Killer Diller

Name: Killer Diller
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Clyde Edgerton
ISBN: 9781461810209

Author: Clyde Edgerton

Narrator: Norman Dietz, C.J. Critt

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/02/2011

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Shuttled among orphanages and foster homes since he was 11, Wesley Benfield-newly converted-is trying to turn over a new leaf. But two things are keeping him from a straight-and-narrow kind of existence: lust for Phoebe and a National Steel Dobro bottleneck guitar. There's more than one way for an ungainly white boy to find a little soul, and Wesley strikes out on his own path of redemption.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Terry

It is sometimes unfortunate to compare a book you really enjoyed to the next in the series, because when is a sequel ever as good as the first? Oh, I know there are some exceptions, but in this case the rule prevails. The misadventures of Wesley Benfield continue from Walking across Egypt, and he is......more

Goodreads review by Angela

I enjoyed this book up until the end. It was an enduring, funny story with previous characters "Grandma" & Wesley returning. However I was disappointed with the ending. I found it left me with many unanswered questions. It just felt incomplete. Kind of like Edgerton forgot to write an ending. Just n......more

Goodreads review by Vannessa

Killer Diller is a charming story about juvenile delinquents who receive acclaim through the band they create. What I liked about the story is the acceptance of their piano player who’s an autistic savant. It was nice reading a story about teens with a heart.......more

Goodreads review by Jeff

This story was based on my alma mater. Classic stuff if you know the University.......more