Midnight Rain

De: James Newman

Narrado por: Tom Jordan

Midnight Rain is a dark coming-of-age novel in the vein of Robert McCammon's Boy's Life and Stephen King's The Body (Stand by Me). It is a tale of growing up in the South, a reflection of boyhood and all its wonders, and the story of how one boy deals with a terrible secret that threatens to tear apart both his family and hometown.

1977. In a small town called Midnight, North Carolina, 12-year-old Kyle Mackey ventures toward a strange new world called manhood. Kyle's older brother Dan is going away to college. The night before Dan's flight leaves for Florida, Kyle visits what he calls his "Secret Place"—an old shack in the woods bordering Midnight.

But Kyle stumbles upon something that proves his favorite spot in the world is neither as private nor as innocent as he once thought....

It begins with the naked, battered corpse of a young woman. And, standing over her, a man Kyle knows....

©2013 James Newman (P)2022 Mark Alan Miller

Very interesting and funny at times

This was like a combination of several coming of age books I have listened to.

The plot is some what convoluted but at times hysterically funny.

Tom Jordan is an excellent storyteller.

Nice to listen

It's nice and enjoyable to listen to this story, aptly narrated by a deep voice 👍

Atmospheric and captivating

This one took me a while to really get into, but once I was hooked, I was hooked. Tom Jordan did a great job setting the mood and guiding us down the twists and turns of the plot. A very fun listen.

Absolutely fantastic

I would consider this a perfect audiobook as it has everything I love in one story
Toms narration was excellent his attention to detail takes this to another level
If you like, southern Gothic, dark thrillers, this is a definite must listen
The comparisons to king and mccammon are warranted, but also think this stands on its own highly recommended 5stars

this book is spellbinding!

I don't normally give out 5 stars but this book was worth every star! Incredible, well written book! I listened to it in one day! In the summer of 1977, 12 yo Kyle Mackie was witness to a murder...and he couldn't call the sheriff!! We follow Kyle as he grapples with honesty and doing the right thing. I even grew fond of Kyle's 'pet' bike, Burner :-) The author did an excellent job portraying racism, inequality and justice in the small town of Midnight, NC. No spoilers here, just trust me that this deeply moving story will keep you in its grip from chapter one through the end. Kudos to the narrator for a great job of casting the audible spell.
I voluntarily accepted a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.