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The Brothers Kenney by Adam Mitzner Narrator: Stacy Carolan
Published by Blackstone Publishing on August 13, 2024
Genres: Mystery
Length: 7 hours, 23 minutes
Format: Audiobook
Source: Libro.fm
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Former track star Sean Kenney used to be on top of the world, but that was a very long time ago. Now he’s been estranged from his loved ones for the past two years—until the unthinkable calls him home.
While struggling to make sense of the devastating death that has shaken the Kenney family to its core, Sean grasps at the opportunity to seek forgiveness for his past mistakes—from his family and himself—while clinging to the belief that if he can discover what really happened that day, he might somehow be redeemed.
I wanted to try this author and I saw The Brothers Kenney and jumped into it. It was totally not what I expected. I thought it would have a lawyer and a legal story but it was more of a mystery and character development. Obviously, I did not read the blurb well.
Sean, the younger brother, is the point of view for this story. There is some back and forth between the past and present. After being a track star, he sort of fell apart when competing ended. He hadn’t had a good plan for what to do after his track career. He lost his sense of self without it.
I don’t want to get into what happens beyond a death in the family bringing him home to where he grew up. He has suspicions that the death was murder, although the police don’t see it that way. Sean talks to people and tries to get more information. He is not a skilled investigator. He bumbles around, while rebuilding his life.
I was pleased to see Sean put his life together and spend more time with family. The family members are not perfect people but they are better than he initially expects. He finds a new career with the help of his family, and he turns out to have a talent for it. In the end, he does solve what was murder but that is a sad victory.
Narration:
I don’t think I have listened to this narrator previously. I enjoyed the performance and felt the voices appropriate for the characters. It was comfortable and kept me in the story. I listened at my usual 1.5x speed.
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I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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The books you got from Audible are definitely legal thrillers. I thought this was one, too. Glad you still enjoyed.
yes I knew those were but I guess there is no rule that says an author needs to write only one thing.
I read a book by this author and thought the mystery was engrossing, but I was disappointed by the ending. I can’t even remember what it was now. Glad to hear you enjoyed it despite it not being what you expected.
Thanks Rachel. Many of his other books are about lawyers so I thought this was but it’s not.
While I don’t really read these kind of books, I bet I’d enjoy the movie of this (if they make one!). Thanks!
Well it’s my typical genre so I like it.
This looks interesting and I do love a good mystery. This sounds like a bit of a unique perspective and I love a going home and figuring out secrets plot.
The main POV guy had a hard time growing into an adult really. He had some ego issues that made it hard on the relationships in his family and with women. He was hard on himself rather than others though and he grew so well during this story.
Good for Sean. I think sometimes we forget our parents are people too
Sean really starts having a nice connection with his daughters and also his father.