Charlie Poole is proof of inertia. Stuck tending bar (badly) in his gangster uncle's Brooklyn saloon, he doesn't like his job much, can't imagine leaving Brooklyn, but doesn't see its charms either. Doesn't want to stay, doesn't want to go, so he keeps on keeping on, and getting drinks wrong. Suddenly, two hit men interrupt his ennui. Oops! Gotta move now; he's about to be killed.
So he's on the run, forced to start living, just to avoid dying. For the first time in his life, he has to leave Brooklyn.
Now Charlie has to learn how to handle his Mafia Uncle Al. Point with a gun, not a finger, and threaten to tell Aunt Florence everything! He has to learn how to deal with a beautiful woman who saves his life and must do the one thing he has always avoided: stand up for himself.
Of course great humor is woven throughout, and the audiobook boasts a terrific narrator.
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" A madcap caper ... Charlie Poole is fingered by the mob - in error. But he's quick ... and lucky. 3.5 stars. "
" Mutually acceptable audio book heard on vacation trip with my husband. "
" Great, funny PI fiction from 1965. "
" A real quick, fun read. Westlake has yet to let me down. I actually like his later "humor added" works better than the early stuff, but it's all good. This one is a page turner, action from beginning to end. "
" Charlie Poole is no Archy McNally... that's what i was looking for. i felt disappointed. "
Donald E. Westlake (1933–2008) wrote dozens of novels under his own name and numerous pseudonyms, including Richard Stark and Alan Marshall. Many of his books have been adapted for film, most notably The Hunter, which became the 1967 noir Point Blank and the 1999 smash hit Payback.
Nick Sullivan has narrated audiobooks for over twenty years and has recorded over four hundred titles. An Audie Award winner, he is also the recipient of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. His TV and film credits include The Good Wife, The Affair, Bull, Boardwalk Empire, 30 Rock, Our Idiot Brother, and Private Life.
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