Narrators Megan Tusing and William DeMeritt swap chapters in this excellent updated take on L.A. noir. Tusing voices Mae Pruitt, a "black bag" publicist who covers up Hollywood dirt. DeMeritt narrates the chapters dealing with Chris Tamburro, an ex-L.A. cop who suffers from faux heart attacks. As their stories merge, the two narrators build on each other's performances to present a spirited but cynical take on Hollywood, private security, teen stars, the police, and L.A. real estate development. The writing is skillful--reminiscent of James Ellroy's with a fresh gloss--and the snappy dialogue gives Tusing and DeMeritt plenty to run with. Their narrative duet powers the mystery's arc and existential ending. R.W.S. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
In this “hardboiled mystery” (Maureen Corrigan) from an Edgar Award winning author, a fearless black-bag publicist exposes the belly of the L.A. beast.
Welcome to Mae Pruett's Los Angeles, where*“Nobody talks. But everybody whispers.”*As a “black-bag” publicist tasked not with letting the good news out but keeping the bad news in, Mae works for one of LA's most powerful and sought-after crisis PR firms, at the center of a sprawling web of lawyers, PR flaks, and private security firms she calls “The Beast.” They protect the rich and powerful and depraved by any means necessary.* *
After her boss is gunned down in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel in a random attack, Mae takes it upon herself to investigate and runs headfirst into The Beast's lawless machinations and the twisted systems it exists to perpetuate. It takes her on a roving neon joyride through a Los Angeles full of influencers pumped full of pills and fillers; sprawling mansions footsteps away from sprawling homeless encampments; crooked cops and mysterious wrecking crews in the middle of the night. *
Edgar Award-winner Jordan Harper's Everybody Knows*is addicting and alarming, a “juggernaut of a novel” and “an absolute tour de force.” It is what the crime novel can achieve in the modern age: portray the human lives at the center of vast American landscapes, and make us thrill at their attempts to face impossible odds. *
Recommended by*New York Times Book Review*¿*NPR/Fresh Air*¿*Wall Street Journal*¿*Washington Post*¿*LA Times*¿CrimeReads¿*Alta Online*¿*Lit Hub¿*Kirkus Reviews¿*Publishers Weekly¿*NBC/TODAY and many more!
¿*An ABA January 2023 Indie Next List Pick*¿
A NYTBR Editors' Choice Selection
"The book everybody's been waiting for" -Michael Connelly
"An absolute tour de force"-S. A. Cosby
"The best mystery novel I've read in years"*-James Patterson
In this “hardboiled mystery” (Maureen Corrigan) from an Edgar Award winning author, a fearless black-bag publicist exposes the belly of the L.A. beast.
Welcome to Mae Pruett's Los Angeles, where*“Nobody talks. But everybody whispers.”*As a “black-bag” publicist tasked not with letting the good news out but keeping the bad news in, Mae works for one of LA's most powerful and sought-after crisis PR firms, at the center of a sprawling web of lawyers, PR flaks, and private security firms she calls “The Beast.” They protect the rich and powerful and depraved by any means necessary.* *
After her boss is gunned down in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel in a random attack, Mae takes it upon herself to investigate and runs headfirst into The Beast's lawless machinations and the twisted systems it exists to perpetuate. It takes her on a roving neon joyride through a Los Angeles full of influencers pumped full of pills and fillers; sprawling mansions footsteps away from sprawling homeless encampments; crooked cops and mysterious wrecking crews in the middle of the night. *
Edgar Award-winner Jordan Harper's Everybody Knows*is addicting and alarming, a “juggernaut of a novel” and “an absolute tour de force.” It is what the crime novel can achieve in the modern age: portray the human lives at the center of vast American landscapes, and make us thrill at their attempts to face impossible odds. *
Recommended by*New York Times Book Review*¿*NPR/Fresh Air*¿*Wall Street Journal*¿*Washington Post*¿*LA Times*¿CrimeReads¿*Alta Online*¿*Lit Hub¿*Kirkus Reviews¿*Publishers Weekly¿*NBC/TODAY and many more!
¿*An ABA January 2023 Indie Next List Pick*¿
A NYTBR Editors' Choice Selection
"The book everybody's been waiting for" -Michael Connelly
"An absolute tour de force"-S. A. Cosby
"The best mystery novel I've read in years"*-James Patterson
Editorial Reviews
Product Details
BN ID: | 2940175744959 |
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Publisher: | Hachette Audio |
Publication date: | 01/10/2023 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 672,387 |