Five Stories from General Murders
The Amos Walker Mysteries (Related to this series)
- Author Loren D. Estleman
- Narrator Robert Forster
- Publisher Skyboat Media
- Publish Date 5 May 2016
- Run Time 2 hours and 42 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives.
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What to expect
With his usual knife-sharp prose in cutting form, Loren D. Estleman proves that he can carve a short story as cleanly as the full-length Amos Walker detective novels.
Detroit’s favorite private investigator, Amos Walker, barrels through this collection of five short stories by Shamus Award winner, Loren D. Estleman. General Murders upholds Estleman’s reputation as a master of the short story. Both card-carrying fans of Amos Walker and those who are new to the series will devour these stories as they, with Walker, expose crime in some of the most corrupt alleys and steamy streets of Detroit.
In this collection are five vintage Walker stories: “Greektown,” “Robbers’ Roost,” “Fast Burn,” “Dead Soldier,” and “Eight-Mile and Dequindre.”
In five stories that typify the best of the private-eye fiction genre, you will experience big-city corruption and scandal along with hard-edged, wise-cracking PI Amos Walker, whom critics place “at or near the top of the list of hard-boiled private eyes” (Publishers Weekly).
Critics Review
u201cEstlemanu2019s Amos Walker is at or near the top of the list of hard-boiled private eyes andu2026these samplings are good indicators of the pleasures in Estlemanu2019s longer worksu2026u2018Greektown,u2019 u2018Eight Mile and Dequindreu2019u2026convey especially well the gritty flavor of Detroit. u2018Robbersu2019 Roostu2019u2026[is] evocative of the lurid days of Prohibitionu2026Walker is a wonderful creation, the epitome of the handsome, hard-drinking, hard-punching tough guy with a heart. His first-person narrative style is probably what appeals most, both to moderns and to devotees of the Hammett-Chandler tradition of cracking wiseu2026A must for private-eye buffs.u201d
u201cRobert Forsteru2019s low, gravelly voice is the perfect accompaniment for Estlemanu2019s five hard-boiled detective storiesu2026Forster is particularly good in his portrayal of the wise-cracking, streetwise detective. He also moves easily from one character to another and quickly engages listeners in his smooth performance. Forsteru2019s flat, gritty style perfectly suits the plots of these quick-paced, ruthless, and utterly entrancing storiesu2026This well-performed presentation will please Estleman fans as well as those who simply enjoy murder mysteries.u201d
u201cThese stories offer no gimmicks, no new perspective on the PIu2019s worldu2026but only sterling impressions cast right from the classic moldu2026The characters glimmer photo-sharp, andu2026itu2019s the shamusu2019 jaunty yet knowing worldview, filtered through Estlemanu2019s patina prose, that richly satisfies. Few writing in the PI field can turn a phrase as well as Estlemanu2026Familiar mean streets, then, but today no one walks down them with more affection and spirit than Estleman.u201d
| Author | Loren D. Estleman |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Robert Forster |
| Series | The Amos Walker Mysteries |
| Duration | 2 hours and 42 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781504741538 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Skyboat Media |
| Genre | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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