The Accidental Hunter, Nelson George
The Accidental Hunter, Nelson George
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The Accidental Hunter

Author: Nelson George

Narrator: Mark Nelson

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/14/2008

Synopsis

National Book Critics Circle Award nominee Nelson George examines New York City's seamy pop music culture through the eyes of HIV-positive bodyguard "D" Hunter. With a client kidnapped, flamboyant music manager Ivy Greenwich enlists security specialist Hunter to deliver the ransom. Impressed with Hunter's street smarts, this old-white-dude-ina- fro hires him to protect teenie bopper Bridgette Hays. As he struggles with his smoldering desire for Bridgette, Hunter tries to discover who is really behind the shrouded threat that menaces Greenwich's clients.

About Nelson George

Nelson George is
an author and filmmaker who specializes in documenting and celebrating African
American culture. He has written several classic black music histories,
including Where Did Our Love Go?, The Death of Rhythm & Blues, and Hip Hop America. George also coedited The James Brown Reader and has contributed
major articles on the films Pariah, The Help, and 12 Years a Slave to the New
York Times. He directed the HBO film Life Support and the VH1 documentary Finding the Funk.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean

This book is ridiculous, but it's supposed to be. I think.......more

Goodreads review by APRIL

ASAP; Group Read OF# Two!?......more

Goodreads review by D.K.

This was an exciting fast pace book. Nelson George's descriptive depiction and character development was excellent.......more

Goodreads review by Ned

Get the book with the original cover ( if not downloading). An intro to D Hunter this book situates him within the world of music that others in the series follow. There's a bit of that Machiavelli manipulation in here that he has to navigate ( and maybe contribute to) as D becomes more than a bodyg......more

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