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hot new audiobooks
Audiobooks are a growing segment in publishing. We lead busy lives. Audiobooks are perfect for those long commutes. They are also ideal when a book just won’t work, in the bathtub, at work, or walking in the rain.
I just finished the audio version of THE TURNAROUND by George Pelecanos (Hachette Audio). I read the book first and I liked it so much that I decided to listen to the audio version to see how that might enhance the pleasure I had already derived from Pelecanos in print.
The book begins in 1972 in Washington, D.C. Some teenagers are enjoying their summer, listening to music, smoking weed, going to concerts. Then they make a foolish decision. A racial incident occurs. When it is over, one boy is dead, another disfigured.
Fast forward to the present and Pelecanos shows us how that reckless moment changed the lives of the boys who were there. This is powerful stuff and Pelecanos cranks up the tension and keeps the criminals slithering along, waiting for their opportunity.
Pelecanos wrote for the highly regarded HBO series THE WIRE. The audiobook is narrated splendidly by Dion Graham who appeared on THE WIRE.
Another favorite crime writer of mine is Lee Child. His latest, NOTHING TO LOSE (Random House Audio) finds his stripped down anti-hero Jack Reacher headed across the country when he stumbles into some strange happenings in Colorado. Between the towns of Hope and Despair Reacher finds riddles, romance, and recycling. A huge plant is recycling damaged vehicles from the Iraq War. There are many questions and Reacher barrels his violent way to finding the answers.
Lee Child keeps getting better and better. Both books feature writing by authors at the top of their respective games. Each book has themes inspired by the war in Iraq. The Pelecanos audiobook is abridged. The Child is unabridged and read quite well by Dick Hill, named a Voice of the Century by AudioFile Magazine.
Listen to an audiobook today.Next up I plan to listen to RULES OF DECEPTION by Christopher Reich.
Vick Mickunas
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March 18, 2009 7:18 AM | Link to this
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