Coastside Detectives: Armando’s Gold

De: Matthew F. O'Malley

Narrado por: David Angelo

After detective Mike Mason's partner finds a mysterious gold coin on a Pacifica beach, a local reporter does a little sleuthing of his own and ignites a modern-day gold rush.

Encouraged by his partner, Mike steps into the middle of the frenzy and quickly finds he's once more dealing with the wiles of a lovely but treacherous woman. Without hesitation, he joins her in her quest as they scour the town looking for a map that, if the rumors are true, was left by the legendary Ohlone Indian Armando.

As the quest turns deadly, with the bodies of those who have helped in the search start turning up, Mike realizes only time will tell if he will find the map and gold and if he'll escape with his life.

©2012 Matthew F. O'Malley (P)2020 Matthew F. O'Malley

4/5 Stars Semi-Gritty Detective Tale

Summary:

Mike catches a case that sparks gold fever in a lot of people.

Additional Comments:

Collin voice goes up and down in a really annoying manner.
I like Moses.
Narrator has decent range. Wish Collin’s part was a heck of a lot shorter.
3 f-bombs
Steve’s kind of annoying. Where did Steve come from. Well, at least the characters are kind of realistic.
I like how there’s still a sense of danger. People die. The main character gets in some scraps that at least give the illusion of real danger.
There’s an overarching hint of more danger but at least this story has a great sense of closure.

Conclusion:

Another solid entry in a mystery series that’s just shy of gritty. (It’s like the diet version.)
*I received a free copy from the author/narrator. I have freely chosen to review it. All views are my own.

mystery

very interesting tale of of PI's falling into an investigation that pulls some history of pre San Francisco and the Mission into the story. Enjoyed the book but narrator was a bit dry for my taste. Some hard language in the mix.

Twists and turns!

Greed and murder always seem to go together. Holds your attention throughout.

David Angelo does a good job narrating and bringing the characters to life.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Detective story that kept me listening

I enjoyed this detective story, it was fun entertainment.
This is my first book listening to the Coastside Detectives, and I'm interested in listening to more.

I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an unbiased review.