Line of Vision

By: David Ellis

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Edgar Award Winner, Best First Novel, 2002

Marty Kalish is a young man suffocating in the heat of an affair with a married woman named Rachel. When Rachel's husband disappears one night, Marty is one of the first to be questioned. With few likely suspects, the police arrest him for murder.

We know Marty was outside their home that night. We know he has a motive. We know he's guilty of something. But is it murder?

Everything we learn—about Marty as a man, his affair with Rachel, and the night in question—comes from Marty himself. We want him to be innocent, but the more he tells us, the more we fear he is guilty. And as the twists and turns of the plot unfold, we can't be completely sure.

©2008 David Ellis (P)2008 Brilliance Audio

Another Excellent Ellis Story

Love this writer. He takes the time to develop characters and interesting story lines that seem to naturally work themselves out instead of a sudden stop and they lived happily ever after ending. Most authors now write short 200 page novels that don't have time to develop. Not this one. I'm really loving "listening" to all his books.

bklyn316

Very slow and uninteresting to start, then some interest, in the end, a big WOW!! Very cleaver.

Windy but Worth It

This novel had numerous twists and Dick Hill's narration was terrific as usual. Although a bit long winded the unusual storytelling made it worth the wait. A mystery wrapped in a riddle hidden in an enigma. Fun stuff.

Recommended

WOW!

I thought I had this solved several times. No. Well written and perfectly performed!! I love Dick Hill! It was one of those I finished in a few days. I'll look for more by this author.

Engrossing!

Would you consider the audio edition of Line of Vision to be better than the print version?

I haven't read the print version.

What did you like best about this story?

The plot had a lot of twists and turns and kept me interested from beginning to end!

What does Dick Hill bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I love Dick Hill's voice & his narration! Mr. Hill's voice is engaging, appealing and I very much enjoyed his narration. He wasn't bland and montotone sounding like other authors. I have actually returned many books strictly because I couldn't endure listening to the narrarator's voice. But Dick Hill brought the story and the characters to life and I could envsion this book as a movie playing in my mind as I listened to every scene. I am currently searching for other books with Dick Hill as the narrarator.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Deception

Any additional comments?

Great plot. Great narrarator. You won't be disappointed!

The power of a beautiful woman

I listened to this book over the span of two days, I would have listened to it in one day if I didn't have other more pressing things to do, but this book was always on my mind. The anticipation of the next chapters turn of events. The way Dick Hill manipulated my mind into a frenzy of confusion. Good job Mr Hill not very many narrators can do that, I truly believe that a narrator can make or break a book.

There were many times in the story where I thought that Marty ( the accused) was probably one of the stupidest people I'd ever met. Yes I said "ever met" you see that's how good a narrator Dick Hill is, he had me feeling as if Marty was a casual acquaintance of mine. Then there were distractions like Marty's sister Jamie and his nephew and his mother Adrianne and his distain for her. Wow! The story for me was a emotional roller coaster because I'm a very emotional person and a good book like this pulls at my emotions. I found myself sitting there in the courtroom so when there was that outburst I had to gasp which startled the people in the room with me who up until that moment hadn't even acknowledged my presence in the room, and I was so engrossed in the book that I simply looked up in reflex to my own reaction, but my attention quickly went back to the book.

Now I will say that the last two chapters kinda caught me by surprise and I'm not sure how I feel about that. However, that's neither here nor there, this is a must read / listen book. Enjoy!

Excellent court room drama!

As a lawyer, I appreciate the details in the testimony. It was a great read and would make a great movie. First part was a little annoying always hearing what Marty was thinking. The bit about his mother seemed to not really tie in. Not the twists and turns made it an excellent court room mystery.

Horrible narrator! Terrible book!

Listening to his (he he) overactive voice drove me crazy.
The writing was stupid...Rachel...Rachel...Rachel....is this supposed to be an award winner. How depressing.

Terrible plot and sick character

This story is completely contrived, but I will try not to give anything away in my criticism. It is told in first person. Even though it is written as if he is revealing his inner thoughts, pertinent facts that the protagonist has and actions that he took are deliberately withheld from the reader. It isn't for lack of space; the protagonist's vicarious, sick fantasies are indulged time and again. The many twists toward the end are ridiculous and could be discovered by competent detectives. Further, even while charged with first degree murder, the guy isn't in jail or monitored, but is free to roam and create more mischief. If you appreciate Hannibal Lecter, you may like this story. The superficial self-analysis toward the end is pure Freudian--when all else fails, blame your parents! The polarization among reviewers shows that there is no accounting for taste. The narrator does the best he can with this flawed script; it isn't his fault.

Didn't care for this book

I really didn't care for this book. It was incredibly confusing, the main character wasn't likeable at all, the twist or reveal wasn't surprising nor did I care since I didn't care for any of the characters, and whoever had the idea to create the tinny echo for other characters, calls, or memories.. it was a bad one.
Wouldn't recommend this and I won't remember it in a week.