The Yards

By: A.F. Carter

Narrated by: Amy McFadden, Cody Roberts

Git O'Rourke is from the wrong side of the tracks - even if, in the depressed Rust Belt town of Baxter, it's not always clear where that designation begins. A single mother, she works hard to support her daughter, Charlie, but still finds time to cut loose every once in a while, to go to a local bar, drink martinis, and find a companion for the night. Which is exactly how she ends up in a hotel room with a strange man passed out on heroin and how she comes to possess the bag of money and guns that he left open as he got his fix.

When the dead body is discovered at the Skyview Motor Court, a bullet through its forehead, officer Delia Mariola is one of the first on the scene. She recognizes the victim as the perpetrator in an earlier crime - a domestic violence call - but that does little to explain how he ended up in the situation in which they find him. She knows he's connected to the local mob, but the crime scene doesn't exactly resemble their typical hit. Instead, all signs point to a pick-up gone wrong. Which means that all signs point to Git.

A twisted tale set in a tough town, The Yards is a multiple-voiced mystery with two unforgettable women at its core; its suspenseful, thrilling, and unpredictable plot will keep the listener guessing until the very end.

©2021 A. F. Carter (P)2021 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Looking for a better life

Poverty in a small town and trying to get out can be dangerous. Git is smarter than people thought. Will she make it out alive to give her family a better life ?

Excellent

The story circled around and pulled itself into a bow. Well paced and well thought out, with enough twists to break up what you thought you could see coming. The narration was excellent.

Well written and exciting

I struggled with the narrator initially because her charactersall sounded alike, but I am so glad I didn't give up on the book! The narrator performance got better as the story progressed. The story is exciting and keeps the reader guessing.

This is a great story and listen!

I really enjoyed this book! It was a fun lesson and suspenseful in light kind of way. Meaning it wasn't super tense, but it was really fun to see how it played out. I was lucky enough to get it as a free listen with my membership, but I would even recommend it to someone who had to pay for it. It was great! Thank you for the listen, Audible!

Engaging Story

Good writing. Great narration. Perfect ending. I will definitely read more from this awesome author.