

The Red Storm
Author: Grant Bywaters
Narrator: Kevin Kenerly
Unabridged: 5 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 12/01/2015
Author: Grant Bywaters
Narrator: Kevin Kenerly
Unabridged: 5 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 12/01/2015
Grant Bywaters has worked as a licensed private investigator. He now works security at the Portland International Airport and is finishing his bachelor’s degree in psychology at Portland State University. Bywaters lives outside of Portland, Oregon. The Red Storm is his first novel.
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.
NY, 1923: Ex-boxer Will Fletcher starts working as muscle for small-time nasty Bill Storm, whose eyes “...burned with a brutal hatred and a primal urge for violence.” Fletcher eventually ditches him in favor of N’awlins where, in 1938, Storm emerges and hires Fletcher, now a PI, to locate his daught......more
This book was like stepping back into time, to an era of mobsters and racial tensions. The characters are colorful, each with their own story. Just when I have the plot figured out, it takes a twist or turn, several times, right to the end. I'm glad I read this book and hope that William Fletcher sh......more
“The Red Storm has Hammett-esque qualities mixing with Elmore Leonard smart-talking bad guys with bad-ass attitudes, guns, and punch-power knockouts.” New York Journal of Books
“Grant Bywater’s debut is a stunner.” Historical Novel Society
“Written in the tradition of all hard-boiled noirs, this debut is an exciting trip down memory lane. The atmosphere and language are perfect as Bywaters captures the reality of a black man walking a fine line in 1930s New Orleans. Unexpected twists add to the excellence.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)
“Narrator Kevin Kenerly evokes the strong atmosphere of this mystery, set in 1930s New Orleans. He captures the swagger of African-American P. I. William Fletcher through dialect and portrays the smoky sensuality of Fletcher’s client, Zelda, with a deep, almost masculine, tone…Kenerly keeps the listener hooked on the plot and atmosphere, so fans of the genre should find this debut enjoyable.” AudioFile
“The Red Storm‘s plot is solid, but it is the setting in both time and place that distinguish this classically styled noir PI story.” Shelf Awareness
“This is damned good…Historical fiction and hard-boiled fans will enjoy this.” Library Journal
“Bywaters edges near Hammett territory with this unassuming hero who stoically accepts that, even though the odds are heavily stacked against him, he still needs to go on doing the best he can.” Publishers Weekly
“The Red Storm is a solid, hard-hitting debut. The New Orleans period background is very well done, the characters and story compelling.” Bill Pronzini, MWA Grand Master and Shamus Award–winning author