The McCone Files, Marcia Muller
The McCone Files, Marcia Muller
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The McCone Files

Author: Marcia Muller

Narrator: Susan Boyce

Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2011

Synopsis

Marcia Muller is, as Sue Grafton pointed out, the creator of the modern female private eye story, and Sharon McCone is one of the finest and most sensitive of all current sleuths. Sharon came upon the scene in 1977 with Edwin of the Iron Shoes, the first of fifteen novels and fifteen short stories filled with cluing and caring. The McCone Files gathers all of Sharon’s short cases into a single volume covering her entire career as staff investigator at All Souls Legal Cooperative in San Francisco. From the death of a clown in Diablo Valley to the disappearance of a young socialite on the Golden Gate Bridge, from the murder of a teenage gang leader in San Francisco to the drowning of an aged Japanese herb-gatherer, and from streets filled with juvenile runaways to the quietness of a mausoleum, Sharon investigates not only who committed the crimes but also what they say about the world toward the end of the twentieth century.

About Marcia Muller

Marcia Muller is a New York Times bestselling author and creator of the critically acclaimed series starring private investigator Sharon McCone. She has also written many short stories. She has won six Anthony Awards, a Shamus Award, and is also the recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, their highest accolade.

About Susan Boyce

Susan Boyce is the award-winning narrator of over 140 audiobooks. She performs in variety theater, is one half of the song-and-dance team of Jones & Boyce, and holds a degree in theater and biology. She can be heard in phone trees, in computer games, and as the voice of the pink “Care Bear.” She lives in St. Augustine, Florida, and summers in Greenville, Maine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Riju

This book contains some of the finest hardboiled detective stories featuring a female P.I, from the person responsible for creation of such a fictional entity. Apart from a heartfelt 'Introduction', it contains the following tales~ 1. The Last Open File; 2. Merrill-Go-Round; 3. Wild Mustard; 4. The Brok......more

Goodreads review by SuperWendy

A nice listen for fans. It was fun to place where in the series timeline each story takes place. Pleasant way to pass the time but nothing that lit my world on fire.......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

I'm usually not a fan of mysteries of this length; they tend to be too short to have much depth to them. But Muller manages to have about half of these stories rise up beyond those limitations. "The Last Open File" and "File Closed" nicely bookend McCone's time at All Souls, creating a strong focus f......more

Goodreads review by Ed

Short stories featuring San Francisco private eye, Sharon McCone. The volume is a historical look at Sharon's career as the investigator for All Souls Legal Cooperative. It begins with a story written for this volume about her being hired by Hank Zahn at All Souls and her first case, which was never......more

Awards

  • Anthony Award
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