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O'Neil De Noux
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It's Police Detective Dino LaStanza's first week in Homicide and he must handle the horrific murder of Marie Sumner, slashed to death on a quiet French Quarter street. LaStanza and his partners work long, frustrating hours with no results. When another woman is slashed to death along Bayou St. John, the detectives bear witness to the carnage again. LaStanza feels even worse this time, almost useless. The media labels the killer "The Slasher" and when he strikes a third time, murdering the daughter of a wealthy banker, LaStanza meets a young woman who changes his life.
Lizette Marie Louvier is an alluring, intelligent young woman, a dark haired, uptown beauty beyond LaStanza's reach and yet the attraction between the two is undeniable. The unrelenting pressure in the homicide pressure cooker grows as LaStanza and his partners track a monstrous killer through the dark streets of the murder capital of the US, hoping they can catch him before he kills again.
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Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant. Easy is drinking in a friend's bar, wondering how he'll meet his mortgage, when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will simply locate Miss Daphne Money, a blonde beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs.
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Beware of Mysterious Sexy Women with Big Suitcases
- By Jefferson on 02-13-11
By: Walter Mosley
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Cop Hater
- 87th Precinct Series, Book 1
- By: Ed McBain
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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When a sniper begins gunning down cops from the 87th Precinct in cold blood, it’s up to Detective Steve Carella to solve the case. With three cops already dead, Carella delves into the city’s underworld to search for the killer.
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Dang, it's about time for the 87th Precinct
- By Eric J. Toll on 05-17-14
By: Ed McBain
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Dead Irish
- Dismas Hardy, Book 1
- By: John Lescroart
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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In his new life as a bartender at the Little Shamrock, Dismas Hardy is just hoping for a little peace. He's left both the police force and his law career behind. Unfortunately it's not as easy to leave behind the memory of a shattering personal loss - but for the time being, he can always take the edge off with a stiff drink and a round of darts.
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Soap-opera thrillers?
- By Snoodely on 01-27-10
By: John Lescroart
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A Drink Before the War
- By: Dennis Lehane
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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With novels like Mystic River and Shutter Island, Dennis Lehane has dramatically altered the landscape of the crime thriller—while boldly overstepping the boundaries that have long separated mystery from literature. Now two of his sensational early novels have been combined in a single volume—two gritty and mesmerizing masterworks of suspense featuring the private eye duo of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro.
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White Bread
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 06-30-12
By: Dennis Lehane
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Casanegra
- A Tennyson Hardwick Story
- By: Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes
- Narrated by: Richard Allen
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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In this hot and steamy mystery, Tennyson is an actor struggling to hang on to his career and redeem his sex-for-pay history, which estranged him from his family, especially his father, a decorated LAPD captain who raised Tennyson to call him "Sir". Now, in the wake of his father's sudden stroke, Tennyson has to save himself from taking the fall for a murder. In the process, he discovers his hidden talents - the hard way.
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What's The Beef?
- By James Gordon on 11-24-07
By: Blair Underwood, and others
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Until Proven Guilty
- J. P. Beaumont Series, Book 1
- By: J. A. Jance
- Narrated by: Gene Engene
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Lurking in the dark corners of J. P. Beaumont's bizarre case was not just a demented mind obsessed with murder, but secrets so deadly that even a street-tough cop could die guessing.
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Until proven guilty
- By Jean on 04-21-11
By: J. A. Jance
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Killing Critics
- By: Carol O'Connell
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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NYPD sergeant Kathleen Mallory - computer genius, street fighter, provocative waif, peerless investigator, manipulative beauty - is the gorgeous, near-sociopathic heroine of this knife-edged suspense novel. Along with old pals, Ricker, Coffey, and faithful admirer Charles Butler, Mallory is determined to solve the brutal "art as death" murder of an untalented but highly touted artist-critic.
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2 Stars is generous
- By P. Chavez on 10-14-12
By: Carol O'Connell
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A False Dawn
- By: Tom Lowe
- Narrated by: Michael David Axtell
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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Before the death of his wife, Sean O'Brien makes a promise to her that he has no plans to break - until he starts building a new life in an old cabin on a remote stretch of a tropical river in the heart of Florida. It's there that he discovers an injured young woman who whispers a cryptic message into his ear.
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Wonderful first novel in the Sean O'Brien series
- By Wayne on 05-07-17
By: Tom Lowe
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Dead Before Dying
- By: Deon Meyer
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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Three men who have nothing in common are found murdered in Cape Town, and the string of vicious killings pushes the city toward panic. Captain Mat Joubert is left scrambling for answers in a case that might be his last chance to prove that his life's slow spiral will not pull him under.
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South African mystery, very good.
- By Kathleen on 09-29-12
By: Deon Meyer
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Land of Shadows
- A Detective Elouise Norton Novel
- By: Rachel Howzell Hall
- Narrated by: Je Nie Fleming
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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Along the ever-changing border of gentrifying Los Angeles, 17-year-old Monique Darson is found dead at a condominium construction site, hanging in the closet of an unfinished unit. Homicide Detective Elouise "Lou" Norton's new partner, Colin Taggert, fresh from the comparatively bucolic Colorado Springs police department, assumes it's a teenage suicide. Lou isn't buying the easy explanation. For one thing, the condo site is owned by Napoleon Crase, a self-made millionaire...and the man who may have murdered Lou's missing sister, Tori, 30 years ago.
