Overview
Alex Bledsoe's fantasy novels have earned rave reviews for their ingenious blend of classic fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction. Now Bledsoe returns with another tale of intrigue and murder. Freelance sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse is in the wrong place at the wrong time while conducting an undercover investigation on the island kingdom of Grand Bruan. When a poisoned apple kills a member of the queen's personal guard, Eddie becomes the prime suspect in the murder. He must do some fast talking to keep his head attached to his shoulders. While trying to clear his name and find the real killer, Eddie becomes embroiled in a nasty political scandal. Someone is trying to ruin Queen Jennifer and doesn't care who is killed along the way. The more Eddie digs, the more twisted the lies become, until Eddie finds himself caught between two opposing armies. The fate of the entire kingdom lies in his hands. Murder, betrayal, and magic-just another day on the job for Eddie LaCrosse.
Full Product Details
Author: Alex Bledsoe ,
Stefan Rudnicki ,
Stefan Rudnicki
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Library Edition
Volume: 03
ISBN: 9781441782472
ISBN 10: 1441782478
Publication Date: 29 March 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""A perfect blend of Arthurian legend and hard-boiled detecting...Bledsoe skillfully combines humor, action, deduction, and emotion to make the material fresh and engaging for fans of both fantasy and noir."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"" ""Bledsoe's clever combination of noir and myth makes for an engaging story...Fans of Bledsoe's other blends of fantasy and noir will love his latest, and new readers will be able to jump right in."" -- ""Booklist (starred review)"" ""Stefan Rudnicki reads this combination of Arthurian legend and hard-boiled detective novel with panache. He portrays private sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse like a modern swashbuckler and gumshoe, using irony and humor to develop this cynical and unique character...Rudnicki's carefully controlled pacing heightens the sense of danger in this intriguing story. Rudnicki sounds familiar with Bledsoe's style of prose, and his performance feels authentic."" -- ""AudioFile"" ""The third Eddie LaCrosse adventure delivers a skewed version of the King Arthur legend that is at once both tongue-in-cheek and strangely powerful. Combining hard-boiled detective fiction with a fantasy universe, this well-crafted novel should appeal to fans of Glen Cook's Garrett, PI novels."" -- ""Library Journal"""
The third Eddie LaCrosse adventure delivers a skewed version of the King Arthur legend that is at once both tongue-in-cheek and strangely powerful. Combining hard-boiled detective fiction with a fantasy universe, this well-crafted novel should appeal to fans of Glen Cook's Garrett, PI novels. -- Library Journal Bledsoe's clever combination of noir and myth makes for an engaging story...Fans of Bledsoe's other blends of fantasy and noir will love his latest, and new readers will be able to jump right in. -- Booklist (starred review) Stefan Rudnicki reads this combination of Arthurian legend and hard-boiled detective novel with panache. He portrays private sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse like a modern swashbuckler and gumshoe, using irony and humor to develop this cynical and unique character...Rudnicki's carefully controlled pacing heightens the sense of danger in this intriguing story. Rudnicki sounds familiar with Bledsoe's style of prose, and his performance feels authentic. -- AudioFile A perfect blend of Arthurian legend and hard-boiled detecting...Bledsoe skillfully combines humor, action, deduction, and emotion to make the material fresh and engaging for fans of both fantasy and noir. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Author Information
Alex Bledsoe grew up in west Tennessee, an hour north of Graceland. He's been a reporter, editor, photographer, and door-to-door vacuum-cleaner salesman. He has published more than fifty short stories on topics as diverse as big-game hunters, mermaids, modern witches, Victorian gentlemen, and country musicians. He has two sons and lives in Wisconsin. Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than three thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices in 2012.
