Bait, Kenneth Abel
Bait, Kenneth Abel
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Bait

Author: Kenneth Abel

Narrator: Frank Muller

Unabridged: 8 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/18/2011

Categories: Fiction, Crime


Synopsis

With some of the most spine-chilling scenes in modern suspense fiction, Bait guarantees the listener a roller coaster ride with a hero not afraid to cross the line. Life for narcotics detective Jack Walsh is one continuous drunken binge-until one blurry night when his car veers into an oncoming car, killing the son of Boston's premier crime boss. Now Jack must decide if he wants to hide from D'Angelo's vengeful compatriots or reclaim his life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew

I started this book after reading an excerpt in Boston Noir 2 and grabbed it from our local library. I enjoyed the story, the characters were well-ish drawn in a familiar hard-boiled kind of style so that you felt you knew these characters from a Donald Westlake, an Elmore Leonard, an Adrian McKinty......more

Goodreads review by Dave

Maybe the best thriller I have ever read, and I've read a lot. Authentic and taut; great dialog, believable characters, good setting. I like a story with a lot of forward motion, and reading this was like waterskiing.......more

Goodreads review by James

I ripped through this novel in less than 24 hours. It feels prescient and modern though written in 1994, and it predates The Departed and other stories of its ilk by over a decade. I think the heart of the appeal is the crisp writing, the crackling dialogue, and the richness of the scenes. Smart, we......more

I found it a bit of a muddle but did finish it as I enjoyed parts of it.......more