My Brother Jason

The Untold Story of Jason Corbett's Life and Brutal Murder by Tom and Molly Martens

By: Tracey Corbett-Lynch, Ralph Riegel

Narrated by: Mary Sarah

In August 2015, Limerick man Jason Corbett was murdered by his wife, Molly Martens, and her father, ex-FBI agent Tom Martens, in the bedroom of their luxury North Carolina home. He had been savagely beaten to death with a baseball bat and brick while his children slept nearby. For his sister, Tracey Corbett-Lynch, and the rest of his family in Ireland, it was just the beginning of the nightmare that would involve a custody battle for his orphaned children, an online hate campaign by Molly Martens, and, ultimately, the gripping trial that would lead to her conviction, alongside her father, for his murder.

My Brother Jason is the story of how this seemingly all-American girl from a picture-perfect family targeted the widowed Jason Corbett, becoming nanny to his children in a desperate bid to create the family and security she craved, thus setting in motion a series of events that would lead to Jason’s brutal killing by the woman he had once loved.

Here, for the first time, Tracey Corbett-Lynch tells her family's side of the story in a book that contains shocking revelations about Molly Marten's history of strange behavior and the lengths she was willing to go to in order to get custody of Jason's children.

©2018, 2019 Tracey Corbett-Lynch (P)2020 Tantor

This needed to be told.

I saw the 20/20 special and they really painted it with a Martens family brush. Even watching that special you knew there was a whole lot they weren’t telling us. Without any spoilers this sets the record straight. My only issues (and it’s a minuscule one) is that the narrator could get a little sing-songy (don’t think that’s a word but think you get my drift) at some points but this is very minor as overall she was great. Well done!!!!

Hard to Finish

While this is quite a riveting story, it is poorly written and presented with such horrible narration, that it’s quite a struggle to get through this book.
The book is weak on details and overly loaded with emotions. The female narrator’s breathy voice trails off for the last phrase of virtually each sentence. The male characterizations are similar to those in horror movies at times. It’s OK for a free book. But I think looking up the news articles would be more interesting.

Writing this before seeing any other reviews

Because I don't like to be influenced by other views and have confirmation bias.

The main problem with this book is the narration. I don't know the nationality of the narrator and it may be that the lilting intonation is because she is Irish but I found it highly irritating. It made sentences sound sacchirine.

The accents were appalling.

I only kept going because I wanted to actually continue with the story.

And now I'm off to see if I was the only one with this critique.

Tragic story. Narration a major distraction!

The determination of Jason’s family is inspiring!

What was beyond annoying was the narration! I’m sure she’s a nice woman. This is not a character attack. I’ve listened to hundreds of audio books on Audible and elsewhere. This narration was the worst! I had to work so hard to hear what she was saying, especially near the end of many phrases as her voice came to barely a whisper, that I felt exhausted. I will never buy another book with her as the narrator!

Otherwise a great book!

Worst Narrator

Honestly the worst narrator . I could not finish the book ... her voice was so annoying .