Midnight, Brenden Carlson
Midnight, Brenden Carlson
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Midnight

Author: Brenden Carlson

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 10 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/17/2021


Synopsis

In a gritty, tech-noir version of 1930s Manhattan, an ex-cop and his robot partner must stop a killer who's sending the city into chaos.

December, 1933. The city that cannot sleep, where cartels and mobsters go bump in the night. Manhattan's delicate peace is broken when four politicians in the pocket of America's reigning megacorporation are murdered at the Edison Hotel, dispatched by an unknown assassin wielding a rare and unique weapon. The NYPD calls upon the only man for the job: Elias Roche, the Nightcaller.

With Upper City bigwigs in a panic and the shadowy Iron Hands poised to make a grab for the Lower City, Roche is having doubts about his role in the complex power structure as a former cop and current mob enforcer. But he sets out to investigate, now under more scrutiny than ever before: a new radio show based on his escapades thrusts unwanted fame upon him, the FBI are breathing down his neck, and a relentless journalist is dogging his every move. Meanwhile, an awakening cynicism in his robot partner, Allen Erzly, is turning their already bleak world upside down. As the pressure mounts, it's a race to find the killer before the eve of the New Year.

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

So yeah, I had this brief phase where I’d talk like a 1920s gangster after having a few drinks. “waaah, don’t taze me, coppah!”, “you damn dirty rat, you took my jaeger bomb, seeee”, and so on. I loved it and everyone else hated it, especially the chicks. What sort of dame doesn’t like being belittl......more

Goodreads review by Marie

The second book in Brenden Carlson’s tech-noir series, Midnight centers around a detective and his robot partner whom are trying to save the city from absolute chaos. Brenden’s world building and creativity exceeded my expectations in this tech-noir and anyone who loves a 1930’s alternate New York u......more

Goodreads review by Maxine

It's 1933 and just a few days away from Christmas in an alternate Manhattan, a city divided by a huge platform or plate that separates the rich who live above the plate in Upper City from the poor below in the Lower City. The city is in the midst of a Depression brought on by the introduction of rob......more

Goodreads review by Melody

Like its predecessor Night Call, Midnight is a dark, action-packed story filled with suspense that made it hard to put this book down. Carlson details his characters in a compelling, multi-dimensional way, allowing the reader to understand and connect with them (even the robots). I can't wait to rea......more

Goodreads review by Lynn

As a native New Yorker, I related to this book and know its setting well. At first, I thought it was a little strange, with all those robots, but as I continued, it grew on me. I'm glad I stuck with it because like a good murder mystery. He could have cleaned up the language a little, but all in al......more