For My Brother

Det. Jason Strong, Book 3

By: John C. Dalglish

Narrated by: Joshua Bennington

Can visiting a grave connect us with the dead? What happens when a man thinks he can hear his dead brother? Billy Jarvis suffers an untimely death, leaving his little brother, Donnie, alone with his mother. Donnie thinks his dead brother has told him how to make things right and Detective Strong is pushed to figure out why people are disappearing. In the third book of the series, Jason is without his regular partner, Vanessa Layne, and must rely on a new partner to help him solve the mystery.

©2012 John C. Dalglish (P)2014 John C. Dalglish

Unexpected ending in a detective story

Would you consider the audio edition of For My Brother to be better than the print version?

I did not read the paper version but this narrator was very good and gave the book.more depth.

What did you like best about this story?

The ending was the only surprise in the book.

Have you listened to any of Joshua Bennington’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

We have listened to one other of his performances and we have loved both of them.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I did not feel that the detective was much of a detective.

Any additional comments?

Good book fast and short, It was read by a very good narrator which helped the book a LOT.

Brotherly Love

Where does For My Brother rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

"For My brother" ranks high among the audio books I have listened to.Not the highist but very close,

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the characters that the author created and that the narrator gave a personality. Jason Strong was interesting but Donnie's few words said a lot.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was at the end where they were all around the table and the gun didn't fire.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It was a very sad book. Full of sorrow and pain for a boy who never grew up and was locked into a times when his older brother was a live.

Any additional comments?

I would recommend this book for two reasons, one it is a touching story and two it was narrated to give it more real feeling by a good reader.

Excellent Detective Jason Strong novella

The 16 book Jason Strong series includes one dozen 5 star suspense mystery novellas. For My Brother is excellent but does not earn 5 stars.

A Suspenseful detective story

What made the experience of listening to For My Brother the most enjoyable?

The narrator gave the characters a personality and he did a great job as a story teller.

What was one of the most memorable moments of For My Brother?

The most memorable moment was when Donnie came home to find his brother dead.

What about Joshua Bennington’s performance did you like?

Joshua Bennington really made the book into a good story book. He gave the characters life and the story was told in an entertaining manner.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did listen to the book in one drive to our vacation home. It made the trip some much shorter

Good detective story

Where does For My Brother rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I audio book is good but not as good as "Extreme Measures" another audio book done by Joshua Bennington, another detective story..

What was one of the most memorable moments of For My Brother?

The inability of Jason Strong to be a detective. He is slow and the police station sounded like an 1980's station.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was the confrontation between Jason and the Lt.

Any additional comments?

The story had an expected story line. I thought Jason Strong was more of a detective than this book leads me to believe. The narration was pretty good. Over all it is a book I would recommend but not a 5 starer..

A detective story with no foul language

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Yes the author could have made the story less transparent.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

SAD

Which scene was your favorite?

I felt that the whole book circled around one moment in the first chapter ....."His mother's face was drawn, almost gray. Pain weiled up in her eyes, and Donnie realized he had seen that look before"

Any additional comments?

The book was well written and performed by a good narrator. The story starts out well as suspense story but fails as a detective story. I would still recommend it but could not give it a 5 star. The Narrators performance however gets a 5 star rating..

Detective story with an unexpected ending.

Would you consider the audio edition of For My Brother to be better than the print version?

Yes, the audio book was easier to understand with most of the bad grammar eliminated and the story smoothed out. Also, the narrator gave the character more of a personality by us hearing them speek.

What was one of the most memorable moments of For My Brother?

Doonie"s dinning room table at the end

Have you listened to any of Joshua Bennington’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

We have listened to about 5 books of his in this past year and found this one to be not his best but close..

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Younger brother dies with his older brother

Any additional comments?

I would recommend this audio book, it was entertaining and suspenseful.

ANOTHER JASON STRONG STORY

Would you consider the audio edition of For My Brother to be better than the print version?

I only listen to audio books, so yes I would consider the audio book better.

What did you like best about this story?

It was over quickly, one trip to work and there was no bad langue in the book.

What about Joshua Bennington’s performance did you like?

Joshua Benningtons read was good, I could listen to him all day.

Any additional comments?

I would recommend the book.

Fast Moving Detective Story

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

No, the plot was predicable, the ending was not

Any additional comments?

Entertaining story told by a good story teller. I would highly recommend the audiobook.

Good story, didn't care for the reader...

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend the book itself, but not the audible version. The reader's breathy unnatural tone and the way he spat out many of the words was annoying. His characterization of Det. Strong made him sound like a grumpy curmudgeon. I got the feeling the reader was trying to emulate the late great Frank Muller, but didn't pull it off.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Parts of the plot were similar to previous book, but it was good and suspenseful.

How could the performance have been better?

A different reader would have made the book much more enjoyable to listen to; his tone and inflections were distracting from the book itself.

Do you think For My Brother needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Perhaps with a different reader.

Any additional comments?

I really love the way the author writes - no obscenities or graphic descriptions of sex or violence, demonstrating that, indeed, those things are not necessary to good storytelling!