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New Crime Fiction Series
- By Marymacviolin on 08-15-20
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love it you first police story
great read an interesting story and Louisiana new Orleans police story and love it big brother
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- Dick Peterson
- 01-26-16
De Noux delivers a platter full of NOLA ,,, well done, ready for consumption.
The author's intimate familiarity with America's most interesting city is evident from the outset. His words transport you to the places, enable you to become awash in the thick gumbo of culture, and enlighten you with knowledge of the The City that Care Forgot that can't be learned on the best of tours. This was not my first experience with De Noux's writing, but it is certainly my favorite. At its core, Grim Reaper is a good story. The characters breathe and rise from the page. You are compelled to have feelings for them, whether good or bad. Ordinarily that would be enough, but I got lagniappe. I did the Audible version. Michael J. McCue's delivery of De Noux's story in a boots-on-the-ground New Orleans dialect was a bona fide coup de grace. I enjoyed the ride so much, i'll be moving on to The Big Kiss pretty damn quick.
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- Tina Rizkallah
- 09-08-17
Love me some LaStanza!
Fabulous True to life New Orleans Police procedural! Gritty and entertaining at the same time. Loved it!
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- Clarissa
- 02-01-16
Terror in New Orleans
You will never walk the streets of NOLA alone after reading Grim Reaper. The narration by Michael McCue added a layer of suspense to the story.
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- Paul Bishop
- 09-07-15
GREAT AUDIO OF A FAVORITE
I have long been a fan of O'Neil De Noux's novels, so it was great to enjoy this early favorite in audio form. As with all of the LaStanza novels, the story and the characters ring with the authenticity only somebody who has actually worked homicide investigations can bring to a narrative. This was an assured audio performance from Michael J. McCue in the lively style of a great oral storyteller drawing you into the tale. Top notch...
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- Debra
- 09-27-15
A killer loose in New Orleans
If you could sum up Grim Reaper in three words, what would they be?
Gritty, realistic, detailed.
What did you like best about this story?
I felt like I was really there, walking side by side with Dino, experiencing what it is really like to be a homicide detective in New Orleans. Not how TV and the movies portray it, but how it really is. Got a real behind-the-scenes look at how murders are solved.
Have you listened to any of Michael J McCue’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No, I haven't, but I really liked him. I thought he did an excellent job.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I really enjoyed how all the details came together and how Dino discovered who the killer was and how he caught him.
Any additional comments?
I recommend this novel to anyone who is interest in what it is really like to be a homicide detective in New Orleans. The characters are so real and 3 dimensional, none of your TV and movie cliches here.
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- Shirley G
- 09-27-15
Murder in New Orleans
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I’ve read and listened to my share of books about cops, be it patrolman or detective, and I can tell you that O’Neil De Noux tells it like it is. I have police officers in my family and I know when an author knows what he is talking about or whether he is taking his cues from TV or movies when he creates his characters. De Noux is the real deal, he can really paint a detailed picture of life in New Orleans. He make you feel the heat and humidity, smell the smells as if you are actually there.
Micheal J. McCue makes an excellent Dino LaStanza. He really brings De Noux characters to life.
I can’t wait for the next audio version of LaStanza and all the great characters who come with him.
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- Vincent
- 10-21-15
Didn't want it to end... Gritty, humorous, suspenseful, and realistic
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this one. You can really tell O'Niel has been there and knows what he's talking about. Loved the back and forth between the detectives and the great detail in describing the Crescent City. Looking forward to the next ones!
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- Danesha S Carley
- 09-22-16
Bad, bad, bad
I really do love gritty detective novels. James Lee Burke is one of my favorites, and does it get grittier than Dave and Clete? Not much. But those stories are well told, well written, and wonderful to both read and listen to. This was not even on the same planet. Absolutely an epic fail. In the first 30 minutes the main character used the F-word no fewer than 30 times. Sometime 3 or 4 times in one sentence. It reminded me of an ignorant 19 year old trying to sound tough. All it did was take away from what MAY have been an ok story. I love NoLa. I love detective novels. I really love when the two come together. This sounds like the PERFECT book for me. But I just couldn't get past the first hour or so, despite trying no fewer than 3 times to listen to it.
The story, what I could manage to pick up between F-bombs, was probably ok. Although I couldn't get past two major flaws. 1) and this is a special note to the author, learn to write with other descriptive words aside from f@ck. Honestly. I am not a writer, but I love to read. And I can think of a variety of other choices. Your main character can still be "gritty" and "real" and demonstrate a vocabulary beyond using one single word to describe EVERYTHING. And 2) the narrator was AWEFUL. He sounded like a Yankee. Like he was from New Jersey or New York...Really? Come ON, this book takes place in New Orleans! You can not have a Yankee read it. Every word grated on my Southern ears. It was horrible. I bet even folks who are used to a Northen accent would agree; this was NOT the right man for this job.
Did I mention I really really wanted to like this book? I really really did. Maybe if Will Patten read it I would have gotten farther than 90 minutes in... But I doubt it. It was just plain bad.
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