The Bughouse Affair, Bill Pronzini
The Bughouse Affair, Bill Pronzini
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The Bughouse Affair

Author: Bill Pronzini, Marcia Muller

Narrator: Nick Sullivan, Meredith Mitchell

Unabridged: 6 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2013

Synopsis

In The Bughouse Affair, former Pinkerton operative Sabina Carpenter and her detective partner, ex-Secret Service agent John Quincannon, undertake what initially appear to be two unrelated investigations. Sabina's case involves the hunt for a ruthless lady "dip" who uses fiendish means to relieve her victims of their valuables at Chutes Amusement Park and other crowded places. Quincannon, meanwhile, is after a slippery housebreaker who targets the homes of wealthy residents, following a trail that leads him from the infamous Barbary Coast to an oyster pirate's lair to a Tenderloin parlor house known as the Fiddle Dee Dee. The two cases eventually connect in surprising fashion, but not before two murders and assorted other felonies complicate matters even further. And not before the two sleuths are hindered, assisted, and exasperated by the infamous Sherlock Holmes.

About Bill Pronzini

Bill Pronzini has won numerous awards, including the 2008 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the Hammer Award from the Private Eye Writers of America.

About Marcia Muller

Marcia Muller is a New York Times bestselling author and creator of the critically acclaimed series starring private investigator Sharon McCone. She has also written many short stories. She has won six Anthony Awards, a Shamus Award, and is also the recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, their highest accolade.

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.

About Meredith Mitchell

Meredith Mitchell is an actress who has performed in such films as Mona Lisa Smile and The Reunion, on stage with Shakespeare & Company and the New Repertory Theatre, and on television on Good Morning America. She received her BA in psychology from Emory University and her MFA in acting from Brandeis University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marcie on July 28, 2013

The best thing about this book is the cover, seriously. There they stand, looking all turn-of-the-century steampunk with feisty, spunky expressions on their faces, this male/female team of private detectives working in 1890s San Francisco. I think there's actually enormous potential for these charac......more

Goodreads review by Ed on January 28, 2019

This fun outing is the collaborative effort of husband and wife Bill Pronzini and Marcia Muller. A burly, tough Scotsman John Quincannon and a former Pinkerton operative Sabina Carpenter run a private detective partnership in San Francisco late in the nineteenth century. I don't if Bill and Marcia w......more

Goodreads review by Hazel on April 28, 2013

Thoughts on the Overall Book: This was one of those books that I was mildly interested in enough to finish, but it wasn't great either, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It was there to fill idle time, but there was nothing about it that made me sit and read half the book in one sitting either.......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on January 02, 2019

The Bughouse Affair is book 1 of the Carpenter and Quincannon historical series by Marcia Muller. After retiring from the Secret Service, John Quincannon decided to establish a private detective agency. John Quincannon asked his friend Sabina Carpenter to came and joined forces with him. The Carpent......more

Goodreads review by Renee on March 21, 2020

Lively, fun story & narrators. I suspected I might have trouble focusing on a novel this week. This entertaining audio borrowed (online) from the library fit the bill!......more

Quotes

“A doubly impossible crime only adds to the enjoyable plot.” Publishers Weekly

“Of course you’ll order multiples; we’re talking Muller and Pronzini here! The locked-room dilemma is familiar territory for Pronzini, and this series launch is sure to delight his readers in particular. The easy and amusing read flows beautifully…[with] the authors’ gift for dialog and good storytelling…A treat for Rhys Bowen and Laurie R. King readers.” Library Journal

“Muller and Pronzini make beautiful mystery music together.” Atlanta Journal Constitution, praise for the series

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