The Gentlemen's Hour by Don Winslow audiobook

The Gentlemen's Hour: A Novel

By Don Winslow
Read by Holter Graham

Simon & Schuster Audio
9.87 Hours Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9781442340121

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Border, a “down-and-dirty dip into the treacherous social currents of Southern California” (The Wall Street Journal), in which P.I. Boone Daniels agrees to defend a young man accused of murdering a beloved surfer and local legend. Former cop turned investigator Boone Daniels lives to surf. He begins each day with the Dawn Patrol, a close-knit group of surfers who have one another’s backs in and out of the water. When one of their own, a local legend, is murdered, the small world of Pacific Beach is rocked to its core. But when Boone agrees to defend the young man accused, the outrage from the community is more than he ever anticipated, and as he digs deeper into San Diego’s murkier side, it becomes clear that not just a murder case is at stake. Boone soon finds himself out there alone, struggling to stay afloat as the waves get rougher and rougher . . . and more deadly.

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Summary

Summary

A 2010 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Finalist

One of the 2011 Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books for Fiction

A Literary Hub Pick of Books for Fans of Veronica Mars

A Kirkus Reviews “New and Notable Title”, August 2011

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Border, a “down-and-dirty dip into the treacherous social currents of Southern California” (The Wall Street Journal), in which P.I. Boone Daniels agrees to defend a young man accused of murdering a beloved surfer and local legend.

Former cop turned investigator Boone Daniels lives to surf. He begins each day with the Dawn Patrol, a close-knit group of surfers who have one another’s backs in and out of the water. When one of their own, a local legend, is murdered, the small world of Pacific Beach is rocked to its core. But when Boone agrees to defend the young man accused, the outrage from the community is more than he ever anticipated, and as he digs deeper into San Diego’s murkier side, it becomes clear that not just a murder case is at stake. Boone soon finds himself out there alone, struggling to stay afloat as the waves get rougher and rougher . . . and more deadly.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A down-and-dirty dip into the treacherous social currents of Southern California.” Wall Street Journal
“Escape at its finest…Pick it up and watch out for that undertow.” Dallas Morning News
“Winslow defies description as a writer…The literary equivalent of the perfect wave.” Providence Journal
The Gentlemen’s Hour is yet another sensational foray into the underbelly of San Diego with laidback PI Boone Daniels.” The Guardian (London)
“Winslow hits the perfect balance here between surf and substance, enough of the latter to give his characters some gristle but not so much as to keep his story from being as unabashedly enjoyable as a perfect day at the beach.” Booklist (starred review)
“This sequel to Winslow’s The Dawn Patrol is more than just a snappy summertime thriller written with hip surfer dude dialog. It’s a thoughtful cultural commentary about an iconic coastal community with too much money, constant sunshine, and terminal greed.” Library Journal (starred review)
“The laidback calm of the Southern California surfing community of Pacific Beach boils over violently in Winslow’s fast-paced sequel to The Dawn Patrol…Winslow ensures there’s nothing ‘gentlemanly’ about the action.” Publishers Weekly

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Author

Author Bio: Don Winslow

Author Bio: Don Winslow

Don Winslow is the author of twenty-four acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers, including six New York Times bestsellers (Savages, The Kings of Cool, The Cartel, The Force, The Border, and City on Fire). Savages was made into a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning writer-director Oliver Stone and a screenplay by Shane Salerno, Winslow, and Stone. Winslow’s epic Cartel trilogy has been adapted for TV and will appear as a weekly series on FX in 2023. The Force is soon to be a major motion picture from 20th Century Studios starring Matt Damon with James Mangold directing from a Scott Frank screenplay. Additional Winslow books are currently in development at Netflix, Warner Brothers, Sony, and Working Title and he has recently written a series of acclaimed short stories for Audible narrated by four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Runtime: 9.87
Audience: Adult
Language: English