Bone in the Throat by Anthony Bourdain audiobook

Bone in the Throat

By Anthony Bourdain
Read by Kaleo Griffith

HarperCollins, HarperAudio 9780679435525
8.86 Hours • Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9780062447999

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    ISBN: 9781504696333

A wildly funny, irreverent tale of murder, mayhem, and the mob. When up-and-coming chef Tommy Pagana settles for a less than glamorous stint at his uncle’s restaurant in Manhattan’s Little Italy, he unwittingly finds himself a partner in big-time crime. And when the mob decides to use the kitchen for a murder, nothing Tommy learned in cooking school has prepared him for what happens next. With the FBI on one side and his eccentric wise guy superiors on the other, Tommy has to struggle to do right by his conscience and avoid getting killed in the meantime… Stuffed with charming characters and peppered with Bourdain’s wry humor, Bone in the Throat is one satisfying feast of a novel.

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Summary

Summary

A wildly funny, irreverent tale of murder, mayhem, and the mob.

When up-and-coming chef Tommy Pagana settles for a less than glamorous stint at his uncle’s restaurant in Manhattan’s Little Italy, he unwittingly finds himself a partner in big-time crime. And when the mob decides to use the kitchen for a murder, nothing Tommy learned in cooking school has prepared him for what happens next. With the FBI on one side and his eccentric wise guy superiors on the other, Tommy has to struggle to do right by his conscience and avoid getting killed in the meantime…

Stuffed with charming characters and peppered with Bourdain’s wry humor, Bone in the Throat is one satisfying feast of a novel.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Bourdain is a great observer, and his profane dialogue should come with a warning: this plate is hot.” —People
“A prodigiously self-assured first novel…The author’s comic vision goes beyond original. It is deliciously depraved.” —New York Times Book Review
“The combination of fine food and sordid slayings makes an irresistible novel, but perhaps not one to savor while dining.” —Booklist
“Bourdain presents a savory portion of gangster tartare spiced with salty mobspeak, coked-up chefs, wild entrepreneurs, and foul-mouthed feds, served up in the colorful ambience of Manhattan’s Little Italy…The cast of this dark-humored, street-smart novel romps through Greenwich Village and Little Italy on a testosterone high in a perfect send-up of macho mobsters and feebs alike, while the kitchen antics reveal a real love for—and knowledge of—cooking.” —Publishers Weekly
“Narrator Kaleo Griffith makes the most of the main character, Tommy Pagano, letting the listener feel his emotions, which range from whining to desperate. Griffith’s quick tempo keeps the pace of this crime caper moving forward through the back alleys of the Bronx and Brooklyn. He conveys the danger inherent in this male-dominated world in his delivery of realistic dialogue and steamy sex scenes.” —AudioFile

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Author Bio: Anthony Bourdain

Author Bio: Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain (1956–2018) was the author of the novels Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo, the memoir A Cook’s Tour, and the New York Times bestsellers Kitchen Confidential, Medium Raw, and Appetites. His work appeared in the New York Times and the New Yorker. He was the host of the popular television shows No Reservations and Parts Unknown.

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Available Formats : Digital Download, CD
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Runtime: 8.86
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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