Pimp, Ken Bruen
Pimp, Ken Bruen
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Pimp

Author: Ken Bruen, Jason Starr

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/15/2016

Categories: Fiction, Crime, Noir


Synopsis

Dealing … producing … all in a day’s work for a druglord. Or in Hollywood.Ruined and on the lam, former drug kingpin Max Fisher stumbles upon the biggest discovery of his crooked life: a designer drug called PIMP that could put him back on top. Meanwhile, a certain femme fatale from his past is pursuing a comeback dream of her own, setting herself up in Hollywood as producer of a series based on her and Max’s life story. But even in La-La Land, happy endings are hard to come by, especially with both the cops and your enemies in the drug trade coming after you.

About Ken Bruen

Ken Bruen, the critically acclaimed author of the Jack Taylor series and The White Trilogy, is the recipient of two Barry Awards and two Shamus Awards and has twice been a finalist for the Edgar Award.

About Jason Starr

Jason Starr has earned rave reviews for his work from publications ranging from the New York Times to Entertainment Weekly, which compared him to Jim Thompson and James M. Cain. In 2004 he received the Barry Award for his novel Tough Luck, and in 2005 he won the Anthony Award for Twisted City.

About Peter Berkrot

Peter Berkrot is a veteran of both stage and screen, having appeared in Caddyshack, Brotherhood, Unsolved Mysteries, and more. A prominent acting coach and a regular contributor to the award-winning news program Frontline, he was the director of narration for the Emmy-nominated The Truth About Cancer. His voice can be heard on television, radio, video games, documentaries, and industrials. An Audie Award nominee and the winner of multiple Earphones Awards, he has recorded over 170 audiobooks.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher on October 20, 2023

Parts were really funny, and I appreciate a quick read between bouts with my usual fare. Late in the book, there is a meta swipe at the cover (however fetching)- something which had bothered me: Janet assured her that there was nothing to worry about, that Hard Case already had the cover painted for t......more

Goodreads review by Mike on March 07, 2016

When you get two great authors together you expect something great to happen. this is the case here, Starr and Bruen have again created a blast of a book. Love the characters, although i wouldnt want to meet them. You find yourself rooting for them even thought they are lousy humans. Love reading bo......more

Goodreads review by Stephen J. on June 06, 2021

The Max and Angela Saga climaxes in a laugh out loud, violent and ridiculous frenzy of drugs, delusion and Hollywood! 5/5 highly recommended......more

Goodreads review by Popeyes Will Bless Yo Soul! on February 06, 2018

"Doesn't matter what you sell, how you sell it is what matters" Wow! Once I read this quote I was hooked!(pun intended) Before I read PIMP, I had already thought that it was going to be your usual cliché story of a person who goes from nothing to something through marketing prostitutes; hence the ti......more

Goodreads review by Josh on September 14, 2016

Max and Angela do Hollywood in the 4th installment of the Bruen/Starr humorous noir series collaboration. Max, now a hardened criminal with an over-inflated sense of self worth and delusions of grandeur, finds himself as the sole mass producer of wonder drug PIMP; a drug that will surely etch his na......more


Quotes

“I want to kill these guys—except I can’t stop laughing long enough.” Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Perfect for those who like to laugh while the blood flows.” Booklist