
Flynn's In
Author: Gregory Mcdonald
Series: Flynn Series #1
Narrator: Donald Corren
Unabridged: 6 hr 13 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 09/07/2019
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Humorous

Author: Gregory Mcdonald
Series: Flynn Series #1
Narrator: Donald Corren
Unabridged: 6 hr 13 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 09/07/2019
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Humorous
Gregory Mcdonald (1937–2008) insisted that he was educated while earning his way through Harvard by creating and running an international yacht troubleshooting business. A former Boston Globe reporter, he won two Edgar Allan Poe Awards for his writing as well as numerous awards for humanitarian work.
Donald Corren is an audiobook narrator and a New York actor with leading credits on and Off-Broadway, as well as numerous television appearances. On Broadway, he costarred with Judy Kaye in the critically acclaimed production of Souvenir, and replaced Harvey Fierstein in the seminal production of Torch Song Trilogy. His Off-Broadway appearances include The Soap Myth, Dietrich & Chevalier, The Last Sunday in June, Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night, and the original New York production of Tomfoolery. His television credits include eight seasons as forensic tech Medill on NBC’s Law & Order, as well as his current role as Dr. Kurian on Syfy’s Z Nation.
Gregory McDonald's novels were more about hanging out with colorful, chatty characters than they were the plots. This particular book finds his Flynn character in the middle of an Agatha Christie-like mystery where different characters keep getting bumped off in a single location. I wasn't particula......more
Another typical Flynn story as the reluctant Inspector investigates a death at the prestigious and secretive Rod and Gun Club. It becomes clear before the twist who did it, but the wordplay keeps the fun going throughout.......more
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“Flynn’s repartee…is state-of-the-art: rangily allusive, deceptively gentle. And Mcdonald’s blend of parody, farce, and sentiment—with echoes of everyone from Wodehouse to Christie to Preston Sturges—is rich yet spare, edgily appealing.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)