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The Narrows
Former FBI agent Rachel Walling is in South Dakota when she gets the call she’s been dreading for four years. The Poet is back. And he has not forgotten Rachel. He has a special present for her.
Harry Bosch is adjusting to life in Las Vegas as a private investigator and a new father. He gets a call, too - from the widow of a friend who died recently. Previously in his FBI career, the friend worked on the famous case tracking the killer known as The Poet. That fact makes some of the elements of his death doubly suspicious.
Harry Bosch finds himself square in the path of the most ruthless and inventive murderer he has ever encountered.
This story contains strong and sexually explicit language, and some scenes described may be disturbing.
`David Soul’s gorgeous, gritty voice could exfoliate an iguana and the plot is convoluted and highly satisfactory ...’ Independent (about the audio of Lost Light)
Born in the Midwest of the United States, David Soul grew up also in Germany, son of a Lutheran minister. He learned his screen skills appearing in episodes of shows Bewitched and Star Trek. After seeing him in the Dirty Harry film Magnum Force, Aaron Spelling cast him in Starsky and Hutch, making him a household name worldwide, and incidentally giving a great boost to the musical career which had been running in parallel with his acting: four chart albums. Future plans include film, television, stage and radio projects on both sides of the Atlantic. This is his first audio book reading.
4 Cassettes Running Time: 5 hrs 20 mins
Abridged by John Nicholl
Produced by Nicholas Jones
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The Concrete Blonde
When maverick LAPD detective Harry Bosch shot and killed Norman Church, the police were convinced it marked the end of the hunt for the Dollmaker - the city’s most bizarre serial killer.
But now Norman Church’s widow is accusing Bosch of killing the wrong man - and to make things worse, Bosch has just received a taunting note that appears to be from the Dollmaker himself ... Same handwriting, same awful poetry.
Is the Dollmaker still alive? Or is this the work of a vicious copycat killer determined to repeat the Dollmaker’s grisly feats and destroy Bosch’s career in the process?
This story contains strong language, and some scenes described may be disturbing.
`A crime-writing genius ... his Harry Bosch stories are genuine modern classics’ Independent on Sunday
Dick Hill has recorded everything from sci-fi to non-fiction. In 1997, Hill received three nominations for best audiobook recording, a reflection of his character driven style, which he credits to a lifetime of observing and enjoying people. Hill has two grown children, and lives, loves gardens, and cooks with his talented wife, Susie Breck (another highly regarded audiobook narrator) in a medium-sized Midwestern town.
2 Cassettes Running Time: approx. 3 hrs 20 mins
Abridged by Martha Brandt
Directed by Bill Weideman
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Lost Light
When he left the LAPD, Harry Bosch took a file with him - the case of a film production assistant murdered four years before, possibly linked to a $2,000,000 robbery on the movie set. The LAPD - now operating under post 9/11 rules, or lack thereof - think the stolen money was used to finance a terrorist training camp. Thoughts of the original murder victim are lost in the Federal zeal, and when it seems the Feds want to close down the investigation to aid their terrorist hunt, Bosch quickly falls foul of both his old colleagues and the FBI.
David Soul brings his intimate knowledge of Los Angeles to his vibrant reading of this clever, credible and timely addition to `the most impressive body of work by any writer of crime thrillers now active’ (Washington Post).
This story contains strong and sexually explicit language, and some scenes described may be disturbing.
`Slick plotting, far-from-gratuitous thrills, a breakneck pace and superb characterisation’ Guardian (about the audio of City of Bones)
Born in the Midwest of the United States, David Soul grew up also in Germany, son of a Lutheran minister. He learned his screen skills appearing in episodes of shows Bewitched and Star Trek. After seeing him in the Dirty Harry film Magnum Force, Aaron Spelling cast him in Starsky and Hutch, making him a household name worldwide, and incidentally giving a great boost to the musical career which had been running in parallel with his acting: four chart albums. Future plans include film, television, stage and radio projects on both sides of the Atlantic. This is his first audio book reading.
4 Cassettes Running Time: approx. 5 hrs 40 mins
Abridged by John Nicholl
Produced by Nicholas Jones
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Chasing the Dime
Henry Pierce has a whole new life – new apartment, new phone, new phone line. But the first time he checks his messages, he discovers that a woman named Lilly had the number before him and she is in some kind of serious trouble.
Pierce is inexorably drawn into Lilly’s world, and it’s unlike any world he’s ever known. It is a world of escort services, websites, sex, and secret identities. Pierce tumbles through a hole, abandoning his orderly life to save the life of a woman he has never met.
