Trigger City

I just finished listening to trigger city and I thought it was great! The hero is a down to earth big city type that is wonderfully read by Mr. Barrett. If you like Elvis Cole, Joe Pike or Wambaugh's characters you will love Trigger City

Chercover is fresh and original. The crime novel seems to have a formula that you see over in over in most books, but Chercover has taken a different approach to make the protagonist real. And having lived in Chicago for a number of years, I agree with the way he portrays this great city, and bemoans the loss of some of its gritty character.

Main character was someone I wanted to put my arms around and say, "Life sucks, don't it?" Look forward to the next listen to learn if his life gets any better.

Absolutely. Intricate, detailed story that unfolds nicely as the book progresses. The characters and their actions and reactions are authentic. I enjoy it when characters seem genuine and his were pretty well-fleshed out. If I had been reading this book it would have been "one I couldn't put down." The narration by Joe Barrett was spot-on. I can envision him doing Jack Reacher. There weren't too many characters that made it difficult to remember who was who, but there was plenty going on to keep me very interested. The book was fast-paced and didn't have unnecessary details as filler. If you enjoy Michael Connelly, Lee Child (except for his latest), etc. you will enjoy Trigger City.

The protagonist, Ray, of course. Fallible, genuine and fully-developed.

No.

Can the real secret be uncovered before the next person dies?

I really enjoyed this book. It was fast paced and there was a lot of action without lots wasted words. The narration was done quite well too. I will definitely add this author to my "watch for new books" list.

Chicago is a dirty, gritty city. There are cops on the take, and the government is corrupt. This is the background for Checover's novel, apparently the second in a series involving detective Ray Dudgeon. Chercover's first book, Big City, Bad Blood, is on my list to read next.
Ray smokes too much, drinks too much, and has awful luck with women. He has a general distaste for authority figures, but gets along well with his cop pals. He's asked to learn the "truth" of a woman's death for a grieving father, and winds up finding a lot more than he bargained for.
If you like hard boiled detective fiction, you will like Chercover's work. I liked it so much, I decided to go read the first novel in the series.

Ray Dudgeon

his voice characterizations were very good.

Sometimes the truth doesn't set you free....

Great book, really enjoyed it.

Don't know.

Ray Dudgeon stays one step ahead of me, and I'm pretty good.

First time

My first, but not last, from this author.