City of Whispers, Marcia Muller
City of Whispers, Marcia Muller
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City of Whispers

Author: Marcia Muller

Narrator: Laura Hicks

Unabridged: 7 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/26/2011

Synopsis

Private eye Sharon McCone receives an email asking for help from her emotionally disturbed half-brother, Darcy Blackhawk, but he fails to reply to her response. As Sharon digs deeper, she discovers that Darcy sent his message from an Internet cafe in San Francisco, a city he's never been to before. Sensing that Darcy is in terrible danger, McCone begins a search for him throughout the city. The investigation leads her to the body of a woman at the Palace of Fine Arts, where a witness told her Darcy was headed. As her search widens, Sharon uncovers a connection to an unsolved murder of a young woman who was heiress to a multimillion dollar banking fortune. Sharon must race to solve both murders and ensure her brother's safety, despite the imminent danger that lurks within her own family.

About Marcia Muller

Marcia Muller is a New York Times bestselling author and creator of the critically acclaimed series starring private investigator Sharon McCone. She has also written many short stories. She has won six Anthony Awards, a Shamus Award, and is also the recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, their highest accolade.

About Laura Hicks

Laura Hicks is an Obie Award–winning actress who has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theater, film, and television. A native New Yorker and a Juilliard graduate, she has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Australia, Austria, Italy, and Ireland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sue

Not one of my favorite offerings from one of my favorite authors. In the end, the story did perk up and the pieces fit together, but initially the novel lacked Muller's usual momentum. The McCone mysteries are so consistent that it's strange to find one inconsistent. My fear is that this was rushed......more

Goodreads review by SuperWendy

Probably more like 3.5 stars? I liked this book for a good while - while Muller continues to alternate points-of-view (mainly between Sharon and Mick - honestly I could have done without the Darcy chapters!) this felt like a case where Sharon gets back to her roots. Just a good, old-fashioned, missi......more

Goodreads review by Ed

#29 in the Marcia Muller series. This 2011 entry in the groundbreaking series by author Marcia Muller doesn't come up to par. Sharon is still recovering from a prolonged coma after being shot in the head and perhaps searching for a brain damaged relative was not the best choice of a plot line. In an......more

Quotes

“Ms. Muller’s plotting is masterful, with her sure-footed, economical storytelling—even with the changes of narrator from chapter to chapter—supporting the plot as it glides easily along. And that takes some great writing.” New York Journal of Books

“Alternating chapters narrated by different characters add to the suspense of the intricate plot, which propels readers through a San Francisco few tourists see—from Colma, the city’s necropolis, to the exclusive mansions of Sea Cliff—and to a harrowing, haunting denouement.” Publishers Weekly

“Recommended for fans of Muller, women detectives, and San Francisco culture.” Library Journal

“As Sharon celebrates another birthday, devoted readers will appreciate all the more both the groundbreaking nature of this series (the first to star a female PI in hard-boiled fiction) and the fact that, throughout her long run, Sharon has aged gracefully and matured as a heroine and a woman.” Booklist (starred review)

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