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rank Beachum is a convicted murderer whose number is up. On the eve of Beachum's execution, reporter Steve Everett begins to believe the state may be about to muder an innocent man. And despite himself, Everett is going to risk everything--even his own life--in a breathless attempt to save him. 2 cassettes.

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PublisherRandom House Audio Publishing Group

ISBN-100679455965

ISBN-139780679455967

eBay Product ID (ePID)1985339

Product Key Features

Book TitleTrue Crime : the Novel

TopicMystery & Detective / General

Publication Year1996

LanguageEnglish

GenreNon-Classifiable, Fiction

AuthorAndrew Klavan, Anthony Heald

FormatAudio Cassette

Dimensions

Item Height0.5in.

Item Length6.9in.

Item Width4.1in.

Item Weight3.1 Oz

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Time flies when you're having fun, waiting to die, or readingTrue Crime,Andrew Klavan's nerve-plucking suspense novel...A beat-the-clock suspense thriller." --The New York Times Book Review "A classic . . . True Crimemoves like a tornado, its plot turning in tighter and tighter circles until it explodes in an ending that will leave readers exhausted. . . . His characters are vivid and compelling, his observations on the human condition perceptive, and his darkly humorous prose masterful." --Houston Chronicle "The most suspenseful and exciting novel I have read in the last couple of years. The adrenaline was flowing so strongly near the end, I actually thought my heart might give out. A wonderful, funny, heartbreaking, powerful book." --John Lescroart, author ofGuilt "One of the best novels to come down the pike in years...so gripping and plot-switching that you won't be able to put it down."--USA TODAY "Simultaneously intense and funny and harrowing, teeming with precise and memorable character studies, topped off with a surprise ending...Excruciatingly suspenseful." --Minneapolis Star-Tribune "The narrative plunges on at breakneck speed . . . a literate, heartfelt, and suspenseful novel of the rough friction of life. I enjoyed the hell out of it." --Newsday "A page-turning thriller . . . A suspense-filled story with vivid characters and a stunning portrayal of contemporary time and place." --San Antonio Express-News "Big, scary fun. Fill up the coffee pot and lock the doors before beginning." --Stephen King "An ingenious, wickedly comic, and painfully sensitive roller coaster . . . Has you gasping for air . . . Klavan does give you pockets of repose, with somber, heart-wrenching scenes on Death Row juxtaposed with Everett's bumper-car race to the truth." --West Coast Review of Books "WARNING: Andrew Klavan has an astonishing gift: he can patch his characters into your spine. You'll be reading this brilliant, riveting, dangerous novel, and suddenly you'll find that Beachum's Deathwatch cell has become your own,and there's no way out of here, you're not going anywhere until the hour of your own execution, until Klavan's finished with you. So say your prayers before you open this book." --George Dawes Green, author ofThe Juror "A breakneck one-day death-row countdown . . . Klavan incinerates improbabilities with bravura bravado." --Toronto Sun "A terrific read . . . Klavan is simply shameless in serving the suspense. . . . For that, and much else, we'd like to thank him." --Daily News "True Crimegives the most compelling fictional tour yet of the last mile . . . readers won't stop turning pages . . . Klavan presents with chilling precision and a gift for language the results of his research." --People "The best thriller of this year . . . The most, "Time flies when you're having fun, waiting to die, or reading True Crime, Andrew Klavan's nerve-plucking suspense novel...A beat-the-clock suspense thriller." --The New York Times Book Review "A classic . . . True Crime moves like a tornado, its plot turning in tighter and tighter circles until it explodes in an ending that will leave readers exhausted. . . . His characters are vivid and compelling, his observations on the human condition perceptive, and his darkly humorous prose masterful." --Houston Chronicle "The most suspenseful and exciting novel I have read in the last couple of years. The adrenaline was flowing so strongly near the end, I actually thought my heart might give out. A wonderful, funny, heartbreaking, powerful book." --John Lescroart, author of Guilt "One of the best novels to come down the pike in years...so gripping and plot-switching that you won't be able to put it down." --USA TODAY "Simultaneously intense and funny and harrowing, teeming with precise and memorable character studies, topped off with a surprise ending...Excruciatingly suspenseful." --Minneapolis Star-Tribune "The narrative plunges on at breakneck speed . . . a literate, heartfelt, and suspenseful novel of the rough friction of life. I enjoyed the hell out of it." --Newsday "A page-turning thriller . . . A suspense-filled story with vivid characters and a stunning portrayal of contemporary time and place." --San Antonio Express-News "Big, scary fun. Fill up the coffee pot and lock the doors before beginning." --Stephen King "An ingenious, wickedly comic, and painfully sensitive roller coaster . . . Has you gasping for air . . . Klavan does give you pockets of repose, with somber, heart-wrenching scenes on Death Row juxtaposed with Everett's bumper-car race to the truth." --West Coast Review of Books "WARNING: Andrew Klavan has an astonishing gift: he can patch his characters into your spine. You'll be reading this brilliant, riveting, dangerous novel, and suddenly you'll find that Beachum's Deathwatch cell has become your own,and there's no way out of here, you're not going anywhere until the hour of your own execution, until Klavan's finished with you. So say your prayers before you open this book." --George Dawes Green, author of The Juror "A breakneck one-day death-row countdown . . . Klavan incinerates improbabilities with bravura bravado." --Toronto Sun "A terrific read . . . Klavan is simply shameless in serving the suspense. . . . For that, and much else, we'd like to thank him." --Daily News "True Crime gives the most compelling fictional tour yet of the last mile . . . readers won't stop turning pages . . . Klavan presents with chilling precision and a gift for language the results of his research." --People "The best thriller of this year . . . Th

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal813.54

Edition DescriptionAbridged Edition