Extenuating Circumstances, Jonathan Valin
Extenuating Circumstances, Jonathan Valin
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Extenuating Circumstances

Author: Jonathan Valin

Narrator: Mark Peckham

Unabridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2012

Synopsis

To PI Harry Stoner, Ira Lessing had everything to live for: money, a beautiful wife, good friends, and a reputation that would do credit to a saint. But Lessing disappeared one hot July night, and Stoner knew in his gut that the man was dead. Years on the street had taught Stoner that no man is what he seems. Peeling away layers to the bone would reveal what had become of Lessing. It would lead Stoner into the underbelly of Cincinnati, into the places where desire and violence meet, into the darkest byways of the human heart where his own values would be tested to the bloody limit, by acts of love—and murder.

About Jonathan Valin

Jonathan Valin is a mystery author best known for the Harry Stoner detective series. He won the Shamus Award for best mystery novel of 1989. After writing eleven Harry Stoner novels over a fourteen-year period, he took a break from mystery writing to help found Fi, a magazine of music criticism. He now works as an editor and reviewer for magazines.

About Mark Peckham

Mark Peckham is an actor and director based in Rhode Island. In addition to working with Trinity Rep, Virginia Stage Co., and many Boston-area theaters, he was the voice of Joseph Smith in the award-winning PBS documentary American Prophet with Gregory Peck.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on November 05, 2019

I know, I know … I’m never satisfied. First, I criticize Valin’s first couple of mysteries are a little too “writerly,” too—in least in patches—filled with remarkable graceful, the kind (and here’s the rub) that call undue attention to themselves. This time, Valin thoroughly disciplines himself, con......more

Goodreads review by Cindy B. on February 01, 2014

Homosexual prostitution (street children), murder, no cussing - author's novels are usually 'adult,' which (apparently) is too mature for me. ʕ•ﻌ•ʔ Audiobook well read.......more

Goodreads review by Ritch on March 08, 2022

Harry Stoner mysteries are pretty solid overall. Harry is a PI with a strong sense of duty and a bit of a homophobic streak that is appropriate to the era the book is set in. This story is less engaging than others in the catalog. Harry spends much of the book trying not to take the case, while deep......more

Goodreads review by Hunybadger on July 01, 2018

Pretty dark subject, which probably was much more taboo and less known when the book was published in 1990. Valin does a good job creating a wary yet compassionate PI, a not-so-easy feat.......more

Goodreads review by John on March 19, 2023

Possibly the best detective novel I have ever read.......more

Awards

  • Shamus Award
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