Chasing the Dime: Booktrack Edition

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

The messages waiting for Henry Pierce when he plugs in his new telephone clearly aren't intended for him:
" Where is Lilly? This is her number. It's on the site."

Pierce has just been thrown out by his girlfriend and moved into a new apartment, and the company he founded is headed into the most critical phase of fund-raising. He's been "chasing the dime" - doing all it takes to come out first in a technological battle whose victor will make millions. But he can't get the messages for a woman named Lilly out of his head:
"Uh, yes, hello, my name is Frank. I'm at the Peninsula. Room six-twelve. So give me a call when you can."

Something is wrong. Pierce probes, investigates, and then tumbles through a hole, leaving behind a life driven by work to track down and help a woman he has never met.

The world he enters is one of escorts, Web sites, sex, and secret passions. The beautiful Lilly is an object of desire to thousands. To Pierce, she becomes the key that might fix a broken life. But in pursuing Lilly, Pierce has entered a landscape where his success and expertise mean nothing. He is a mark, an outsider, and soon he is also the victim of astonishing violence, the chief suspect in a murder case, and fighting for his life against forces he can barely discern.

©2002 Hieronymus, Inc., All Rights Reserved (P)2002 Time Warner AudioBooks, a Division of the AOL Time Warner Book Group

Critic reviews

"A grabber from the beginning...utterly compelling." (Booklist)
"It's the rare reader who will be able to finger the villain behind all the mayhem." (Publishers Weekly)
"Connelly takes what could have been a typical suspense thriller and turns it into something exceptional through nonstop action and surprising twists." (Library Journal)

A Solid Thriller

I enjoyed it very much. It has a good story, a good reader, the ending felt a little contrived.

nice ending

slow to start and a lot of very fortunate events. too much to believe

STOOPID GUY

This is perhaps the stupidest character ever. The ending was a giveaway. No Lucas Davenport.

I was totally surprised!

loved this one. Kept me on the edge all the way thru. So many twists and turns. Amazing author!

Great story keeps you guessing until the ending, g

the characters are good keeps you guessing until the end,would recommend it to most mystery lovers.

Premise was unbelievable

While the technology aspect of the book was interesting, the entire premise relied on the main character making stupid decisions after stupid decision. This did not make sense. Paragraph moreover, I must say that the main character was not particularly likable. Unlike Harry Bosch, who is flawed but As many redeeming qualities, I really never got to like this guy at all.

GREAT BOOK WELL DONE

5 OUT OF FIVE GREAT FROM PAGE ONE TO END.I KNOW YOU WILL LIKE IT.

Enthralling

The weaving of this mystery and the suspense of the drama is extraordinary! This was one time when I was afraid the protagonist was going to lose out completely. I have to admit that the reader has to give in a bit to logic and common sense in terms of someone not thinking through actions and possible consequences …..wearing gloves. But a scientist he is and perhaps to have had him think and act differently would have been out of character. It is spellbinding right to the very end…. Except I would like a sequel to know how the pharm industry reacted. Very current to today’s world of pharmaceutical power and out of control control over human healthcare.

Last two hours were worthy of Michael Connelly

This is one of my least favorite of Michael Connelly‘s books. And I’ve read them all. I did not really care for any of the characters, so I did not care what happened in the story. Two diverse to storylines were going on, and I knew they would cross eventually, but it took way too long. The lead character bumbling through the disappearance of a prostitute was ridiculous. All I could think of was are you wearing gloves? Why don’t you ask for a lawyer? He just kept bumbling on, and you knew it would be his downfall. No surprise there. The last two hours were worthy of M Connelly but it was painful getting there.

Fantastic!

Few writers capture the energy and fringe timbre of Los Angeles. His time as a crime reporter coupled with his gift as a storyteller merge in making him one of the most captivating mystery writers in recent memory. The reader is fabulous and this maybe my favorite mystery read of the past year. Don?t pass this one by!