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  • The Mighty Johns

  • A Novella
  • By: David Baldacci
  • Narrated by: Joshua Kane
  • Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (146 ratings)

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The Mighty Johns

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Joshua Kane
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Publisher's summary

From a number one New York Times best-selling author comes a gripping thriller novella about a college football player's investigation into the unsolved disappearance of a local legend who seemingly vanished into thin air.

Forty years ago, Herschel Ruggles, the most legendary player on the Mighty Johns football team at Draven University, disappeared after scoring a record-breaking touchdown.

Instead of tossing the ball to the referee after his near-mythical athletic feat or celebrating with the nearly 25,000 spectators in the stands, Ruggles continued running, ball in hand, into a passageway that led deep underneath the field to the Mighty Johns’ locker room - and was never seen again.

His disappearance has mystified the community for decades...until another player - Merlin North, a brilliant physics major - helps break Ruggles’s record for kickoff returns. After that, North turns detective and becomes fixated on discovering what happened to Herschel Ruggles.

Investigating Ruggles’ mysterious disappearance, however, will prove unexpectedly dangerous for North, as evidence of murder - and ghostly visions - reveal the truth to be far more stunning than he ever could have anticipated.

©2021 David Baldacci (P)2021 Grand Central Publishing
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Baldacci Does it Again!

Baldacci is one of the more inventive authors of our day, creating numerous compelling characters and story lines. This novella is no exception. It is a real treat.

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started slow then excelled

great book didnt think I"d like it but it was great. characters were well done..

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The Mighty Johns

This Story was as fun to listen to as I believe it was enjoyable for the author to create, Thank you!

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The Mighty Johns

Excellent book! What a wonderful and sad story, it’s definitely a must read. David Baldacci out did himself on this great book

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Very well done

This is a very good novella. It is interesting and unexpected. Definitely worth reading or listening to.

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Great story!

Another fantastic work by David Baldacci! One of his best works for sure! Highly recommended

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Honor wins in the end

This is a story of honorable people getting to the truth of a 40 year old mystery. A very good story.

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Buyer beware

This is a re-release of a 25 year old novella.
An absolute steaming pile of horse shite.

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