Bone Deep

Gary Bennett’s narration is the backbone of this audiobook, and he delivers in spades. His voice has a quiet authority, grounding the horror of the crime without resorting to melodrama. When he voices Russell Faria, you can practically feel the exhaustion and frustration of a man trapped in a nightmare not of his making. The pacing is impeccable—Bosworth’s writing moves briskly enough to keep you hooked, but never so fast that the nuances of the case blur. My one critique is that the early chapters drag slightly with bureaucratic detail, but that’s a minor quibble in an otherwise gripping listen. Where this audiobook truly excels is in its unflinching look at how a community’s biases can poison a trial. The story’s emotional core isn’t the murder itself, but the years of injustice that followed, and Bennett sells that desperation perfectly. If you want a true-crime narrative that lingers long after the credits roll, this is it—just brace yourself for the outrage.