A Jacket Off the Gorge
True Story of the Biggest Liar
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Narrated by:
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Elisabeth Lagelee
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By:
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Susan Ashline
About this listen
A must-listen real-life psychological thriller
Jon Fontaine's teenage years are shaped by his motivation to run a lucrative drug-selling enterprise. Despite the many tricks up his sleeve, the law catches up with him time after time. To escape a lengthy prison sentence, Jon bails out of jail and fakes his own death. He throws his jacket off a gorge, the pinnacle of a meticulously staged suicide. Police find the jacket and declare him dead, only to capture him later as a fugitive from justice.
Seven years after the ruse, Jon meets Susan, who is unaware of his criminal past. And he's keeping a secret: he's stolen a treasure of ancient gold and silver coins. He will never give away its location.
Jon sends Susan on a roller-coaster of love and fear, and exploits the weaknesses in the criminal justice system to work his biggest cons yet, ending in a trail of victims—and death.
A Jacket Off the Gorge peels back the layers of the criminal mind, revealing a fascinating look at one man's struggles within himself and with others. Jon's story raises questions about incarceration versus rehabilitation, lack of mental health treatment for offenders, and abuses by those we entrust to uphold the law.
©2023 Susan Ashline (P)2024 TantorWhat listeners say about A Jacket Off the Gorge
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- Fran
- 05-19-24
A real Page-Turner
I couldn’t stop listening to this book! It had me on the edge of my seat! I hope there will be another one about the missing coins.
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- April
- 01-06-25
Town near were I live.
Felt for the women in this book. Over all very good. (Not much for leaving reviews. )
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- Randilyn Stewart
- 04-10-24
Hold onto your seats this is a must!
I was beyond pleased with this action, thriller, and love story twisted together to make what I’d say was one of the best listens I’ve had on Audible. The authors unique style of writing will keep your attention! Give it a listen you will not be disappointed!!!!
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- Daniel Pines
- 01-11-25
Jacket Off the Gorge
Well written book. Interesting characters. Especially, Jon, the guy the author gets into a relationship with. So clever, but so devious and destructive to anyone who lets him get close to them. The book kept me engaged and entertained the whole way through.
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- Darrin Milliken
- 03-28-24
a glorified, and poorly done, romance novel
I listened to this since I had a hometown connection to the story and one of the characters. I slogged through the terrible narration, boring story line, and romance novel-esque descriptions of the love affair between a seemingly smart woman and the 'woe is me, can't catch a break, everyone is against me' numbnuts criminal . I realized that the woman with a young child who was dating a felon many years her junior wasn't actually much smarter than he was. If you're looking for a good read that doesn't constantly have you shaking your head in disbelief of or disdain for the main characters, this isn't it.
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