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Fidelity
Fidelity
Fidelity
Audiobook11 hours

Fidelity

Written by Thomas Perry

Narrated by Michael Kramer

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

3.5/5

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About this audiobook

When Phil Kramer is shot dead on a deserted suburban street in the middle of the night, his wife, Emily, is left with an emptied bank account and a lot of questions. How could Phil leave her penniless? What was he going to do with the money? And, most of all, who was he if he wasn't the man she thought she married?

Jerry Hobart has some questions of his own. It's none of his business why he was hired to kill Phil Kramer. But now that he's been ordered to take out Kramer's widow, he figures there's a bigger secret at work-and maybe a bigger payoff.

As they race to find the secret Phil Kramer so masterfully hid, both Hobart and Emily must question where their true loyalties lie and how much they owe those who have been unfaithful to them. In Fidelity, Thomas Perry delivers another riveting thriller.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 26, 2008
ISBN9781400176649
Author

Thomas Perry

Thomas Perry is the bestselling author of over twenty novels, including the critically acclaimed Jane Whitefield series, The Old Man, and The Butcher’s Boy, which won the Edgar Award. He lives in Southern California.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    A strange title for a thriller but fidelity does comes into play among the different sets of characters. The small twist at the end was interesting for reasons that can't be written without spoilers - however, the author's foray into exploring issues of loyalty lends itself more to a different genre than this novel is supposed to be and so I think the plot was a bit awkward because of it.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Thomas Perry is a genius storyteller. Man I want to be able to write like him. Anyway, read this book. He takes you into the characters minds and weaves the tale intricately but simply at the same time. Just genius.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another great story by Thomas Perry. Not part of a series.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Normally I love Thomas Perry. If you have not read the Jane Whitfield series, run to the nearest bookstore or library. Right now. This was a bit too contrived, with shallow characters and more possibility than realization. Not up to his usual standard.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I am a sucker for any Thomas Perry book and this was no different. It was not my favorite but it was still a very compelling story told in a manner that would not let me put it down until I got to the final word.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Who's the Most Fidel of them All Thomas Perry has another winner. Started listening to this book intending to mow on the paths through the fields (about 60 minutes) and wound up finishing additional acreage. To those who say it's formulaic, I reply what a great formula.

    Phil Kramer is shot dead on the street. Emily, his wife, soon learns that Phil had cleaned out their bank accounts, including that of the agency. She resolves to keep the agency going not just to bring in some cash, but also to use its operatives, especially to find out Phil's motivation. She learns more than she ever wanted to.

    The mystery that holds your interest has nothing to do with "who" is responsible -- we know almost from the start who the killer is and who hired him -- but "why." That's the puzzle both Emily and the reader must figure out. Hobart, the actual killer, is very smart, but so is Emily and her cadre. Hobart makes it complicated because he wants to find out why Forrest wanted Kramer dead, too. It's a nice cat-and-mouse game.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book was surprising terrific. I borrowed it as an ebook from the library, just because it was new and I liked the description. A very well written suspense novel.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Emily Kramer is a woman who's lived much of her adult life with her eyes shut. She has long suspected that her husband, Phil, has been involved with other women during their marriage, and since the death of their only child she has more or less drifted along in her comfortable suburban niche. She's been vaguely unhappy, but unwilling to confront either her husband or her own suspicions.All that changes when Phil Kramer is found shot to death on a quiet residential street. Emily discovers that her husband's detective agency, which she'd thought to be a thriving business, was on the edge of bankruptcy; and that her husband seems to have systematically looted their joint savings and checking accounts. Not only is she suddenly widowed, but the solid foundations of her life have turned to quicksand.Driven by an overwhelming need to discover who her husband really was, Emily sets to work to unearth his many secrets. It's not only lack of money that hampers her efforts, but her late husband's own secretive nature. And then she discovers that she herself is being stalked -- probably by the man who murdered her husband.What had Phil discovered that resulted in his death? Emily struggles with her growing fear that her husband may not only have betrayed their marriage vows, but everything she thought he stood for. This book is a fast-paced tale of intrigue and discovery -- and Perry does his usual craftsman-like job of making his characters real individuals. I found the story less satisfying than his Jane Whitehead series, and the characters less detailed, and thus, less believable, than the ones he peoples Whitehead's world with -- but it is still a very worthwhile read, and better than most thriller fiction out there. Recommended.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    A strange title for a thriller but fidelity does comes into play among the different sets of characters. The small twist at the end was interesting for reasons that can't be written without spoilers - however, the author's foray into exploring issues of loyalty lends itself more to a different genre than this novel is supposed to be and so I think the plot was a bit awkward because of it.