Back Bay Blues, Peter Colt
Back Bay Blues, Peter Colt
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Back Bay Blues

Author: Peter Colt

Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright

Unabridged: 8 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/29/2020

Synopsis

1985, Boston. In Vietnam, Andy Roark witnessed death and horrifying destruction. But for the soldiers who made it back alive, there are other casualties of war—the loss of tenderness, trust, and connection. Still feeling adrift and unsettled, Andy has struck up a welcome friendship with Nguyen, a Vietnamese restaurant owner. Sipping beer and trading memories after the restaurant shutters, Andy gradually learns of the extraordinary lengths Nguyen took to flee Saigon shortly after its fall.

Andy's latest case, too, has ties to Vietnam. His new client, a beautiful and enigmatic young Vietnamese woman, hires him to investigate her uncle's murder. Andy discovers a connection to a group of refugees determined to overthrow the communist government. Led by the sinister Colonel Tran, the Committee is extorting local business owners to raise funds. The search for more answers takes Andy from Boston to Washington DC to San Francisco, and deep into a web of political and personal betrayal.

Somewhere near the heart of this mystery is a connection to Nguyen's daring escape from Saigon. Decades may have passed, but sometimes the price of freedom twists allies into enemies, loyalties into betrayals, and truth into a web of lies . . .

About Peter Colt

Peter Colt is currently a police officer in a small New England city where he has worked since 2007. He spent over twenty years in the Army reserve and was deployed to Kosovo in 2000, where he was attached to the Russian Army. He was deployed to Iraq in 2003 and again in 2008. He was fortunate to get to know many Vietnam vets and US Army Special forces soldiers. He lived on Nantucket Island from 1973 to 1986. He's currently working on the next Andy Roark mystery.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on September 10, 2020

Back bay blues was written by Peter Colt. I listened to the audiobook version of it and the narrator did a good job. Pleasant and easy to follow. This is my first novel by this author. The story is a fiction of mystery and crime. P. I., Andy Roark to will have to try to solve this case, with lots of......more

Goodreads review by Chris on July 20, 2021

Protagonist Andy Roark has used up a cat’s nine lives and then some in two books by author Peter Colt. This one, “Back Bay Blues” is set mostly in Boston during the Reagan era. Roark’s life is highly influenced by PTSD from his time served in Vietnam. The recalled Vietnam descriptions are authentic......more

Goodreads review by Stephen Clutter on October 09, 2020

Too many cliche's I feel in love with the first book and by the time I read the second, I wanted a divorce. Too much regurgitating the past. This guy Andy needs some professional help.......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on July 07, 2023

I really want to like this series more than I have. For one thing, it leans too much on Andy Roark's Vietnam experience. And this book really leans into it. From Vietnamese ex-pats to an old Vietnam Army buddy helping out, it is all over the book. And his flashbacks cover probably a third to a half......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on September 23, 2020

A terrific entry in the Boston PI genre. It's 1985 and the war in Vietnam is not yet a distant memory, especially for a guy like Andy Roark, who has PTSD. When he's approached by Thuy Duong to investigate the murder of her beloved uncle Hieu, he discovers there are vast disagreements in the local Vi......more

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