The Hunter

Wyatt Hunt, Book 3

By: John Lescroart

Narrated by: Eric Dawe

Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best seller John Lescroart delivers a dark, intimate thriller about the price we put on family and the terrible costs of seeking the truth.

Raised by loving adoptive parents, San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt never had an interest in finding his birth family - until he gets a chilling text message from an unknown number: "How did ur mother die?"

The answer is murder, and urged on by curiosity and the mysterious texter, Hunt takes on a case he never knew existed, one that has lain unsolved for decades. His family’s dark past unfurls in dead ends. Child Protective Services, who suspected but never could prove that Hunt was being neglected, is uninformed; his birth father, twice tried but never convicted of the murder, is in hiding; Evie, his mother’s drug-addicted religious fanatic of a friend, is untraceable. And who is the texter, and how is this person connected to Hunt?

Yet in the present, time is running out. The texter, who insists the killer is out there, refuses to be identified. The cat-and-mouse game leads Hunt across the country and eventually to places far more exotic - and far more dangerous. As the chase escalates, so does the threat, for the killer has a secret that can only be trusted to the grave. Thriller master John Lescroart weaves a shocking, suspenseful tale about the skeletons inside family closets... and the mortal danger outside the front door.

©2012 John Lescroart (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Narration is horrible

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

A different narrator -- I could take only about 45 minutes of the

Has The Hunter turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

How could the performance have been better?

A different narrator

I'm Sorry

I hate to say a book was bad. I'm sure the author worked very hard on this book. The story line was good. But either the writing or reading was horrible or maybe both. The characters were poorly developed and the narrator was just the worst. I finish a book in 2-3 days this took over a week.

narrator clearly did zero prep

there are how many series now involving dismis hardy, abe glitzky, and now Wyatt hunt? it is nails on a chalk board to hear Devin "Jewel" pronounced differently than in the 20 some odd books before it (with a few different narrators!). Devin "Julie"? no.

Terrible, terrible narrator

Would you try another book from John Lescroart and/or Eric Dawe?

I like John Lescroart, but I will never listen to another book read by Eric Dawe. He is absolutely horrendous. I don't understand how someone who sounds like a first-grader sounding out every word, and who gives every female character a ridiculous falsetto, can make a living as a narrator. Makes me think that maybe I'm in the wrong field.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I was constantly conscious of and annoyed by him, whether it was his stiff, staccato style, or the stupid voices he gave all of the women and some of the men. Also, it irritated me every time he pronounced Devin Juhle's last name as

I'm Sorry

I hate to say a book was bad. I'm sure the author worked very hard on this book. The story line was good. But either the writing or reading was horrible or maybe both. The characters were poorly developed and the narrator was just the worst. I finish a book in 2-3 days this took over a week.

The narrator encourages you to READ the book

What would have made The Hunter better?

Someone who is a good reader.

Would you ever listen to anything by John Lescroart again?

Not with this reader.

How could the performance have been better?

If my 5 year old read the book.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Don't know, my wife and I started listening to it on a road trip and had to turn it off after about 15 minutes of very poor reading.

Any additional comments?

I'm sure the reader is a talented person but he is very, very bad at narrating. Audible (or whoever choses readers) really messed up on this one.

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What disappointed you about The Hunter?

The story was not up to what I was used to in the John Lescroart's book. It just didn't flow for me. Really and truly, not sure it was the story or the bad narrator. I have listened to hundreds of audiobooks and I can only think of one other time that I hated the narrator as much as I hated this one. That one happened to be the author himself narrating the book.

What could John Lescroart have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Get a different narrator and develop it a little better. It lacked depth

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Eric Dawe?

Scott Brick. Almost anyone but this guy. He was just terrible.

You didn???t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No. I would never recommend it to anyone to read or certainly not to listen to. I will never buy another book with this man as the narrator. Life is to short and my commutes are to long.

Hold out for another narrator.

Would you try another book from John Lescroart and/or Eric Dawe?

Lescroart? Yes! In a heartbeat. Eric Dawe? No freakin' way.

What did you like best about this story?

As much as I was able to listen to it, it's classic Lescroart. Love him.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I'm not sure this is his calling.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I'm super disappointed that spent one credit on a book I don't think I can finish listening to.

Maybe the worst reader ever

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

First a different reader. Then a better story

Would you be willing to try another book from John Lescroart? Why or why not?

I have always liked his books and have listened to all the Dismus Hardy books. I will give him another chance

How could the performance have been better?

I couldn't even begin to say. The way he changed the voices was just bad. Both my husband and I almost couldn't finish listening.

Not his best!

Big fan of the author, but the performance was terrible
Will not listen to any more books he reads