For My Brother

Det. Jason Strong, Book 3

By: John C. Dalglish

Narrated by: Joshua Bennington

Can visiting a grave connect us with the dead? What happens when a man thinks he can hear his dead brother? Billy Jarvis suffers an untimely death, leaving his little brother, Donnie, alone with his mother. Donnie thinks his dead brother has told him how to make things right and Detective Strong is pushed to figure out why people are disappearing. In the third book of the series, Jason is without his regular partner, Vanessa Layne, and must rely on a new partner to help him solve the mystery.

©2012 John C. Dalglish (P)2014 John C. Dalglish

Unexpected ending in a detective story

Would you consider the audio edition of For My Brother to be better than the print version?

I did not read the paper version but this narrator was very good and gave the book.more depth.

What did you like best about this story?

The ending was the only surprise in the book.

Have you listened to any of Joshua Bennington’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

We have listened to one other of his performances and we have loved both of them.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I did not feel that the detective was much of a detective.

Any additional comments?

Good book fast and short, It was read by a very good narrator which helped the book a LOT.

Brotherly Love

Where does For My Brother rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

"For My brother" ranks high among the audio books I have listened to.Not the highist but very close,

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the characters that the author created and that the narrator gave a personality. Jason Strong was interesting but Donnie's few words said a lot.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was at the end where they were all around the table and the gun didn't fire.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It was a very sad book. Full of sorrow and pain for a boy who never grew up and was locked into a times when his older brother was a live.

Any additional comments?

I would recommend this book for two reasons, one it is a touching story and two it was narrated to give it more real feeling by a good reader.

Excellent Detective Jason Strong novella

The 16 book Jason Strong series includes one dozen 5 star suspense mystery novellas. For My Brother is excellent but does not earn 5 stars.

A detective story with no foul language

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Yes the author could have made the story less transparent.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

SAD

Which scene was your favorite?

I felt that the whole book circled around one moment in the first chapter ....."His mother's face was drawn, almost gray. Pain weiled up in her eyes, and Donnie realized he had seen that look before"

Any additional comments?

The book was well written and performed by a good narrator. The story starts out well as suspense story but fails as a detective story. I would still recommend it but could not give it a 5 star. The Narrators performance however gets a 5 star rating..

Detective story with an unexpected ending.

Would you consider the audio edition of For My Brother to be better than the print version?

Yes, the audio book was easier to understand with most of the bad grammar eliminated and the story smoothed out. Also, the narrator gave the character more of a personality by us hearing them speek.

What was one of the most memorable moments of For My Brother?

Doonie"s dinning room table at the end

Have you listened to any of Joshua Bennington’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

We have listened to about 5 books of his in this past year and found this one to be not his best but close..

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Younger brother dies with his older brother

Any additional comments?

I would recommend this audio book, it was entertaining and suspenseful.

A Suspenseful detective story

What made the experience of listening to For My Brother the most enjoyable?

The narrator gave the characters a personality and he did a great job as a story teller.

What was one of the most memorable moments of For My Brother?

The most memorable moment was when Donnie came home to find his brother dead.

What about Joshua Bennington’s performance did you like?

Joshua Bennington really made the book into a good story book. He gave the characters life and the story was told in an entertaining manner.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did listen to the book in one drive to our vacation home. It made the trip some much shorter

Good detective story

Where does For My Brother rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I audio book is good but not as good as "Extreme Measures" another audio book done by Joshua Bennington, another detective story..

What was one of the most memorable moments of For My Brother?

The inability of Jason Strong to be a detective. He is slow and the police station sounded like an 1980's station.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was the confrontation between Jason and the Lt.

Any additional comments?

The story had an expected story line. I thought Jason Strong was more of a detective than this book leads me to believe. The narration was pretty good. Over all it is a book I would recommend but not a 5 starer..

Both brothers lose

Where does For My Brother rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is my second book and I liked it better than my first boo.

What about Joshua Bennington’s performance did you like?

I liked the voice of Detective Strong.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes and I almost did, I had to break it into two sittings

Any additional comments?

I liked the story and the reader gave the people in the book a feeling of being real.

YOUNGER BROTHER FINISHES GAME

If you could sum up For My Brother in three words, what would they be?

SAD DETECTIVE STORY

What did you like best about this story?

The story develops rapidly as does the the young brothers evil plot.

Have you listened to any of Joshua Bennington’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, I listened to "Tested by Fire" and "Extreme Measures". Both of those books were similar in that they were action/detective stories.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Tragic detective story.

Any additional comments?

I felt that the book was well written and the characters developed well for the length of the book. But what really helped the book was the narrator. Without his character development the book might be a little less entertaining..

DETECTIVE WORK?

Would you consider the audio edition of For My Brother to be better than the print version?

YES, I READ THE PRINTED BOOK AND HEARD THE AUDIO BOOK. THANK GOODNESS THE NARRATOR CORRECTED SOME OF THE GRAMMAR AS HE READ

Who was your favorite character and why?

JASON STRONG IS WHAT THE BOOK WAS TO CIRCLE AROUND BUT HE PLAYS A MINOR ROLL IN THIS BOOK

What about Joshua Bennington’s performance did you like?

YES, THE NARRATION MADE THE BOOK. HE DID A GREAT JOB AND I WILL BE LOOKING FOR MORE OF THIS WORK

Any additional comments?

THIS AUDIO BOOK WAS VERY WELL DONE AND I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.