

The Paradise Affair
Author: Bill Pronzini
Narrator: Erica Sullivan, Kevin Kenerly
Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 01/26/2021
Author: Bill Pronzini
Narrator: Erica Sullivan, Kevin Kenerly
Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 01/26/2021
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.
Erica Sullivan is a professional actress of both stage and screen and holds her MFA from the Yale School of Drama. She is currently a company member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She makes her home in Ashland, Oregon, with her family.
Kevin Kenerly, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in more than twenty seasons, playing dozens of roles.
This is book nine in the series of stories about the Carpenter (Sabina) and Quincannon (John), Professional Detective Services out of San Francisco in the 1890s. This was my first reading in this series. Quincannon has been working a case where the client has been robbed of cash, stocks and bonds by......more
The Paradise Affair by Bill Pronzini is the ninth book in the Carpenter and Quincannon detective series. It can be read as a standalone, but the reader may get some spoilers regarding the previous books. It is 1898 in San Francisco, and John Quincannon is on the tail of two swindlers , Lonesome Jack......more
John Quincannon can't stand to let two conmen get away, but they've sailed to Hawaii, and it looks like his defrauded client is out of luck. But his wife and business partner Sabina Carpenter persuades him to follow--with her along, of course--and combine the pursuit with a second honeymoon. John fo......more
“A full-fledged entertaining novel…[a] highly-detailed, atmospheric tale.” Lansing State Journal
“It’s a full, multidimensional novel crafted with a light but deft hand, providing an entertaining and thoughtful read.” New York Journal of Books
“It can be read as a standalone…I also recommend this novel to anyone interested in Hawaiian historical fiction.“ Historical Novels Society
“Suddenly we have a classic Golden Age mystery…It’s Marlowe alternating with Poirot, an unusual and welcome mix.” Booklist
“Narrators Erica Sullivan and Kevin Kenerly capture 1890s San Francisco and…effectively depict the Hawaiian locale, food, words, and extremes of weather. Most entertaining is Kenerly’s portrayal of a local private investigator whose shrewd skills and ability to drink massive amounts of beer impress even Quincannon and add to a fun listen.” AudioFile