
The Enchanters
A Novel
No se pudo agregar al carrito
Add to Cart failed.
Error al Agregar a Lista de Deseos.
Error al eliminar de la lista de deseos.
Error al añadir a tu biblioteca
Error al seguir el podcast
Error al dejar de seguir el podcast

Compra ahora por $24.75
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrado por:
-
Craig Wasson
-
De:
-
James Ellroy
Acerca de esta escucha
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • James Ellroy—Demon Dog of American Letters—goes straight to the tragic heart of 1962 Hollywood with a wild riff on the Marilyn Monroe death myth in an astonishing, behind-the-headlines crime epic.
Los Angeles, August 4, 1962. The city broils through a midsummer heat wave. Marilyn Monroe ODs. A B-movie starlet is kidnapped. The overhyped LAPD overreacts. Chief Bill Parker’s looking for some getback. The Monroe deal looks like a moneymaker. He calls in Freddy Otash.
The freewheeling Freddy O: tainted ex-cop, defrocked private eye, dope fiend, and freelance extortionist. A man who lives by the maxim “Opportunity is love.” Freddy gets to work. He dimly perceives Marilyn Monroe’s death and the kidnapped starlet to be a poisonous riddle that only he has the guts and the brains to untangle. We are with him as he tears through all those who block his path to the truth. We are with him as he penetrates the faux-sunshine of Jack and Bobby Kennedy and the shuck of Camelot. We are with him as he falters, and grasps for love beyond opportunity. We are with him as he tracks Marilyn Monroe’s horrific last charade through a nightmare L.A. that he served to create — and as he confronts his complicity and his own raging madness.
It’s the Summer of ’62, baby. Freddy O’s got a hot date with history. The savage Sixties are ready to pop. It’s just a shot away.
The Enchanters is a transcendent work of American popular fiction. It is James Ellroy at his most crazed, brilliant, provocative, profanely hilarious, and stop-your-heart tender. It is a luminous psychological drama and an unparalleled thrill ride. It is, resoundingly, the great American crime novel.
©2023 James Ellroy (P)2023 Random House AudioLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
-
Widespread Panic
- A Novel
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Freddy Otash was the man in the know and the man to know in '50s LA. He was a rogue cop, a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp - and, most notably, the head strong-arm goon for Confidential magazine. Confidential presaged the idiot internet - and delivered the dirt, the dish, the insidious ink, and the scurrilous skank.
-
-
Great for those familiar with Ellroy
- De Jonathon Pledger en 07-02-21
De: James Ellroy
-
Destination: Morgue!
- L.A. Tales
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 15 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Dig. The Demon Dog gets down with a new book of scenes from America’s capital of kink: Los Angeles. Fourteen pieces, some fiction, some nonfiction, all true enough to be admissible as state’s evidence, and half of it in print for the first time. And every one of them bearing the James Ellroy brand of mayhem, machismo, and hollow-nose prose.
-
-
Noir in the 21st century
- De Michael en 12-31-23
De: James Ellroy
-
The Secret Hours
- De: Mick Herron
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical over-reaching" by the British Secret Service “to investigate historical over-reaching.” Monochrome’s mission was to ferret out any hint of misconduct by any MI5 officer—and allowed Griselda Fleet and Malcolm Kyle, the two civil servants seconded to the project, unfettered access to any and all confidential information in the Service archives in order to do so. But MI5’s formidable First Desk did not become Britain’s top spy by accident, and she has successfully thwarted the inquiry at every turn.
-
-
Just about perfect
- De June Lapidow en 09-28-23
De: Mick Herron
-
The Black Dahlia
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 13 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
On January 15, 1947, the tortured body of a beautiful young woman was found in a vacant lot in Hollywood. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, a young Hollywood hopeful, had been brutally murdered. Her murder sparked one of the greatest manhunts in California history.
-
-
Great naration
- De Grasshopper.Craig en 09-10-06
De: James Ellroy
-
The Lincoln Lawyer: Booktrack Edition
- De: Michael Connelly
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Mickey Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car, traveling between the far-flung courthouses of Los Angeles to defend clients of every kind. Bikers, con artists, drunk drivers, drug dealers - they're all on Mickey Haller's client list. For him, the law is rarely about guilt or innocence; it's about negotiation and manipulation. Sometimes it's even about justice.
-
-
Background music
- De Mark w Nelson en 02-23-21
De: Michael Connelly
-
American Tabloid
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 18 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
We are behind, and below, the scenes of JFK's presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, the assassination - in the underworld that connects Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, DC....
-
-
Riding a shotgun to history
- De Darwin8u en 02-08-16
De: James Ellroy
-
Widespread Panic
- A Novel
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Freddy Otash was the man in the know and the man to know in '50s LA. He was a rogue cop, a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp - and, most notably, the head strong-arm goon for Confidential magazine. Confidential presaged the idiot internet - and delivered the dirt, the dish, the insidious ink, and the scurrilous skank.
-
-
Great for those familiar with Ellroy
- De Jonathon Pledger en 07-02-21
De: James Ellroy
-
Destination: Morgue!
- L.A. Tales
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 15 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Dig. The Demon Dog gets down with a new book of scenes from America’s capital of kink: Los Angeles. Fourteen pieces, some fiction, some nonfiction, all true enough to be admissible as state’s evidence, and half of it in print for the first time. And every one of them bearing the James Ellroy brand of mayhem, machismo, and hollow-nose prose.
-
-
Noir in the 21st century
- De Michael en 12-31-23
De: James Ellroy
-
The Secret Hours
- De: Mick Herron
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical over-reaching" by the British Secret Service “to investigate historical over-reaching.” Monochrome’s mission was to ferret out any hint of misconduct by any MI5 officer—and allowed Griselda Fleet and Malcolm Kyle, the two civil servants seconded to the project, unfettered access to any and all confidential information in the Service archives in order to do so. But MI5’s formidable First Desk did not become Britain’s top spy by accident, and she has successfully thwarted the inquiry at every turn.
