The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes

De: Lawrence Block

Narrado por: Mike Dennis

Florida private eye Doak Miller agreed to help the local cops by posing as a hit man to catch a woman looking to get rid of her husband. But then he met the wife - and fell, hard. Now he's plotting with her to commit a murder that could net them millions of dollars and the chance to be together. But to pull it off under the watchful eyes of the police, it'll have to be the perfect crime....

©2015 Lawrence Block (P)2015 Recorded Books

Not for everyone

Lawrence Block usually has some fun repartee between characters which can entertain you through a slow plot. In this book that repartee is crude, and the story primarily consists of episodes of raunchy sex.

Not my favorite

Not my favorite Block story. I’ve been reading Block since forever and I never missed a new one’s release.

This one caught me quite off guard. Some of the scenes seemed gratuitously more raunchy than necessary but maybe the excess raunchy is his point? I thought a lot of that could have been edited out without losing the storyline/character development and including so much added little to the overall story, in my opinion. Wondering if the author (who felt like my old freind before) has shifted from his familiar characters of years past and is cutting a new trail here using a more raunchy than normal story to blaze the trail of a new series?? Or is this a one off?
Whatever his purpose , the characters are darker than I recall in past stories, which, let’s face it, weren’t exactly perfect Boy Scouts always behaving gallantly.
Still, the overall story is recognizable as his writing and not uninteresting. As another wrote, welcome back Mr Block. I hope we’ll hear more and better from you going forward. Truly,

Overwhelmed by smut

The entire plot and theme were obscured by the relentless smutty monologues of the main character. No entertaining or enjoyable like Block's stories usually are.

Lawrence Block is back, but...

I was going cold turkey with the absence of new books from the Master. So when the new one came out it did not hesitate a second and went for it. This is not -and by far- the best Block book; the great Matt Scudder's stories play in a very different league. However it’s sassy, it’s dirty, it’s mean and pulp like his very early books used to be..and most of all, it's a Lawrence Block !
Welcome back , Master !

Very different

Huge fan of Lawrence Block especially the Bernie Rhodenbarr series. This was more of a smut diary. Be prepared for the raunchy unnecessary sex scenes.

Not what I expected.

I have read Mr. Block's books for years and have enjoyed every one, including this one. But, I usually like the characters and would have them as friends if they were real. The characters in this book are all rather sleazy. I wouldn't trust them with anything. They live the plot well but I had to shower after finishing reading.

I Did It

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes I would as long as they can handle it

What other book might you compare The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes to and why?

It reminds me of his early work in the great pulp sleaze period such as Thirty but with a crime twist

Which character – as performed by Mike Dennis – was your favorite?

Doak is the man

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

A Noir about Noir

Any additional comments?

This is one of my favorite books of the year Lawrence captures the feel of the old sleaze pulps in a modern setting and some great tributes to my favorite films of noir

wow

Way to much vulgarity! I love Lawrence Block, but this book is pure x-rated smut.

Vivid description of crime

Good book, although gets off track on occasion. No worries, my mind does the same thing.🤣👍🇺🇲⚓️