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    Chiefs
    Chiefs
    Chiefs
    Audiobook17 hours

    Chiefs

    Written by Stuart Woods

    Narrated by Mark Hammer

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Over 40 years ago, Stuart Woods found a battered chief-of-police badge in his grandmother's house. It had belonged to his grandfather, who had been shot in the line of duty. The story of the lawman's death inspired Woods to write Chiefs. This novel won an Edgar Award and was made into a popular TV miniseries. In 1919, Delano, Georgia appoints its first chief of police. Honest and hardworking, the new chief is puzzled when young men start to disappear. But his investigation is ended by the fatal blast from a shotgun. Delano's second chief-of-police is no hero, yet he is also disturbed by what he sees in the missing persons bulletins. In 1969, when Delano's third chief takes over, the unsolved disappearances still haunt the police files. As Stuart Woods' riveting tale spans three generations, Chiefs also probes deep into southern small town attitudes and behavior. The residents of Delano, and their reluctance to disturb a familiar social order, provide the perfect environment for this tale of dark secrets and murder.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 29, 2006
    ISBN9781440781070
    Chiefs
    Author

    Stuart Woods

    Stuart Woods is the bestselling author of more than eighty-five novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling Stone Barrington series and his award-winning debut novel, Chiefs. A native of Georgia, Woods now splits his time between Florida, Maine, and New Mexico. 

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    • 4/5
      Terrific story, and insightful cultural/historical examination of race relations in the American south. Well written, too, with fully developed characters who involve one's emotions. What a pity it stands alone.
    • 5/5
      It was a great book it went back to when the black people was treat like they would in the old days from the white people. It kept me Intersted from the beginning to the end. The continuing action pack storyline kept intersted the first page to the last last page . Exchent book on so many levels one of the best book I read
    • 5/5
      An excellent book about a small Georgia town that has a serial killer. This book spans 50 years and 3 police cheifs who are trying to find out who it is. very suspense filled.
    • 5/5
      The characters in this book were so alive for me. Each segment new ones were added, & as time passed all of them became an integral part of the story. As each story progressed it was as though a new book unfolded. Yet the writer intertwined the characters, time, and place so that the evolution of each segment showed continuity throughout. This was beautifully written, beautifully produced and directed. I enjoyed it as though I were in the story!
    • 5/5
      This is a novel about a serial killer, but more importtant, it is the story of the first 40 years in the life of a small southern town. I know people like these; in fact, I am related to them. Woods has a good ear and I can hear the familar cadence. It's that kind of honesty that makes me re-read this book and leads me to recommend it highly.
    • 4/5
      Mark Hammer, the reader, is wonderful. This was a good yarn. I thoroughly enjoyed it and even found myself buying fast food lunches to eat in the truck so that I could keep listening.
    • 1/5
      I really don't know why I continued to listen to this for 18 hours! it was about three chiefs of police and the intertwined lives of a small town in Georgia and a serial killer.
    • 5/5
      The ultimate serial killer novel. I couldn't put it down.
    • 4/5
      This tells the story of three police chiefs of the small fictional town of Delaney, Georgia and their involvement in trying to solve a series of murders. The novel is divided into three parts, each named after a chief. The first, Will Henry Lee, was police chief in the 1920s; the second, Sonny Butts, was briefly chief right after World War II, and the third and final part of the novel deals with the first black police chief, Tucker Watts, in 1963. I enjoyed the television miniseries of this novel and it proved faithful to the book. This isn't just a mystery. In fact, I wouldn't call it much of a mystery since the identity of the murderer is strongly implied early on--but it is an engaging portrait of a small Southern town over 40 eventful years and a fascinating look at law enforcement and the racial relations of the period as well. This was over 500 pages and it went all too quickly--often suspenseful and never dull.
    • 4/5
      Surprise...I really liked this book. I have only read a few of Woods' other works up to now and was skeptical about this one. It's the best one so far and as a start to a series is simply great. I have no idea where it will lead in the next installment. While different from The Hot Kid, there is a familiar comfortableness that reminds me of Leonard's style, except Woods takes it a bit further and creates supporting characters that are memorable in their own right. The subtexts that are woven in are not just lose threads, but truly capable of standing alone. Looking forward to reading the next one.
    • 5/5
      An amazing book written so well you’ll love every word!