The Mercy of the Night, David Corbett
The Mercy of the Night, David Corbett
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The Mercy of the Night

Author: David Corbett

Narrator: David de Vries

Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/07/2015

Synopsis

Phelan Tierney helps people who hope to start their lives over. When Jacquelina Garza, a young woman he’s taken under his wing, disappears, the former lawyer devotes himself to finding her—despite her secretive and puzzlingly unhelpful family.Jacqi has been to hell and back. Abducted by a child predator when she was eight years old, she still, years later, bears the scars of the incident and its very public aftermath. Her life takes an even steeper downward spiral when she witnesses the murder of a man it seems everyone wanted dead. But no one, not even the police, wants to hear her version of what actually happened.Can these two wayward souls find redemption amid the convenient lies and difficult truths that have followed them for so long?David Corbett, award-winning author of four previous novels, has written his most personal and powerful work to date, a story of haunting suspense with characters you will never forget.

About David Corbett

David Corbett is the author of four previous novels: The Devil’s Redhead, Done for a Dime (a New York Times Notable Book), Blood of Paradise (nominated for numerous awards, including the Edgar), and Do They Know I’m Running? In January 2013 he published a comprehensive textbook on the craft of characterization, The Art of Character. His short fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, with pieces twice selected for the book series Best American Mystery Stories. His nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times, Narrative, MovieMaker, Bright Lights, Writer’s Digest, and numerous other venues. For more, visit www.davidcorbett.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by S.W. on February 10, 2017

This was more of a 3.5 star read for me, but I'm rounding up. I liked the story of Jacqi Garza, a young girl who had been abducted when she was eight and escaped within days. Instead of being treated as a hero, she's shunned and her life goes into a downward spiral until we meet her as a runaway, se......more

Goodreads review by Ren on December 27, 2015

I received an eARC in exchange for an honest review. 3.5/5 I finally finished this book. It took me a month or so but here we are. I'll get straight to the point - it was very hard for me to establish a proper connection with the characters. It took me quite a while. That was my main problem with this......more

Goodreads review by Mark on August 16, 2015

Like the best of Richard Price or Dennis Lehane, "The Mercy of the Night" concerns itself more with the human impact of crime than the crime itself. Corbett puts us in the mix with three strong characters (and many more). When we meet Jacquelina Garza she’s turning tricks again but trying to avoid cr......more

Goodreads review by Phil on May 13, 2015

Rio Mirada, a fictional town in the Bay Area, cannot help but be Vallejo for me. A ferry runs from the town to San Francisco, and you’re near the wine country in Napa. And yet the town is bankrupt. Citizens now forming vigilante groups to protect themselves. It’s a kind of dystopia, and yet right no......more

Goodreads review by Bonnye Reed on August 14, 2024

KU This was a good story, but very choppy in its presentation. I very much enjoyed the character and motivation of the main character Phelan Tierney, and admired his persistence. However the average chapter length is 5 pages, and POV changes with most chapter changes, so I spent as much time back-rea......more

Quotes

“I read David Corbett novels twice, once for the gritty, deft plotting, then for the beauty of his prose. Creating painstakingly real characters and engrossing dialogue, Corbett is the best of Quentin Tarantino and Elmore Leonard. Nobody writes crime fiction better, and The Mercy of the Night may be his best yet. In a word, brilliant!” —Robert Dugoni, bestselling author of My Sister’s Grave“Corbett handles his story line and subplots adroitly, in economical but polished prose, but his real strength is in character development; Tierney and company are so real they seem to step off the pages. Superlative hard-boiled crime fiction with a strong emotional center.” —Booklist, Starred Review“This thrilling roller-coaster ride builds to an exciting conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly“Like other Corbett novels I’ve read, this is a beautifully, lovingly written novel, a smooth blend of suspense and tenderness, action and keen observation, not only on the bitter path of grief, but also on the collapse of a 21st-century city and how that impacts its citizens. It moves adeptly from the small and personal to the epic.” —Thomas Burchfield: A Curious Man

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