Cop Job

The Sam Acquillo Hamptons, Book 6

By: Chris Knopf

Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka

It's bad enough when someone you know is brutally murdered; it's worse when the guy was a paranoid schizophrenic helplessly bound to a wheelchair. Sam Acquillo and Jackie Swaitkowski tried to look after Alfie Aldergreen, as had others around the Village of Southampton, but now they were forced to wonder what else they could have done. One thing is for certain: Alfie's killers are about to know what it means to murder a friend of Sam - former corporate troubleshooter, former professional boxer, and all-around ornery bulldog - and Jackie, a defense lawyer often described as an avenging angel.

This sixth installment in the Sam Acquillo Hamptons mystery series brings back Knopf's ensemble of famously eccentric and involving characters, not the least of which is Sam's mutt, Eddie Van Halen. Not just a crime story, it examines the fraught intersection of wealth, culture, politics, and the ravages of an ugly war. Combining beautiful watery settings with a unique look into the underbelly of the Hamptons, it's a mystery you won't find anywhere else.

©2015 Chris Knopf (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Love this series...!!!

Sam bills himself as a sometimes unmanageable and bona fide badass. He reads Camus, Kant, deChardin, I quotes Shakespeare and Cicero (in Latin) and listens to Miles Davis while drinking copious tumblers of vodka on the rocks as he lounges in his Adirondack at water's edge endlessly hitting balls for his Wonder Dog Eddie to retrieve. But that's not all he does. He's indeed a genuine badass who can get beat up nearly killed shot stabbed crushed and in the narrowest of circumstances still Escape to repair in seemingly no time at all and then back on the road to figure out what the hell is going on. Great writing, great dialogue, really Vivid scenes, super interesting well researched side bars and narrative kept me listening nearly Non-Stop. The narration is over the top fantastic. I'm really enjoying this series and the cortege of cohorts surrounding Sam and his beloved dog Eddie Van Halen. I keep wondering if he's going to end up with Jackie and not Amanda...?!?! 👍👍👍👍👍

Great Series

Keith Szarabajka has vastly improved on his style over his reading of "Black Swan". I say reading because that is exactly what it sounded like to me, in "Black Swan". The characters all sounded alike, and he sounded like he was reading the book, not performing as a voice actor. He sounds much more comfortable with the characters in "Cop Job". Overall, it's a great series. Love it.

A good story from Knopf

Another great Sam Aquino story with the caveat that Absolute vodka cannot compare to the only vodka worth drinking: Kettle One.

Sam Acquillo series a winner with Szarabajka

Chris Knopf pens a complex mystery as Sam Acquillo has his hands full with several crimes. Keith Szarabajka’s range of precise vocals goes above and beyond. Subplots galore, many suspicious and snarky characters make for an intent listen. Szarabajka, one of my absolute favorites, again and again shows us why. Please keep this talented narrator in future books. I can’t imagine anyone else. Add to all this, “Cop Job” was available in the Audible Plus catalogue at no cost. I’ve had great luck with Audible Plus over the years. Give it a chance, so worth it. Highly recommended! I’ve got more waiting in my Audible library.

What the heck!

As usual, the story was great. But now his voice was good. It had a gravelly deep quality that I think suits Sam. But what the heck was with those accents? Is this guy ever been to New York or Long Island or any of the boroughs? He had the Long Islanders and the New Yorkers all sounding like they came from Boston or Maine. Jessica, who grew up with an upper class mother and had a top-notch education, sounded like a punk. As did her nerdy boyfriend. My God, he sounded like he was from a gang. In fact, just about every character sounded like they were young roughs from either Brooklyn and the Bronx or Maine and New Hampshire. I hope this guy never reads a novel set in Vermont.