The Lowdown

Dale Conley Action Thrillers Series, Book 3

By: Erik Carter

Narrated by: Adam Verner

Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

A SECRET SOCIETY STEPS OUT OF THE SHADOWS....

WITH MURDER ON ITS MIND.

The next stand-alone action thriller in the Amazon-bestselling series that has enthralled thousands of listeners around the world.

• Pure adrenaline
• Historical conspiracies
• Sinister villains
• 1970s grooviness
• And a headstrong hero
• Enter the world of Dale Conley. Don’t forget to buckle up....

Dale Conley is under pressure. His boss, his partner, the media - they all want answers. Because the bodies are piling up.

As he investigates a wave of race-related poisonings sweeping through New Orleans, Dale discovers that the murders are the work of a mysterious organization that aims to create a new slave-holding nation.

It’s a group so powerful that it was a major factor in the Civil War. It’s a group so secretive that it’s erased itself from history books for a hundred years.

But as Dale continues to pressure them, their secret is out. Now Dale has one chance to stop the villains before they disappear back into the shadows forever.

Each Dale Conley thriller brims with historical intrigue. The Lowdown features: The Knights of the Golden Circle, a shadowy secret society connected to the American Civil War.

If you like action heroes with the tenacity of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, the intelligence of Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon, and the sheer grit of Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne, then you’ll love Dale Conley.

Unlock The Lowdown and start your Dale Conley mission today! What reviewers are saying about the Dale Conley series:

“A cracking thriller which I raced through and am once more left wanting more in this series!” (Bibliophile Book Club)

“Left me feeling like I had done ten rounds in a boxing ring. Boy, it just kept ranking up the gears and then found some more!” (Books From Dusk Till Dawn)

"Yet again, another great story that has left me looking forward to the next book.” (Jennly Reads Blog)

Each book in the explosive Dale Conley Action Thrillers Series is a stand-alone mission. Begin with whichever book you want. But be warned: Once you start, you won’t be able to stop.

Book 0: Get Down

Book 1: Stone Groove

Book 2: Dream On

Book 3: The Lowdown

Book 4: Get Real

Book 5: Talkin’ Jive

Book 6: Be Still

Book 7: Jump Back

Book 8: The Skinny

Book 9: NO FAKE

©2018 Erik Carter (P)2018 Erik Carter

Exciting Thrillride

In the confines of a relatively short stand alone thriller the author has taken his main character Dale Conley, who works in a heavily secure and unknown wing of the FBI during the 1970s and placed him in a white knuckle thrillride as he tries to ferret out the details on a crimewave. The author ratchets up the suspense on the way to a frenetic action packed conclusion. I was very entertained.

The narrator is one I've listened to several times before and in this continues to keep his place among my favorite narrators of audiobooks.

I received the review code for this audiobook at my request and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

Mix of the mystical, action and suspense..........

The Lowdown is the third book in the series featuring FBI agent Dale Conley, but the author does a terrific job of making this book a standalone. Dale Conley works for a specialized and unknown unit of the FBI called the BEI - Bureau of Esoteric Investigations. The series takes place in the 1970's, so it is interesting to watch a federal agent solve crimes without the assistance of modern day technology. In addition to the lack of computers, cellphones, and social media, Conley must deal with the values and social customs of the times, including racism and pacifism, while trying to solve bizarre and puzzling crimes.

Conley is an intriguing character full of contradictions in personality. He has a brilliant mind full of knowledge about history and puzzles, but the most important thing in his life is his precious orange sports car, which he has named Arancia (the Italian word for orange) and of which he speaks with complete reverence. Conley is both a man's man and a learned scholar at the same time. Although the reader knows from the beginning of the story most of the bad guys, the motivation for the crimes is revealed bit by bit through interactions between main and secondary characters, drawing out the suspense to an action-packed conclusion.

Adam Verner's narration is flawless. He uses the perfect emotion level and tones for every type of scene from high action chases to the humdrum work of researching clues. I especially love how he says Arancia with an Italian accent and just the right emphasis to prove Conley's devotion. Between the unique story and the phenomenal narration, The Lowdown is a must for fans of the mystery genre.

I received a copy of this audiobook at my request in exchange for this honest review.

ENJOYABLE

My third read from author Erik Carter, an ARC. With each book he writes Carter gets better & better. I really liked it. Compared to authors like Dan Brown or Steve Berry, maybe not as good, but they've years of writing behind them. I'll definitely be reading another Erik Carter book. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).