The Knowland Retribution

The Locator, Book 1

By: Richard Greener

Narrated by: Marc Vietor

With tainted meat the weapon and corporate greed the motive, The Knowland Retribution is an extremely topical suspense-revenge thriller. Walter Sherman, AKA the Locator, is a tracker who honed his skills in Vietnam. The colorful cast of characters also includes Sherman's two friends - a bartender with a mysterious past and an old black man who smokes like a chimney; a feisty young woman who writes obituaries for the New York Times; a southern lawyer who has lost everything and has only one thing to live for; and a group of Wall Street investment bankers who make a deadly decision.

The action takes the listener from a tiny Caribbean bar on the island of St. John to the editorial boardroom of the New York Times, from the gleaming skyline of Atlanta to the isolation of northern New Mexico, from Adirondack hideouts to Manhattan suites to the Mississippi backwoods.This complex and compelling mystery thriller is the first in a series featuring Walter Sherman as The Locator.

Track down another Locator mystery.©2006 Richard Greener (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Greener promises to become a brilliant star in murder-mystery fiction...The Knowland Retribution is a fantastic murder mystery." (Who Dunnit)

"Greener's plot is complex and original...The Locator will find a legion of fans." (The Gumshoe Review)

"Intricate and intelligent. Richard Greener has turned revenge into an art form." (Martin Cruz Smith)

it was okay

What did you like best about The Knowland Retribution? What did you like least?

I read this because I enjoyed the television show, The Finder. It is substantially different, of course. I enjoyed the show more than the book, but in all fairness, this is not the sort of novel that I generally enjoy. I would not have read a book of this genre if not for having so enjoyed the television show. But that says more about me than the book. It is a very well written story. Just not my taste. Although I do very much like the idea of hunting greedy, evil wealthy people like animals, and killing them. Not that I am suggesting anyone commit any illegal activity.

Why you should become a vegetarian

"The Knowland Retribution" is an well-written, innovative, intelligent, fascinating thriller. But don't listen to it if you want to continue eating meat. If the description of beef slaughtering doesn't convert you to vegetarianism, then you must be missing a vital organ: a heart. In fact, this novel concerns itself more with corporate greed than with animal rights or dietary wisdom. It tells the story of a man whose entire family is wiped out by E. coli contamination of their beef. When the man, Leonard Martin, discovers that corporate greed both caused and concealed the contamination that killed hundreds of people, he sets out to achieve retribution. Richard Greener ??? the author of "The Knowland Retribution" ??? introduces an unusual protagonist in the person of Walter Sherman, known as The Locator. The action unfolds like an intriguing jigsaw puzzle, in time, geography, and story line. Marc Vietor, the narrator, has a nice voice, and does a good job of enhancing this audiobook. I recommend "The Knowland Retribution" to all thriller-lovers who appreciate intricacy, intelligence, and intrigue in their audiobooks.

Discovered via The Finder, found it enjoyable

Not quite what I was hoping for I guess, but I definitely enjoyed it. I don’t know what I was looking for but this was an attention keeper

I was disappointed.

I liked the finder TV show better. The saving grace was the performer, he is an excellent narrator - character voices and all.

Great character development

A really compelling storyline, with great characters made real. Narrator was a really good fit.

I didn't want to hit pause during this story!

I liked the characters and I liked how the story wraps up.

In this case the "guy doesn't get the girl" ending was just perfect. Maybe a bit far reaching in the plot, but a nice mix of depressing facts about corporate food and I wish it could end that way in real life endings. Fast paced and Marc Vietor can read to me anytime. Love that narrator. He should be reading more best sellers; more people would share that voice.

not like the finder tv show

i found this series through the tv show the finder. which by the way was a great show its currently on netflix. its a shame they just had 1 season. the book is hard to follow at times especially if you cannot devote your full attention to it, it jumps from character perspectives from chapter to chapter and the chapters can be extremely short. i drive while i listen and sometimes i would be distracted and miss the switch. it lead to many rewinds. other than that i found it slow to get into but once i was hooked i was caught!!! i was riveted to this tale. i thoroughly recommend it.and with audible you can feel secure knowing you can return it if its not your cup of tea! the narrator did an awesome job as well!

too many f bombs

I felt the back story was too long. I could have easily skipped a couple of chapters

Great story, but not The Finder

I found this title because of The Finder TV show, the book is nothing like that! However, it’s a great story with unscrupulous bad guys, unwavering good guys, a villain we can relate to and a protagonist we will all love. I will definitely read the next one!

Excellent Book

Would you consider the audio edition of The Knowland Retribution to be better than the print version?

I cannot wait to see if any more of these books are written. I am also disappointed the TV series was cancelled.