The Dollar a Year Man

By: James Sisk

Narrated by: David S. Dear

Mitch Paulson, a burnt out Detroit homicide detective, retires to a small, Northern Michigan resort town only to be reluctantly coaxed out of retirement by his brother, the local Chief of Police, to investigate the murder of a beautiful, young female lobbyist from Washington, DC, whose body is found in a building of an abandoned state mental hospital. In the course of his investigation, Mitch finds himself enmeshed in the most complex case of his career.

©2016 James Sisk (P)2016 James Sisk

Riveting suspense

Politics, love triangle, murder and suspense fills The Dollar a Year Man and pulls you in and keeps you listening.
Moving between Michigan and DC the plot thickens as Detective Mitch Paulson works to solve the murder of a beautiful lobbyist.
There are so many things I liked about this book, starting with the attention to details, character development and all the twists and turns.
I had a hard time getting use to the narration of David S. Dear. He has a very distinctive voice that didn't flow. There wasn't much variation between male character voices and the female voices weren't very believable.

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Good audiobook

Where does The Dollar a Year Man rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It is an interesting story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Dollar a Year Man?

The end of the story was a surprise.

Have you listened to any of David S. Dear’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

The narrowing was good.

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

Yes.

Any additional comments?

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Great Dollar a Year Detective Story!

Overall this book was great! There were moments when my attention to the story was lost but not too long before it pulled me back in. This book does have the perfect amount of everything...murder, mystery, strong characters. Not sure if this is a series but I believe it could be. Narrator was perfect for the rolls of each character... I personally find it hard at times to get into a good audible book with male readers but I didn't have that problem here.

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Your narrator killed this book for me.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of David S. Dear?

Probably someone whose enunciation was clear but not overexaggerated.

Any additional comments?

I was given this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I received this personal note from the narrator, "I'm just reaching out to you to remind you to leave a review for The Dollar A Year Man as you had agreed to in exchange for receiving this audiobook for FREE.

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Thank you, and I look forward to reading your review!",

You can bet that I will never listen to anything narrated by David S. Dear again. There, it's my review. You were third in my queue, but because of this rude behavior, I moved you up in order to give you a FREE review as agreed to. Take my email out of your address book, you won't need to contact me again.

The Dollar a Year Man

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A very good murder mystery that features politics and the insurance industry. Traverse City police chief calls he's wealthy retired brother to return as a detective to help solve the crime. He follows the clues and finds more crimes. Quite an interesting tale that holds the listener to the end. I hope there will be more of these characters in the future.

The narration was well done.The characters were well portrayed.

Nice mystery

I received this audio book with the understanding that I would leave an honest review. I enjoyed the mystery very much. The characters were interesting but didn't take away from the story itself. David Dear did an good job with the characters. My only problem was David sometimes over emphasized words and I found this distracting. The farther I listened though the less it bugged me.

Politics,intrigue and murder!

I really enjoyed the story about politics, greed and murder. Mitch is a young retired detective, who is approached by his brother, Mark, Traverse City Chief of Police to help with a murder investigation. Mitch agrees to help for $1 per year since he doesn't need income (Mitch is a lottery winner millionaire). Carol is a young lobbyist in Washington DC and gets involved in an affair with a Senator from Michigan. She is found murdered in TC when she comes to visit her parents. As the investigation progresses, there are a good number of suspects in the world of politics and greedy health ins companies.

Narrator did a good job with the different voices but tends to enunciate too strongly.

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Murder and intrigue hold you spellbound

Where does The Dollar a Year Man rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Very high

What did you like best about this story?

How all the twists and turns held your attention

Which scene was your favorite?

Too many to list!

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

Politics and murder=recipe for a good mystery

Any additional comments?

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Straight Line Mystery

This was a good story, but I am one who enjoys a good plot twist or two along the way. The characters are interesting and developed enough to enjoy and follow. The plot revolves around a murder, and a pretty good detective coming out of retirement to jump on the case. ***Warning - potential spoiler here***. The story just seems to outline how the detective hounds the perpetrator until he has enough evidence to confront him. Kind of know what happened the whole time. End of story with no surprise. Narrator was ok, but would be much better if he did not over enunciate each word. Took away from the story a little. I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.

Overall a great listen.

The book started slow but when things picked up in the book it had me hooked and I couldn't stop listening. There where some long winded parts but overall this was a great book. The narrator did a great job narrating the book and doing the different characters. His voice was pleasant which made it easy to listen to the book.

*I received this book free in exchange for an unbiased review.*