A Man Named Doll Audiobook

Quotes

• “Just nifty fun…He performs this book in a pleasant, low register that’s very Raymond Chandler.”

  — Vulture (audio review)

• “Jonathan Ames…is so comfortable that it becomes difficult to imagine anyone else portraying the sensitive tough guy…[who] doles out justice while occasionally offering hilarious existential commentary or love letters to his dog. As a bonus, Ames reads a portion of the next audiobook in the series. That’s right, Hap’s coming back!”

  — AudioFile

• “I loved this book—it’s quirky, edgy, charming, funny and serious, all in one. Very highly recommended.”

  — Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author

• “Assured plotting, superb local color, and excellent prose. Readers will happily root for Doll, a good detective and a decent human, in this often funny and grisly outing.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “Happy Doll is a tremendously likable main character, and the Los Angeles he inhabits is vibrantly alive in every detail.”

  — Lou Berney, author of November Road

• “Expertly mines the dark humor, mordant wit, and dreamy fatalism of great LA noir. And at its center is a detective with a battered heart and bruised conscience. I’d follow him, and his dog George, anywhere.”

  — Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me

• While the macabre seriousness of the crimes and the narrator’s good-nature and sardonic humor might seem to be at odds, Ames makes it work through assured plotting, superb local color, and excellent prose. Readers will happily root for Doll, a good detective and a decent human, in this often funny and grisly outing.

  — Publishers Weekly

• I loved this book - it's quirky, edgy, charming, funny and serious, all in one. Very highly recommended."  —Lee Child, #1 bestselling author of Blue Moon

• A MAN NAMED DOLL is so fun and propulsive I didn’t just read it in one sitting, I read it in what felt like a single breath. Happy Doll is a tremendously likable main character, and the Los Angeles he inhabits is vibrantly alive in every detail. I hope Jonathan Ames has many more adventures planned for the newest P.I. in town.”  —Lou Berney, author of the New York Times-bestselling NOVEMBER ROAD

• A Man Named Doll is a smart, sharp, and stylish noir for the modern day. In his cinematic tour of Los Angeles that is both gritty and gorgeous, Ames has delivered a novel that is both current and timeless and has introduced a sleuth who fits all the old traditions while creating his own. Crime at its finest!”   —Ivy Pochoda, author of These Women and Wonder Valley

• A MAN NAMED DOLL: a singular read about the peril of having a body. Gallows humor in overdrive on Dilaudid, crashing merrily downhill.”  —Bill Beverly, author of Gold Dagger Award-winning DODGERS

• A MAN NAMED DOLL infuses the private eye concept with an unpredictable, vibrant energy, while losing none of the genre’s core, noir elements. Ames is a master of blending humor, pathos, and grit - and A MAN NAMED DOLL is no exception. A truly modern L.A. noir that still manages to feel timeless and steeped in the classics that came before.”  —Alex Segura, Anthony Award-winning author of BLACKOUT

• A stiff shot of timeless Hollywood noir, spiked with black humour and leaving a warm glow as it goes down.

  — Christopher Brookmyre, author of Quite Ugly One Morning

• A combination of dry wit, a satisfyingly high body count, and a nerve-tingling sense of pace make for a terrific seat-of-the-pants read.

  — Simon Brett, author of the Charles Paris mysteries