The Dead Ringer, Fredric Brown
The Dead Ringer, Fredric Brown
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The Dead Ringer

Author: Fredric Brown

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 6 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Skyboat Media

Published: 07/08/2014


Synopsis

A classic noir featuring Ed Hunter and Uncle Am, two of mystery fiction's most beloved private eyesIn most murder cases, the setting stays put, if nothing else. But when murder comes to visit the J. C. Hobart traveling carnival, the entire operation has left town before Captain Weiss can gather any tangible leads. For young Ed Hunter, the case throws him together with a gorgeous redhead from the show, but as another murder occurs, and then a third, he and his uncle Am find their hands full with more than just their ball game concession. In a strange atmosphere of freak shows, show girls, and an escaped chimpanzee, Ed and Uncle Am take it upon themselves to find the killer on the loose—a killer who chooses his victims according to their size.

About Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown (1906–1972) was the only writer to achieve equal prominence in the mystery and science fiction genres. His first mystery work won the Edgar Award in 1948 for Best First Novel.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki is a Grammy-winning audiobook producer and an award-winning narrator who has won several Audie Awards, as well as more than twenty-five Earphones Awards, and been named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly

Fredric Brown is long overdue for the kind of resurgence that Jim Thompson had in the 80s and 90s. In many ways more famous for his seminal short science fiction works, it's in his noir that Brown really seems to bloom. This is the second of Brown's "Uncle Am and Ed" series about an Uncle and Nephew......more

Goodreads review by Jeff

A great carnival mystery from Fredric Brown, not quite as good as Madball, but the Ed And Am Hunter books are a must read,......more


Quotes

“Fredric Brown’s first book, The Fabulous Clipjoint, stirred up an uncommon amount of interest and praise…The Dead Ringer is an able successor.” Chicago Sun-Times

“It’s one of those jobs that you’ll have to finish in one sitting. You’ll get no sleep if you don’t.” San Francisco Chronicle

“Stacks up against the best of the season. It not only has a good plot, excellent characterizations, and plenty of action but has a double-take climax that is a humdinger.” Springfield Union