The Blind Man's Eyes


Read by Tom Penn

(4.7 stars; 20 reviews)

Five years before the story begins, a man convicted of murdering a powerful, corrupt financier escaped and disappeared. Now, five years later, another financier, an honest one, is murdered in Seattle. The famous lawyer who is his executor is attacked on the train stuck in the snow in the wilds of Montana. Who can be the attacker? Is it the odd young man the lawyer’s daughter finds irritating and intriguing? Is it the man who claims a telegram that can’t be his? Is it someone else? After another murder, some safe cracking, a burned bridge, and a suspicious manhunt, the deep insights of a blind man finally unfold the who, what, and why of this puzzling case. (summary by Tom Penn) (11 hr 30 min)

Chapters

A Financier Dies 15:19 Read by Tom Penn
The Express Is Held for a Personage 29:40 Read by Tom Penn
Miss Dorne Meets Eaton 16:18 Read by Tom Penn
Truce 23:21 Read by Tom Penn
Are You Hillward 27:02 Read by Tom Penn
The Hand in the Aisle 18:46 Read by Tom Penn
Isn't This Basil Santoine? 25:59 Read by Tom Penn
Suspicion Fastens on Eaton 22:41 Read by Tom Penn
Questions 30:55 Read by Tom Penn
The Blind Man's Eyes 39:08 Read by Tom Penn
Publicity Not Wanted 36:46 Read by Tom Penn
The Ally in the House 45:29 Read by Tom Penn
The Man From the Train 33:44 Read by Tom Penn
It Grows Plainer 26:17 Read by Tom Penn
Donald Avery Is Moody 22:49 Read by Tom Penn
Santoine's Eyes Fail Him 44:56 Read by Tom Penn
The Fight in the Study 21:12 Read by Tom Penn
Under Cover of Darkness 30:59 Read by Tom Penn
Pursuit 31:25 Read by Tom Penn
Waiting 15:40 Read by Tom Penn
What One Can Do Without Eyes 24:18 Read by Tom Penn
The Man Hunt 24:59 Read by Tom Penn
Not Eaton -- Overton 30:54 Read by Tom Penn
The Flaw in the Left Eye 32:16 Read by Tom Penn
It's All Right, Hugh -- At Last 19:49 Read by Tom Penn

Reviews

excellent suspense novel


(5 stars)

This is a really good suspense novel. It is a long book and I just did not want it to end. Interesting characters and interesting plot situations. The reader did an excellent job. Pleasant voice and pacing. I wish it wasn’t over!

The detail!


(5 stars)

The first time I listened to this book, I heard a pleasant adventure/mystery novel. With each successive listen, the more details I catch that hint at the painstaking plotting and subtle character touches by MacHarg and Balmer. These authors are clearly skilled in the craft of the classic puzzle mystery. This has become a comfort listen, sometimes repeating back-to-back. The reader's voice is soothing and his pace perfect.


(5 stars)

This is definitely one of the best mysteries I've listened to recently. I think one thing that helps deepen the suspense is the story never gives any more background info than is absolutely necessary right at the moment. So you're left hanging all the time. Who is the villain exactly?

interesting genre


(3 stars)

An interesting few hours....