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The Dying Crapshooter's Blues Audiobook
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Publisher Description
David Fulmer won the Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel for his debut, Chasing the Devil's Tail. In The Dying Crapshooter's Blues, he spins a riveting tale set amid the hustle and bustle of 1920s Atlanta. On the same night a drunk cop shoots a gambler, a haul of priceless jewels is stolen-setting the stage for a mystery as complex and steeped in the blues as the city of Atlanta itself. "Fulmer paints the sprawling vitality of 1920s Atlanta with broad strokes ... [a] vital effort from Shamus-winner Fulmer."-Publishers Weekly
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"I really enjoyed this book. The author paints a beautiful picture of 1920s Atlanta. The song is a real blues song written by Willie McTell who is a character in the book. Quick read and very good. "
— Vica (4 out of 5 stars)
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“This is a raffish and deceptively simple novel…distinguished by a level of detail that makes a vanished world live again.”
— Washington Post Book World
The Dying Crapshooter's Blues Listener Reviews
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" David Fulmer did better by New Orleans than he did by Atlanta. Perhaps New Orleans offered more inspiration for characters and situations. "
— Paul, 11/24/2013 -
" I really enjoyed this book. The author paints a beautiful picture of 1920s Atlanta. The song is a real blues song written by Willie McTell who is a character in the book. Quick read and very good. "
— Vica, 12/8/2010 -
" Interesting period piece set in 1920s Atlanta...nice writing, the mystery not all that mysterious. Good book. "
— vaughne, 12/24/2008 -
" Interesting period piece set in 1920s Atlanta...nice writing, the mystery not all that mysterious. Good book. "
— vaughne, 9/6/2008
About David Fulmer
David Fulmer is the author of numerous critically acclaimed novels. Chasing the Devil’s Tail was nominated for a Los Angeles Times Mystery/Thriller Book Prize, a Barry Award, and a Falcon Award, was on Borders’ Best of 2003 List, and won a Shamus Award. His other books have received equally venerable accolades, including superlative reviews from the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post, and numerous other publications. A native of central Pennsylvania, he lives in Atlanta with his daughter Italia.
About Dion Graham
Dion Graham is an award-winning narrator named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine. He has been a recipient of the prestigious Audie Award numerous times, as well as Earphones Awards, the Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, IBPA Ben Franklin Awards, and the ALA Odyssey Award. He was nominated in 2015 for a Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Narration. He is also a critically acclaimed actor who has performed on Broadway, off Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series. He is a graduate of Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, with an MFA degree in acting.