No Second Chances

A Novel

De: Rio Youers

Narrado por: Jim Meskimen

From Rio Youers, the acclaimed author of Lola on Fire, comes a blistering high-octane thriller about desperate love, vengeance, and the precarious pursuit of fame.

“A rip-roaring Hollywood noir that smashes the pedal to the metal and keeps it there. The best villain since Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels . . . This one is hot.” —Stephen King

Luke Kingsley’s glory days are behind him. A star on the rise, his life and career imploded after his soul singer wife, Lisa Hayes, disappeared without a trace, silencing a very public and tumultuous marriage. Most people, especially an avenging PI, think Luke got away with murder. The last thing he expects is to be pulled back from the brink by a starstruck stranger.

Wannabe actress Kitty Rae has chased her dreams all the way from Kentucky to Hollywood. Saving a washed-up actor’s life wasn’t one of them, but she believes in Luke—as much as she believes her own career is just one lucky break away. For now, she works for Johan Fly, a charismatic, wealthy, and seriously unbalanced drug dealer to the rich and famous. When Johan discovers that Kitty has been skimming the product, he vows to make her pay.

As Luke steps up to help Kitty, he uncovers a web of violence and corruption, as well as a single, enticing clue about his wife's disappearance. Barreling across the Mojave Desert, Luke and Kitty set off to find the long-lost Lisa. But Johan, hungry for vengeance, is hot on their trail. There’s no limit to what he will do to find them. And in a world where fortune favors the ruthless, there’s also no limit to what Luke and Kitty will have to do to survive.

©2022 Rio Youers (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

This was like watching in the action movie so fun

What a fun ride I don’t think I’ve ever really listened to a book quite like this. It unfolded like a great movie with so much action things happening and intertwined thoughts highly entertaining, very enjoyable well worth the credit.

Classic LA Noire

This is a truly captivating and gripping classic LA Noire!
I picked it up after I saw that it was recommended by the amazing Stephen King and after listening to The entire audiobook in just to sittings I am glad that I did.
Sharply written, atmospheric, vividly painted with superb descriptions and lived in buy some fascinating characters, this story is for those who love Los Angeles.
The city of angels is home to a lot of characters, but just a few of them are so well written and gritty. Add to that a villain so real that it will remain unforgettable in my memory and you can’t be disappointed.
The narration is top notch and helps the listener immerse themselves even further into this dark and dangerous world.
I’m loving it, will pick up other books by this author when I’m done with this one.

Brilliant Noir Thriller

Rio Youers has done it again with NO SECOND CHANCES. I thought last years incredible thriller LOLA ON FIRE, Rio had released his best book of his career that would never be matched and definitely never exceeded. NO SECOND CHANCES is absolutely brilliant. The author of THE FORGOTTEN GIRL, WESTLAKE SOUL and HALCYON which are all excellent reads in their own rights has somehow taken his writing to an entire new level with LOLA ON FIRE in 2021 and even higher again with NO SECOND CHANCES in 2022.