The House of Love and Death

Cameron Winter Mystery Series, Book 3

By: Andrew Klavan

Narrated by: Adam Barr

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Cameron Winter was born with a "strange habit of mind"—the ability to recreate detailed crime scenes in his imagination and dissect the motives and encounters that produced them. And after reading a puzzling news story about a wealthy family killed in a small town in the Chicago suburbs, he can't resist the chance to apply this deductive power in the pursuit of justice for the victims.

Three members of the family, along with their live-in nanny, were pulled from their burning mansion, already dead from gunshot wounds. The only survivor is a young boy whose memory of the event raises more questions than answers. The police seem happy to settle on a simple explanation and arrest the most obvious suspect—but Winter knows that obvious solutions are seldom the correct ones.

While Winter's investigation is welcomed by many, the lead detective makes it clear he not only wants Winters to stop looking for answers, but to stay out of his town altogether. Winter begins to understand why as he slowly uncovers crimes and unsavory behavior that had been ignored long before the killings, and in the process grows increasingly determined to find the real killer and expose the rot beneath the town's sanitized façade. And as the inquiry brings all-too-familiar sins to the surface, he'll have to confront his own inner demons once and for all.

©2023 Andrew Klavan (P)2023 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Klavan’s Magnum opus!

I am a huge fan of Andrew Klavan, and this is his best work yet!
Must listen!
Expertly narrated by Adam Barr!

Great Story

Loved this book. Kept me wondering whodunit till the end. The characters are great and the story kept me going. Audio listened through the whole day! Hated when I had to pause.

Klavan does it again!

The Cameron Winter series is outstanding!! I cannot wait to read the next book. I share Mr. Klavan’s books whenever and wherever I can. Would recommend this book to anyone with a passion for authentic authorship.

Keep writing, Mr. Klavan. I am so very happy to read your next work!

The best modern author

Klavan knows how to tell a story that is believable and compelling. The themes are taken from today's news, and woven into a story that drives you forward in a way you can't resist.

All the klavaney goodness!

Hot Gandalf has done it again with yet another masterpiece of a book. The New York Times should be ashamed of itself for not adding this great book to their bestseller list.

These books are MAGNIFICENT!!!

Klavan’s Cameron Winter mystery series is probably the best work he has ever done. What could easily be one and done forgettable detective tales Klavan turns into gripping mysteries through the use of excellent characters, clever twists, and deep themes that transcend the story. (If you want a sneak peak about where this series is going philosophically, read Klavan’s ‘The Truth and Beauty’) The House of Love and Death is equal parts tragedy and mystery. You will mourn over the loss of innocence, puzzle through the well crafted story, and learn even more about Cameron Winter than you did before. The biggest downside to this whole thing is that book four isn’t out yet! An easy five out of five stars!

Well done Andrew,

Wow, hell of a book Cameron Winters is one of my favorite characters of all time

well written

at great story well told. could not put it down. The plot pulls you in but the descriptive prose is amazing. it makes the story like you are there.

Excellent story

This story satisfies on all levels. Very happy I picked it up. Three more words

Built on previous novels, this is the best Cameron Winters novel yet

I suppose I should have seen it before, but i realized, while listening to The House of Love and Death, that Mr Klavan has set up the perfect way to write a great novel while slipping in some profound thoughts on the human condition. And he has some very profound insights that are shared here. You may recognize them from Klavan's non-fiction work on English the poets, The Truth and Beauty. He grabbed onto these insights, made them integral to the story, and gave each reader a reason to ponder on their own life. It made for a doubly meaningful story.
The story is engrossing. It isn't particularly fast-paced, but it moves along without letting you realize that it isn't fast paced. Everything has a purpose. Cameron Winter is a deeply troubled man, seeking redemption, and the story is as much about him as it is about the murders. It is beautifully told, and leaves you wanting more. The narrator is wonderful, giving character and feeling to each different character in the novel, and narrating so smoothly that he let's you focus entirely on the story, dropping into it.
Great novel. I highly recommend it.