The Body Below, Daniel Hecht
The Body Below, Daniel Hecht
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The Body Below

Author: Daniel Hecht

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot, Elisabeth Rodgers

Unabridged: 16 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/29/2023

Synopsis

From USA Today bestselling author Daniel Hecht, The Body Below takes the reader on an uneasy quest for the nature of truth and who gets to tell it. Perfect for fans of In the Woods by Tana French and The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley.Conn Whitman’s long-distance swims keep him centered and sane—until a terrifying underwater encounter in a woodland lake plunges him into the middle of a murder investigation.Once a superstar investigative reporter, disgraced by misconduct, Conn returned to his Vermont hometown to put his life back together. Now, after ten years on the job, he knows his community like nobody else. When he kicks a submerged object while swimming—something with the density and resilience of human flesh—he immediately wonders if it’s connected to an unsolved murder in a nearby town.Detective Marlene Selanski is the lead on the State Police investigation and soon locks horns with Conn. It’s clear she considers him a suspect and believes his “vigilante research” is interfering with her investigation. Defying Selanski, Conn and his fiancée Celine Gabrielli combine their talents—her PhD in psychology, his skills at journalistic research and wealth of knowledge about Vermont’s old villages—to seek answers on their own.As layers of deception peel away, Conn and Celine realize too late the dangers of amateur sleuthing: Murder disrupts lives in unexpected ways, sending out ripples and bringing long-hidden secrets to the surface.

About Daniel Hecht

Daniel Hecht was a professional guitarist for twenty years. He took up writing in 1989 and received his MFA degree from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 1992. His first novel, Skull Session, was a bestseller. He lives in Montpelier, Vermont.

About Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot, Audible’s Narrator of the Year for 2010, has won Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Awards, AudioFile Earphones Awards, Audible’s Book of the Year Award, and Audie Awards for several audiobooks, including Matterhorn, Wise Blood, Occupied City, and The Learners. A magna cum laude graduate of Yale, he is an Emmy- and People’s Choice-nominated veteran of movies, television, and Broadway and West End shows. His performance of Malvolio in Twelfth Night was named the highlight of the entire two-year Kennedy Center Shakespeare Festival by the Washington Post. He attended the acting programs at Shakespeare & Company and Circle-in-the-Square, logged in well over 200 episodes of television, starred or costarred in a bouquet of films, plays, musicals, and Shakespeare on Broadway and in London, and developed a passion for Greek revival architecture.

About Elisabeth Rodgers

Elisabeth Rodgers is an actress and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. After graduating from Princeton University, she completed a two-year program at William Esper Studio, where she studied with Maggie Flanigan. Her audiobook narration training came from Robin Miles, who has also directed her in several productions. She has recorded dozens of books for a multitude of publishers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by TheMysteryMO

First book by this author which turned out to be a hefty read. I see Amazon @ 468 pages while Goodreads @ 515 which seemed to be the case. I enjoyed the grind that featured chapter shifts from two different perspectives with one having a bit too much psychology for me but the dynamic was a good one......more

Goodreads review by Scott

Daniel Hecht keeps the reader moving along in this mystery. There are a few eccentric clues and fascinating people with character in a true sense of the word—banged up in the present and interesting stories and experiences as to how they got here. Though there’s not a lot of action, the pace seems r......more

Goodreads review by Alexandra

4.25-4.5/5⭐️ if you’re a fan of murder mystery podcast, dateline or 48 hours this is for you!! not a thriller at all didn’t leave a creepy feeling more of a murder solving if that’s your thing with deep introspections of yourself. this left me with so much frustration for the victim. how do you recon......more

Goodreads review by Annarella

A weird and gripping crime thriller that kept me reading and turning pages. I found the characters fascinating and was surprised by the twists Recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine......more

Quotes

“The Body Below instantly ensnares you with a frightening premise, small-town intrigue, family drama, and traps galore. Daniel Hecht writes with unflinching honesty and authenticity. Here are the real Vermont and real people you’ll remember long after you’ve stayed up late flipping to the last page.”  Sarah Strohmeyer, bestselling author of Do I Know You?

“Damn. Good. Book. Daniel Hecht’s The Body Below plunges deep beneath the placid waters of the present to confront the murkier water below the surface…This finely wrought murder mystery shows the reader the wisdom that comes when a search for the truth takes aim at a distant shore. Get ready to dive in!” Glenn Stout, New York Times bestselling author  

“With The Body Below, Daniel Hecht returns to what he does best: crafting a terrific mystery novel. Gripping, complex, literate, it’s a compelling story that builds to an explosive climax. Based on true events, this superb psychological thriller will have you turning pages as quickly as you can read them. Don’t miss The Body Below!” Rick Bleiweiss, award-winning and bestselling author of Pignon Scorbion & the Barbershop Detectives

“The Body Below is a first-rate mystery—beautifully written, compelling, and suspenseful—that grabbed me from the beginning and wouldn’t let go!” Thomas Christopher Greene, author of The Headmaster’s Wife 

“A soulful, improbable, and ultimately cathartic plunge into the depths.” Kirkus Reviews

“By the second page, I was horrified and hooked…Hecht explores the complications of love, concepts of justice, the many layers of motivation, betrayal and loss, healing and forgiveness. How well do you really know someone you love? Who can you trust?” Montpelier (VT) Bridge

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