The Darkest Game, Joseph Schneider
The Darkest Game, Joseph Schneider
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The Darkest Game

Author: Joseph Schneider

Narrator: George Newbern

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/05/2022


Synopsis

Bad things happen every day. No one knows this better than LAPD Detective Tully Jarsdel. He also knows that bad things often go unpunished?all it takes is a glance at his dusty stack of cold cases to see that time is kind to sinners. A museum curator is found shot point-blank, his home torn apart. It's the sort of random crime destined to fester in an evidence locker. But it's a case tailor-made for the academic-turned-detective?he can't leave any question unanswered. In pursuit of an untouchable killer, Jarsdel soon uncovers a web of fraud and corruption that leads him to sunny Catalina Island, Hollywood's bygone playground. There, nothing is as it should be: the past is ever-present, and Jarsdel unwittingly finds himself embroiled in a widespread conspiracy. While reckoning with a dark legacy, he'll exhume long-buried secrets of LA's troubled past and, with it, deadly consequences. A searing mystery from critically acclaimed author Joseph Schneider, The Darkest Game is a story about dread, greed, and anguish—how it spreads like rot and how one detective struggles to keep it at bay.

About Joseph Schneider

Joseph Schneider is a talented author, magician, ballroom-dance instructor, and a fifth-grade teacher. A member of The Academy of Magical Arts, The International Guild of Knot Tiers, and The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, he currently resides with his wife and two children in California.

About George Newbern

George Newbern has appeared in Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride II, Evening Star, Adventures in Babysitting, and many other films. On television, he has had roles on Scandal, Friends, Nip/Tuck, Hot in Cleveland, CSI, and more. He is also known for providing the voice of Superman in Justice League and for narrating audiobooks.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Atlasi

I really really hate it when I don't like a book that I was excited to read and... this was one of them. though the characters were well developed, the story itself was so slow paced that I couldn't enjoy it well enough. there were references that I was not familiar with and I had to spend so much t......more

Goodreads review by Chris

3.5 rounded up LAPD Homicide Detectives Tully Jarsdel and Oscar Morales are assigned to the murder of museum donation engagement director Dean Burken. Dean wasn't the nicest guy in the world and there are plenty of suspects. The investigation takes them through academia, museum employees, and even th......more