Hermit's Peak

A Kevin Kerney Novel

De: Michael McGarrity

Narrado por: Ed J Araiza

Hermit’s Peak is a seminal novel in the crime fiction series that places New Mexico lawman Kevin Kerney in the pantheon with Tony Hillerman’s heroes—while carving out territory that is distinctly his own across the American Southwest.

When Kevin Kerney, deputy chief of the New Mexico State Police, inherits an unexpected windfall of 6,400 acres of high-county land, the last thing he wants to think about is work. But while visiting his new property, he comes across an ailing stray dog that leads him to the butchered bones of a murder victim near the rugged mountain of Hermit's Peak.

After assigning the case to his subordinates, Kerney returns to Santa Fe to spend time with a woman he cares about, Sara Brannon, a career army officer who is visiting him on holiday. But his time with Sara must wait, as he is called back to Hermit's Peak when another body is found at a remote cabin. Now, Kerney must unearth the shattering truth about his new land and follow a twisting trail of blood through the majestic landscape of the American Southwest.©1999 Michael McGarrity; (P)1999 Simon & Schuster Inc., AUDIOWORKS Is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Excellent book, dismal narrator

Being born and raised in this part of New Mexico, I know every place the author describes and Michael does a superb job in his research and writing! The book is actually much better than this audio version, and I have no idea why this audio book is so condensed and not narrated by George Guidall???
The story is superb!
The narrator leaves much to be desired.
The stupid guitar twanging between chapters is horrific, as are the long silent pauses.
I sincerely hope Mr. McGarrity will some day have this book redone by George Guidall!

Narrator is awful!

What happened to the narrator of the first three books? This guy is awful. No difference between characters and completely flat. If this is the narrator going forward this is my last purchase of this series.

Not a diamond, however..........

Because of all the negative reviews, I have hesitated at purchasing this audio book. I’m glad I went ahead and added it to my library. Though it’s true this is an abridged version of the book I don’t think it detracts from the story of Kevin Kerney. This production was recorded back before audiobooks became more popular. In fact I’ve seen it for sale as cassettes. Many times “books on tape” were abridged. Maybe sometime in the future the recording can be redone unabridged.
I do not think the narrator was as bad as reviewers have said. He did a good job with the accents and voices for different characters. I liked that his females didn’t sound like drag queens. Nothing against drag queens so don’t read anything negatively about that comment. I just think some narrators try too hard with female voices.
The chapter transitions didn’t bother me and were more a responsibility of the director and editor. Not the narrator.
If I had read the original book before I listened to this recording I might have a differing opinion about the abridgment. However........... I think it stood on its own and should not be passed by because production techniques have changed since the time it was first recorded.
The recording has some key elements to the Kerney story that should not be missed. So to keep its continuity I say get this recording. And read the book after.

Poor performance but good story

I did not like the narrator I struggled to keep listening. Unnecessary twangy guitar parts.

Good Story, Bad Narrator

Absolutely the worst narrator I have ever heard - so bad it was distracting. From the slight accent I might have thought he was a New Mexico native, but that was betrayed by the mispronunciation of common New Mexico names like Pino and Garduno. Annoyed, I stopped listening and downloaded the Kindle version. This book should be reread by a qualified reader.