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  • You're Dead

  • By: Chris Knopf
  • Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
  • Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,082 ratings)

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You're Dead

By: Chris Knopf
Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
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Organizational psychologist Dr. Waters is a happily solitary guy with a few deep attachments, including to his boss Paresh Rajput, the owner of a thriving hi-tech aerospace company. Until something really bad happens to CEO Rajput, which throws Waters into a lunatic swirl of murderous stalkers, corporate intrigue, amorous female executives, and crafty cops who see the inscrutable psychologist as murder suspect number one.

Waters is hardly defenseless. A weight-lifter and former wrestler, ace poker player and master student of human nature, he takes it all on with surprising strength and determination. If they only knew. As with the connivers surrounding him, Waters has his own secrets. Autistic as a child, he lives with the consequences some blessings, others a curse. And a love affair that's hidden even more deeply, or so he thinks.

You're Dead is a mystery/thriller, an adventure story, though in the context of the present zeitgeist the financial stakes of hi-tech ascendancy and flourishing commerce, corporate and personal venality, manipulations by the rich and powerful men and women and the ugly presence of base criminality that crackles around the fringes. It's about troubled and troubling minds and institutions that struggle to assert relevance, but also how one man, single-minded and apart, can disrupt what the lead detective on the case calls, "Their clever-clever ways".

Every writer has their themes and pre-occupations. For Knopf, it's the intricacies of the mind, the most complex organism in the universe. The aberrations, as well as the indefinable "normal". You're Dead is an action-filled examination of what happens when minds of all kinds collide.

©2018 Chris Knopf (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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You're Dead

I listened to the audio book version of this story. The story was really good and the characters were intriguing.

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This title was better than I thought, kept me guessing almost to the very end. Highly recommended.

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On a par with the "Reacher" series.

A strong, intelligent protagonist with forces aligned against him with and overwhelming odds. He has overcome challenges in childhood to become an uncanny reader of people, but does that mean he can find happiness or even just keep him alive while facing multiple attempts on his life?

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Unlikely hero

An interesting plot involving murder, treachery, jealousy, and frame up. The likely suspects are not the only guilty parties. The ending comes with an unexpected twist.

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Cool read to pass the time

Nice story line and excellent narration. If you enjoy the show Dexter at all, I think you'll love this narrator!

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Surprising twists and turns

Narration outstanding. The savvy psychologist becomes likeable and human. The story twists and turns for surprises right to the end.

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Fabulous!

This is truly a 5* across the board.

Totally engrossing plot, great character development and an ending I actually did not see coming...rare for me.

And the narration...oh, so good.

Highly recommend.

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Interesting Story Line

I enjoyed both the narrator and the plotting. The fact that Dr. Waters could read people and handle complex problems, a nice change from the usual detecting devices. I hiope Chris Knopf writes another book featuring Dr. Waters.

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Great story

Would make a great TV series or movie.
Very entertaining.
Although there were a couple of inconsistencies.

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Twists and turns

Started off a little slow, the narrator did a masterful job. The plot developed well without too many weak spots. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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