The Pain Scale, Tyler Dilts
The Pain Scale, Tyler Dilts
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The Pain Scale

Author: Tyler Dilts

Narrator: Mel Foster

Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/30/2012

Synopsis

Long Beach homicide detective Danny Beckett returns from a year-long medical leave badly scarred and in constant pain, yet determined to prove he still has what it takes to do the job. He gets his chance when a call comes in that shocks even the toughest guys in the squad room: A California congressman’s daughter-in-law and grandchildren have been brutally murdered in their upscale home. At first glance, it looks like a robbery gone wrong, but Danny’s not so sure. Something doesn’t quite add up. With state and local law enforcement in an uproar and the media circling like vultures, the pressure’s on for Danny and his partner, Jennifer Tanaka, to solve this one. Too much is at stake…and not just politically. Even if they manage to crack the case, there’s no guarantee the stress won’t derail Danny’s recovery. Because while the doctors can treat his physical pain, no one can erase the agony of the past that haunts every step he takes—and threatens to destroy his career once and for all.

About Tyler Dilts

As a child, Tyler Dilts dreamed of following in the footsteps of his policeman father. Though his career goals changed over time, he never lost interest in the daily work of homicide detectives. Today he teaches at California State University in Long Beach, and his writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Best American Mystery Stories, and numerous other publications. He is the author of A King of Infinite Space, the first in the Danny Beckett series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. John Grisham can tell a story, but he can’t write worth a damn. Wallace Stegner could make music with words, but he couldn’t tell a story to save his life. Tyler Dilts is one of that echelon of authors that breathes rarified air, some exotic blend of gases......more

Goodreads review by Leftbanker

I just think that Tyler Dilts is missing his calling, which in my opinion should be in literary fiction and not the crime genre. As crime novels go, this was average, but with better characters and description than the genre warrants and rarely sees. The story was a bit of a mess, which the author a......more

Goodreads review by Jim

Of all the books I have read this year, my favorite find has been Tyler Dilts. On Kindle, my attention was drawn by the subtitle: "Long Beach Homicide." I started with A Cold and Broken Hallelujah, which I read while in Peru. When I returned to L.A., I read A King of Infinite Space a month later. Wi......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie

The Pain Scale by Tyler Dilts is an intriguing and skillful mystery with character development that is impressive. It focuses on Long Beach California Homocide Detective Danny Beckett who, with his partner, Jen Tanaka, are trying to solve a heinous crime. A brutal crime has taken place in a ritzy are......more

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