True Crime
The Novel

Name: True Crime
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Andrew Klavan
ISBN: 9798200913343

Author: Andrew Klavan

Narrator: Ramiz Monsef

Unabridged: 11 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 03/15/2022

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological

Synopsis

In the heat of the city, a man is out of time: speeding in a beat-up Ford Tempo, blasting easy-listening music. Reporter Steve Everett drinks too much, makes love to his boss's wife, and has just stumbled upon a shocking truth: a convicted killer is about to be executed for a crime he didn't commit.In the cold confines of Death Row, Frank Beachum is also out of time. Ready to say good-bye to the wife and child he loves and hello to the God he still believes in, Beachum knows he did not kill a convenience store clerk six years ago. But in a few hours—if Steve Everett can't find the evidence to stop it—a needle is going to pierce Frank Beachum's skin.The killing machine is primed. The executioner is waiting. And so is the priest. Now the clock is ticking down and the race is on—between the reporter and his demons, between the system and its lethal flaws, between the last innocent man and society's ultimate crime …

About Andrew Klavan

Andrew Klavan is an award-winning writer, screenwriter, and media commentator. An internationally bestselling novelist and two-time Edgar Award-winner, Klavan is also a contributing editor to City Journal, the magazine of the Manhattan Institute, and the host of a popular podcast on DailyWire.com, The Andrew Klavan Show. His essays and op-eds on politics, religion, movies, and literature have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the LA Times, and elsewhere.

About Ramiz Monsef

Ramiz Monsef has spent several seasons as a member of Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s acting company, and he is the playwright of OSF’s 2013 production The Unfortunates. He has also appeared onstage in New York and in numerous regional productions.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Diane on November 12, 2017

Addictive read! thriller,captivating,enjoyable and an outstandingly written story with some well-developed cast and also good dialogue (paperback!)......more

Goodreads review by Olga on July 30, 2016

I am going to be totally honest with you - this is one of the most amazing thrillers I have ever read. I will put it in my TOP 5 alongside with "Gone Girl", "Mystic River, "Misery" & "Silence of the Lambs". I am mesmerized, hypnotized, so shocked and amazed that I couldn't speak for a while after I'......more

Goodreads review by Manugw on August 03, 2015

UNFORGETTABLE, A TIME BOMB The story is about a comdemned man who is in death row and going to be executed for a crime he apparently did not commit. A journalist from a local newspaper wants to help him out and prove that he is innocent, will he find the evidence before this man is executed ? The plot......more

Goodreads review by ChopinFC on November 19, 2017

5 stars Wow I genuinely enjoyed this book! It hit all the right spots with a compelling story, significant moments of suspense and a thrilling conclusion! Full RTC.......more

Goodreads review by Lex on January 18, 2022

I thoroughly enjoyed the nonstop action of this story. The narrator is comically cynical and perfectly succinct. My only issue is its staggering sexism. First: with the protagonist's toxic attitude toward all women. It makes the narrator so unlikeable despite how much I agree with him on many other......more

Quotes

“A classic…True Crime moves like a tornado.” Houston Chronicle

“Big, scary fun. Fill up the coffee pot and lock the doors before beginning.” Stephen King