Swann's Down

Name: Swann's Down
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Charles Salzberg
ISBN: 9798765098929

Author: Charles Salzberg

Series: Henry Swann Mystery #5

Narrator: Steve Marvel

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/29/2023

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Hard-boiled, Police Procedural

Synopsis

When Henry Swann is asked by his quirky partner, Goldblatt, to find a missing psychic who's swindled his ex-wife out of a small fortune, he just can't say no. Although he doesn't actually expect to get paid, he figures it might give him a chance to finally learn more about his partner's mysterious past. His search takes him into the controversial, arcane world of psychics, fortunetellers, and charlatans, while raising questions in his own mind about whether or not there is an afterlife.

While working his partner's case, he's approached by a former employer, attorney Paul Rudder, to track down a missing witness who might be able to provide an alibi for his client, Nicky Diamond, a notorious mob hitman who's scheduled to go on trial in a week for murder he claims he didn't commit. Swann's search for the missing witness, who happens to be the defendant's girlfriend, takes him from Brooklyn to a small beach town across the bay from Mobile, Alabama. But what does she really know and will she even come back with him to testify for her boyfriend?

About Charles Salzberg

A celebrated and popular creative writing teacher, Charles Salzberg has been a visiting professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and has taught writing at Sarah Lawrence College, Hunter College, the Writer's Voice and the New York Writers Workshop, where he is a founding member. He is a consulting editor at the webzine Ducts.org and co-host, with Jonathan Kravetz, of the reading series, Trumpet Fiction, at KGB in New York City. His freelance work has appeared in such publications as Esquire, New York magazine, GQ, Elle, Redbook, Ladies' Home Journal, the New York Times arts and leisure section, the New York Times Book Review and the Los Angeles Times Book Review.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darcia on June 11, 2019

Swann’s Down is an entertaining hard-boiled crime novel that reads well as a stand-alone. I’m a sucker for character-driven fiction, and Charles Salzberg gives us exactly that. Henry Swann is a fascinating, intelligent, rebellious PI who does things his own way, consequences be damned. His colorful......more

Goodreads review by R.G. on June 22, 2019

I’m a bit late to the party for praising Charles Salzberg’s Henry Swann mystery series, even though I was a big fan of Salzberg’s last two stand-alone novels, Second Story Man and Devil in the Hole. But I didn’t read my first Swann book until recently. Now I’ve just finished his new one, Swann’s Down......more

Goodreads review by Joan on May 25, 2019

I enjoyed this character driven mystery. And Swann is quite a character. He's a tough guy, reminding me of the hard boiled PI novels I read decades ago. But Swann is also a smart character, quoting Sartre and Epictetus and reciting Shakespeare. In addition to a very interesting lead character, Salzb......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on May 16, 2019

Henry Swann usually works one case at a time, but his “partner” Goldblatt has him tracking down a con artist to try to collect the money that she extorted from Goldblatt’s ex wife. At the same time Swann’s lawyer friend wants to hire him. This lawyer will pay a decent fee for Swann to track down his......more

Goodreads review by Annarella on April 28, 2019

A very good, enjoyable and entertaining mystery. I loved the style of writing, the well written characters and how the engaging plot was developed. A very good mystery, it's the first I read in this series and had no problems in understanding the plot or the characters. I look forward to reading other......more