Hardware, Linda Barnes
Hardware, Linda Barnes
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Hardware

Author: Linda Barnes

Narrator: C.J. Critt

Unabridged: 10 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/12/2012

Synopsis

Private investigator Carlotta Carlyle’s moonlighting job as a taxi driver turns into the most dangerous, high-octane case of her career  Six-foot-tall, redheaded ex-cop and Boston-based private eye Carlotta Carlyle is “the genuine article: a straightforward, funny, thoroughly American mystery heroine” (New York Post).  When Carlotta can’t sleep—or when money gets tight—she drives a cab. It’s always been a dangerous way to make a living, but lately it’s become truly terrifying. In the last two months, nine cabbies have been savagely beaten and robbed, and every time Carlotta gets behind the wheel, she knows that she could be next.  How then can she refuse when a rival taxi company hires her to investigate the assaults? Thinking she will be making the world a safer place for cab drivers, Carlotta doesn’t suspect that this new case will push her even closer to the edge. The company she works for is co-owned by Sam Gianelli, her sometime lover and a mob-connected businessman whose family knows how to get tough. Drawn into a tangled conspiracy of mafia secrets and high-tech espionage, Carlotta will have to drive faster than ever to stay alive.

About Linda Barnes

Linda Barnes is the author of sixteen previous novels, including her Carlotta Carlyle mystery series. Her work has won the Anthony and American Mystery Awards, and received numerous nominations for the Edgar and Shamus Awards. She was born in Detroit and now lives in the Boston area with her husband and son.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vannessa on May 07, 2017

Carlotta Carlyle is hired by her boss to investigate why her cab drivers are being beaten up. Just when author Barnes had us convinced that we knew who the killer was, she threw in someone who we never suspected! Hardware was a fun and fast read. C.J. Critt storytelling made the story exciting and a......more

Goodreads review by Ed on May 29, 2016

#6 in the Carlotta Carlyle series. Carlotta Carlyle series - When Boston-area cabbies are targeted in a series of attacks, the professional and personal lives of Carlotta Carlyle bloom with mystery. The part-time PI and part-time cab driver is hired by the Small Taxi Association to investigate the at......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on December 17, 2020

Possibly the best book I've read this year. It's not the first time I've read "Hardware" but I suspect I probably felt the same all those years ago. Carlotta Carlyle is a great detective character and this book takes it to the next level. The plot sees Carlotta back driving with Green and White cabs......more

Goodreads review by David on March 06, 2022

Having been a fan of noir detectives, I moved on to more modern detectives. For some reason I overlooked Linda Barnes novels until recently. I lived in Boston in the 1970s so the location intrigued me so I just read the series in order. All of the novels are excellent and Carlotta is an appealing ch......more

Goodreads review by Chuck on February 22, 2022

Hardware is number 6 in the Carlotta Carlyle series by Linda Barnes. It is my first book by Barnes, and I hope it will not be my last! The story was both fun and fast with lots of subtle humor. Carlotta Carlyle is a very enjoyable character, and the supporting cast is wonderful! The background is grit......more

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