from the ending. I had figured it out before hand, which is okay, but it was too sudden, and too easy. I wanted more. The 4 stars are because of the pleasure it gave me. I am a big disaster movie/story fan, and this one would make a good movie. "
— Nancy, 9/23/2013 -
" The worst book I have read this year! don't bother. "
— Tim, 9/13/2013 -
" After a major earthquake hits a guy walks home to his wife. He experiences all sorts of trials and tribulations along the way as one might expect after a devastating and destructive earthquake. the writing was ok, the story I found to be somewhat predictable and even slightly boring. "
— Rose, 7/30/2013 -
" Good story about a massive earthquake that strikes and devastates the Los Angeles area. Two stranger who are complete opposites meet and help each other surviving the two days after. "
— Chuck, 7/12/2013 -
" I knew where it was going, and how it would end, but enjoyed it nonetheless. Not anything to write home about, but there were twists and events that kept it engaging and well-paced. I like his Monk books better. "
— Lin, 5/13/2013 -
" This was a really good story if you can get past the bad language in it. "
— Becky, 3/30/2013 -
" Great book about the BIG earthquake in So. Calif. and how it affects one man in his quest to walk home from his work in Hollywood to his home in the San Fernando Valley. Horrifying and very real! I liked it. "
— Peggy, 3/14/2013 -
" Good TEOTWAWKi book about an earthquake in LA - good read/ "
— John, 11/2/2012 -
" Other reviewers have covered this well.. Definitely an enjoyable book with a great plot twist at the end! "
— Barb, 9/30/2012 -
" This book makes you want to make sure you are prepared in case the big one hits! I enjoyed the little surprise at the end. I was prepared for a boring ending and was glad I didn't get it. "
— Bridget, 8/11/2012 -
" I really enjoyed this book. It was short compared to what I normally read, but it packed a lot into it. While I don't think he'll win any awards for post-apocalyptic realism, it was an enjoyable read with a good ending. "
— Tom, 7/20/2012 -
" This was really a good book, and though I was busy, I couldn't wait to pick it up each time I could. Great plot, believable. I'd like a little more foreshadowing for the end but only because I want to SEEM smarter than the author. I like that the story left me with that one necessary thing -- hope. "
— Chris, 6/19/2012
About Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg, a New York Times bestselling author, is a two-time Edgar Award and two-time Shamus Award nominee and the recipient of the Poirot Award from Malice Domestic in 2012. He has written more than thirty novels, including the Fox & O’Hare books cowritten with Janet Evanovich. He has also written and/or produced many TV shows, including Diagnosis Murder, SeaQuest, and Monk, and is the co-creator of the Hallmark movie series Mystery 101. As an international television consultant, he has advised networks and studios in Canada, France, Germany, Spain, China, Sweden, and the Netherlands on the creation, writing, and production of episodic television series.