The Skydivers

Alibis collection

By: Chris Bohjalian

Narrated by: Eric Altheide, Soneela Nankani, Pete Simonelli

For two brothers, an inheritance triggers a dark chain of events in a thrilling short story of loyalty and revenge by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant.

Aspiring musician Pete Hamilton has nothing in common with his older brother, Leo, an aerospace engineer. Until their late father leaves them the family farm, a sprawling dairy operation in Vermont. Pete wants to hold on. Leo wants to sell. All the embattled brothers can agree on is to skydive over the fields and sprinkle their father’s ashes—a grand gesture the old man would have loved. But when the plan goes terribly wrong, only one unexpected eyewitness can see what’s really going on.

Chris Bohjalian’s The Skydivers is part of Alibis, a collection of stories about lies, truth, and deception. It’s just a matter of what you can get away with. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

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Some suspenseful stuff but not a slam-dunk

Same writer is the Flight Attendent which is why I wanted to listen. Was a little slow at first but I got sucked in by the end. One of the male narrators was particularly good!

Interesting Little Twist

This Amazon Original Story from the Alibis series had a different twist than what I had expected. I almost missed a key piece of information and glad I took the time to look backward and reread a key part. The author rushed the ending as with most shorts I felt. I wouldn’t have minded it if it were a longer book.

Don't skip this short!

WOW! This was another awesome story in the series that had my jaw on the floor. The opening chapter, with all of its intensity, immediately grabs your attention. You almost have no choice but to read until the end to learn what happened to lead up to the event.

Satisfying

I’ll read anything Chris Bohjalian writers. This short story confused me. I thought it was going in one direction but what happened was opposite of what I expected (or wanted). I wish the female had narrated the whole story, I wasn’t a fan of the male.

Short story

This was pretty good for a short story. It was well written and kept my attention. I would recommend.

not real believalble

iy was ok. story was too far out there. I was in the military and.felt.it was written by someone who doesn't know much about being in the armed forces

Needed more

I felt like this story didn’t have much of a plot. The ending was also u explained.