High Midnight (Toby Peters Mysteries, Book 6)(Library Edition) [Unabridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Stuart M. Kaminsky (Author), Christopher Lane (Reader)

Book Description

Series: Toby Peters Mysteries | Publication Date: June 1, 1995

Someone wants Gary Cooper to make a movie he isn't interested in making, and whoever it is wants him badly enough to get nasty about it. Cooper takes to the hills, accompanied by a writer named Ernest Hemingway, chased by men with blood in their eyes and murder in their hearts. The problem is that Cooper can't shoot straight and Hemingway can't operate without native bearers and an elephant gun.

Toby Peters can't shoot either, but he doesn't need help--much. Just give him a bowl of cereal and time to decide his next move and Toby will get everything straightened out. Now, if he can only keep Lombardi the gangster from making good on his threat to turn him into kosher hot dogs.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Someone wants Gary Cooper to make a movie badly enough to resort to threats, blackmail, and murder. But when private eye Toby Peters arrives on the scene, things start to get interesting. High Midnight, Kaminsky's (Bullet for a Star, Audio Reviews, LJ 11/1/94) 1981 comedic mystery, is set during the golden days of Hollywood. With news of World War II in the background and the price of Ann Page spaghetti at two cans for 13?, Kaminsky's private eye wends his way through the Hollywood hills, hunting for the killers and running into the likes of Ernest Hemingway. Along the way, Toby stumbles over corpses, avoids stray bullets, and tries to keep from being turned into a Kosher hot dog by some menacing East Coast thugs. Despite these promising elements, though, the story line and characters are weak. Narrator Christopher Lane makes a gallant effort to infuse some life into this audiobook but to little avail. High Midnight is not one of Kaminsky's best. Not recommended.?Gretchen Browne, Rockville Centre
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About the Author

STUART M. KAMINSKY received the 1990 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery novel, as well as France's Grand Prix de Roman d'Aventures in 1991. His love of the movies and long career as a professor of film history led him to create the popular and critically acclaimed 'Toby Peters' series. He lives in Florida with his wife and children.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.; Unabridged edition (June 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786107650
• ISBN-13: 978-0786107650
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,246,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)