The Chain

By: Tobias Wolff

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

Length: 31 mins

Publisher's Summary

When Gold's daughter is viciously attacked by a neighbor'sdog and barely escapes with her life, Gold's world is torn open. Haunted by the incident and unable to convince local authorities to take action, he agrees to a friend's offer of retaliation. When he feels compelled to return the favor,one bad turn leads to another - and this time, Gold finds the repercussions much worse than he ever could have anticipated.

©1996 Tobias Wolff (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

a great short story

great little tale about revenge but with this sad ending Revenge isn't always the best answer

Trivial morality tale

People acting foolishly. Dangerous dog at the center of the story not a realistic solution.

Well worth a listen

Well performed, well written and thought provoking in >30min.
Several more of this authors works are available without spending a credit, I’ve added them all to my collection.

Consequences of Actions

This was a short story about the consequences of action that start a chain of events. While I knew something was coming, it did not turn out the way I expected. A good story, beautifully narrated.

Chain of events - 4 stars

One bad deed leads to another as an act of revenge sets of a CHAIN of events. An interesting listen, full of action. It did go into some backstory about the character's heritage and prejudices against himself and other characters. It seemed to set up a longer story but I guess it was just enough to make for an entertaining story. Good narrator.