The Fabulous Clipjoint Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Have 2003 edition, Simon and Schuster, with new introduction by the author. "

" could be grittier but..... "

" my 1st LendMe nook book - thanks, Trenton! "

" Solid, straight-down-the-middle noir. It was a 3 star for the plot mechanics and characterizations, but in the last 10 pages, the philosophical point was brought home quite well, easily bumping it right on up to a 4. A fabulous clipjoint, indeed.... "

" Wonderfully fun little book. The first in the Ed and Am series, it makes me plan to hunt down the other six novels and the short stories. "

" Part hard-boiled mystery novel, part coming-of-age story, this under-appreciated novel is a great example of Fredric Brown's seemingly endless imagination. "

" Classic Noir again. "

" The old UK Boardman paperback of this book - great! "

" Started out really good...and went downhill really fast. "

" Many reviewers refer to this is a "hard-boiled" or "noir" mystery. I suppose it is, but to me, its main value was in the dialog and description of sets, scenery and costumes--all very evocative of lower-class Chicago in the 1940s. "

" It is one of the my favorite mystery, the first work of Ed Hunter series. Ed Hunter lost his father, because the father was murdered. Ed and his uncle Am track down the killer. I love Ed's growth story and starting on the journey ending. "

" Winner of the 1948 Edgar for best first. Both a mystery and coming of age tale. "

" Have 2003 edition, Simon and Schuster, with new introduction by the author. "

" Wonderfully fun little book. The first in the Ed and Am series, it makes me plan to hunt down the other six novels and the short stories. "

" Part hard-boiled mystery novel, part coming-of-age story, this under-appreciated novel is a great example of Fredric Brown's seemingly endless imagination. "