Red on Red, Edward Conlon
Red on Red, Edward Conlon
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Red on Red

Author: Edward Conlon

Narrator: Mark Deakins

Unabridged: 17 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/05/2011

Synopsis

A gripping debut work of crime fiction, from the author of the bestselling memoir about life as a New York City cop, Blue Blood. (“May be the best account ever written of life behind the badge.” —Time)
 
In Red on Red, Edward Conlon tells the electrifying and suspenseful story of two NYPD detectives, Meehan and Esposito: one damaged and introspective, the other ambitious and unscrupulous. Meehan is compelled by haunting and elusive stories that defy easy resolution, while Esposito is drawn to cases of rough and ordinary combat. A fierce and unlikely friendship develops between them and plays out against a tangle of mysteries: a lonely immigrant who hangs herself in Inwood Hill Park, a serial rapist preying on upper Manhattan, a troubled Catholic schoolgirl who appears in the wrong place with uncanny regularity, and a savage gang war that erupts over a case of mistaken identity.
 
A literary thriller about the twisted dynamic of a successful police partnership—the tests of loyalty, the necessary betrayals, the intersections of life and work—Red on Red tells an unrelenting and exciting story that captures the grittiness, complexity, ironies, and compromises of life on the job.

About The Author

Edward Conlon is a detective with the New York City Police Department. A graduate of Harvard, he has published articles in The New Yorker and Harper’s and his work has been included in The Best American Essays. He is the author of a memoir, Blue Blood, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, A New York Times Notable Book, and a New York Times bestseller.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darcia on February 26, 2011

If you want gripping suspense or fast-paced mystery, don't look here. This story does not move quickly. Instead, it forces readers to take their time, to wander the paths of the main character, to get lost with him, to feel his emotions and to see the minute details in life that many of us so easily......more

Goodreads review by Randall on June 02, 2011

Remember in your college comp class when you had that one story read aloud that seemed like the author had a checklist of literary conventions and worked tirelessly to hammer each and every one of them into the ground throughout the piece to where you wanted to scream, "OKAY! WE GET IT! YOU'VE PAID......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin on April 12, 2011

Red on Red is a cop book, but not in the traditional police procedural vein. While there is a thread of related and unrelated crimes none of these take precedence in this novel. Instead, Mr. Conlon offers us a lyrical look at the city he loves and reveals what it's like on the job. Throughout this bo......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on June 04, 2011

Be warned, those readers thinking that they are about to read a straightforward “this is the crime committed, this is how the crime was solved” type book will be disappointed. This book is really about relationships, particularly the relationship between Nick Meehan and his partner, Esposito, but to......more

Goodreads review by J.R. on March 12, 2011

A gritty literary epic of police life as it often is, rather than the fiction of TV and film. The title comes from street lingo for criminals killing other criminals. But it might as likely be applied to the relationship between Meehan and Esposito. The former, in limbo as a result of marital difficu......more

Quotes

"A first novel sure to make the bestseller lists."--Kirkus, starred review

"...this expertly crafted novel will appeal to readers of literary crime masters such as George Pelecanos, Dennis Lehane, and Richard Price."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

 “Conlon  brings his full knowledge of police work to bear in this gritty chronicle..[He] captures the herky-jerky nature of a policeman’s daily routine as it swings between farce and tragedy, all the while detailing the way cops talk, joke, and stress.  This realistic take on police work, relayed in cinematic prose, has all the earmarks of a hit.”— Booklist, starred review

“A big, daring, psychologically complex story—passionate and poignant, pulsating with authenticity and street smarts yet lyrical and literary—this is the cop novel for everyone who reads books."—Joseph Wambaugh

“Red on Red is often brutal and often brutally funny, reaching into the depths of human malice and rising to the level of language that all good literature should achieve.” —Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin, winner of the National Book Award

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