Silent Snow

From the beginning to the end, I was totally mesmerized. I listen to my audible.com books in my car and looked for reasons to go places just to listen to this one. The theory he espoused is so plausible, it is hard to keep in one's mind that this is a work of fiction. I heartily recommend this book to avid mystery readers.

Steve Thayer is a master at weaving intricate details and multiple plots with location. This book is difficult to stop listening to like The Weatherman. It's a wonderful mystery which makes the reader want to listen to more and more of his great work.

I bought this book with an Audible coupon -- never heard of the author, but I grew up in that part of the country and thought it might be interesting. I was so surprised by what a great book this is -- and confounded that I hadn't heard of Steve Thayer before.

It's extremely well done, a tale of two kidnappings, the story of the famous kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby and another recreated in modern times, with the child of a very popular TV news anchor. I didn't remember much of the story of the Lindbergh kidnapping, but the historical parts, intersperced with the contemporary drama, was really well done. The scenes at Fort Snelling were so tense I had to stop what I was doing and just listen.

The whole audio production was marvelous, with the tinkling speakeasy music to introduce the historical parts, plus a great narrator. I hated for this book to end.

More from Steve Thayer, please!

Steve Thayer takes the mystery genre and turns it into literary greatness. This book is spellbinding in its intricacies. The manner in which Thayer weaves the real Lindbergh kidnapping case with his fictionalized version leaves me amazed at his talent. By the time the book comes to an end, you will feel you've been through an ordeal, albeit a good one.

One note: The audio is muffled and causes the listener to miss passages. If possible, this should be corrected. David Birney works so hard and the sound quality thwarts him often.

albeit somewhat farfetched i was happy to go along, great performance and some interesting twists.

worth a listen

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and didn't want it to end. Steve Thayer wrote another wonderful murder mystery titled "The Wheat Field". I hope Audible makes this available asap. Thayer is an extraordinary writer.

WOW- this book really hooked me. I loved the way he wove the Lindbergh baby's disappearance with the story. Very captivating and hard to "put down." I found the characters complex and interesting. The mystery moved along nicely through past and present. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more from Steve Thayer.

The story is good but the ending is a let down.

The writing and narration of this mystery are superb. I have been an audible listener for about five years now and I consider this one of the most engaging I have heard. I anxiously await more from this amazing author.

I bought this one because of the cost.
I was so suprised at how much I enjoyed this book.
A well written book with good characters. Very descriptive and unusual.
The reader was excellent. Not because he used a lot of voices but he use puncuation and inflections is all the right places.
A very good listen.