Frank Sinatra in a Blender, Matthew McBride
Frank Sinatra in a Blender, Matthew McBride
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Frank Sinatra in a Blender

Author: Matthew McBride

Narrator: Keith Szarabajka

Unabridged: 5 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2013

Categories: Fiction, Crime

Synopsis

Nick Valentine has problems. Hes a drunken ex-cop who lives in his shabby office, hangs out at strip clubs, and has only one real friendFrank Sinatra. But hes one of the best private investigators in Saint Louis. So when an inept crew robs a credit union, only Valentine can figure out who made off with the millionsbecause sometimes solving a crime takes a hard guy whos not afraid to work outside the law. Valentine swerves through the underbelly of Saint Louis looking for answers, and with every law he breaks, every drink he takes, and every OxyContin he snorts, he lurches closer to finding the truthor floating facedown in the Missouri River. Brutally funny and wild, this no-holds-barred crime novel reads like Elmore Leonard on meth: crazy and addictiveyoull want more.

About Matthew McBride

Matthew McBride
burst onto the crime-writing scene with his shocking and visceral short stories
of bad men and good guns. His powerful first novel, Frank Sinatra in a Blender, confirms what noir and crime pros were
murmuring online for months—this guy is the one to watch. McBride lives on a
farm in rural Missouri with his wife and a bull named Hemingway. He started
writing on the assembly line at a Chrysler plant in Saint Louis, where he worked
for thirteen years. Now he’s a force to be reckoned with as a crime writer.
Welcome a new voice that’s raw, wild, and completely original.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper

I’ve read a lot of books featuring drunk detectives in my time and it’s not like I haven’t occasionally occupied a bar stool myself, but I needed a liver transplant by the time I finished this one. Private investigator detective Nick Valentine is asked to consult at the crime scene of an apparent sui......more

Goodreads review by Matthew

3.5 stars rounded up to 4. A dirty, gritty, drug/sex/alcohol filled hard-boiled detective romp through the seedy underground of modern day St. Louis. Almost every character, good and bad, have their fair share of vices - enough, at times, to make Dashiell Hammett blush. Not for everyone, but if you li......more

Goodreads review by Brandon

Frank Sinatra in a Blender. Now THAT is an eye-catching title! I was given the option to pick any novel from New Pulp Press in exchange for a review and when I read the title of Matthew McBride’s book, the choice was easy. Nick Valentine is the definition of a raging alcoholic. If there’s a bottle o......more

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