The Esmeralda Goodbye, Corey Lynn Fayman
The Esmeralda Goodbye, Corey Lynn Fayman
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The Esmeralda Goodbye

Author: Corey Lynn Fayman

Narrator: Maria McCann

Unabridged: 9 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2024

Synopsis

1. In the sleepy seaside town of La Jolla, CA, rookie cop Jake Stirling saves the life of infamous crime writer Raymond Chandler, earning the respect of his hard-nosed captain, Wade Lennox, who served with Jake’s father, a police detective whose suicide two years earlier shocked the town and shattered Jake's family. Jake gets called to the Hotel Del Charro, a luxury hideaway for the rich and famous. Budding starlet Zsa Zsa Gabor’s diamond necklace has been stolen. She and other hotel guests—FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, political wheeler-dealer Artie Corcoran, and mob boss Meyer Lansky press their own cryptic agendas, while Raymond Chandler provokes outrage with drunken allegations of police corruption. When a local hoodlum is murdered Captain Lennox takes Jake into his confidence, demanding loyalty. More killings follow as Jake finds himself caught up in a conspiracy that could change the course of American history. Can he clear his father's name and save those he loves from the cold-blooded brutality of desperate and powerful men?

About Corey Lynn Fayman

Corey Lynn Fayman was born in La Jolla, CA in the same hospital where Raymond Chandler died. His creative career includes work as a musician, songwriter, sound designer, educational technologist, and multimedia developer. He is the author of five previous novels, including the San Diego Book Awards Geisel Award winner Ballast Point Breakdown.

About Maria McCann

Maria McCann is an audiobook narrator who graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television. She has appeared in over forty films and television shows, including Lucifer, Shameless, and Grey’s Anatomy, and works as an acting coach. A Los Angeles native who is proud of her Mexican heritage, she is a busy wife and mother who serves on the board of directors for Colorado’s Wild Animal Sanctuary.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on May 12, 2024

Corey Lynn Fayman has given us a double treat with The Esmeralda Goodbye. It’s not only a compelling mystery, but it’s also a young cop’s coming of age tale. “Trust no one.” That is the new game Officer Jake Stirling learns to play. Fayman plausibly weaves quite a number of 1950’s historical figures......more

Goodreads review by RA on September 04, 2024

Raymond Chandler's suicide attempt, a young La Jolla policeman, the tragedy of his policeman father, his younger brother & his two friends, an important HS friend of his, Zsa Zsa Gabor, J. Edgar Hoover, Meyer Lansky, Nicky Hilton, the son of Conrad Hilton, Clint Murchison, Carlos Marcello, a missing......more

Goodreads review by Tmarsh on December 02, 2024

Great read for mystery aficionados. Very good mystery. Lots of twist and turns with a cast of colorful character’s. I would recommend this book to all those who enjoy a good mystery novel.......more

Goodreads review by Conny on November 03, 2024

It was a fun book to read because I’m old enough to remember all the characters, and I live in San Diego, where the story took place. it’s obvious that the author did a great deal of research about the lives of these very famous people. Not a compelling story but fun nevertheless.......more

Goodreads review by Linda on April 18, 2024

one of his best yet! impeccably researched, wonderful social (and sometimes political) commentary woven in throughout - we'll want the series to continue much like Fayman's Rolly Waters books do!......more

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