Rage Against the Dying, Becky Masterman
Rage Against the Dying, Becky Masterman
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Rage Against the Dying
A Thriller

Author: Becky Masterman

Narrator: Judy Kaye

Unabridged: 11 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2013


Synopsis

You have never met an (ex) FBI agent like Brigid Quinn
"Keeping secrets, telling lies, they require the same skill. Both become a habit, almost an addiction, that's hard to break even with the people closest to you, out of the business. For example, they say never trust a woman who tells you her age; if she can't keep that secret, she can't keep yours. I'm fifty-nine."

Brigid Quinn's experiences in hunting sexual predators for the FBI have left her with memories she wishes she didn't have and lethal skills she hopes never to need again. Having been pushed into early retirement by events she thinks she's put firmly behind her, Brigid keeps telling herself she is settling down nicely in Tucson with a wonderful new husband, Carlo, and their dogs.

But the past intervenes when a man named Floyd Lynch confesses to the worst unsolved case of Brigid's career—the disappearance and presumed murder of her young protégée, Jessica. Floyd knows things about that terrible night that were never made public, and offers to lead the cops to Jessica's body in return for a plea bargain.

It should finally be the end of a dark chapter in Brigid's life. Except…the new FBI agent on the case, Laura Coleman, thinks the confession is fake, and Brigid finds she cannot walk away from violence and retribution after all, no matter what the cost.

With a fiercely original and compelling voice, Becky Masterman's Rage Against the Dying marks the heart-stopping debut of a brilliant new thriller writer.

About Becky Masterman

BECKY MASTERMAN, who was an acquisitions editor for a press specializing in medical textbooks for forensic examiners and law enforcement, received her M.A. in creative writing from Florida Atlantic University. Her debut thriller, Rage Against the Dying, was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of 2013, as well as the Macavity, Barry, and Anthony awards. She won the Tony Hillerman Fiction Award for A Twist of the Knife. Becky lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband.

About Judy Kaye

Judy Kaye’s versatile career includes theater, television, and opera. In 2012, she won a Tony award for her role in Nice Work If You Can Get It. Some of her many Broadway roles include Mamma Mia!, Ragtime, and The Phantom of the Opera, for which she also won a Tony award. Kaye has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the London Symphony, and many other orchestras. A frequent audiobook narrator, she is the voice of Kinsey Millhone in Sue Grafton’s alphabetical series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on December 21, 2016

Two words- WELL DONE. I picked this up at the used bookstore and was skeptical, but it was so cheap I couldn't pass it up. Brigid Quinn is a 59 year old ex FBI agent who has more awesomeness in her pinky toe than I have in my entire body. I don't want to give away too much, but there is action from t......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on August 02, 2019

”I’ve sometimes regretted the woman I’ve been. There have been so many: daughter, sister, cop, tough broad, several kinds of whore, jilted lover, ideal wife, heroine, killer. I’ll provide the truth of them all, inasmuch as I’m capable of telling the truth. Keeping secrets, telling lies, they require......more

Goodreads review by Carol on October 21, 2017

***3.5 Stars rounded up to 4*** I’ve been on vacation with a few “go to” mysteries. This was one of those audio books that I included. I thoroughly enjoyed this crusty, older female ex-FBI agent and the endearing relationship with her new husband, Carlo and their two pugs. It was refreshing to read......more

Goodreads review by Paul on May 23, 2024

A great new series for thriller lovers! Brigid Quinn is a sixty-something retired FBI agent. Well, if truth be told, she’s a pariah and was forced into retirement as a result of the “abrupt” death of a suspect in one of her investigations that never quite came to full closure. It’s clear that she’s c......more


Quotes

“Judy Kaye delivers Brigid's wisecracks in a matter-of-fact but easy-to-listen manner. She does an admirable job of portraying the villains as well as Brigid's husband, who is a professor…Kaye's pitch-perfect reading is smooth and consistent. As Brigid struggles to solve the killings and save herself, Kaye's quickening pace and intensity keep listeners totally involved.” —AudioFile Magazine

“Narrated by the always-superb Judy Kaye... I don't want to spoil this ingeniously plotted story, so I'm not going to give you any more details; you're just going to have to listen. I got so hooked that I didn't want to take the earphones off until the very end.” —BookPage

“Adding greatly…is Kay's narration which is as flawless and effective here as it is on all of the Sue Grafton books.” —Mystery Scene


Awards

  • Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee
  • Audie Award Finalist
  • Anthony Awards - Nominee