Presumption of Guilt, Archer Mayor
Presumption of Guilt, Archer Mayor
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Presumption of Guilt
A Joe Gunther Novel

Author: Archer Mayor

Narrator: Tom Taylorson

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/31/2017

Synopsis

A forty-year-old skeleton is found encased in a concrete slab at a recently decommissioned nuclear energy site. It becomes a case for the Vermont Bureau of Investigation (VBI) and its leader, Joe Gunther, since they have the resources and the ability to investigate an old, very cold, missing persons case that has now been reclassified as murder. The victim was Hank Mitchell, and Gunther must chase down old rumors and speculations: Who benefited from his death and the disappearance of his body? And was his death somehow tied to New York City mafia money being laundered through the construction project?But what seems the coldest of cold cases roars back to life when one of the central figures in this mystery is shot to death, right after speaking with Gunther. And when a young police officer―the son of VBI investigator Lester Spinney―is kidnapped, is it meant to be a warning to the VBI team to drop the case?After all these many years, the truth behind the murder still has to the power to kill, and it’s up to Gunther and his team to capture the living and finally put the dead to rest.

About Archer Mayor

Archer Mayor is the New York Times bestselling author of the highly acclaimed Vermont-based series of mystery novels featuring detective Joe Gunther. He is a past winner of the New England Book Award for his body of work, the first time a writer of crime literature has been so honored. He also works as a death investigator, a sheriff’s deputy, and a volunteer firefighter and EMT in Vermont.

About Tom Taylorson

Tom Taylorson is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and Chicago-based actor with over a decade of stage experience. In that time he also built a voice-over career and now primarily works as a voice actor. Tom is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, teaching voice-over for interactive media.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on December 23, 2017

This is another solid entry in Archer Mayor's series featuring Joe Gunther, the head of the Vermont Bureau of Investigation. Twenty-seven books into the series, the formula and the cast of characters are very well set, but the formula remains strong and the characters are still uniformly interesting......more

Goodreads review by Larry on November 14, 2016

Joe Gunther seems like an old friend by now. Mayor delivers as usual.......more

Goodreads review by Bob on April 07, 2018

Another visit to the folks across the river in Brattleboro for another case with Joe Gunther and the crew of the VBI. When the nuclear plant was decommissioned and cleanup started, an unused warehouse was taken down and when the concrete floor was being broken up a skeleton was uncovered. When the V......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on May 19, 2024

I had never heard of or tried a book written by Archer Mayor before, yet this is the 27th of a series featuring Joe Gunther. Well written, engaging criminal investigation that had my interest start to finish. Vermont I like, but have not had the chance to spend real time there...just driving through......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on December 11, 2016

Presumption of Guilt was the first Archer Mayor story I have read. A skeleton is discovered at the forlorn site of an abandoned nuclear power plant during work to remove the concrete foundation of a warehouse. Vermont Bureau of Investigation agents Joe Gunther & team are called in to investigate. Th......more

Quotes

“Trip-wire tension complements intelligent detective work, fascinating forensics, and an airtight plot.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Another fine entry in a wonderful series—well plotted, as always, and featuring one of the best ensemble casts in the genre.” Booklist (starred review)

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