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Black Maps

Written by: Peter Spiegelman
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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The stronghold of white-collar crime in the rarefied world of high finance - this is the setting for Peter Spiegelman's edgy, suspenseful, sharply-honed debut novel. At the center: John March, who walked away from his family's venerable merchant bank for the life of a rural deputy sheriff - a life that would explode in personal tragedy and professional disaster. Three years later, he's back in Manhattan, working as a PI and running from his grief and the expectations of his wealthy family.

March takes the case of Rick Pierro, a self-made man who has everything - and who's in danger of losing it all. An anonymous, poisonous threat has implicated him in a vast money-laundering scheme already under investigation by the feds. March's own investigation uncovers a blood-stained paper trail that leads him deep into the lives of both insiders and outcasts on the street. He discovers that his client may be the latest victim of a serial extortionist diabolically adept at psychological and physical intimidation, but the more March learns the more questions he has about Pierro, his wife, and the secrets hidden beneath the glossy surfaces of their lives. And the more he begins to fear that his own blood will be added to the trail before the case is closed.

With its headlong narrative, quick, incisive language, and brilliantly clarified details of finance - the legal and the illegal - Black Maps is a stunning first novel.

©2003 Peter Spiegelman (P)2003 Books on Tape, Inc.
Crime Thrillers Fiction Private Investigators Traditional Detectives Thriller Mystery Detective Exciting Suspense
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What the critics say

"Nothing about this stylish, literate mystery reads like a debut, as Spiegelman handles the complex plot with verve....John March is one of the most intriguing new PIs to come along in quite some time, and if this strong first outing is any indication, he should be in for a long and enjoyable run." (Publishers Weekly)

“Spiegelman knows where the bodies are buried and he knows how to write. Impressive.” (Jonathan Kellerman)

"A stunner... [It] keeps readers in the dark until the very last page. Suspenseful narrative, superb characters, and a prevailing atmosphere of Chandler-esque melancholy...to ask for more in a mystery would be criminal.” (Newsday)

“A first-rate thriller from a first-rate novelist.” (Rocky Mountain News)

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Great story, awesome narrator

Very engaging novel. I thought it would be hard to follow at first since it's all Wall Street financial stuff but it really wasn't. Narrator Scott Brick is the best in the biz.

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