The Unveiling

A Mother's Reflection on Murder, Grief, and Trial Life

By: Ruth Markel

Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee

Ruth Markel is the mother of the late Dan Markel, a noted law professor who was murdered in Tallahassee, Florida, in 2014. In The Unveiling, she describes her experiences since the day of Dan's death from several distinct perspectives:

- As a devastated mother with the unique human perspective of becoming a homicide survivor and victim.

- As a woman whose attempts to achieve normalcy and live a healthy life are continually interrupted by painful reminders, a rollercoaster of hearings, frequently changing trial dates, verdicts, and appeals.

- As an engaged citizen using what she has learned to help other victims of homicide and violent crimes recover from trauma and begin an optimistic outlook on life.

- As an insider who shows how our collective network of family, friends, and experts have helped her family remain involved, motivated, and hopeful.

- As a grandmother who had not been allowed to see her grandchildren in many years, she used advocacy to inspire the Florida State Legislature to pass a grandparent visitation bill.

- And as an experienced author of nine books using the written word to effectively address the shift from grief to promise.

©2022 Ruth Markel (P)2022 Tantor

Mrs. Markel’s emotions

Disliked the excessive details listed in the court documents , I’m not a lawyer so that was really boring. Otherwise the story is very compelling.

Praying for justice for the Markel family

It’s unthinkable that this tragedy has played out for so many years. The Markels have been horribly mistreated by the “Adelson Criminal Institute” and their fabricated cover up stories. Justice will prevail and our hard working law enforcement and criminal prosecutors will eventually succeed one criminal at a time. Thankfully Dan Markels children will one day be able to know the truth if they read this book written by their grandmother.

narrator made me nervous

I don’t think I’ve ever commented on a narrator before, but I found this reader to be overly dramatic, the intonation in her voice at every turn was too much. it made it hard to listen to.

Ruth, we are with you

1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek⁠; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives⁠, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Isaiah 61:1

We mourn with you. We hope with you. Until that great day when the Lord shall redeem his people.

Reader’s voice.

I may just read this book because I’m unfortunately finding the reader’s voice difficult to listen to.