Author:
Stuart M. Kaminsky
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Narrator
Michael McConnohie
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Length
8 hours 8 minutes
Language
English
Lovable everyman Lew Fonesca, the Man Who Makes Things Work in Sarasota, is once again faced with cases that try his patience and test his sanity.
A local curmudgeon who has been campaigning to end state-sponsored school funding is brutally killed. A recent graduate of a public high school for the gifted is arrested for the crime and turns to Lew for help. A semiretired and much beloved singer of children's songs is being anonymously pushed to leave Sarasota, threatened with exposure as a sexual predator. It is up to Lew to uncover the blackmailer and determine whether there is any truth to the accusation.
Lew has decided that life is worth more than just going through the motions. But will the good life that Lew so richly deserves elude him as he uncovers some very sad truths? His final choice: do the right thing and see his happiness evaporate … or betray a trust and stay happy....
Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934–2009) was one of the most prolific crime fiction authors of the last four decades. Born in Chicago, he spent his youth immersed in pulp fiction and classic cinema—two forms of popular entertainment which he would make his life’s work. After college and a stint in the army, Kaminsky wrote film criticism and biographies of the great actors and directors of Hollywood’s Golden Age. In 1977, when a planned biography of Charlton Heston fell through, Kaminsky wrote Bullet for a Star, his first Toby Peters novel, beginning a fiction career that would last the rest of his life.
Michael McConnohie is an acclaimed film, television, and voice actor. His credits include a wide variety of anime series, audiobooks, cartoons, films, and video games.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
Michael McConnohie
ISBN:
9781602836006
Length:
8 hours 8 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:
January 1, 2009
Edition:
Unabridged
Reviews
“A wonderful excursion into a strange world that ends all too soon.”
“Kaminsky provides enough twists and turns to keep most readers guessing, but the books power comes from the compelling portrayal of Fonseca, who still suffers emotionally from his wife's death, but continues to strive to move forward.”
“Kaminsky sees goodness in the oddest characters, which is why Lew is still alive, and why we're still reading.”
“A nice juggling act—of crime, humor and sentiment.”
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