A Strange Habit of Mind

Cameron Winter Mystery Series, Book 2

De: Andrew Klavan

Narrado por: Adam Barr

The founder of Byrner, a global social media platform, Gerald Byrne is universally admired as a visionary, a philanthropist, and a devoted husband and father. And every person who gets in the way of his good work seems to die.

When a former student commits suicide, English professor and ex-spy Cameron Winter takes it upon himself to understand why. The young man was expelled from the university in an unfortunate episode that left Winter sympathetic to his plight; after a prolonged silence, he reached out to his teacher with two words just before taking the fatal plunge from the roof of his San Francisco apartment: "Help me."

Winter has what he calls "a strange habit of mind"—the ability to imagine himself into a crime scene, to reconstruct it mentally and play through various possible causes and outcomes to understand exactly what took place. When he applies this exercise to Adam Kemp's desperate final moments, he discovers a troubling inconsistency. And when he learns that Kemp was in a tumultuous relationship with Gerald Byrne's niece, he begins to suspect that the suicide was the result of a carefully-engineered plot, put in motion by the powerful businessman.

©2022 Andrew Klavan (P)2022 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Excellent.

A worthy follow up to When Christmas Comes. I'm looking forward to a second listening of this one.

Thoughtful & satisfying

Loved that Andrew Klavan has chosen to delve into Cam Winter and further develop his character. I appreciate the qualities he has put into him and the resolution of the story. I purchased the audiobook and at every pause in my listening experience I craved the next time I could listen.

Riveting

This is not my go-to genre, but I found myself captivated, not only by the mystery and excitement of the story, but by the raw honesty with which it is told. I am normally disappointed in sequels, but this tale does more than live up to the brilliance of “When Christmas Comes”; it exceeds it. I hope to see more of Cam Winter.

Amazing

I could not stop listening. I can't wait to see what professor Winter gets into next!

A great book

I really enjoyed this story. It was well written and the reader did an excellent job. I hope they make this into a movie