The Hunger of Crows, Richard Chiappone
The Hunger of Crows, Richard Chiappone
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The Hunger of Crows

Author: Richard Chiappone

Narrator: David Bendena

Unabridged: 10 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/09/2021


Synopsis

After a one-night stand with the wrong man, Carla Merino is hiding out in Lost Bay, Alaska, living in a camper and waitressing to stay afloat. She'd taken a memento from the evening (a habit of hers), a photograph from the man's wallet, a younger version of himself and some very important military men. But she quickly realizes who the men are—including Gordon McKint, a billionaire military security and technologies contractor with a secretive personal army and eyes on the presidency. She knows that the photo is valuable and that having taken it makes her a target. So when she finds out she's been tracked to Lost Bay, she leaves for another hideout by boat, unaware of the dangerous weather headed her way. Now in Lost Bay, Cosmo D'Angelo (a former CIA gunslinger) is in search of her. In the era of political secrets and deep-fake technology, he was foolish to let that photograph out of his sight, no matter how satisfying his evening with Carla had been. McKint—and his dangerous men—are after that photo, and he needs to get to it first. When a man out fishing alone finds an overturned boat and a nearly drowned woman, his life gets infinitely more complicated—and dangerous. Together, he and Carla must outwit the professional killers sent to recover the deadly memento that threatens both McKint's political career and her life.

About Richard Chiappone

Richard Chiappone is the author of three collections of stories and essays. A two-time winner of the Robert Traver Award, he has had fiction appear in several anthologies and national magazines, and his stories have been adapted into short films and radio dramas. A former senior associate editor at Alaska Quarterly Review, he is a long-time organizer of the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference.

About David Bendena

David Bendena is an actor and a musician based in the Midwest. His theatre experience over the past twenty years has taken him to stages throughout Chicago, Kansas City, and Michigan. He is very proud to be a member of the Actors Equity Association and to be a Resident Artist with the Purple Rose Theatre Company.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pat

Carla Merino is an almost 39 year old woman bartending for a living and picking up one night stands for kicks. One night she meets Carlos D’Angelo who seems suave and well-to-do and he cooks her a yummy meal and they have a good time but she has some uneasy feelings about him. So when he is in the s......more

Goodreads review by Rainz

Richard Chiappone’s debut novel The Hunger Of Crows is a fast-paced action thriller with short snappy chapters that keep the reader on tenterhooks. Carla’s harmless habit of picking up a memento from the guys she spends the night with has suddenly landed her in a heap of trouble. One night with hand......more

Goodreads review by Greta

4 stars Carla is a waitress in Phoenix and although she is in her 30’s she doesn’t really have her life put together yet. One night before closing a handsome and witty man comes in alone… after a little flirting on both sides she goes to his house (a really NICE house in Paradise Valley!). He makes h......more

Goodreads review by Amber

Wow! What started as a one night stand between a waitress with a desire to be wanted and a man coming home from a job looking for a distraction from the realness of his life, turns into a cat and mouse game all over a picture that would make some very powerful men look very bad! While working in her......more