Dark All Day, Brenden Carlson
Dark All Day, Brenden Carlson
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Dark All Day

Author: Brenden Carlson

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 10 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/25/2023


Synopsis

In an alternate 1933, a sleuth and his robot partner are caught in the middle of a legal battle that will decide the fate of the world's machine population.

Two months after an investigation that nearly put Elias Roche behind bars, the former cop turned mob enforcer has endeavored to separate himself from his past by going straight. Now working as a private investigator, his attempts to build himself a quiet life have so far been promising. However, while Manhattan's Lower City is in the midst of a reignited mob war, Elias is faced with finding a man who doesn't want to be found, absolving a machine of a murder charge, and discovering a network of secrets that keeps the world turning, almost literally.

Reuniting with his old Automatic partner, Allen, and reporter-turned-hitman Simone, Elias must search for the truth amid a web of conspiracy and lies. While failure would result in the eradication of all Automatics in America and cripple the megacorporation that hired him to investigate, success could uncover truths no one is ready to face: truths about the city, Allen's past, and which side they are all truly fighting for.

About Brenden Carlson

Brenden Carlson is a chemist and freelance writer. He is currently completing a master's degree in organic chemistry at Brock University. He lives in St. Catharines, Ontario.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathy

This mashup of science fiction, alternate history and mystery wasn't a good place to start this series. There were a number of viewpoint characters including and automatic named Allen, a war veteran turned cop, turned mob enforcer, turned private investigator named Roche, and a woman named Simone wh......more

Goodreads review by Nichola

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review. I was instantly hooked by this impressive story set in a dark, gritty alternate reality. I wish I had read the previous 2 books beforehand as I think it would have helped the flow of the story and character back......more

Goodreads review by Peter

This is well written entertaining fantasy, the third book in a series. The narrative between characters is very tight, and reads like one of those dark mysteries movies where the private investigator(s) struggling to solve a case they’ve been thrown in to at the deep end with everyone having secrets......more

Goodreads review by Dan

My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher Dundurn Press for an advanced copy of this book of speculative and alternative history fiction about robots, crime, and private eyes. The future that I always pictured growing up was all rocket cars, powered by our home nuclear reactors, hover skateboard......more