05537cam a2200445 4500 235975087 TxAuBib 20140807120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781415962374 1415962375 6206e0b3-228b-4488-9445-d4a7cc4e3339 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 214253 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Levien, David. Where the Dead Lay [Libby Audiobook]. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2009. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 271MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 271MB. HTML:After the sudden disappearance of two high-priced detectives, former Indianapolis cop Frank Behr—the brooding private investigator introduced in David Levien's nationally acclaimed novel City of the Sun—is pulled into a case that is harrowing, relentless, and, ultimately, personal. [quote tk in box, pls] Early in the dark, Indianapolis morning, Frank Behr's friend and mentor is murdered—with no motive and no trace of evidence left behind. Behr, a quiet, mountainous former cop, thirsts for answers and retaliation. But before he can make headway in the dead-end investigation, an exclusive private firm approaches him with a delicate proposition: two of its detectives have gone missing, and the firm wants Behr to find out what happened to them. Prodded to take the case by his old boss—the Indianapolis chief of police who holds the strings to Frank's possible return to the force—Behr accepts. The search for the missing detectives takes Behr into the recesses of Indianapolis's underworld, a place rife with brutality and vice—and a stark contrast to the city's gentle public image. As Behr calls on old street contacts and his hard-boiled investigative skills, he is led deeper into a twisted society of organized crime and an unknown landscape of "pea-shake" houses—low-rent, transient gambling rings staged in condemned buildings around the city. Unexpectedly, Behr uncovers a shocking thread connecting the missing detectives to his friend's brutal murder, and, in the process, Behr is forced to confront an ominous, deadly new breed of crime family. Introduced in City of the Sun, Frank Behr instantly attracted critical attention and a devoted fan base, and Where the Dead Lay places Behr on a broader, edgier stage. This extraordinary crime novel stands with the best of Michael Connelly and Lee Child, featuring a brilliantly drawn, ruthless criminal family whom readers will not soon forget, and showcasing the immense talents of David Levien. www.doubleday.com. P.I. Frank Behr is big, tough, and hard as a rock--but he sometimes develops a soft spot. So when he learns that his martial arts mentor has been gunned down, he sets out on a relentless search for the killers. Additional story lines involve the hunt for two missing detectives and a family (a father and two sons) that kills and maims without mercy. Ultimately, all these plots come together. There's no better narrator to deliver the goods than Scott Brick. He masters all the ironic dialogue, and can be both straightforward and menacing as he depicts the driven detective, who refuses to take no for an answer. Brick's descriptions of several martial arts fights, blow by blow, are outstanding. You feel like you're really watching the brutal action unfold. A.L.H. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:"Veteran screenwriter David Levien imagines with icy, almost sadistic precision in his thriller City of the Sun.". HTML:Entertainment Weekly. HTML: "City of the Sun is going to be a finalist for thriller of the year.". HTML:Rocky Mountain News. "One of the toughest, most gut-wrenching, and most believable suspense novels I've ever encountered.". Lincoln Child. HTML:"City of the Sun is hard, mean, beautiful, touching--a dazzling novel.". Robert Crais. "[Levien] infuses his ... tale with heart-wrenching emotion.". HTML:People. "A master character portrait of Behr.". HTML:Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "David Levien's novel is moody, riveting, and special.". Harlan Coben. Suspense. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 14:05:11. Brick, Scott. http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=6206e0b3-228b-4488-9445-d4a7cc4e3339 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/214253-WhereTheDeadLay.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/214253-WhereTheDeadLay.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6206E0B3-228B-4488-9445-D4A7CC4E3339&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/214253-WhereTheDeadLay.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/214253-WhereTheDeadLay.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6206E0B3-228B-4488-9445-D4A7CC4E3339&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)