Always Say Goodbye, Stuart M. Kaminsky
Always Say Goodbye, Stuart M. Kaminsky
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Always Say Goodbye

Author: Stuart M. Kaminsky

Narrator: Michael McConnohie

Unabridged: 7 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2007


Synopsis

Four years ago Lew Fonesca's wife was struck and killed in a hit-and-run within sight of their apartment. He fled Chicago, driving mindlessly until his car gave up the ghost in Sarasota, FL. Working from a cheap office behind the Dairy Queen on Highway 301, he makes a threadbare living as a process server and savors his clinical depression like a fine wine. Then his therapist, who alternately acts as his conscience and his sparring partner, tells him it's time he goes back to Chicago and closes the door to the past so that he can finally get on with the rest of his life. Lew hates to admit it, but he's beginning to see her point. So Lew returns to his home town, to friends and family—and to a grief that threatens to engulf him. He's resolved to dig until he finds out who killed his wife. In doing so, he'll uncover both sweet and painful memories of his past. He'll also confront a murderer who'll not hesitate to kill again to make sure hidden secrets stay buried.

About Stuart M. Kaminsky

Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934–2009) was one of the most prolific crime fiction authors of the last four decades. He wrote twenty-four novels starring the detective Toby Peters, whom he described as “the anti–Philip Marlowe.” In 1981’s Death of a Dissident, he debuted Moscow police detective Porfiry Rostnikov, whose stories were praised for their accurate depiction of Soviet life. His other two series starred Abe Lieberman, a hardened Chicago cop, and Lew Fonesca, a process server.

About Michael McConnohie

Michael McConnohie is an acclaimed film, television, and voice actor. His credits include a wide variety of anime series, audiobooks, cartoons, films, and video games.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on August 24, 2022

Lew Fonseca, Stuart Kaminski's sad-sack ex-Chicago states attorney office researcher who relocated to Sarasota after the hit and run death of his wife 4 years prior, finally decides to return to his hometown for a 'visit' in "Always Say Goodbye". Lew has always felt the death of his wife, a high pow......more

Goodreads review by Eric_W on January 01, 2013

I am rapidly becoming a fan of Stuart Kaminsky and am dipping into all of his series. In this early Lou Fonesca novel, it's four years after he fled to Florida following the hit-and-run killing of his wife, a Chicago prosecutor. Lou has been living in obscurity working as a process server. Deciding t......more

Goodreads review by Buck on March 15, 2011

I just finished Chapter 5 of a great book. Chapter 1 was VENGEANCE and each consecutive book in the Lew Fonesca series is a Chapter. I can't wait to read the last chapter. My five star rating is for the series with ALWAYS SAY GOODBYE a solid 4. Many reviewers talk about one particular chapter and eit......more

Goodreads review by LuAnn on June 16, 2018

I didn't realize this was the 5th book in a series when I picked it up at a used book sale. I don't know if reading the other four books first would have made a difference in how this story played out, but I suspect it would give me a little additional background on Lew. He's a very odd duck and I d......more

Goodreads review by Jeanette on March 05, 2019

3.5ish. Good fast read. I was busy so did Not focus as well as I normally do on a book. I also did not read the previous books in this series so my commitment to the characters was not very deep. I'm sure if I had read these in order I would rank this higher. Still you can read on its own easily.......more


Quotes

“[Michael McConnohie] positively shines in the way he breathes life into Kaminsky’s characters [which] help transform this story of tragedy and redemption into a work that is profound and entertaining but never maudlin. Kaminsky’s characters are multidimensional and textured, and McConnohie seamlessly gives them color and movement.” AudioFile

“Kaminsky has a knack for creating oddball characters in rollicking plots.” Booklist

“Several expertly handled little mysteries.” Kirkus Reviews