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The Heron

By: Don Winslow
Narrated by: Ed Harris
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“The Heron” is the nickname a big-city accountant has attached to himself in his new home near San Diego, where he’s using the alias to avoid a hit man who may be after him. It seems a former client believes that The Heron has skipped town with several million dollars not his own. Don Winslow’s ensuing, entertaining yarn is by turns twisty, dark, and comical as we observe the delicate dance between the pursuer and the pursued.

©2021 Don Winslow (P)2022 Audible Originals, LLC. Dark humor Literature & Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Comedy Fiction Funny Witty

About the Creator

Don Winslow is the author of twenty-two acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers, including The New York Times bestsellers The Force and *The Borderv, the #1 international bestseller The Cartel, The Power of the Dog, Savages, and The Winter of Frankie Machine. His latest novel, City on Fire, is set to publish in April of 2022. Savages was made into a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning writer-director Oliver Stone. The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border sold to FX to air as a major television series, and The Force is soon to be a major motion picture from 20th Century Studios. A former investigator, antiterrorist trainer, and trial consultant, Winslow lives in California and Rhode Island.

About the Performer

Ed Harris stars as the enigmatic Man in Black in the HBO series sensation, Westworld and will reprise his role in the upcoming fourth season. In season 2 he received an Emmy nomination for his performance. He also stars opposite Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick, which Paramount will release in 2022. He can currently be seen in Netflix’s The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s award-winning film adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel, with Olivia Coleman and Dakota Johnson.
Harris made his feature film directing debut on Pollock, receiving an Academy Award nomination as Best Actor for his performance in the title role. His co-star, Marcia Gay Harden, won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar under his direction. Harris also directed, as well as co-wrote Appaloosa, starring opposite Viggo Mortensen. His film credits include A History of Violence (Natl. Society of Film Critics Award); The Hours (Oscar, Golden Globe, SAG and BAFTA nominations); The Truman Show (Oscar nomination, Golden Globe Award); Apollo 13 (Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, SAG Award); Kodachrome opposite Jason Sudeikis and Elizabeth Olson; Darren Aronofsky’s Mother!; In Dubious Battle, Run All Night, Frontera, The Face of Love, The Way Back, Copying Beethoven, The Right Stuff, The Abyss, The Rock, The Human Stain, A Beautiful Mind, Stepmom, The Firm, Places in the Heart, Alamo Bay, Sweet Dreams, Jacknife, State of Grace, The Third Miracle, Touching Home, and Victor Nunez’s A Flash of Green.

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This is short and sweet and just an enjoyable listen. Love Ed Harris as narrator!

Love these quick audible originals

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Great short story and Ed Harris is excellent. I was surprised by the ending of the story.

The Heron

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I enjoyed this story. Great performance from Ed Harris as usual. Definitely one I would listen to again to get through a trip.

Very enjoyable

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LOVED IT!
Excellently read! Wonderful tale. Quick and too the point without excluding detail. I’m glad I stumbled on it.

Great story!

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Love Ed’s voice and love the story. A short story is harder to write than one might think. Winslow does great

Ed Harris is Hot!

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Short and sweet. The bad guy got what was coming to him. This was a very enjoyable short story. I would highly recommend it to anyone!

That was awesome!

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I enjoyed this quick clever little story and Ed Harris did a great job narrating.

Great narration, quick story, interesting

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Great writing and story. It was lovely to listen to Ed Harris’s narration. Bite-sized perfection with just the right amount of punch.

Satisfying listen

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Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Even though there is no surfing! Highly recommend this to Winslow fans.

Excellent Winslow

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Excellent short story, and my kind of story. Let's say that I live vicariously through the writing of others, if that makes you feel better. Just kidding, or...

I liked it.

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