The gritty, riveting, highly anticipated sequel to the national and international best seller ghostman, by the critically acclaimed and awardwinning roger hobbs its just before dawn on the south china sea when three experienced pirates open fire on a small smuggling yacht. When a casino robbery in atlantic city goes horribly awry, the man who orchestrated it is obliged to call in a favor from someone whos occasionally called jack. Written by roger hobbs, audiobook narrated by jake weber. Ghostman springfieldgreene county library overdrive. Ghostman audiobook by roger hobbs 9780385361750 rakuten kobo. Hobbs graduated in 2011 from reed college in portland, oregon, where he studied ancient languages, film noir, and literary theory. Lee child author of the jack reacher novels i make things disappear. Jake weber when a casino robbery in atlantic city goes horribly awry the man who orchestrated it is obliged to call in a favor from jack. Jack delton, the hero of this noveland, presumably, more to comeis a ghostman, an expert at disappearing and helping others disappear. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Roger hobbs june 10, 1988 november 14, 2016 was an american writer. With a quicksilver plot, gripping prose and masterly expertise, roger hobbs has given us a novel that will immediately place him in. Ghostman was his debut novel and was published in twentythree countries around the world. Ghostman merrimack valley library consortium overdrive.
Born in 1988, hobbs graduated from reed college in portland. Vanishing games king county library system overdrive. Ghostman jack white, book 1 by roger hobbs fantastic fiction. Mar 27, 2014 listen to ghostman audiobook by roger hobbs. Theyre all up to no good and theres no room for heroes, at least in the conventional sense. Ghostman by roger hobbs penguin random house audio. Ghostman released on the first of january in 20 through the corgi publishing house, this was not only the debut novel from roger hobbs, but it was also the first in the jack white series. He has worked as a radio host, a rifle range instructor, a notetaker and a security guard. He claims to have helped a hundred bank robbers escape, using disguises and fake passports, birth certificates and other identification. Roger hobbs s ghostman, the best thriller i listened to this year, is fastpaced, darkedhued and complex. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. This time im tidying up the loose ends after a casino heist gone bad.
With a quicksilver plot, gripping prose and masterly expertise, roger hobbs has given us a novel that. Lot 4 audiobooks on cd fiction mystery by pavone, hobbs. Winner of the cwas ian fleming steel dagger for best thriller of the year 20. Its just before dawn on the south china sea when three experienced pirates open fi. Also in 2011, he sold the adaption rights to his crime fiction ghostman to warner brothers. Stunningly dark, hugely intelligent and thoroughly addictive,ghostman announces the arrival of an exciting and highly distinctive novelist. When a casino robbery in atlantic city goes horribly awry, the man who orchestrated it is obliged to call in a favor from someone whos occasionally called jac.
In 2014, hobbs was nominated for the edgar award for best first novel by an american author. Im very good at what i do, says jack delton not his name, but. Finalist for the edgar awardbest first novel in a daring operation, two crooksforhire rob an atlantic city casino. Ghostman, by roger hobbs, and more the new york times. Ghostman audiobook published february 12th 20 by random house audio unabridged download, audiobook authors. Ghostman is fastpaced, original, and strongly characterised. Top 10 best books, top graphic novels and top audio books. The gritty, riveting, highly anticipated sequel to the national and international best seller ghostman, by the critically acclaimed and awardwinning roger hobbs. Ghostman jack white novels book 1 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Ghostman downloadable audiobook pima county public.
I found myself completely mesmerized, nearly entranced by webers voice and cadence as the story wound its way through twists and turns, building out this life of a ghostman for the listener. A graduate of reed college, roger hobbs was the author of two books, including the new york times bestseller, ghostman. Stunningly dark, hugely intelligent and thoroughly addictive, ghostman announces the arrival of an exciting and highly distinctive novelist. Roger hobbss ghostman, the best thriller i listened to this year, is fastpaced, darkedhued and complex. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Adam woog, the seattle times hobbs commands every detail. Download audiobooks narrated by jake weber to your device. Coldblooded murder and exquisite suspense mark this terrific novel. Listen to ghostman by roger hobbs available from rakuten kobo. What an amazing performance by narrator jake weber. The hero, ghostman aka jack delton, is fittingly forlorn but determined, a lone and an unusual gunman. Born in 1988, hobbs graduated from reed college more about roger hobbs. Setting up the foundations for what was to be a highly popular and successful franchise, hobbs uses his eponymous protagonist as the series anchor throughout.
Ghostman is a real piece of workwithout question, the strongest crimefiction debut ive read in a long time. From its riveting opening pages, ghostman effortlessly pulls the reader into jacks refined and peculiar worldand the sophisticated shadowboxing grows ever more intense as he moves, hour by hour, toward a constantly reimprovised solution. Roger hobbs was the youngestever winner of the cwa ian fleming steel dagger award and is a recipient of the strand critics award for best first novel and the maltese falcon prize. Because of his precision, comparison to lee child and his superlative jack reacher novels are inevitable. When a casino robbery in atlantic city goes horribly awry, the man who orchestrated it is obliged to call in a f. Below is a list of roger hobbs books in order of when they were first released. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. With a quicksilver plot, gripping prose and masterly expertise, roger hobbs has given us a novel that will immediately place him in the company of our most esteemed crime writers. Ghostman and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Roger hobbs lived in seattle, washington after graduating in 2011 from reed college. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial.
Ghostman jack white, book 1 by roger hobbs book cover, description, publication history. Roger hobbss ghostman, the best thriller i listened to this year, is fastpaced. Vanishing games is its sequel, which he started writing while living in china. Only thirty or so people are sure this man exists, some believe hes. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Four adventure, mystery fiction audiobooks on cd by a number of bestselling authors including the following titles. Hes a career criminal who lives completely off the grid and helps others disappear, too. Surely a new star is born in roger hobbs among american thriller writers. To ask other readers questions about ghostman, please sign up. He studied film noir, literary theory, and ancient languages. Roger hobbs graduated from reed college in portland, oregon in 2011, where he majored in english. Ghostman by roger hobbs overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Roger hobbs is certainly a name to look out for from now on and the narrator jake weber did a pretty good job too. Jul 17, 2014 roger hobbs lived in seattle, washington after graduating in 2011 from reed college. With a quicksilver plot, gripping prose and masterly expertise, roger hobbs has given us a novel that will immediately place him in the company of our most esteemed. From its riveting opening, ghostman effortlessly pulls the listener into jacks refined and peculiar world and the sophisticated shadowboxing grows ever more intense as he moves, hour by hour, toward a constantly reimprovised solution.
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