• Tropical Depression

  • A Billy Knight Thriller
  • By: Jeff Lindsay
  • Narrated by: Jay Snyder
  • Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (73 ratings)

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Tropical Depression

By: Jeff Lindsay
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
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Jeff Lindsay mastered suspense with his wildly addictive Dexter series. Before that, however, there was former cop and current burnout Billy Knight. When a hostage situation turns deadly, Billy loses everything - his wife, his daughter, and his career. Devastated, he heads to Key West to put down his gun and pick up a rod and reel as a fishing boat captain. But former co-worker Roscoe McAuley isn't ready to let Billy rest. When Roscoe tells Billy that someone murdered his son, Billy sends him away. When Roscoe himself turns up dead a few weeks later, however, Billy can't keep from getting sucked back into Los Angeles, and the streets that took so much from him. Billy's investigations into the death of a former cop, and his son, will take him up to the highest echelons of the LAPD, finding corruption at every level. It puts him on a collision course with the law, with his past, with his former fellow officers, and with the dark aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement. Jeff Lindsay's considerable storytelling gifts are on full display, drawing the listener in with a mesmerizing style and a case with more dangerous blind curves than Mulholland Drive.

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"A rock-solid series debut." ( Booklist)

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Jeff Lindsay doesn’t disappoint

I was introduced to Jeff Lindsay from his Dexter series which were cleverly written. It is only lately I have discovered his other books and look forward to more! Jay Snyder was perfect.

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Not that great.

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I am a huge Jeff Lindsay fan. I loved the Dexter series. This series is very stagnant. I just could not get into it and finish it out. the story was not good, characters are boring.

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Definitely Not Dexter

I love crime stories on boats. The narrator is the best on Audible. I’ll be downloading the rest of the authors’ books.

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Not a bad story.

3-star rating = Pretty good. I noticed some signs of Dexter-like charistics here and there. It's a slow story with seemingly irrelevant parts that drag a bit, but I didn't get bored. Jeff Lindsay did a good job of making the reader sympathetic to the main character. Besides the ending, which I felt was exaggerated and somewhat unbelievable, much of the story had a realistic undertone. It was written in 1994, so is a bit dated, but having been alive then I was able to recall that period. I'll probably check out the second book one of these days.

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Eh.

I enjoyed Billy’s character. The plot was pretty bland. Stereotypical villains and storyline. I expected more from this author. An older book so maybe that’s why. An airport read at best

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A solid 3+

I had high hopes for this book since the author also wrote the “Dexter” series. The writing is taught, the humor is light but the plot is formulaic. The narration is fairly good. It is a medium paced light listen. I was entertained somewhat but disappointed overall.

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Good story

Like plot did not like ending. Overall good listen yada yada yada yada yada yada

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