The Big Exit

by David Carnoy Narrated by R. C. Bray

Overview

By the acclaimed author whose remarkable first novel, Knife Music, earned him the number one spot on the Kindle legal thriller chart, The Big Exit is a suspenseful crime novel that keeps the surprises coming right up to the end.

Richie Forman is freshly out of prison. By night, he makes a living impersonating Frank Sinatra in San Francisco¿¿s lounges and corporate parties. When his ex-best friend-the man who stole his fianc¿®e while he was in prison-is found hacked to death in his garage, Richie becomes the prime suspect. In a murder mystery with the twists and turns of a microchip, Carnoy weaves his characters like a master. He has written an authentic, irresistible thriller that is sure to chill and delight.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Gripping, suspenseful, totally believable - and shockingly good." — Harlan Coben

"A gripping thriller debut that is just what the doctor ordered." — Kirkus Discoveries

"This exceptionally satisfying murder puzzle should whet readers’ appetites for more." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

Harlan Coben

"Gripping, suspenseful, totally believable - and shockingly good."

Kirkus Reviews

Carnoy (Knife Music, 2008) heads to high-tech Silicon Valley for his sophomore thriller, but the story is as old-fashioned as betrayal, greed and murder. Colorful characters abound in Carnoy's legal caper. Richie Forman was big in dot-com marketing before ending up in prison. There was a bachelor party for Richie, after which he and his best friend, Mark McGregor, headed out in Richie's classic Cadillac. What followed was a missed red light and a young woman dead. Richie's blood alcohol was .12, but he was certain he wasn't driving. Convicted anyway, he spent years in the pen. While Richie was doing hard time, his financee, Beth Hill, gave in to the wiles of the best friend, Mark, and married him. Now Richie's out, making a living as a Sinatra impersonator and volunteering at the Exoneration Foundation run by the DNA Dude, attorney Marty Lowenstein. Mark, still in the dot-com business but on apparent shaky financial ground, has been murdered. The police have suspects, including Beth, but the police like Richie the most. Enter Hank Madden, a detective involved in the accident investigation, and Beth's attorney, Carolyn Dupuy, the prosecutor who put Richie in the clink and who is now coping with an off-and-on doctor boyfriend and a ticking biological clock. Then there's the muckraker guy, Tom Bender, a Drudge-digital-clone with a must-read website covering the dot-com business world. Carnoy knows the territory perfectly, and with judicious use of clever phrases that never distract from the crime caper, he's spot on with his characterizations, all of which seem both archetypal and yet sparkling with individual personalities and interesting back stories. Add an intriguing semi-red herring or two, and the climax comes with a satisfying twist. A first-rate crime caper.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169835014
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	10/11/2012
Edition description:	Unabridged

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