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Hard Stop: A Sam Acquillo Hamptons Mystery Audiobook
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(3.03) - 85 listener ratings
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Sam Acquillo is getting to be a lot more sociable. People are constantly dropping by, including guys in black outfits with .45 automatics breaking into his cottage in the middle of the night.
Though on doctor’s orders to stay clear of violence and mayhem, Sam does what’s needed to encourage a candid conversation with the home invader, with surprising results. It seems a person important to the private life of a very important person has gone missing in the Hamptons. And it looks like the best way to get her back is to extort the cooperation of Sam Acquillo.
Suddenly, Sam’s past reaches out to pull him back into the world of big money and even bigger egos, where the term “corporate intrigue” is redundant and ambition the only virtue. But this time, there’s some added incentive: an opportunity to get a piece of his old life back, the only piece Sam might actually want.
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"Good series, but only audiobook by this author in the library."
— Janet (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Rewarding…Knopf blends familiar elements in unusually pleasing fashion and adds plenty of original touches as well…Acquillo is a savvy operator who loves problem solving and has the tenacity of a pit bull. His penchant for intriguing predicaments bodes well for a long and successful series.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Fans of Knopf’s Sam Aquillo series will not be disappointed by this compelling thriller in which their hero is drawn back into the secretive world of Con Globe…Narrator Richard Ferrone reins in his powerful voice to deliver a modestly restrained reading that captures Aquillo’s yearning for the simple life he has left behind. Ferrone masters his emotions, knowing when to break out in a blind rage and when to quietly allow Aquillo’s inner demons to haunt his soul.”
— AudioFile -
“Another clever caper in an underappreciated series starring a hard-boiled curmudgeon.”
— Booklist -
“Good writing, some humor, a complex mystery. If you have not met Sam Aquillo yet, this would be a good book to begin with. Or go back and read the others first and catch up. You will have a good time.”
— Pop Culture Magazine
Hard Stop Listener Reviews
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" A little slow moving at first. Sam Acquillo is a strong character. Some eloquent language, which I enjoyed. Not predictable either. "
— Agifvan, 11/28/2012 -
" If there's an heir to the sainted John D's Travis McGee on the mystery shelves today, it's surely the two-fisted vodka connoisseur and knight errant Sam Acquillo, the hero of Chris Knopf's series set in the Hamptons. "
— Steve, 3/20/2011 -
" A 3 minus, maybe just a 2 plus. Adequate, nothing really special at all. "
— Ray, 11/18/2010 -
" Not as good a read as previous titles. "
— Cassandra, 8/22/2010 -
" A 3 minus, maybe just a 2 plus. Adequate, nothing really special at all. "
— Rcharbon, 3/14/2010 -
" Not as good a read as previous titles. "
— Cassandra, 10/7/2009 -
" A little slow moving at first. Sam Acquillo is a strong character. Some eloquent language, which I enjoyed. Not predictable either. "
— Agifvan, 7/20/2009 -
" If there's an heir to the sainted John D's Travis McGee on the mystery shelves today, it's surely the two-fisted vodka connoisseur and knight errant Sam Acquillo, the hero of Chris Knopf's series set in the Hamptons. "
— Steve, 3/23/2009
About Chris Knopf
Chris Knopf’s mystery novels have received exceptional awards and accolades, with critics likening his character Sam Aquillo to Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade, Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, and Robert B. Parker’s Spenser, while repeatedly comparing Knopf’s work to that of Elmore Leonard, John D. MacDonald, and Ross Macdonald. Two Time was one of thirteen mysteries listed as recommended summer reading in the New York Times Book Review, and Publishers Weekly chose it as one of the “Best 100 Books for 2006.” Head Wounds won the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Mystery. Dead Anyway was listed on the 2012 Best Fiction lists of both Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Knopf is a sailor, cabinetmaker, and advertising executive in Connecticut. He and his wife Mary also spend considerable time at their Long Island home in Southampton.
About Richard Ferrone
Richard Ferrone recorded over 150 audiobooks including thrillers, romances, science fiction, and inspirational novels. He won the prestigious Audie Award and was a finalist for four Audie Awards, including for Best Solo Male Narrator. He was named an AudioFile "Voice of the Last Century" and a "Rising and Shining Star." He earned many AudioFile Earphones Awards, including being named the 2011 Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense as well as the 2009 Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy. A science fiction fan, he narrated Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy. He also narrated works by James Patterson, Walter Mosley, John Sandford, Eric Van Lustbader, and Stuart Woods.