Cinderella, Ed McBain
Cinderella, Ed McBain
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Cinderella

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/04/2012

Synopsis

Private detective Otto Samalson sees the tail—a black Toronado he can’t shake. One dark window rolls down, exposing the barrel of a gun, and the detective is dead. Otto had already known his days were numbered and said as much to his friend, attorney Matthew Hope. Having hired Otto to watch a cheating husband for a client, Matthew is now left with only Otto’s tape recorder, filled with proof of an affair. But could the evidence lead to something larger, something that would drive a man to kill? Meanwhile, a mysterious woman is on the run, her face and name unknown to all except two stepsisters who couldn’t care less if a violent pair of Cubans got their hands on her. If Matthew can decipher the clues in Otto’s evidence, there’s a chance he could reach the girl first and save her life. A chilling addition to the Matthew Hope series from Ed McBain, Cinderella is the tale of a woman known by many names and the men who will do anything to find her.

About Ed McBain

Born in New York, Evan Hunter (1926–2005) wrote the screen play for Hitchcock’s The Birds in 1963. He received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and is one of three American writers to be awarded the Diamond Dagger for a lifetime of achievement by the British Crime Writers Association. Under the name Ed McBain, he authored the sprawling 87th Precinct series — the longest, most varied crime series in the world — which includes fifty-five novels about a fictional team of policemen, and thirteen novels in the Matthew Hope series featuring an up-and-coming lawyer in the Florida Gulf Coast. Known for tackling controversial content with a thoughtful eye, he is the author of over eighty novels.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen on April 03, 2023

A middle aged PI is killed on Highway 41. There's a cocaine theft, and some Cubano thugs looking for the woman who stole it, and Matthew Hope looking for both. Full of 1980's midlife crises.......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on November 10, 2013

Ahhh, Cinderella, another aptly named Matthew Hope series. During the reading of this book, I've been occupied with other personal matters therefore don't feel like I devoted my entire attention to the book. It was good as usual but my mind kept wandering and that certainly wasn't the book's fault. F......more

Goodreads review by David on December 15, 2018

Matthew Hope gets drawn into two parallel cases after his private investigator gets murdered, while he is also unexpectedly drawn back towards his ex-wife. The complex lines of the plot as it moves towards a conclusion are well-paced.......more

Goodreads review by Sari on May 19, 2018

Masterful! I was familiar with the late Ed McBain’s stories of the 87th Precinct; I have read most of them and am now rereading. But came across this with another setting (Florida) and another protagonist. A real page-Turner,......more

Goodreads review by Henrik on January 08, 2015

Slow start but quite good the last third of the book. It was funny reading this again after, what?, 20 years? Read the Danish translation.......more

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