Funeral for a Friend, Brian Freeman
Funeral for a Friend, Brian Freeman
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Funeral for a Friend
A Jonathan Stride Novel

Author: Brian Freeman

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/22/2020

Synopsis

“You’re safe, Stride. I found the body at the Deeps. I buried him.”Jonathan Stride’s best friend, Steve Garske, makes a shocking deathbed confession: he protected Stride by covering up a murder. Hours later, the police dig up Steve’s yard and find a body with a bullet hole in its skull.Stride is pretty sure he knows who it is. Seven years ago, an out-of-town reporter disappeared while investigating anonymous allegations of rape against a prominent politician. Back then, the police believed that the reporter drowned at a dangerous swimming hole called the Deeps… but the discovery of the body changes everything. Now Stride’s partner, Maggie Bei, is forced to ask Stride an uncomfortable question: Did you kill him?Stride is obviously hiding things. He was the last person to see the reporter alive. And he admits lying to Maggie about that meeting, but won’t tell her why. With suspicion in the murder pointing at him, Stride finds himself off the case and on leave from the Duluth Police.His only ally in clearing his name is his wife, Serena, who retraces the reporter’s investigation into the explosive allegations. The clues all point to a hot Duluth summer years earlier that everyone in town would prefer to forget.Someone was willing to kill rather than let those long-ago secrets come out, and the suspect with the strongest motive … is Stride.

About Brian Freeman

Brian Freeman is a New York Times bestselling author of psychological suspense novels including Spilled Blood, winner of the ITW Thriller Award for best novel.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karl

Freeman pulls off another complex story filled with secrets, damaged characters, and hidden motives. The story begins when the buried body of man missing for seven years is found. He was murdered, and Stride, the hero of this series, is a prime suspect. The local big-shot is running for the U.S. Sen......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

In the tenth book in this series we find its central figure, Duluth cop Jonathan Stride, involved in an investigation concerning the discovery of a body in the garden of his recently deceased close friend, Steve Garske. Only this time around it’s Stride that’s being investigated, courtesy of a death......more

Goodreads review by Linda

Jonathan Stride’s best friend, Steve Garske, makes a shocking deathbed confession: he protected Stride by covering up a murder. Hours later, the police dig up Steve’s yard and find a body with a bullet hole in its skull. The victim ... a reporter looking for the woman who made an anonymous claim of......more

Quotes

“Brian Freeman proves once again he’s a master of psychological suspense.” Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Spilled Blood

“This guy can tell a story.” Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“The most literate and stylish writing you’ll find anywhere today.” Jeffery Deaver, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Immoral

“Brian Freeman is a first-rate storyteller. Stalked is scary, fast-paced, and refreshingly well written. The characters are so sharply drawn and interesting, we can’t wait to meet the next one in the story.” Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Stalked

“My discovery this year has been crime writer Brian Freeman…Fleshed-out characters, high tension, and terrifying twists put him up there with Harlan Coben in the psychological crime stratosphere.” Daily Mail (London)

“[Stride] is in the company of Bosch, Thorne, Tennison, and Skinner, some of my other favorite detectives time has not mellowed.” Minneapolis Star Tribune, praise for the series

“Excellent…A cleverly constructed, page-turning plot and fleshed-out primary and secondary characters make this a winner.” Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Alter Ego

“Freeman skillfully weaves together diverse story lines…with twists that build suspense, in this fine, character-driven addition to a strong series.” Booklist (starred review) on Goodbye to the Dead

“If there is a way to say ‘higher’ than ‘highly recommended,’ I wish I knew it. Because this is one of those thrillers that go above and beyond.” Suspense Magazine on Goodbye to the Dead

“A fast-paced and riveting drama that I could not put down until the last sentence was read…The best book in this grippingly thrilling series.” Dru Ann’s Book Musing (Raven Award Winner) on Marathon

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