Silent Joe (Audiobook)

from mikedraper

"Silent Joe" tells the story of fatherly love and admiration mixed with a strong desire to be accepted and to succeed. Joe's face was scarred as a baby when acid was thrown in his face. His birth mother deserted him and his father of record ended up in jail for this crime. As we see Joe, he is th...

from TheBoltChick

I have heard of T Jefferson Parker for years, but for some reason had never picked up one of his books. That will be changing. This novel is an Edgar award winner, and deservedly so. The story is of Will Trona, a young man who was disfigured as a toddler by his father throwing acid in his face. H...

from dbeveridge

Excellent as always. Joe is a great character.

from auntieknickers

I had somehow missed hearing of T. Jefferson Parker until I saw that he had won the Edgar for Best Novel not once, but twice. The first, in 2002, was for Silent Joe. It's a standalone novel of Orange County, California, and one thing that came immediately to mind as I read it was "No wonder they ...

from cmwilson101

T. Jefferson Parker is an excellent writer; his characters are detailed, complex, and well-drawn; his plots are complicated, twisting, and completely believable; and his prose is wonderfully descriptive without being heavy or tough to read. Silent Joe lives up to Mr. Parker's standard. In fact, i...