Skin Deep, Timothy Hallinan
Skin Deep, Timothy Hallinan
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Skin Deep

Author: Timothy Hallinan

Narrator: Jim Meskimen

Unabridged: 9 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2015

Synopsis

The Simeon Grist private-eye novels by 2011 Edgar and Macavity Award nominee Timothy Hallinan have become cult favorites, and here is the one that started it all.For a fee so big he can't turn it down, Simeon Grist is hired to watchdog the kind of guy he'd usually prefer to throw through the nearest window. Toby Vane is the golden boy of prime-time television, whose gee-whiz smile and chiseled features mask a dark secret that would take the shine off for his millions of adoring female fans: every now and then he beats up a woman, and almost any woman will do. When some of the women around Toby begin to turn up dead, Simeon has to figure out whether he's protecting a murderer—or whether one of Toby's multitude of enemies wants to put him away forever. And when Simeon meets the beautiful Nana, the whole situation becomes very personal, very fast.

About Timothy Hallinan

Timothy Hallinan is the Edgar and Macavity Award–nominated author of over a dozen widely praised books, including the Poke Rafferty Bangkok thrillers and the Junior Bender series. In 2010 he conceived and edited an e-book of original short stories by twenty mystery writers, Shaken: Stories for Japan, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Japanese disaster relief.

About Jim Meskimen

Jim Meskimen is a stage, film, and television actor who has appeared in many well-known movies and television shows. He acted in Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon for director Ron Howard, both of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscars. His television appearances include The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Friends, Lie to Me, Criminal Minds, and Parks and Recreation. He is also a painter, award-winning audiobook narrator, and audiobook director for Galaxy Audio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sam on October 05, 2016

These days, Tim Hallinan is well known for two different crime fiction series, one featuring career burglar Junior Bender and another featuring American ex-pat travel writer Poke Rafferty. But before Junior and Poke came along, there was Simeon Grist, a young private detective whose story Hallinan b......more

Goodreads review by Wyckliffe on November 26, 2018

Simeon is hired to watch tv star, Toby Vane and keep him out of trouble. Toby is a terrific looking man with a million dollar smile. He is also a misogynist who hurts women every chance he gets. Arrogant, self centered, the guy you love to hate. Toby attracts trouble making him a difficult subject f......more

Goodreads review by Janet on December 20, 2015

I believe this is actually the 1st Simon Grist novel. A nice little PI story--I'm not enthralled with mysteries set in the entertainment industry, but Hallinan always delivers, and this was a fun listen. 3.5, IMO......more

Goodreads review by Glen on May 13, 2017

"Skin Deep" is Timothy Hallinan's third published Simeon Grist novel although it was actually his debut attempt in the suspense series. The discerning reader will note that it reads like a debut novel, introducing Hallinan's much loved Los Angeles landscape but lacking the polish of his subsequent o......more

Goodreads review by Ron on December 23, 2018

I'm always interested in reading a favorite author's early work. This was Hallinan's first attempt at a mystery/suspense novel. Although the first written, due to the vagaries of publishing it was the third to be published. Grist is not as strongly developed as Bender or Rafferty and the plot/style......more

Quotes

“Excellent!” Chicago Tribune

“A modern successor to Raymond Chandler.” Los Angeles Daily News

“Riveting, action-packed…Hallinan’s best yet.” Library Journal

“A genuine, hard-boiled whodunit with plenty of motives, cagey suspects, and secret past lives.” Booklist

“Gutsy, vibrant…a sharp noir LA portrait.” Kirkus Reviews

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