That Left Turn at Albuquerque, Scott Phillips
That Left Turn at Albuquerque, Scott Phillips
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That Left Turn at Albuquerque

Author: Scott Phillips

Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Unabridged: 7 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/03/2020


Synopsis

Douglas Rigby, attorney-at-law, is bankrupt. He’s just sunk his last $200,000—a clandestine “loan” from his last
remaining client, former bigshot TV exec Glenn Haskill—into a cocaine deal gone wrong. The lesson? Never trust
anyone else with the dirty work. Desperate to get back on top, Rigby formulates an art forgery scheme involving one
of Glenn’s priceless paintings, a victimless crime. But for Rigby to pull this one off, he’ll need to negotiate a whole cast
of players with their own agendas, including his wife, his girlfriend, an embittered art forger, Glenn’s resentful nurse,
and the man’s money-hungry nephew. One misstep, and it all falls apart—will he be able to save his skin?

Written with hard-knock sensibility and wicked humor, Scott Phillips’s newest novel will cement him as one of the
great crime writers of the 21st century.

About Scott Phillips

Scott Phillips is a screenwriter, photographer, and the author of eight novels and a short story collection. His bestselling debut novel, The Ice Harvest, was a New York Times Notable Book and was adapted as a major motion picture starring John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton. He is the winner of the California Book Award, as well as being a finalist for the Edgar Award, the Hammett Prize, and the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Scott was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, and lived for many years in France. He now lives with his wife and daughter in St. Louis, Missouri.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

”But there was something about the undeniable direness of the situation that stimulated him. His sense of self had always been that of an overmatched fighter, thriving in hopeless situations. He felt more confident and alive than he had when he’d first taken possession of the cocaine. Or whatever it......more

Goodreads review by James

This is a darkly funny novel with a cast of very strange and pathetic characters. Principal among them is attorney Douglas Rigby, whose partner in their two-man law firm, has just died in a climbing accident, leaving Rigby virtually bankrupt. Rigby is now having an affair with his dead partner's wid......more

Goodreads review by Howard

4 Stars for That Left Turn at Albuquerque (audiobook) by Scott Phillips read by L. J. Ganser. A broke attorney fumbles a drug deal and now he really needs a payday. So he wiggles his way into an art forgery scheme.......more

Goodreads review by Thomas

Another fine tale of terrible pillars of the community getting up to no good from Mr Phillips. A fun read.......more