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The Cleanup

By: Sean Doolittle
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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Matthew Worth is a mess. Somewhere between a good cop and a bad screwup, he botched a marriage and a career. His fellow officers think he’s a joke. His commanders are tired of cutting him breaks. Even his wife has left him for a flashy homicide detective. Busted to night patrol at a robbery-prone Omaha supermarket, Worth is doing time, wearing his uniform and asking shoppers if they want paper or plastic. If that isn’t enough, he suspects he might be falling for Gwen, the shy checkout girl who may be an even bigger mess than he is. It couldn’t get any worse. Until it does. When Gwen comes to him one night scared and desperate for help, Worth discovers just how far he’s willing to go to protect and serve. The next thing he knows, he’s driving a stolen car with a corpse in the trunk, a pistol in the glove box, and no way to turn back. Everything he doesn’t know could get them killed. And things haven’t even begun to get messy yet...

©2006 Sean Doolittle (P)2014 Audible Inc.

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sounded almost robotic

decent storyline. narrator sounded quite robotic. good imagery and suspense. Five words remaining before I can end this review.

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An ok book

definitely not the best book I have listened to this year. But overall it's not too bad.

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good story great reader

story was a little bleak and parts were too graphic could have been better edited.

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you have to read the whole story

you have to read the whole story it's all the way through nerve-racking exciting finger chewing it's just awesome

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A Really Good Modern American Noir Crime Novel

This is a intense modern crime drama set in Omaha, Neb. The audiobook is very well read. The story started slightly slowly, but that was probably necessary to build the foundation of the story. By the end I found the story to be the audiobook version of a "page turner".

I read and listened to this novel simultaneously. This is the first novel I have read by this author. I have already purchased a second novel.
If one likes modern American Noir Crime Drama, one may wish to consider this one. Thank You...

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the cleanup

All I can say is "Wow!!" One of the best I've listened to. Once started it is hard to stop, makes you want more.

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meh.

it kept me listening but never really went anywhere. shit just.kind of unfolded without any real twists.

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I didn’t enjoy this reader as much as others

I felt that the book was predictable. i found it easty to follow and i could get back into it anywhere. not always a god thing for me.
The more complicated the story the more i go back to refresh what is happening and figure out the characters. These guys were pretty basic. It took about 5 days to get through listening on way to work and in free times.

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excellent story

i liked the character descriptions, especially of the police department officers & rank. the story line was great.

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maybe better to read than on audible?

Lots of POV changes throughout. But no cues provided by the narrator at all. I felt like every few minutes I was wondering whose perspective the story was being told from, very distracting and made it very unenjoyable.

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