• Darwin's Nightmare

  • By: Mike Knowles
  • Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
  • Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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Darwin's Nightmare

By: Mike Knowles
Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
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Publisher's summary

Wilson has spent his entire life under the radar. Few people know who he is, and even fewer know how to find him. Only two people even know his real occupation: carrying out confidential - and illegal - jobs for a very bad man. But one day he crosses the line, saving his friends and earning the hatred of a vengeful mob boss. He survives only by delving even deeper into the underworld of Hamilton.

His next job is deceptively simple - transporting a seemingly harmless bag whose contents are both secret and dangerously valuable. Soon Wilson discovers who the bag's real owners are and just how badly they want it back.

©2008 Mike Knowles (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Fans of Richard Stark and Andrew Vacchs will immediately recognize [this author's] cold-blooded pragmatism and brass-knuckled approach to problem solving....The action is straight, hard and fast, and the characters are as sharply etched as this stuff gets." (Mystery Scene)
"The action is hard and raw and savage, and the characters are about as deliciously nasty as you’d expect. But what sets this book apart is Knowles’ considerable storytelling muscle, as he deliberately strings out the narrative (and cranks up the tension) with well-placed flashbacks to his protagonist’s dysfunctional past." (January Magazine – Best Books of 2008)

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This story is homage to the tough guy. It takes you back to the old days when action is the word.

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It was gritty, the story was fast paced, a very ebjoyable read. Well worth the time.

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