

Deadbomb Bingo Ray
Author: Jeff Johnson
Series: Deadbomb Bingo Ray Series #1
Narrator: Johnny Heller
Unabridged: 7 hr 48 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 01/08/2019
Author: Jeff Johnson
Series: Deadbomb Bingo Ray Series #1
Narrator: Johnny Heller
Unabridged: 7 hr 48 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 01/08/2019
Jeff Johnson burst onto the literary scene in 2009 with his critically lauded memoir Tattoo Machine: Tall Tales, True Stories, and My Life in Ink filled with stories from his thirty-year career as a tattoo artist in the Pacific Northwest. Johnson is now a full-time writer, artist, and film maker. He is the author of a modern twist on a werewolf tale, Everything under the Moon; the Darby Holland crime series novels, Lucky Supreme and A Long Crazy Burn; the Philadelphia noir Deadbomb Bingo Ray, and the offbeat Knottspeed, A Love Story.
Johnny Heller, a Golden Voice Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, has recorded over 800 audiobooks spanning every genre. He is a four-time Audie Award winner; an AudioFile Best Voice, Booklist Editor's Choice List, and Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award winner; and the winner of over thirty Earphones Awards. His national and international audiobook coaching workshops are called "game changing" by attendees. AudioFile magazine named him one of the top fifty voices of the twentieth century.
What was I thinking when I put my name in to win a book titled Dead Bomb Bingo Ray? First, the blurbs enticed me: "Hard-boiled, hilarious, and as serious as a straight razor. It has more good ideas, great jokes, and splendid writing on one age than most books have in a full chapter" --Tim Halliman;......more
Read my full review here: [URL not allowed] How could I pass up a book with a title and a character named Deadbomb Bingo Ray? I couldn’t. I wavered a bit. Started and stopped it several times, but I just couldn’t let it go. Finally, this weekend, I was able to focus and concen......more
I had no problem at all giving this book a five star rating. This story is about a criminal and murderer, but the main character is referred to as a fixer. The characters in this story must be based on real people as they are not only varied, but original. The plot has a ton of levels for a novel t......more
I want more books about Ray. He is complex, funny, and will play it out to the end. His supporting characters are funny and just as complex. Really enjoyed this book.......more
“This evil strut of a book is wildly smart, utterly warped, and exultant in its own mad glory.” Warren Ellis, New York Times bestselling author
“Inventive and comic…A rare treat.” Publisher’s Weekly
“A fast-paced, quick-witted neo-noir caper packed with cons and double crosses, larger-than-life characters, and vivid language.” Library Journal
“Narrator Johnny Heller cops a delightful and sidesplitting ‘wise guy’ attitude as the infamous Philadelphia fixer Deadbomb Bingo Ray…Heller navigates this stylish noir with ultimate vocal skill. Deadbomb Bingo Ray lives up to his name as the game reaches an explosive climax. Fans of the genre will love Ray, and Heller is drop-dead great in this enjoyable romp.” AudioFile
“Hard-boiled, hilarious, and as serious as a straight razor…More good ideas, great jokes, and splendid writing on one page than most books have in a full chapter. Read it.” Tim Hallinan, author of the Simeon Grist, Poke Rafferty, and Junior Bender series
“Deadbomb Bingo Ray is a shot of…muscle-noir…with a bounce and a turn of phrase that elevates it above the pack. If this guy’s under your radar, recalibrate!” Sean Doolittle, author of The Cleanup and Lake Country