Practice to Deceive: A Holland Taylor Mystery Audiobook, by David Housewright Play Audiobook Sample

Practice to Deceive: A Holland Taylor Mystery Audiobook

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Read By: Brian Emerson Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Holland Taylor Mysteries Release Date: January 2007 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781481559379

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Total Audiobook Chapters:

20

Longest Chapter Length:

37:35 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

07:14 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

24:45 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

19

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Publisher Description

The brash and resourceful private investigator Holland Taylor takes on an unpromising embezzlement case: an elderly woman has been cheated out of her life savings. But when Taylor tracks down the unscrupulous businessman who handled her investments, he finds that Mrs. Gustafson's financial ruin is only one strand in a spider's web of fraud and intrigue. Millions of dollars are at stake, as well as the reputations of the most powerful people in the Twin Cities.

With the help of his elegant attorney lady love and an eccentric computer-genius friend, Taylor starts probing under cover into Field's activities. The game quickly becomes serious when Field is found shot to death and Taylor is suspected of the crime. As a hired killer pursues him, Taylor races to put the last pieces of the puzzle together, find the money, and catch the people who are willing to do anything to stop him.

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"Schama has the gift of making the distant proximate, the unthinkable possible. So far I especially like the chapter on the Dutch tendency to imagine penal punishment. I am not the first to say this, but he is one of our most gifted historians. "

— Edie (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • “A colorful cast of characters.”

    — Cleveland Plain Dealer
  • “Clever…believable…lively.”

    — Philadelphia Inquirer 
  • “Excellent.”

    — Nevada Barr
  • “Brian Emerson convincingly wends his way through the web of deceit, with Holland Taylor wisecracking and sleuthing all the way…Emerson provides the fluid narration that maintains the delicate tension of the web until all the deception comes undone.”

    — AudioFile
  • “Housewright follows up his Edgar-winning debut with a greased-lightning tale of scam and counterscam that’s still bubbling merrily when the fat lady sings.”

    — Kirkus Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Another good Housewright book. Worth reading. Humorous mystery. Holland Taylor may not be as likeable character as Rushmore McKenzie but they are alike in many ways. I don't believe Housewright is writing any more in the Holland series. "

    — Al, 1/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Good; Continuing character: Holland Taylor; PI makes life miserable for an investor who bilked a number of people, including a friend of his parents, until the tables get turned; roles and characters a bit confused and convoluted "

    — Joe, 7/23/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Schama is a master of telling historical stories. This book was hard to put down.See also Schama's BBC series, The Power of Art. Simply fantastic. "

    — Christine, 6/6/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Remarkable cultural history of the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic as seen through its art. A must read if you are traveling to The Netherlands or are interest in 17th century Dutch art. "

    — Noel, 3/22/2011
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    " everything dutch, essential before you go "

    — Lucinda, 9/4/2010
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    " It has been a long time since I read this, but very interesting history of Netherlandish econ. "

    — Karen, 3/20/2010
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    " Read for FS 100, Freshman Seminar, in fall 1990. "

    — Jason, 7/17/2009
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    " Had to read this in college. Thought his arguments were HOOOEY. "

    — Nezka, 6/10/2009
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    " More about 17th and 18th century Dutch consumer culture than one should need to know. "

    — Aaron, 12/20/2008
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    " Great history of 17th century Dutch life. Very entertaining. Schama talks about the daily life of the Dutch. "

    — Alefiya, 12/3/2008
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    " Read this for my Modern Europe class. Book was good at some points, tends to get dry each chapter goes along. "

    — Peter, 10/9/2008

About David Housewright

David Housewright is the author of mystery and detective novels, including the Holland Taylor series and the PI McKenzie mysteries. He has won the Edgar Award and is the three-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award for his crime fiction. He is a past president of the Private Eye Writers of America.

About Brian Emerson

Brian Emerson is an actor and technical director with a long career in the Washington, DC, and Baltimore areas.