Angel Eyes (The Amos Walker Series #2) [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Loren D. Estleman (Author), David Regal (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1986

Loren Estleman, a seasoned suspense writer, involves Amos Walker, a crusty sleuth, with Detroit characters who range from very rich to tough, underworld types. Mystery fans will quickly become addicted to Walker, who manages the menacing facets of his profession with a shot of scotch and a sense of humor.

In this highly successful novel, Amos Walker becomes involved with a nightclub dancer who gives him an expensive diamond ring as a retainer and then disappears. This story has all the right ingredients - a beautiful woman in trouble, illicit sex, stolen funds, murder, and the unexpected twist at the end. Tough abounds. There is tough talk, tough cops, a tough union boss a la Jimmy Hoffa, tough hoods, and a tough woman editor of a small town newspaper.

Relax with the knowledge that a thoroughly pleasant few hours of listening entertainment is in hand.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Hard-edged, relentless, and satisfying. Amos Walker is dauntless, incorruptible, and underpaid, which is just what a private eye should be".

NEWSDAY --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Winner of three Shamus Awards for his Amos Walker novels, four Golden Spur Awards for Western fiction, three Western Heritage Awards, and many other awards for his other fiction, Loren D. Estleman has also been nominated for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Poison Blonde (2003) was his fifty-first novel. He and his wife, author Deborah Morgan, live outside Detroit, Michigan.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Bookcassette (May 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930435192
• ISBN-13: 978-0930435196
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,360,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Since the appearance of his first novel in 1976, Loren D. Estleman has written more than 65 books and hundreds of short stories and articles. Alone (Dec 2009, Forge Books) is the second in a new series about L.A. film detective Valentino, and features Greta Garbo.

To kick off the new decade, Estleman's The Book of Murdock (eighth in the U.S. Deputy Marshal Page Murdock series) will appear in March and, to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of Private Detective Amos Walker, The Left-Handed Dollar will publish in December. It's the 20th novel in the award-winning series.

An authority on both criminal history and the American West, Estleman has been called the most critically acclaimed author of his generation. He has been nominated for the National Book Award and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award.

He has received seventeen national writing awards: four Shamuses from the Private Eye Writers of America, five Spurs from the Western Writers of America, two American Mystery Awards from Mystery Scene Magazine, two Outstanding Mystery Writer of the Year awards from Popular Fiction Monthly, two Stirrup Awards for outstanding articles in the Western Writers of America magazine, The Roundup, and three Western Heritage Awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. In 1987, the Michigan Foundation of the Arts presented him with its award for literature. In 1997, the Michigan Library Association named him the recipient of the Michigan Author's Award. In 2007, Nicotine Kiss was named a Notable Book by the Library of Michigan.

Estleman graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Journalism. On April 27, 2002, EMU presented him with an honorary doctorate in letters. He left the job market in 1980 to write full time. He lives in Michigan and is married to writer Deborah Morgan. For more information, please visit his website: www.lorenestleman.com

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic PI fiction, April 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Angel Eyes (The Amos Walker Series #2) (Paperback)

If you're a fan of PI fiction, and you're not reading Estleman's Amos Walker series, you're missing out on some of the best in the genre. Amos is a true gem, an underdog that can't say no and who's unwilling to give up, even if it would save his own skin. A wonderful character worth cheering for!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Plot, Excellent Characterization..., March 25, 2003

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Serene (Marina, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angel Eyes (The Amos Walker Series #2) (Paperback)

I listened to the unabridged audio version of this novel, and I really enjoyed it: with two caveats: the narrator read the novel WAY too fast, so that sometimes I felt myself wanting to ask him to SLOW DOWN. The second problem I had with this novel, was the recording. Either I received a flawed version, or there was something wrong with the print run. When it said to reverse to the other side, and adjust the balance control, sometimes, the side which I reversed to would be incorrect. (This appeared to be only on one tape, and the others functioned perfectly, so I was STILL able to enjoy the book, it just was a mite confusing to figure out which side I needed to be on).

Onto the plot: This is a typical Amos Walker novel. Amos is a tough-talking, one-liner spewing Private Investigator living in Detroit. He is hired by a blue-eyed stripper to investigate her own disappearance (?). Yes that's right. What follows is a series of events involving a pair of evil policemen, a Union Boss, and a corrupt ex-judge. In typical Amos form, Amos bulldogs his way through the mystery with some unexpected results.

A great addition to your Amos Walker collection... Boy I wish I could have as much imagination as Loren D. The one-liners alone make this story!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The "Eyes" Have it, March 6, 2001

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Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angel Eyes (The Amos Walker Series #2) (Paperback)

The second entry into the Amos Walker private detective series is not quite as strong as the debut, "Motor City Blue." Still, there is plenty of good stuff for fans of the genre. Walker is a wise cracking tough guy and Estleman writes with the immediacy and poetry of masters such as Raymond Chandler and John D. MacDonald. Walker is a much a part of his native Detroit as the Tigers. This entry in the series takes Walker on a sidetrip to a sleepy bedroom community that adds more fun to the storyline. Overall, Walker is one of the best hardboiled P.I.s around.

A word about the i-books publications that are reprinting Estleman's Walker novels. These are fine quality paperbacks, each of which features bonus material, in this case a short essay by Estleman about the novel and how he came up with his ideas. It is like the cherry on a fine dessert.