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The Bell Tower

By: R.J. Ellory
Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
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Death Row duty comes with three simple rules:
Do not make it personal
Do not question the system
Do not take justice into your own hands
Garrett Nelson will break every one of them.

Injured during a drug bust, sheriff's deputy Garrett Nelson finds himself working at a Florida Penitentiary, under the shadow of an old bell tower turned execution chamber.

There, his belief in the justice system will be tested to its limit - as a manhunt through the Everglades sparks a conflict of duty versus conscience.

Can he turn a blind eye to an innocent man's execution or risk his own life in the pursuit of truth? For life on death row takes its toll: until you can't take it anymore...

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'A uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer' ALAN FURST

'The master of the genre' CLIVE CUSSLER

©2024 R.J. Ellory (P)2024 Orion Publishing Group Limited Crime Thrillers Historical Thriller & Suspense Florida
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Having read the majority of Roger’s books, many of which I have reviewed on Audible, and discussed with him in our numerous emails, THE BELL TOWER seems to me to be a departure from the norm. His books are normally crime-based, and while this certainly has many elements of crime within the plot, it seems to move towards the general novel with strong character development and interaction.
Garrett Nelson is a deputy sheriff. When he is seriously injured in a confrontation with some criminals pushing drugs, and is unable to continue working as a deputy, he becomes an officer at the Bell Tower, a Florida prison where some of the prisoners are on death row. A nice logical progression was that Hannah Montgomery, his physiotherapist, has family working there, her father and brother, and through this connection he secures the job.
Roger has really done his homework here and the reader becomes privy to the day-to-day workings of the prison, all the way through to the executions.
I found this to be a most satisfying novel with well-drawn characters about whom you cared, and a powerful and logical (always a bonus) resolution.
Robert G Slade was an excellent choice for the narrator.
As always, highly recommended.
Happy reading, Eric.

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