Frag Box, Richard Thompson
Frag Box, Richard Thompson
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Frag Box

Author: Richard Thompson

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 6 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2009


Synopsis

Jackson doesnt admit hes from Detroit, much less that he used to run a bookie operation there. His bailbond business in St. Paul is much safer, and if Charlie Victor wasnt his best client, he was at least a steady one, paying his bonding fee out of a secret stash he called his frag box. Then Charlie is beaten to death on a public street in broad daylight. His murder is bizarre and unexpected but no more so than the fact that he left a will naming Jackson as his sole heir. Jackson wants justice for Charlie, who had become something of a friend. But with plenty of money problems of his own, he also wants the box of cash. Unfortunately, Charlies killers want it, too, and the race is on. But every step closer to Charlies box peels away another layer of protection and another set of lies Jackson has told, including the ones he told himself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dana

Thompson is a fine example of why to go to conferences. I saw him on a panel at Bouchercon in Indianapolis, which inspired me to read Fiddle Game, which in turn impressed me enough to keep Thompson on the radar. I took way too long to get to Frag Box, but books have the endearing ability of waiting......more

Goodreads review by Carl

A dark and in some ways, sad and vicious novel of demons and their aftermaths. Herman Jackson, now a bail bond operator in St. Paul, Minnesota, after some difficulties in Detroit as a youngster, has a fairly settled life in the capital city. One of his regulars is a disturbed veteran of the Viet Nam......more

Goodreads review by Ray

Maybe a 3. It's good, with strong images, but it's just a genre novel. Doesn't really bring anything new to the table.......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne

I thought this to be a well-plotted story with memorable characters. Very engaging, hard to put down.......more