Tonight I Said Goodbye

By: Michael Koryta

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

This is the remarkable debut mystery from the winner of the 2003 St. Martin’s Press/Private Eye Writers of America Prize for Best First Private Eye Novel.

Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead of an apparent suicide in his home in an upscale Cleveland suburb, and his wife and six-year-old daughter are missing. Weston’s father insists that private investigators Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard take the case to exonerate his son and find his granddaughter and daughter-in-law. As they begin to work, they discover there is much more to the situation than has been described in the prevalent media reports. There are rumors of gambling debts and extortion, and a group of Russians with ties to organized crime who don’t appreciate being investigated—a point they make clear with baseball bats.

With some assistance from newspaper reporter Amy Ambrose, Perry and Pritchard believe they are making swift progress. But then they are warned off the investigation by a millionaire real estate tycoon and the FBI. Just when they feel they are closing in on a possible source of answers, another murder forces them to change direction in the case.

©2004 Michael Koryta (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“A terrific, first-class debut full of suspense, tension, tricks, and charm. If you like Spenser and Hawk, or Elvis and Joe, or Myron and Win, you’re going to love this.” (Lee Child, New York Times best-selling author)

“An incredibly fresh private-investigator novel...Koryta...emerges fully formed in his first effort.” ( Chicago Tribune)

“This riveting detective novel should delight fans looking for new talent.” ( Publishers Weekly)

Tonight

Excellent story, excellent narration. They don't come much better. This was my first Michael Koryta book but defiantly will not be the last. Highly recommend.

Movie Quality

Truly enjoyed this. Koryta is a new author to me, will be a fan forever.. Scott Brick is so soothing when he doing his thing. On to the next Koryta book!

Good story, great characters, narration so - so...

Enjoy the book. good mystery with a twist. narration is a little off the pace, to dragged out. Bogged down!!! ...but an enjoyable read!!!

not bad, but not great

I'm biased here. any book read by Scott Brick is a cut above. His voice is captivating.

The story kept my attention with it plethora of characters. have to admit I look forward to hearing more adventures of Lincoln.

On a Par w/Michael Connolly

This was my first Michael Koryta, and I recommend it. Strong characters with an unusual older retired cop and disgraced (fired) younger cop who are private investigators. The whodunit resolution surprised me as they trail Russian mafia and corrupt powerful corporate land grabber.

Villains are complex and satisfying. Female roles are varied and intriguing. Debut author does well isolating the characters when things pop and keeps the child victim out of the violence in logical, if slightly contrived, ways which I appreciated.

Enjoy!

Just meh.

This was a good story. It would have really captivated me if it weren’t for the reader. He was awful. I had to speed up the sound to get to where I could tolerate his slow monotone. Too bad, because the writer is good.

Trite

Only made it a third of way before giving up.
The P.I. drooling over a receptionist’s legs and the trite banter is the death knell.

For those who don't ike Scott Brick ...

Any additional comments?

... listen to the book on a faster speed.

I think Brick is a great narrator, just way to deliberate. I know they tell you in public speaking to go slower than you think you need to go, but Scott is just too much.

If I listen to him on 1.5 times speed on the Audible app on my iPhone, it's perfect.

Try it, see if you don't like it better.

A great book

My first book by this author and it was a good one. Ok - there were problems with the story and I figured out the bad guy. But it was entertaining and no one could have read it better than Scott Brick.

A Good Start

This who done it was paced very well which helped me to get to know the main characters personalities as the mystery unfolded. What started out as one investigation ended up turning into many different ones that kept our investigators twisting and turning.

There was a little bit of everything: the mob, police corruption, murder, a damsel in distress and a child that pulls on the heart strings. Perry and Pritchard, the main detectives make a good pairing and the narration was done just right for these two fairly rugged men.