
Out of the Black
Author: John Rector
Narrator: Todd Haberkorn
Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min
Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 08/27/2013
Categories: Fiction, Psychological, Mystery & Detective, Hard-boiled

Author: John Rector
Narrator: Todd Haberkorn
Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min
Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 08/27/2013
Categories: Fiction, Psychological, Mystery & Detective, Hard-boiled
John Rector is the bestselling author of the novels Lost Things, The Grove, The Cold Kiss, and the 2012 International Thriller Award nominated Already Gone. He resides in Omaha, Nebraska.
(I received a free ARC of this from NetGalley.) Matt Caine must have crossed a black cat’s path before walking under a ladder and opening an umbrella indoors while breaking a couple of mirrors because he is one unlucky son-of-a-bitch. His wife was killed in a car crash that badly injured and traumatiz......more
Once again John Rector has written a potent thriller that is addictive and enjoyable and guaranteed to keep you turning pages. Following Rector's usual theme of protagonist getting in way over their heads in crime, this novel follows Matt Caine, a recent widower who is struggling with finances and t......more
John Rector has a gift for creating noir stories in which ordinary people find themselves in difficult circumstances and are tempted into making one bad choice which then inevitably backfires, leaving them spiraling down inexorably into catastrophe. In this case, a former Marine named Matt Caine has......more
If you’d like to delve into a modern Shakespearean tragedy where the dead bodies pile up faster than firewood and the inside of an incinerator never sounded so good, then you’ll want to give OUT OF THE BLACK a go. Although it’s all blackness all day long with nary a star in sight. And if you’re look......more
What a great book! John Rector's OUT OF THE BLACK takes a simple premise, complicates it and then allows it to spin out of control. It's a great ride that is rarely predictable but ultimately very satisfying. Ex-Marine Matt Caine is not only suffering from PTSD but also the grief over losing his wife......more
“John Rector is quickly becoming a master of suspense and drama.…Just when you think the story can’t get any more complicated, it does. It has more twists than a pretzel, but is much more satisfying.” —New York Journal of Books“Out of the Black is a stimulating ride that makes you feel something and keeps you turning the pages. Rector understands economy of language, and that makes this novel feel like a great novella on steroids.” —Out of the Gutter“This is a tightly plotted thriller and one that you will read to the last page.” —BookviewsPraise for the International Thriller Award Winner and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author John Rector:“John Rector piques our curiosity at every page turn and leaves us hanging at each chapter ending.” —New York Journal of Books“It’s time to get on board, before Rector stops being ‘the next big thing’ and becomes the phenomenon he deserves to be.” —Los Angeles Review of Books“John Rector is quickly becoming a master of suspense and drama.” —New York Journal of Books“Swift and savage and smart, Rector [writes]…superior pulp in the grand James M. Cain tradition.” —Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition“…one of the very best new writers to enter the scene in a very long time…John Rector is a game changer.” —Spinetingler Magazine“A bestselling author who doesn’t make us embarrassed to have his books on our shelves.” —The Nerd of Noir“[Rector’s] consistent excellence in storytelling is already proving his calling card.” —Books and Writers“Rector brings some really impressive writing and strong characters into a genre that is often teeming with contrived, cringe-worthy dialogue and flat, unoriginal characters.”—Baltimore Reads“John Rector writes a lean, mean mystery.” —Lincoln Journal Star“If Rector came out with a book tomorrow, it would be at the top of my ‘to-be-read’ list by nightfall! He has refined his craft, opening new possibilities for the future. Wherever he goes, I’ll follow.” —Grift Magazine“Rector’s gorgeous, streamlined prose goes down like a fine single malt.” —Blake Crouch, internationally bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines Series