
The Golden Girl and All
Hardman, Book 3
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Narrado por:
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Shawn Compton
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De:
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Ralph Dennis
“Like Chandler and Hammett before him, Dennis was trying to do something different with what was thought of as throwaway literature.” (Joe R. Lansdale, from his introduction)
Jim Hardman was a mediocre Atlanta cop until he was wrongly accused of corruption and thrown off the force. Now he works as an unlicensed PI, trouble-shooter, and bodyguard...often partnered with his drinking buddy Hump Evans, a black ex-NFL player who supports his playboy lifestyle by working as hired muscle.
In The Golden Girl and All, Hardman is hired to find Peggy Holt, a drug dealer, stripper, and serial seductress who has kidnapped her six-year-old daughter from her ex-husband. Peggy has disappeared into an Atlanta underworld populated by the dirty cops, crooked lawyers, and violent mobsters that she's bedded and betrayed...and who keep coming back for more.
The only way Hardman can find her is to follow the trail of corpses that she's left in her wake without becoming one himself.
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Action packed and gripping, the violence and there is surprisingly little is not graphic as in today's novels. The language again there isn't much by today's standards but it is of ti's time and not politically correct.
Can be read as a stand alone novel.
Narration is excellent and Shawn Compton makes you feel as if you were there.
I was given a free copy of this audiobook at my own request, and voluntarily leave this review.
A great from the seventies
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This is the third book in the Hardman series. It is a standalone [no cliffhamger ending]. It's not necessary to have read any of the prior books in the series, but To fully enjoy this series you should start at the beginning .
Here, Hardman takes an easy case to find a missing child but nothing is quite what it seems. The child's mother seems to be an Helen of Troy like character to men. And at the same time, Hardman's own relationship is somewhat falling apart.
The action is non stop. Be warned this was written in the 70s and contains language and viewpoints from that era. I am thoroughly enjoying this series and would recommend.
The narrator, Shawn Compton, perfectly embodies this series.
Another Fun Ride
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The plot has Hardman hired by a lawyer to locate a missing child, part of a custody action between parents. As usual he has the assistance of his number two man, Hump, and off they go. Soon they find the little girl is part of a bigger plot having to do with drug smuggling and selling.
The bonus to this audio-book is narrator Shawn Compton. If the story is a roller coaster, then he is the brace buckle, that keeps the reader/listener tightly in his seat. Compton's taught, terse, lightly animated reading really helps to verbally represent the tension within the plot. Rarely does a narrator add to the enjoyment of a book, but Shawn Compton continues to do that here.
Though not my favorite of the three I have read in the series, it is still worth reading/listening to this fine hard boiled mystery.
A Satisfying Roller Coaster Read
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Even with this book set in the early 70's, I found myself engrossed in Hardman and Hump's delirious adventures to track down a kidnapped girl. As per usual with this series, nothing is as it seems. From the enigmatic opening to the closing scene in Hardman's home, this listen was non-stop. I won't give anything away but come prepared.
Compton continues to be his intensely wonderful self in narrating this great series. Love it!!
Does not disappoint!!!!
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This was about a 3-star read until the last quarter of the book, when the tension and excitement ramped up significantly. Both Hardman and Hump are under the gun, and a little girl's life is at risk.
We learn a lot about Jim Hardman's morals in this one, too: not everything he does is about money, and he appears to have a soft spot when it comes to innocent children in the dark world of Underground Atlanta.
More Hardman, please!
Dark Underground Atlanta
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The Golden Girl and All is, what I believe to be the third book in the Hardman series and I could tell a little bit that I was being thrown into an already built up character. The era that this book was written is similar to the Fletch books and there were some themes that carried over from the Fletch series but it was definitely missing some of the things that Fletch got right.
The story itself is that Hardman is hired to find the daughter of his client who they believe has been taken by her other parent. It looked and felt like an open and shut case but once Hardman dug in a bit he quickly realized that there was a lot more going on. The story takes him to interesting places and he has to chat with some colorful characters.
There was even a twist point where I was pretty sure the book was over but I was wrong – there was a major surprise there that caught me off guard (that I enjoyed). I thought it added another depth to the story that it was missing up until that point.
Overall, I thought that Shawn Compton breathed life into an old story. I enjoyed it and it was a fast read but it wasn’t my favorite mystery/detective novel I’ve ever read. It was good at parts and felt like there was filler for some others. I would probably check out at least one more book in the series before I made up my mind though. It’s funny because I want to call this book old-school but that is exactly what it is. It wouldn’t be insulting since it was written 40 years ago.
Good But Not Great
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Kidnapped
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