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City of Fire: A Novel Audiobook

By: Robert Ellis
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Read By: Renée Raudman Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 7.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2007 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781423336914
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69

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17:57 minutes

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03:34 minutes

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10:14 minutes

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When a vibrant young woman is found in bed by her hotshot businessman husband, carved from belly to throat with a very sharp knife, the elite Robbery-Homicide Division of the LAPD responds in full force. Best-case scenario for lead Detective Lena Gamble: Nikki Brant’s husband killed her, case closed, and on to the next crime scene before the ravenous Hollywood media can get their lurid tabloid machinery up and running. Unfortunately for Lena, though, she knows that best-case scenarios only happen in the movies. The murder is the first in a series of brutal crimes against beautiful women thought to be perpetrated by the same man, a killer dubbed Romeo in the press. It’s the case of a lifetime, and promises to either elevate Lena to the upper echelons of a publicity-hungry department in need of heroes, or bring about a very public and painful fall from grace. Lena has been in the public eye before, on the night her rock-star brother was gunned down on a dark street in Hollywood - an unsolved murder so grisly she’s never recovered. She knows the score when the press and the LAPD collide. As the investigation plays out and a massive forest fire blankets the city with acrid smoke, a cloud of conspiracy descends on Lena’s investigation, and she knows she’ll have to grind this one out...because Nikki Brant’s death just breathed new life into more than one closed case...because the web of conspiracy is spun more intricately than she can possibly imagine... and because Lena knows there’s only one rock-solid rule to murder in L.A.: The bigger the spectacle, the deeper the horror.

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"First in the Lena Gamble series. A good crime book. A serial killer who is targeting women in their homes. Lena's brother's unsolved murder from 5 years before heats up again. Both stories intertwine and Lena must face that there is someone in the police force who may have killed her brother. A very good start for the series. Good twists and turns all the way until the end. Will read more in the series."

— Lora (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Listened on audio. Police procedural. Very good, I didn't see the end coming. "

    — Lesley, 2/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not a bad crime Thriller, holds the interest without really setting the world alight. Nice descriptions of the LA setting. Decent plot, but I felt I've been here before with the 'cop got issues' lead character.. Poor man Michael Connelly in my opinion.. "

    — Joe, 2/7/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Had me until about halfway through then it petered out. "

    — Steven, 2/5/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Really exciting thriller. I hadn't worked out who'd done what until it was revealed. The only thing I wondered about was how the guy had managed to get into the houses. I must have missed something there. But with so many twists and turns in the plot, offering the reader the villain and then snatching him away again, it was hard to keep track at times. Read it all at one go!! "

    — Barbara, 1/27/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Wow, this was an intense book full of twists and turns. I really didn't know who killed Lena's brother until the last moment. Lena was a great character and I look forward to reading more. "

    — Anna, 1/21/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Not quite enough suspense or character development for me. "

    — Sylvie, 1/17/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Not quite enough suspense or character development for me. "

    — Jessica, 1/9/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This started out a bit slow because it seemed to "pat". I kept wondering what was to come - there had to be more to the story than the husband killed the wife scenario. It soon changed into a very fast paced, high stress ongoing investigation. "

    — Diane, 1/7/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Just discovered Robert Ellis and he is great. Keeps you guessing right up till the very end. "

    — Peggy, 12/23/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Love it. All I want to do is read. "

    — Grace, 12/13/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Great story, but very hard reading. "

    — Vicky, 11/29/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A female cop still struggling with her brother's death 5 years before becomes involved in an intriguing case that brings new information on what really happened. "

    — Lee, 11/18/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " very exciting and an interesting double plot where the plots are intertwined "

    — Jim, 11/18/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Great writer, hope he does many more. "

    — Bob, 10/7/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Oh I liked this book! Set in LA with good characters, gritty drama and ends with a twist. I will read other Robert Ellis novels "

    — Erjanoco, 8/15/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I can't rave about this book. If I had been "reading" it, I might have put it aside for something else, but on audio I enjoyed it. A detective novel with a few interesting twists and turns along the way. I hate admitting this about a book, but it was quite forgettable once it was done. "

    — Christine, 7/2/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Great crime book mixed w/a little Hollywood juice too. It is bloody and twisted in parts... so beware! "

    — Arica, 4/26/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " LOTS of f-bombs, graphic (yes I'm a prude), but the story kept me going. Ending tricked me! "

    — Deb, 8/3/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A crime drama involving a detective and grim interludes from her past that have intertwined themselves in to a murderers serial killings "

    — carl, 6/2/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " It was entertaining, and the twist at the end was good, but not a book that stands out amongst so many others "

    — Ricardo, 12/11/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Couldn't put it down. I knew it had some twists and turns and I kept thinking I knew what was going to happen, but I was wrong! I read this out of order, after the Lost Witness. Knowing more about her brother's murder makes me almost want to read Lost Witness again. "

    — Kari, 5/8/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Travis always gets me a great murder mystery for Christmas. This was on Stephen King's list of top ten something of 2008 and Travis loves Stephen King. Murder Mysteries are my genre of choice for easy, put-me-to-sleep-night time reading. This fit the bill with a nice little surprise at the ending. "

    — Aleisha, 3/26/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I loved it! OK it's another detective novel with the same kind of murders that I'm always reading about but it's still fun to read. And the last couple of chapter make it worth reading :) "

    — Kaylol, 3/2/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Had me until about halfway through then it petered out. "

    — Steven, 7/13/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Great writer, hope he does many more. "

    — Bob, 3/17/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " very exciting and an interesting double plot where the plots are intertwined "

    — Jim, 2/8/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A crime drama involving a detective and grim interludes from her past that have intertwined themselves in to a murderers serial killings "

    — carl, 1/3/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Great crime book mixed w/a little Hollywood juice too. It is bloody and twisted in parts... so beware! "

    — Arica, 9/21/2009
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not a bad crime Thriller, holds the interest without really setting the world alight. Nice descriptions of the LA setting. Decent plot, but I felt I've been here before with the 'cop got issues' lead character.. Poor man Michael Connelly in my opinion.. "

    — Joe, 6/20/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Oh I liked this book! Set in LA with good characters, gritty drama and ends with a twist. I will read other Robert Ellis novels "

    — Erjanoco, 4/29/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Love it. All I want to do is read. "

    — Grace, 2/20/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Listened on audio. Police procedural. Very good, I didn't see the end coming. "

    — Lesley, 2/10/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This started out a bit slow because it seemed to "pat". I kept wondering what was to come - there had to be more to the story than the husband killed the wife scenario. It soon changed into a very fast paced, high stress ongoing investigation. "

    — Diane, 9/27/2008

About Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis is the international bestselling author of Access to Power, The Dead Room, and the critically acclaimed Lena Gamble novels. His books have been translated into more than ten languages and selected as top reads by Booklist, Publishers Weekly, National Public Radio, and more. Born in Philadelphia, Ellis moved to Los Angeles to work as a writer, producer, and director in film, television, and advertising.

About Renée Raudman

Renée Raudman is an actor and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. She has performed on film, television, radio, and on stage and can also be heard in several video games and hundreds of television and radio voice-overs.