Jump (A Sam McGowan Adventure)(Library Edition) [Audiobook, Unabridged] [MP3 CD]

Maleeny Tim (Author), Tom Weiner (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2009

When the most hated landlord in San Francisco takes an unexpected jump off the roof of his own building, ex-cop Sam McGowan knows that anyone living on the top floor of the building should be a suspect, including himself.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Former San Francisco homicide detective Sam McGowan sees his plans for a peaceful early retirement go out the window around the same time as his despicable landlord, setting in motion the Rube Goldberg works of this wacky stand-alone from Maleeny, author of 2007's Stealing the Dragon and two other Cape Weathers investigations. Guilted into unofficial sleuthing by his ex-partner, who's the cop probing the fatal plunge, Sam quickly discovers no dearth of suspects among his quirky neighbors on the 20th floor—and a hotbed of criminal activity. Between the slacker brothers whose sandwich business serves as a distribution network for a Mexican drug lord, the two glamazons putting themselves through school with X-rated activities, a mysterious torch singer and the B-movie director who may be a blackmailer, we're firmly on darkly comic terra Hiaasen. Fast-paced and funny, this is a perfectly blended cocktail of escapism, with or without the beach towel. (June)
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From School Library Journal

Cop Sam McGowan has been retired for one day when his landlord takes a dive off the roof of his building. The San Francisco police want to call it a suicide, but all signs point to murder. Sam talks to his neighbors on the top floor and finds that every one of them hated the dead man. Fast-paced, rollicking humor and characters right out of a—well, a 1930s Agatha Christie country house mystery—make this one of the best from the award-wining author of the Cape Weathers series (Stealing the Dragon). [See Prepub Mystery, LJ 2/1/09.]
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Product Details

• MP3 CD: 1 pages
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.; Unabridged edition (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1433290138
• ISBN-13: 978-1433290138
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,680,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, light reading, July 14, 2009

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J. D. Andersen "Jim" (Lincoln City, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jump (Hardcover)

This book was cross referenced to me by Amazon due to my enjoyment of Carl Hiaasen and Tim Dorsey. Maleeny incorporates the same type of wacky characters. From the dope dealing brothers to the soft porn queens as well as other residents of the apartment building, the characters will keep you reading and wondering what laugh is on the next page.

If you are the type of reader who enjoys laughing while reading, this book is for you. Also, if you are not familiar with the works of Hiaasen or Dorsey, give them a try.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Maleeny Book Yet, June 30, 2009

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Nancy Tully "Simon's Mom" (New Smyrna Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jump (Hardcover)

What a great group of characters! The book has everything...mystery, humor and a little romance. I read it in one day and passed it along to my friends.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go ahead and "Jump", April 17, 2009

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David D. Verhoef - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jump (Hardcover)

I am a huge fan of author Tim Maleeny's "Cape Weathers Investigation" series so I was eager to read "Jump" and see what he could do with a new group of characters. I am here to say he doesn't disappoint. There are definite similarities between the Cape Weathers series of books and "Jump" with a San Francisco based story and a main protagonist that drives a classic Ford Mustang but that's about where the likeness ends. Like Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window", "Jump" primarily takes place in one fateful apartment building. Mr. Maleeny lets us be Jimmy Stewart and watch his characters intertwine and overlap as they all react to the opening scene of their not so lovable landlord's plunge off of the roof. Like players in a great stage play it was an absolute joy following the eccentric group of characters as they led me to the really fun surprise ending. Thank you Mr. Maleeny for another great read.