The Unveiling

A Mother's Reflection on Murder, Grief, and Trial Life

De: Ruth Markel

Narrado por: Ann Marie Lee

Ruth Markel is the mother of the late Dan Markel, a noted law professor who was murdered in Tallahassee, Florida, in 2014. In The Unveiling, she describes her experiences since the day of Dan's death from several distinct perspectives:

- As a devastated mother with the unique human perspective of becoming a homicide survivor and victim.

- As a woman whose attempts to achieve normalcy and live a healthy life are continually interrupted by painful reminders, a rollercoaster of hearings, frequently changing trial dates, verdicts, and appeals.

- As an engaged citizen using what she has learned to help other victims of homicide and violent crimes recover from trauma and begin an optimistic outlook on life.

- As an insider who shows how our collective network of family, friends, and experts have helped her family remain involved, motivated, and hopeful.

- As a grandmother who had not been allowed to see her grandchildren in many years, she used advocacy to inspire the Florida State Legislature to pass a grandparent visitation bill.

- And as an experienced author of nine books using the written word to effectively address the shift from grief to promise.

©2022 Ruth Markel (P)2022 Tantor

Mrs. Markel’s emotions

Disliked the excessive details listed in the court documents , I’m not a lawyer so that was really boring. Otherwise the story is very compelling.

Praying for justice for the Markel family

It’s unthinkable that this tragedy has played out for so many years. The Markels have been horribly mistreated by the “Adelson Criminal Institute” and their fabricated cover up stories. Justice will prevail and our hard working law enforcement and criminal prosecutors will eventually succeed one criminal at a time. Thankfully Dan Markels children will one day be able to know the truth if they read this book written by their grandmother.

narrator made me nervous

I don’t think I’ve ever commented on a narrator before, but I found this reader to be overly dramatic, the intonation in her voice at every turn was too much. it made it hard to listen to.

Ruth, we are with you

1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek⁠; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives⁠, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Isaiah 61:1

We mourn with you. We hope with you. Until that great day when the Lord shall redeem his people.

Reader’s voice.

I may just read this book because I’m unfortunately finding the reader’s voice difficult to listen to.

A glimpse into the unthinkable -but better in written form

As a Canadian, I have followed Dan’s story for years. Ruth and her family have handled this horrific situation with a grace and strength that I don’t think many of us could. That said, the whispery, breathless, overly dramatic reading style really detracted from Ruth’s content. I wish she had read it herself. Much love to the Markel family.

I hate to give it 3 stars but…..

First off, my heart absolutely broke while listening to this story. I absolutely empathize with the Markels in this unthinkable tragedy. The Markel family’s bravery and steadfast commitment to holding everyone accountable for this murder is inspirational. I keep them in my prayers. But this book really, really needed a good editor. It is so redundant and has no many irrelevant details like the address and file numbers of the attorneys and case filings that it drove me a bit batty. And it completely lost me at Chapter 8. It is a heartbreaking, compelling story and I hope that it brought Ruth Markel some peace and I know other victims of crime will appreciate it but it’s just not a well-formatted book. I do recommend it for the content, however.

How much untimely & unimaginable pain they've gone through & they keep going for their son and grandchildren.

It was a beautifully written book. There is not much to not like, except for the Aldesons of course!

Justice for Dan

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I have been following this case since Charlie’s trial. At first, it felt fascinating—a compelling story—but over time, my focus shifted to justice for Dan. My empathy for what happened to him that morning runs deep. I can relate to sudden loss; my brother passed away at 26, and I suddenly felt like an outsider when my niece’s mom remarried and limited our visits to highly supervised ones.

Much of what you’ve shared resonates with me, and my heart truly goes out to you and your family. Dan was a remarkable man—any family would be lucky to have someone like him. I am so grateful for, and inspired by, Georgia. Thank you for sharing your story, and I look forward to the day when the last person responsible is finally held accountable.

Don't care for this narrater- Painful to listen to her

I've followed this story for years since I first heard it on podcast. Just watched the entire trial of Charlie Adelson and found out Dan's mom had written a book. Downloaded it even though I knew the whole story but wanted her perspective. While the story and her perspective were great to listen to Ms. Lee's narration was over dramatic and distracting from the story. Personally I like when authors read their own books but I completely understand Mrs. Markel's pain in doing so. Glad they've received justice!!!