His skills as a computer entrepreneur allow him to trace Lilly with some precision. But every step takes Pierce deeper into a web of inescapable intricacy and a decision that could cost him everything he holds dear.
This story contains strong and sexually explicit language and some scenes described may he disturbing.
`Slick plotting, far-from-gratuitous thrills, a breakneck pace and superb characterisation’
Guardian (about City of Bones)
Alfred Molina trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He received a Tonv Award nomination for Art, his Broadway debut. Other theatre credits include Fox in David Mamet’s Speed the Plow, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance. Molina’s feature film credits include Boogie Nights, for which he won a SAG Award, Anna Karenina, Maverick, Prick Up Your Ears, Not Without My Daughter and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
4 Cassettes Running Time: 5 hrs 30 mins
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City of Bones
When the bones of a twelve-year-old boy are found scattered in the Hollywood Hills, Harry Bosch is drawn into a case that brings up the darkest memories from his own haunted past. The bones have been buried for years, but the cold case doesn’t deter Bosch. Unearthing hidden stories, he finds the child’s identity and constructs his fractured life, determined that he must not be forgotten.
At the same time, a new love affair with a female cop begins to blossom for Bosch - until a stunningly blown mission leaves him in more trouble than ever before in his turbulent career. The investigation races to a shocking conclusion and leaves Bosch on the brink of an unimaginable decision.
This story contains strong and sexually explicit language, and some scenes described may be disturbing.
`A crime-writing genius ... his Harry Bosch stories are genuine modern classics’ Independent on Sunday
`Slick plotting, far-from-gratuitous thrills, a breakneck pace and superb characterisation’ Guardian
`A stunningly good novel: powerful, intriguing and impossible to lay down - perhaps, indeed, the best of the series’ London Evening Standard
`Packed with Connelly’s memorable characters, the story twists and turns across the freeways and trailer parks, as ever revealing the decay that lurks behind the glamour of Southern California. Emotionally wrenching, yet never lacking the compassion that Bosch has come to symbolise, City of Bones will delight Connelly’s millions of fans, and should - if there is any justice in the world (which Bosch doubts) – win him a great many more’ Daily Mail
`Every now and again, a writer comes along who reinvents the stereotype with striking originality. Such is Michael Connelly. From his first appearance . . . Harry Bosch has been one of a kind’ Daily Express
Len Cariou is best known for his film roles in Executive Decision, A Little Night Music, and One Man. He earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in Sweeny Todd and has appeared on TV shows such as Law and Order and Star Trek: Voyager. He has also read James Patterson titles on audio.
4 Cassettes Running Time: approx. 6 hrs
Abridged by William Whittington
Produced by Bob Walter
About The Author
Having graduated in 1980, Michael Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida - this prepared him for the future, giving him the opportunity to observe criminal investigation, human reaction and political corruption first hand. He wrote about police and crime during the violence and murder wave that took place during the infamous cocaine wars and was part of the team that interviewed the survivors of the 1985 crash of Delta Flight 131, a story which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize. This eventually led him to land a job as the crime reporter on the LA Times covering mass murders, heat of the passion murders and 'crazy killings' - he had now reached the upper echelons of journalism.
After three years on the crime beat Michael began writing his first novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymous Bosch - The Black Echo. Though not his first attempt at writing (he had scrapped two other half-finished works) it was published in 1992 and later won the Edgar Award for the best first novel by the Mystery Writers of America. This was the start of something special...
Connelly's novels have won the Anthony, Nero, Maltese Falcon (Japan), Grand Prix (France) and .38 Caliber awards. Clint Eastwood is due to start filming Blood Work in January 2001
Major movie deals are in place for all of Connelly’s novels. Paramount are currently developing three movies and are lining up Harrison Ford to play the lead. His books have sold millions.
Born in Philadelphia, Connelly still lives in LA with his wife and daughter, though he no longer pounds the crime beat in search of a good story, he instead spends his time inventing stories in the comfort of his home.
Bibliography
N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.
The Narrows
(Orion Audio,
2004)
May 04
The Concrete Blonde
(Orion Audio,
2003)
Lost Light
(Orion Audio,
2003)
Chasing the Dime
(Orion Audio,
2002)
City of Bones
(Orion Audio,
2002)
The Last Coyote
(ISIS,
2002)
The Concrete Blonde
(ISIS,
2001)
The Black Ice
(ISIS,
2001)
The Black Echo
(ISIS,
2001)
Trunk Music
(ISIS,
2000)
The Poet
(ISIS,
2000)
(Harry Bosch)
The Narrows
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