
A Line in the Sand
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Christine Lakin
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By:
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Kevin Powers
In this “spellbinding and totally original thriller” (Philipp Meyer, author of The Son) a lonely veteran’s gruesome discovery throws him right into the face of danger as a twisted investigation unravels the secrets of his dark past.
One early morning on a Norfolk beach in Virginia, a dead body is discovered by a man taking his daily swim—Arman Bajalan, formerly an interpreter in Iraq. After narrowly surviving an assassination attempt that killed his wife and child, Arman has been given lonely sanctuary in the US as a maintenance worker at the Sea Breeze Motel. Now, convinced that the body is connected to his past, he knows he is still not safe.
Seasoned detective Catherine Wheel and her newly minted partner have little to go on beyond a bus ticket in the dead man’s pocket. It leads them to Sally Ewell, a local journalist as grief-stricken as Arman is by the Iraq War, who is investigating a corporation on the cusp of landing a multi-billion-dollar government defense contract.
As victims mount around Arman, taking the team down wrong turns and towards startling evidence, they find themselves in a race, committed to unraveling the truth and keeping Arman alive—even if it costs them absolutely everything.
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Critic reviews
"A riveting powerhouse of a book, A Line in the Sand pits two small town cops—and a mysterious Iraqi interpreter whose secrets have already gotten a lot of people killed—against corruption and violence at the highest levels of government. A spellbinding and totally original thriller; Kevin Powers has reinvented himself as novelist yet again.”—Philipp Meyer, author of The Son
“A riveting powerhouse of a book, A Line in the Sand pits two small town cops—and a mysterious Iraqi interpreter whose secrets have already gotten a lot of people killed—against corruption and violence at the highest levels of government. A spellbinding and totally original thriller; Kevin Powers has reinvented himself as novelist yet again.” (Philipp Meyer, author of The Son)
"Sure to rank among the year's best thrillers, A Line in the Sand is a tense, twisting, and thoughtful story of the intersection between grief and greed— and the human lives crushed in the middle. Kevin Powers writes with uncommon grace, delivering the rare novel that is both propulsive and contemplative, calling to mind writers as varied as Tim O'Brien and Michael Connelly.”—Michael Koryta, author of Never Far Away
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Suspenseful plot
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Amazing book beautifully written and narrated. Kevin Powers is an American treasure.
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Many thanks to the author for an excellent read.
Well written, well read
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There were also a ton of characters, which kept me on my toes trying to place everyone. But the author did a good job for the large cast he created. Part of my issue with this story may have been the fact that the author had no problem killing off his darlings. In a book like this, people are going to die, and it's not unusual to lose some characters you don't want to lose. But it was actually getting depressing toward the end. At least for me.
So what am I saying? You're on your own with this one. It's fast-paced and complex with some very well-written characters. But for some reason, it just didn't wow me. You may feel completely differently.
Good. Not Great.
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Excellent
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GREAT!!
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First time listening to this author
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Felt like reality
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Overall the story was engaging, but a bit gruesome. If you like bloody gun and knife violence, you’ll get an extra kick out of this mystery story.
Interwoven character life paths
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Arthur was able to take a large cast of characters, intertwine their stories, and multiple points of view very well
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