You Belong to Me

A Novel

By: Colin Harrison

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

The long-awaited new novel by "the class act of the urban thriller" (Entertainment Weekly)

Paul Reeves is a successful immigration lawyer, but his passion is collecting old maps of New York, tangible records of the city's rich history in an increasingly digital world. One afternoon he attends an auction with his neighbor Jennifer Mehraz, the beautiful young wife of an Iranian financier-lawyer, but halfway through the auction a handsome man in soldier fatigues appears in the aisle and whisks Jennifer away.

A long-lost lover from Jennifer's rural Pennsylvania past, the man sets off a series of alarming events as those close to Jennifer try to figure out who he is and how the two are connected, including her high-powered and possessive husband, whose ultimate goal is to make this embarrassing intrusion into his marriage disappear.

At the same time, one of the world's rarest and most inaccessible maps suddenly goes on sale, but before Paul can finalize a deal, another buyer snatches it out from under Paul's nose, sending him on a quest to find out who the mysterious buyer is and how to get the map for himself.

Eight years after his last critically acclaimed thriller, The Finder, Colin Harrison returns with You Belong to Me. Filled with compelling characters and a loving but biting satire of New York City, You Belong to Me is an exceptional audiobook, and Colin Harrison is at the top of his game.

©2017 Colin Harrison (P)2017 Macmillan Audio

Fill?

I think some of the irrelevant details lengthened the story so it would be more attractive to an audible book listener.

Couldn't put it down

Great surprising ending. Highly recommend it. Excellent story, great performance, and with enough twists and turns to keep interesting, especially once half way through.

Great story, better narrator

Any additional comments?

Convoluted, yet captivating story. Wonderful for those who love and know New York, and have grown Wonderful description of maps, and their historical importance. In many ways reminded me of Bonfire of the Vanities.....
The narrator is incredible....

Great read

I am surprised that this book only got four stares, the story and the performance were both excellent.

Some Fun Here.

Okay, people do dumb things in this story. But there are nifty twists, and at least one's kind of grisly. Nobody much to like in this ensemble but I liked the tale. Petkoff and Harrison are a good team and I'll spend another credit on them taking me into an adventure escape.

Engaging but somewhat predictable towards the end.

Fine writing and first rate narration make this a worthwhile read. More like these please.

Terrific in every way

The reader rates six stars. I'll be looking up the author to see if there are more stories like this.

An Absorbing New York City Narrative

What made the experience of listening to You Belong to Me the most enjoyable?

I just happened to read a review of this in the New York Times when I came out and I thought to myself, "That sounds interesting". And it was. It made me really miss New York.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

I was curious as to how all these threads would be brought together, so i stayed up late listening after I had listened to the book on my way home in the car. When an author does that for me, it is a very pleasing experience.

What about Robert Petkoff’s performance did you like?

Narrator did a nice job but what carried my interest was the story itself.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

It's great to stumble upon something like this with no warning.

Still worth reading

Clearly this author has issues with women, but if you can get past that, it's a good read. The writing is crisp and intelligent and the narrator was good. The story takes interesting twists and turns and I liked learning about historical maps.

Much much better than I expected

Great plot and narration. There were unexpected outcomes throughout. Very entertaining while having a thoughtful depth.