The List

De: Steve Berry

Narrado por: Scott Brick

In the vein of David Baldacci, John Grisham, and Harlan Coben—this is Steve Berry like you’ve never experienced him before.

After a ten-year self-imposed exile, Brent Walker is returning home to Concord, a quaint town in central Georgia nestled close to the Savannah River. Two years ago, his father died, and now Brent, hired by Southern Republic Pulp and Paper Company as its assistant general counsel, is returning to care for his ailing mother.

For decades, Southern Republic has invested heavily in Concord, creating a thriving community where its employees live, work, and retire. But the genteel sheen of this quiet town is deceiving, and when a list of cryptic code surfaces, Brent starts to see the cracks.

Southern Republic’s success is based largely on a highly unorthodox and deadly system to control costs, known only to the three owners of the company. Now, one of them, Christopher Bozin, has had a change of heart. Brent’s return to Concord, a move Bozin personally orchestrated, provides his conscience with a chance at redemption. So a plan is set into motion, one that will not only criminally implicate Bozin’s two partners, but also place Brent Walker square in the crosshairs of men who want him dead—with only one course left available.

Find and reveal the shocking secret of the list.

©2025 Steve Berry (P)2025 Grand Central Publishing

As always

Gave great back detail and comes together in the end. Great writing as always. Love the history he puts in his books

Great story

As always, loved the action and continued movement. Great writer and looking forward to next book!

Held my interest from beginning to end

Liked the character development both good and bad and the basic plot. Absolutely no dislikes.

WOW!

I wasn’t sure if I would like a book without my hero Cotton, but WOW!
Loved it! What a wonderful surprise!

Not what I expected.

It took way too long to tell the story. In many instances did not make sense.

Huge fan, different story.

I expected a Malone yarn, blown away! Amazing. It was almost predictable until you threw so many curveball!s! Again, great story, great development, thought I had it, then I didn't.

An interesting novel by a great storyteller

This novel started out as an early effort by the author before he hit the big time with his Cotton Malone books. He realized that it wasn't quite ready for primetime and put the manuscript away for nearly three decades. In the meantime, he polished his writing and style until he decided to revisit that earlier manuscript and rewrite it with newfound ideas and skills. The result became The List. The skills turning what could have been a forgettable premise into a very suspenseful page turning read. Recommended.

Interesting look at a now defunct operation

I like the way he built the characters so that you knew some of their backstory. The killings were awful because of the reason that they were done, even though in the minds of the leadership they were justified. Overall, a good story.

The writing.

Scampering. Puppies plod, lambs and goats gambo and bounce, kittens scamper. Even little girls scamper but grown men DO NOT scamper! This bothered me throughout the book. Even listening to the wonderful tones of Scott Brick couldn't get scamper out of my mind. What else was the book about? Sorry Steve Berry.

holes in story...

character development is strong and are intriguing... Mr Berry is awesome at investing you into his characters