Book description
The crack of that rifle at the Lorraine Motel wasn't just sound-it was the shattering of a nation's breath. Hampton Sides doesn't just recount the sixty-five days that followed; he makes you hear the frantic radio static, the weight of silence in a motel room, the distant, rising tide of grief that swept across America. This audiobook isn't merely listened to-it's felt. Sides' prose, already sharp as a blade, finds a new pulse in the spoken word. You hear the urgency in his sentences, the rhythm of a chase that leaps across continents, weaving through unpublished documents like threads in a tapestry of chaos.
The narrator's voice becomes a compass, guiding you through the shadowed alleys of international manhunt, the tense hum of FBI offices, the quiet desperation of a world holding its breath. You don't just learn about the search for James Earl Ray; you hear the echo of footsteps on foreign pavement, the murmur of whispers in Parisian cafés, the chilling pause before a final confrontation. Sides avoids grand pronouncements. Instead, he lets the details breathe: the smell of rain on a Birmingham street, the flicker of a streetlamp as dawn breaks over a suspect's hiding place, the raw, unfiltered anguish in a mother's voice at King's funeral.
This isn't history as a textbook entry. It's history as a living, breathing storm. The audiobook's power lies in its refusal to let you look away. You hear the nation's roar of rage and sorrow, the frantic ticking of the clock as the hunt accelerates, the chilling contrast between the serene beauty of a Memphis spring morning and the violence that shattered it. Sides' gift is in making the vast, complex manhunt feel intimate, immediate-like the next breath you take. You hear the weight of every decision, the cost of every missed clue, the unbearable fragility of a life cut short.
The most haunting moments arrive not in the headlines, but in the quiet spaces between the words: the sound of a door closing on a life forever altered, the way the narrator's voice softens when describing the young man who never got to grow up. You don't just understand the tragedy; you feel its aftershock vibrate in your chest. This audiobook doesn't just tell you about the hunt for King's assassin-it makes you feel the desperate, human pulse of a country searching for meaning in the aftermath of a scream. It's history rendered in sound, a testament to how the echoes of violence linger long after the last shot fades. You'll hear it long after the final chapter ends.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience