South Beach Shakedown, Don Bruns
South Beach Shakedown, Don Bruns
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South Beach Shakedown
The Diary of Gideon Pike

Author: Don Bruns

Narrator: Paul Michael Garcia

Unabridged: 8 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006


Synopsis

Why would songwriting legend Gideon Pike disappear just as his 30year career turns a multimilliondollar profit? Music columnist Mick Sever goes looking for his friend in the gritty backrooms of Miamis nightclubs, dodging suicide speedboats and sniper fire. Whoever gets to Gideon first will either save him or pull the trigger.

About Don Bruns

Don Bruns is a singer and songwriter, a painter, a cook, a traveler, and stand-up-comic who has not decided what to do when he grows up. He is also the author of two mystery series. His “stuff series” showcases the unstoppable yet bumbling young private investigators, James Lessor and Skip Moore, and his “music series” features rock and roll writer Mick Sever. Don and his wife, Linda, live in South Florida.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynn on May 19, 2020

I "stuck" with this book because I hate to quit ... but it was a challenge. I did not like the writing; felt very juvenile to me. I gave it two stars because it WAS a bit better than the worst books I've ever read so there's that. The characters were NOT developed, the story was oh so predictable, a......more

Goodreads review by Tami on April 15, 2008

Gideon Pike goes missing. Nobody knows if the man killed his gay lover and fled, if he's hiding from the real killer, or if he's skipped town on one of his occasional trips that usually happen when Pike owes someone money. Even after I read this book, I still wasn't sure whether I liked Gideon Pike......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on January 12, 2009

Kinda trashy. Some of the characters were pretty thinly veiled fictionalizations of actual personalities, I think. A few elements of the story were not well justified or explained. Still, fun stuff, and just the thing to get you through waiting in a hospital waiting room for hours.......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on June 08, 2015

A thoroughly gripping book that left me unable to put it down. Drama, murder, and great characters. Can't wait to read more of Don's books.......more

Goodreads review by Frannie on January 04, 2013

Kind of long but decent. There were a few points where I thought the story was going nowhere, but then a few twists and turns showed up. Stuck with it.......more