
Strip
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Michael Kramer
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By:
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Thomas Perry
An aging but formidable strip-club owner, Claudiu "Manco" Kapak, has been robbed by a masked gunman as he placed his cash receipts in a bank's night-deposit box. Enraged, he sends his half-dozen security men out to find a suspect who is spending lots of cash and is new enough to Los Angeles not to know he was robbing a gangster.
Their search leads them to Joe Carver, an innocent but hardly defenseless newcomer who evades capture and sets out to make Kapak wish he'd chosen someone else.
Meanwhile, the real culprit, Jefferson Davis Falkins, and his new girlfriend, Carrie, seem to believe they've found a whole new profession: robbing Manco Kapak. Lieutenant Nick Slosser, the police detective in charge of the puzzling and increasingly violent case, has his own troubles, including worries about how he's going to afford to send the oldest child of each of his two bigamous marriages to college without making their mothers suspicious.
As this odd series of difficulties explodes into a triple killing, Carver finds himself in the middle of a brewing gang war over Kapak's little empire, while Falkins and Carrie journey into territory more strange and violent than either had imagined.
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Perry strikes again!
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes, I enjoyed the story and didn't need to listen all in one day. The story was written with enough information in each of the story lines to make it easy to remember where I stopped and what action finished just before I stopped listening. Many good stories don't have that strong a set of characters to allow for interruptions.Would you be willing to try another book from Thomas Perry? Why or why not?
I have so many of the Thomas Perry books I will always try more!Good listen with surprises that made me smile
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It starts when a strip club owner gets robbed!
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Absolutely. It's a complex but tightly told story of misfortunes that beset a strip club owner getting on in years and surrounded by an interesting but definitely unsavory cast of characters.What did you like best about this story?
Everything -- but everything -- happens in the space of week: low lifes, strip joint men and women, and crooked but elegant policemen converge in a complex and fascinating -- often hilarious but also bloody -- series of mishaps.Which character – as performed by Michael Kramer – was your favorite?
Manco Capac, the owner of several strip joints and clubs in LA, is a fascinating character, whom you come to sympathize with in spite of his very spotted history.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me laugh, although there are some gruesome scenes (which some people may not like)Any additional comments?
If you enjoy books by the late Ellmore Leonard, I'm sure you'll enjoy this bookEllmore Leonard, only better
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There were only two things that detracted for me.
I'd become very intrigued about a character, and it would take such a long time for the narrative to circle back to that person. I'd start to wonder, "But what about... ?" Eventually it would get there and satisfy my curiosity, but during that wondering time, it made me less interested in the current chapter.
Also, and this is just personal preference, I think this type of story might have benefited from a little more dark or wry humor than was offered. I think it would have been in character for many of the more interesting people... Spence, Joe Carver, Manko Kapak. It was all played pretty straight.
The intricate storylines were wrapped up to satisfying and not entirely expected conclusions. A good read.
A good, twisty read
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Worth more than one listen.
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Delightful
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this was pretty good
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