Regeneration
A Pulp Thriller

Name: Regeneration
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Max Allan Collins
ISBN: 9798212387545

Author: Max Allan Collins, Barbara Collins

Narrator: Gabrielle de Cuir

Unabridged: 8 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Skyboat Media

Published: 02/14/2023

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Joyce Lackey was a classic baby-boomer. She had it all: a high-paying position, a beautiful condo, a BMW. But there was one thing she didn’t have any more—her youth, and that was what she needed most.Her boss fired her because he wanted someone with “young blood and young ideas.” Joyce was forced to start all over again. But could she compete with all the beautiful young kids who were so hungry for what she had?The X-Gen Agency could give Joyce everything she wanted, everything she needed—a new job, a new body, and a new identity. In short: a new life, but there was a price. It seemed reasonable enough when Joyce signed the contracts, and besides, she was desperate. By the time she realized what she had done, it was too late to turn back. This was one contract without an escape clause …

About Max Allan Collins

Max Allan Collins is the New York Times bestselling author of Road to Perdition and multiple award-winning novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations, and historical fiction. He has scripted the Dick Tracy comic strip, Batman comic books, and written tie-in novels based on the CSI, Bones, and Dark Angel TV series; collaborated with legendary mystery author Mickey Spillane; and authored numerous mystery series including Quarry, Nolan, Mallory, Eliot Ness, and the bestselling Nathan Heller historical thrillers.

About Barbara Collins

Barbara Collins, co-editor of the bestselling anthology Lethal Ladies, has contributed short stories to numerous collections, including entries in most volumes of the popular Cat Crimes series; several of her tales have been selected for The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories collections. Occasionally she collaborates with her husband, and their co-bylined stories have appeared in Hot Blood and Till Death Do Us Part, among other anthologies; she was also Production Manager on the two Mommy features. Their previous collaboration, Nathan Collins, is a sixteen-year-old high school student in Muscatine, Iowa, where the family lives.

About Gabrielle de Cuir

Gabrielle de Cuir, award-winning narrator, has narrated over three hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. She was a cowinner of the Audie Award for best narration in 2011 and a three-time finalist for the Audie and has garnered six AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her “velvet touch” as an actor’s director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather on April 01, 2023

Being your best isn’t always enough in this competitive job market, especially for women. No one knows this more than Joyce Lackey. She’s worked her way up to senior account executive at 55 years old. But turning 55, meant it was Joyce’s turn to be replaced by someone much younger. The company wants......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on April 30, 2021

Joyce Lackey is a high-level advertising agency executive in Chicago but finds herself on the outs due to her age. Despite her amazing track record, as a baby-boomer the CEO of her firm just doesn’t think she has what it takes any longer to connect with the new target market: the Gen-X’ers. But what......more

Goodreads review by Marty on August 14, 2024

Gabrielle de Cuir hits a home run for Audible, narrating this pulp thriller with a sci-fi slant, as a secret company offers aging Baby Boomers a chance to restart their ending careers….but what if the cost of this “new lease on life” is more than you’ve bargained for? An interesting tale with an “Ou......more

Goodreads review by Dawna on August 15, 2017

Surprise after surprise! I must say that I loved the book. It was a must read to the end. I was hooked within the first few pages. That's not something that happens frequently. Bravo to a great writer.......more

Goodreads review by A~ on September 17, 2016

Finished this book in 1 day. A light read. First off I have searched and found no mention of this, but this book shares a lot of similarities with the Rock Hudson movie Seconds, [URL not allowed] I don't want to say that the authors stole from the movie but I would not be surp......more