• Deep Hole

  • By: Don Winslow
  • Narrated by: Ed Harris
  • Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (4,216 ratings)

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Deep Hole

By: Don Winslow
Narrated by: Ed Harris
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Publisher's summary

In Deep Hole, one of the world’s foremost crime novelists crafts a sweet, poignant romance novella that could only come from his perfectly calibrated sense of time and place. It incorporates fights and misunderstandings and rejection, and is set against the backdrop of a quiet surfing town in Rhode Island where everyone knows each other’s business—and pleasure. Gambling, deceit, and love intertwine in unexpected ways to deliver a satisfying love story with the requisite Don Winslow side dishes of sly wit, piercing honesty, and a dash of sexiness to accompany the crackling yarn. 

©2021 Don Winslow (P)2022 Audible Originals, LLC.

About the Creator

Don Winslow is the author of more than 20 acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers, including The New York Times bestsellers The Force and The Border, the #1 international bestseller The Cartel, The Power of the Dog, Savages, The Winter of Frankie Machine, and the Danny Ryan Trilogy. Savages was made into a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning writer-director Oliver Stone. The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border sold to FX to air as a major television series, and The Force is soon to be a major motion picture from 20th Century Studios. A former investigator, antiterrorist trainer, and trial consultant, Winslow lives in California and Rhode Island.

About the Performer

Ed Harris stars as the enigmatic Man in Black in the HBO series sensation, Westworld and will reprise his role in the upcoming fourth season. In season 2 he received an Emmy nomination for his performance. He also stars opposite Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick, which Paramount will release in 2022. He can currently be seen in Netflix’s The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s award-winning film adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel, with Olivia Coleman and Dakota Johnson.
Harris made his feature film directing debut on Pollock, receiving an Academy Award nomination as Best Actor for his performance in the title role. His co-star, Marcia Gay Harden, won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar under his direction. Harris also directed, as well as co-wrote Appaloosa, starring opposite Viggo Mortensen. His film credits include A History of Violence (Natl. Society of Film Critics Award); The Hours (Oscar, Golden Globe, SAG and BAFTA nominations); The Truman Show (Oscar nomination, Golden Globe Award); Apollo 13 (Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, SAG Award); Kodachrome opposite Jason Sudeikis and Elizabeth Olson; Darren Aronofsky’s Mother!; In Dubious Battle, Run All Night, Frontera, The Face of Love, The Way Back, Copying Beethoven, The Right Stuff, The Abyss, The Rock, The Human Stain, A Beautiful Mind, Stepmom, The Firm, Places in the Heart, Alamo Bay, Sweet Dreams, Jacknife, State of Grace, The Third Miracle, Touching Home, and Victor Nunez’s A Flash of Green.

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Fun for an old surfer

Nicely put together short story. I hope there are more to come from Don Winslow.

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too short, enjoyed

great voice, cool story, very enjoyable, I hate I have to write 15 words. I liked the ending, I liked it was short and I didn't like how short it was, too. lol

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Not bad, honestly.

It was kinda short, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It ended kinda abruptly, so that could have been improved in my personal opinion, but still worth a listen.

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Yet another great short story by Winslow

5 of 5 stars.

Winslow has a gift for language - the cadence and color of his prose delivered by Ed Harris' pitch perfect narration make this an engrossing short read with a satisfying ending (albeit slightly unrealistic). I can forgive the smaller things when the overall experience is so good.

Ed Harris is a skilled narrator which melds perfectly with Winslow's writing.

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Only the lucky can tell the really stormoy of Deep Hole

Great at let true and fully Story .. Times makes you smile
Sounds like a true rent from a
Jersey Shore

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Clever, a good, tight story

A lot of fun, even a little ocean philosophy! Nicely done. Hopefully, the waves keep coming from forever.

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Let’s go surfing now….

It is a hard luck story about a beach bum who loves to surf on the shores of the east coast. I will go cross country to hear Ed Harris read a phone book from 1979. His narration kept me listening, it was okay.

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Not a romance, not at all.

A decent short story. Nothing like a romance. Its really a mob thriller. It’s a story about two young men in an East Coast beach town who are both trapped in their social economic circumstances. Gambling addiction is the origin of the forces at play. And these forces drive the two young men into a series of dramatic events. Decent twists and turns. Still, not a romance.

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Perfect Combo

One of the best writers in America paired with one of the best actors in America. No other explanation required. Enjoy!

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Interesting story

I enjoyed this short story and the situation’s and lessons that the protagonist learned in it. Youth is the time when limits are often tested. That was certainly the case in this story. Whether it was booze, drugs or as in this case gambling, excessiveness can lead to a persons demise. I loved the scene where the uncle brought them onto the boat to scare the daylights out of them. Overall great book I would recommend to anyone! The narrator was perfect for it also.

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