The Butcher's Boy

De: Thomas Perry

Narrado por: Michael Kramer

Edgar Award Winner, Best First Novel, 1983

Thomas Perry's Edgar Award-winning debut novel follows a professional hitman on the run from both the mafia and the government.

©2003 Thomas Perry (P)2008 Tantor

If you like Jack Reacher, you'll enjoy this

Perry does a great job creating a tension between a surprisingly sympathetic mob hit man and the Department of Justice lawyer who is chasing him. First in a series that I've pretty much finished.

Not your prototypical enjoyable listen. The reader sounds a bit like a 50's film noir detective (just the facts, ma'am) and the hit man guesses right just a bit too often, but it all ... just ... works.

If you like Reacher, I'm guessing you'll like the Butcher's Boy. Not 6'4", but the same kind of analytical thinking and get 'er done attitude. A total steal at the $4.95 sale price; definitely worth it at full retail.

Loved the story. The narrator was ok

I had a difficult time getting "into" the story at the beginning. The narrator's tone just did not get my attention. I thought he did a good job with the voices of the characters, but the narrative voice was bland to me.

Perfect Gangster Story

This is a classic. Thomas Perry excels at crime stories. This was his first.

The Best Ever Crime Novel

Thomas Perry is amazingly talented and extraordinarily clever. I imagine that writing a novel is a long, difficult, exhausting job, but Thomas Perry must also have a great deal of fun doing it.
The Butcher's Boy is certainly terrific fun to read, reread and listen to. I have done all three and remain enchanted.

consistent pleasure

This is my 5th book by Thomas Perry and I am only into the first few chapters. I haved enjoyed each thoroughly starting with the Jane Whitfield mysteries. He is now one of my favorite authors along with Michael Connolly. They are like pistachio ice cream and chocolate fudge cake-I love both but cannot choose between. Each one satisfies a craving at a particular time of desire.

Enjoy Thomas Perry

Action packed drama from the beginning. Enjoy all Thomas Perry books because he has my attention from the first sentence and is able to maintain action throughout the book.

Good read

Classic thriller
Kinda retro- no cell phones
Refreshing in a funky way
Gonna order the rest of the series

Great listen

Where does The Butcher's Boy rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It has to rate at the top of the many books I've listened to so far. I wasn't familiar with Thomas Perry before, but he's a very engaging writer, keeps the story moving so you wonder how The Butcher's Boy can possibly get out of this situation. I highly recommend it.

The Butcher's Boy

Awesome listen. Enjoyed every minute of it.

The first of a wonderful series

Unfortunately, I read the Informant first because I didn't know that it was the last in a series. To get the most entertainment, it's best to start with the Butcher Boy, then move to Sleeping Dogs, and then The Informant. People rave about the Informant and I agree. It was a phenomenal book. The first two books have had mixed reviews, but taken all together this is one of the best series I have listen to. The narration could have been better, but the story sweeps you in. If you like Tana French, Henning Mankel, and Jo Nesbo, you should give this a listen. It's one of those series of books that is hard to put down.