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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Chris Knopf , Keith SzarabajkaPublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition Volume: 7 ISBN: 9781504715102ISBN 10: 1504715101 Publication Date: 31 May 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsIt's not necessary to have read the earlier Sam Acquillo books, but for those who have, there's extra pleasure in watching Knopf ingeniously work in exposition. Knopf is particularly good creating secondary characters with distinct idiosyncrasies...An intelligent author who knows how to keep us entertained while flattering our intelligence. -- NPR Knopf has a way with prose and plotting, as well as a knack for creating a range of full-bodied characters, and that combination makes this seventh in the Sam Acquillo series a true pleasure for mainstream crime-fiction readers. -- Booklist (starred review) Knopf keeps the pot steadily simmering. -- Kirkus Reviews Nicely plotted...Sam must contend with his father's ghost and his father's surviving enemies. Sam's backstory adds depth to an already strong character. -- Publishers Weekly Knopf keeps the pot steadily simmering. -- Kirkus Reviews Nicely plotted...Sam must contend with his father's ghost and his father's surviving enemies. Sam's backstory adds depth to an already strong character. -- Publishers Weekly Knopf has a way with prose and plotting, as well as a knack for creating a range of full-bodied characters, and that combination makes this seventh in the Sam Acquillo series a true pleasure for mainstream crime-fiction readers. -- Booklist (starred review) It's not necessary to have read the earlier Sam Acquillo books, but for those who have, there's extra pleasure in watching Knopf ingeniously work in exposition. Knopf is particularly good creating secondary characters with distinct idiosyncrasies...An intelligent author who knows how to keep us entertained while flattering our intelligence. -- NPR Author InformationChris Knopf's mystery novels have received exceptional awards and accolades, with critics likening his character Sam Aquillo to Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade, Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, and Robert B. Parker's Spenser, while repeatedly comparing Knopf's work to that of Elmore Leonard, John D. MacDonald, and Ross Macdonald. Two Time was one of thirteen mysteries listed as recommended summer reading in the New York Times Book Review, and Publishers Weekly chose it as one of the Best 100 Books for 2006. Head Wounds won the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Mystery. Dead Anyway was listed on the 2012 Best Fiction lists of both Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Knopf is a sailor, cabinetmaker, and advertising executive in Connecticut. He and his wife Mary also spend considerable time at their Long Island home in Southampton. Keith Szarabajka has appeared in many films, including The Dark Knight, Missing, and A Perfect World, and on such television shows as The Equalizer, Angel, Cold Case, Golden Years, and Profit. Szarabajka has also appeared in several episodes of Selected Shorts for National Public Radio. He won the 2001 Audie Award for Unabridged Fiction for his reading of Tom Robbins' Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates and has won several Earphones Awards. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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