Chasing the Dime: Booktrack Edition

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

The messages waiting for Henry Pierce when he plugs in his new telephone clearly aren't intended for him:
" Where is Lilly? This is her number. It's on the site."

Pierce has just been thrown out by his girlfriend and moved into a new apartment, and the company he founded is headed into the most critical phase of fund-raising. He's been "chasing the dime" - doing all it takes to come out first in a technological battle whose victor will make millions. But he can't get the messages for a woman named Lilly out of his head:
"Uh, yes, hello, my name is Frank. I'm at the Peninsula. Room six-twelve. So give me a call when you can."

Something is wrong. Pierce probes, investigates, and then tumbles through a hole, leaving behind a life driven by work to track down and help a woman he has never met.

The world he enters is one of escorts, Web sites, sex, and secret passions. The beautiful Lilly is an object of desire to thousands. To Pierce, she becomes the key that might fix a broken life. But in pursuing Lilly, Pierce has entered a landscape where his success and expertise mean nothing. He is a mark, an outsider, and soon he is also the victim of astonishing violence, the chief suspect in a murder case, and fighting for his life against forces he can barely discern.

©2002 Hieronymus, Inc., All Rights Reserved (P)2002 Time Warner AudioBooks, a Division of the AOL Time Warner Book Group

Critic reviews

"A grabber from the beginning...utterly compelling." (Booklist)
"It's the rare reader who will be able to finger the villain behind all the mayhem." (Publishers Weekly)
"Connelly takes what could have been a typical suspense thriller and turns it into something exceptional through nonstop action and surprising twists." (Library Journal)

Not Connelly’s best

Story was fairly predictable and we could not understand why the main character was written as being so naive and unthinking.

Great as always

Another great fiction by Mike. He gets us on the road just to listen to his works.

Give it a chance, it’s better than the description

I initially skipped this one in my read through of all of the Michael Connelly books. The description just didn’t sound that interesting to me. After reading the rest of Connelly’s books, I circled back to this one. I have to say I really enjoyed this one, even more than some of the Bosch books. The story kept me interested from start to finish. I actually kind of wished there was a Henry Pierce series.

Awfully long in the telling

Much prefer Bosch. This would benefit from severe weight-reduction program. Toi much gee whiz for my taste..

Good Read

Wanted to punch the lead character along the way… good read, Connelly is a good writer

Unlikely.

This may have been a best-seller in its analog form but that just goes to show how low-brow popular taste can be. It's an okay thriller, Michael Connelly is an decent writer, but don't go here looking for anything substantial.

Chasing the Dime

Interesting novel. You have to wonder what a high tech CEO is doing chasing a recycled telephone number for a call girl. The reading is very good. Just a enjoyable, not to deep, mystery.

Where could I drive to next?

Because I listen to most of my audible books in my car, I had to create places to drive to, including an extra 160-mile round trip for an unplanned family visit, just to continue listening to this fabulous book! Though not much of a scientific-minded person, and definitely NOT into sci-fi, I was fascinated by the possibilities of the future of computers which much of the book prophesies. But the main story, the tragic tale of such ruthless madmen, pitiful women, and a lead character with a heart so caring it gets him into horrible situations, is one which completely captivated me. The writing is great and the reading, some of the best I've ever listened to...and I've listened a lot over the past two years. This is a must hear and justly deserves the 5 stars I've given it.

I love Michael Connelly Books!

I just discovered Michael Connelly. OK, I've been under a rock! His audio books I eat up like candy. There's never a dull moment and the setting in L.A. is so real. What a great writer!

Great Suspense

Keeps you guessing on what's going to happen to the main character from begining to end.