Tempted by Trouble

A Novel

By: Eric Jerome Dickey

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Dmytryk Knight was a respectable man who had followed the blueprints for the American Dream: go to college, find the girl of your dreams, get married, buy a house on the affluent side of Detroit. He’d done it all by the book. But when a crippling recession annihilates the auto industry, Dmytryk and his wife, Cora, suddenly find themselves without jobs and in foreclosure. And after two years of taking any job they can find and trying to live honestly, they realize that integrity just doesn’t pay the bills.

Given the right circumstances, even the best of us can turn bad.

When a powerful and ruthless criminal named Eddie Coyle arrives from Rome and gives Dmytryk an opportunity to make fast money, Cora urges him to man up. All he has to do is join Eddie Coyle’s crew and rob some banks: two minutes, in and out, nobody gets hurt. Torn between desperation and his values, but unable to resist the promise of instant cash, Dmytryk gives in - but no sooner does he enter a life of crime than Cora vanishes.

Now, more determined than ever to get his life back on track, Dmytryk is only one bank job away from having enough money to leave Eddie Coyle and find Cora. But when the job goes dangerously wrong, Dmytryk is forced to test his moral compass in ways he never imagined and realizes that we can plan all we want, but sometimes fate has a different agenda....

©2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.; 2010 Eric Jerome Dickey

Critic reviews

"[Dickey has] perfected an addictive fictional formula." ( The New York Times)

"[Eric Jerome Dickey is] the king of African American fiction." ( Entertainment Weekly)

EJD at his best...Excellent

If you could sum up Tempted by Trouble in three words, what would they be?

Awesome, Action, Adventure

What did you like best about this story?

This was Eric Jerome Dickey at his best. This story was so creative. I loved all the action, and the ending...OMG so unexpected. BUT GOOD.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was when Dominque tired to make amends with the women from the car accident.

If you could rename Tempted by Trouble, what would you call it?

FOOL FOR LOVE.

Excellent! What a spin! Surprised me!

Excellent storyline. Great characters. Definitely surprised me. Looking forward to reading more about this character!

A little slow

It took forever to get to the point of it all but once it got there, I think it made sense. I'm a little confused at the ending and will have to listen to it again.

Enjoyed it!

I used to be an avid fan of Mr. Dickey's, but his last few books didn't grab me. I had given up, then decided to give this one a try. I was completely drawn in by the narrator's reading style, and I loved the way the characters evolved. The storyline wasn't formulaic, which was what was disappointed me about his previous works. Kept my rapt attention until the unexpected ending...great listen!

Loved this Book!

Well written and extremely satisfying to the end! Written from a fresh perspective with a great ending. I was truly surprised at how good this novel was.

I cried

Didn't like the ending,overall great story. Love makes you do crazy things,sad throughout the entire story Dmytryk was alone.

Slow but steady...

I was looking for more adventure and spice like his other books but enjoyed the slowness and the steadiness of this character. A little spice and wickedness as a teaser but definitely a good book!

Narrator

If you've listened to the Gideon books you'll understand why the narrator makes the book worth listening to!

Slow but Worth The Wait

I struggled through this book at first, it started kind of slow. however, it really picks up and it grabs you and delivers. a little confusing but replay what you need to when you need to because it all comes together well.

Good Read

He was definitely a sucker for love! I would have been left da bitch! Bye Felicia!