Bad Moon Rising, Ed Gorman
Bad Moon Rising, Ed Gorman
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Bad Moon Rising

Author: Ed Gorman

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 6 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2012

Synopsis

A hippie commune has invaded Black River Falls. While the majority of the townspeople believe that the bohemians have the right to stay—despite how bizarre some of their ways can seem. As always, there is a minority that constantly accuses them of everything from criminal activities to satanism. As usual, lawyer and private investigator Sam McCain finds himself in the middle of the controversy, especially when the teenage daughter of Paul Mainwaring, one of the town's wealthiest men, is found murdered in the commune's barn. A deeply troubled young man, and Vietnam vet named Neil Cameron, is immediately charged with the crime, but Sam has serious doubts. In this lively and poignant new novel, Ed Gorman offers listeners his richest portrait yet about Black River Falls and its people.

About Ed Gorman

Ed Gorman is an award-winning American author best known for his crime, mystery, Western, and horror fiction. He has won a Spur Award for best short Western fiction and the Anthony Award for best critical work and in 2011 received the Eye, the lifetime achievement award from the Private Eye Writers of America. His award nominations include the Edgar Award, Bram Stoker Award, and numerous Anthony Awards. He has written over one hundred novels and short stories under various pen names and his stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, including The Shamus Winners.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ed on October 24, 2011

How can you not like a novel that uses a CCR song for its title and also mentions the pulp noir master Charles Williams? Sam McCain, early 30s, is the private investigator/attorney living in Black River Falls, Iowa, a small city where a hippie commune (this is 1968, after all) on the city's outskirt......more

Goodreads review by Randy on June 14, 2015

It's 1968 in this crime novel. Sam McCain is a lawyer that moonlights as a PI to pick up some extra cash. He's called out to a hippie commune outside Black River Falls, Iowa by the leader, Richard Donovan, for a matter he couldn't talk about over the phone. Sam had represented the commune a number o......more

Goodreads review by Julie on July 02, 2021

The Penultimate Sam McCain Book Things are changing rapidly in Sam McCain’s town. Malls, fast food, new housing developments, long-time stores out of business, and the 1960s with its raging Vietnam War and the hippies - it’s a lot to take in. He’s at least 32 in this book, ten years after the first b......more

Goodreads review by Louis on November 21, 2016

Ed Gorman could have drawn on nostalgia alone when he created Sam McCain but he aimed higher. The Iowa lawyer-investigator gets caught up in the social divisions of 1950s and '60s America. This book drops us into the raging cultural battles of 1968. A local hippie commune is suspected of being respo......more

Goodreads review by Johnny on May 15, 2023

The late 20th century setting was spot on, replete with all the issues of the day (social and political). It was a blast from the past for me and I liked the atmosphere a lot. The protagonist, Sam McCain, seemed to be a nice guy, as well. He’d weathered some difficult personal times, but he didn’t s......more

Quotes

“Social turmoil overshadows the sleuthing in Gorman’s excellent ninth Sam McCain mystery…The real crime, as Sam eventually realizes, is how one generation exploits the next—while the younger generation devours itself. In turn mellow and melancholy, this book grapples with problems that are too complex for any detective to untangle.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Gorman, as he has done so well throughout this series, vividly captures the era…[with] a rich background for a cleverly plotted, fast-paced mystery.” Booklist

“Read this installment, like all the others for the pop-historical detail and the loving evocation of small-town America.” Kirkus Reviews

“The kind of hero any small town could take to its heart.” New York Times, praise for the series

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