Summary: Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to <a href="http://hotaudiobook.com/free">http://hotaudiobook.com/free</a> Title: Crime Beat Subtitle: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers Author: Michael Connelly Narrator: Len Cariou, Nancy McKeon, Carl Franklin Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-06 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 53 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Before he became a novelist, Michael Connelly was a crime reporter, covering the detectives who worked the homicide beat in Florida and Los Angeles. In vivid, hard-hitting articles, Connelly leads the reader past the yellow police tape as he follows the investigators, the victims, their families and friends, and, of course, the killers, to tell the real stories of murder and its aftermath. Connelly's firsthand observations would lend inspiration to his novels, from The Black Echo, which was drawn from a real-life bank heist, to Trunk Music, based on an unsolved case of a man found in the trunk of his Rolls Royce. And the vital details of his best-known characters, both heroes and villains, would be drawn from the cops and killers he reported on: from loner detective Harry Bosch to the manipulative serial killer the Poet. Stranger than fiction and every bit as gripping, these pieces show once again that Michael Connelly is not only a master of his craft, but also one of the great American writers in any form. Critic Reviews: "The author is strongest bringing quiet moments to life, such as the despair of parents hoping that a missing child will still turn up, or the patient, resigned professionalism of weary detectives." (Publishers Weekly) "This volume works on several levels: as a source of insight into Connelly's craft; as a collection of compelling true-crime stories; and as a great primer for journalists." (Booklist) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com
