The Blue Edge of Midnight, Jonathon King
The Blue Edge of Midnight, Jonathon King
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The Blue Edge of Midnight

Author: Jonathon King

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2010

Synopsis

Max Freeman's old life ended on a night that will haunt him forever. The night he killed a twelve-year-old child in self-defense in a Philadelphia shootout. The night he stopped being a cop. Now he lives a solitary existence on the edge of the Florida Everglades, where he answers to no one but the demons that eat away at his conscience. When he finds the corpse of a child beside an ancient river and another child goes missing, all eyes turn to Freeman. The ex-cop, driven by his old habits and the memories of that long-ago Philadelphia midnight, knows that he has no choice but to hunt down the seemingly unstoppable murderer himself. An electrifying story of crime, punishment, and one man's personal redemption played out against a backdrop of wild natural beauty in conflict with the modern urban world.

About Jonathon King

Jonathon King is the Edgar Award–winning author of the Max Freeman crime series set in the Everglades and on the hard streets of urban South Florida. In his previous career as a journalist, he was a police and court reporter for twenty-four years with the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale and the Philadelphia Daily News.

About Nick Sullivan

Nick Sullivan has narrated audiobooks for over twenty years and has recorded over four hundred titles. An Audie Award winner, he is also the recipient of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. His TV and film credits include The Good Wife, The Affair, Bull, Boardwalk Empire, 30 Rock, Our Idiot Brother, and Private Life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ⊱ Sonja ⊰

2,5 Sterne Dieses Buch zu bewerten, fällt mir nicht ganz leicht. Ich habe das Buch vor vielen Jahren schon einmal gelesen und habe mir damals vier Sterne dafür notiert. Jetzt würde ich tatsächlich eher zu zwei Sternen tendieren, was mir nicht leicht fällt, weil es wirklich kein schlechtes Buch ist. I......more

Goodreads review by Louie the Mustache

This is the debut novel of Jonathan King. At this present time, it has been over 15 years, and nine more novels in the interim, but this one is still an exceptionally good book especially for a number one in a series. Max Freeman was a Philadelphia cop who was involved in a shooting where a 12-year-......more

Goodreads review by Qazyman

If you like crime/thrillers, you know the feeling of following a character into the twilight zone, that place where no one ever really goes. The character draws you in, and you identify with them and want to see them succeed. Then, out of the blue, they are with the hottest women/man on earth, while......more

Goodreads review by Anae

Thriller ligero, con buena ambientación geográfica pero sin sustos ni sobresaltos. Para pasar el rato, sin más.......more

Goodreads review by Debbie

The Blue Edge of Midnight by Jonathon King won an Edgar award for best first novel. Personally, I didn’t think the story was that great. Max Freeman was a cop in Philadelphia and shoots a 12-year-old child in self-defense. The child had shot him in the neck and after recovering from this, he decides......more

Quotes

“The Blue Edge of Midnight is a terrific book that begins the run of a great new talent in Jonathon King. From start to finish it is full of true character and jagged surprises. King adds new dimension of depth and substance to the modern crime novel.” Michael Connelly

“A remarkable debut. Whether taking us to the dark corners of the Everglades or the hard streets of Philadelphia, King's writing is gritty, vivid, and suspenseful. Jonathon King is a natural storyteller, and The Blue Edge of Midnight is the beginning of an exciting new series.” Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author

“With his first novel, King jumps into James W. Hall territory and lands firmly on his feet…the author’s stylish prose and insider’s knowledge of the sinuous, dangerous Everglades give the gimmick a fresh twist…skillful writing, original characters and evocative settings initiate a welcome new series.” Publishers Weekly

“Nick Sullivan expertly portrays former Philly cop Max Freeman, who is wrenched from his hermetic life in the Florida Everglades when he finds the body of a kidnapped child…Max's conflicted character is captured in Sullivan's muscular reading of this Edgar Award-winning novel.” AudioFile

“A fine fit of setting with action.” Booklist

“The sense of place and the memorable main characters carry the plot without major doses of intense violence or language.” School Library Journal

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