THE DISTANT ECHO

Four childhood friends studying at university are out for a night of partying when a shortcut through the Scottish hills has them literally tripping over a dying girl. Gerard Doyle's warm tone and brisk Scottish brogue escort listeners through a heartbreaking yet mesmerizing story of injustice as the four young men's innocent youth disappears when suspicion for the unsolved murder falls on them. Doyle ensures that listeners feel every emotion the tortured "boys to men" experience throughout much of their adult lives. With edge-of-your-seat storytelling, Doyle recounts the attempts of one of them to solve the cold case even as two others experience mysterious deaths. This is a journey not to be missed. Bravo, Doyle! B.J.P. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2023]