Trapped in what appears to be an endless bloodbath - vividly presented with Heffernan's meticulous historical research - three boys gradually begin to change until their close-knit childhood ties are little more than a fractured memory. By war's end, one boy is dead, one returns a physically crippled and emotionally compromised man, and the third comes home as an unfeeling psychopath. The novel turns on the subsequent murder of the psychopath, and the offer of redemption for the wounded young man who must investigate the crime. When Johnny Came Marching Home is a story about war, and how it affects the lives of all who become a part of it, both directly and peripherally.
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"This book was fantastic. It floats between three periods in the characters' lives: childhood, war time, and post war. The story revolves around a murder investigation, but it is more greatly about war and its impact on soldiers and their families and friends. I whole-heartedly recommend this book."
— Brandon (5 out of 5 stars)
" Historical fiction murder mystery. A nice change from the usual whodunit. "
— Paulette, 11/5/2013" I picked up this book based on the subject matter at the local library and finished it in 3 days because it was that interesting. "
— Michael, 6/17/2013" I thought this was a wonderful book. The author switched back and forth from events in the past to events in the present. I finished in 2 days and couldn't put it down. It was part mystery (both present and past events) and historical fiction. I will be looking for other books by this author. "
— Cindy, 11/11/2012R. C. Bray is an award-winning audiobook narrator with over 180 titles to his credit. Besides winning five AudioFile Earphones Awards, he won the prestigious Audie Award in 2015 for Best Science Fiction Narration and has been an Audie Award finalist seven times. He has been a finalist for the Voice Arts Award, and in 2014, his narration earned a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award. He is also an accomplished producer and voice-over artist, and his voice can be heard in countless TV and radio commercials.