-
-
Just about perfect
- De June Lapidow en 09-28-23
De: Mick Herron
-
The Black Dahlia
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 13 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
On January 15, 1947, the tortured body of a beautiful young woman was found in a vacant lot in Hollywood. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, a young Hollywood hopeful, had been brutally murdered. Her murder sparked one of the greatest manhunts in California history.
-
-
Great naration
- De Grasshopper.Craig en 09-10-06
De: James Ellroy
-
The Lincoln Lawyer: Booktrack Edition
- De: Michael Connelly
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Mickey Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car, traveling between the far-flung courthouses of Los Angeles to defend clients of every kind. Bikers, con artists, drunk drivers, drug dealers - they're all on Mickey Haller's client list. For him, the law is rarely about guilt or innocence; it's about negotiation and manipulation. Sometimes it's even about justice.
-
-
Background music
- De Mark w Nelson en 02-23-21
De: Michael Connelly
-
American Tabloid
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 18 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
We are behind, and below, the scenes of JFK's presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, the assassination - in the underworld that connects Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, DC....
-
-
Riding a shotgun to history
- De Darwin8u en 02-08-16
De: James Ellroy
-
My Dark Places
- A True Crime Autobiography
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 14 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In 1958 Jean Ellroy was murdered, her body dumped on a roadway in a seedy L.A. suburb. Her killer was never found, and the police dismissed her as a casualty of a cheap Saturday night. James Ellroy was ten when his mother died, and he spent the next thirty-six years running from her ghost and attempting to exorcize it through crime fiction. In 1994, Ellroy quit running. He went back to L.A., to find out the truth about his mother--and himself.
-
-
Haughting. I did cry. A good cry.
- De Nerda Trusty en 09-12-19
De: James Ellroy
-
Stick
- De: Elmore Leonard
- Narrado por: Frank Muller
- Duración: 8 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
After serving time for armed robbery, Ernest "Stick" Stickley is back on the outside and trying to stay legit. But it's tough staying straight in a crooked town - and Miami is a pirate's paradise, where investment fat cats and lowlife drug dealers hold hands and dance. And when a crazed player chooses Stick at random to die for another man's sins, the struggling ex-con is left with no choice but to dive right back into the game. Besides, Stick knows a good thing when he sees it....
-
-
Can't beat this with a stick (sorry).
- De Richard Delman en 05-14-12
De: Elmore Leonard
-
This Storm
- A Novel
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 26 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
January '42. L.A. reels behind the shock of Pearl Harbor. Local Japanese residents are rounded up and slammed behind bars. Massive thunderstorms hit the city. A body is unearthed in Griffith Park. The cops tag it a routine dead-man job. They're wrong. It's an early-warning signal of chaos. There's a murderous fire and a gold heist. There's Fifth Column treason on American soil. There are homegrown Nazis, Commies, and race racketeers. It's populism ascendant. There's two dead cops in a dive off the jazz-club strip. And three men and one woman have a hot date with history.
-
-
Pulp. Mucho Pulp. Too much pulp.
- De Mr Dangerous en 06-09-19
De: James Ellroy
-
Blood on the Moon
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins can't stand music, or any loud sounds. He's got a beautiful wife, but he can't get enough of other women. And instead of bedtime stories, he regales his daughters with bloody crime stories. He's a thinking man's cop with a dark past and an obsessive drive to hunt down monsters who prey on the innocent. Now, there's something haunting him. He sees a connection in a series of increasingly gruesome murders of women committed over a period of 20 years.
-
-
Looking for new answers
- De Darwin8u en 08-18-18
De: James Ellroy
-
Perfidia
- A Novel
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 28 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
It is December 6, 1941. America stands at the brink of World War II. Last hopes for peace are shattered when Japanese squadrons bomb Pearl Harbor. Los Angeles has been a haven for loyal Japanese-Americans—but now, war fever and race hate grip the city and the Japanese internment begins.
-
-
A Masterpiece of Writing and Narration
- De Charles LaBorde en 01-05-15
De: James Ellroy
-
Brown's Requiem
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 9 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Fritz Brown’s L.A. - and his life - are masses of contradictions, like stirring chorales sung for the dead. A less-than-spotless former cop with a drinking problem - a private-eye-cum-repo man with a taste for great music - he has been known to wallow in the grime beneath the Hollywood glitter. But Fritz Brown’s life is about to change, thanks to the appearance of a racist psycho who flashes too much cash for a golf caddie and who walked away clean from a multiple murder rap.
-
-
it's ok
- De Valentine McGillycuddy en 12-02-18
De: James Ellroy
-
Suicide Hill
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In disgrace after a badly handled arrest in New Orleans, Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins is assigned as a liaison officer to an FBI investigation of a series of diabolical and clever bank robberies. Three men have done their homework: they choose bank managers who are having affairs, kidnap their girlfriends, and force the managers to open the banks early.
-
-
Try this title for a change of pace
- De Robert en 04-19-16
De: James Ellroy
-
Because the Night
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Three citizens are butchered during a liquor store holdup. An unstable veteran cop vanishes without a trace. Nothing connects these events except for a nagging hunch in the back of Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins' brain--a sinister foreboding that will lead him through the sin-and-sleaze playground of nighttime L.A. on the trail of a psycho psychiatrist with a talent for terror and mind-control. His gore-soaked journey through Hell will plunge this determined manhunter into the dark heart of madness--and beyond.
-
-
A rough draft for better Noir that will come
- De Darwin8u en 08-18-18
De: James Ellroy
-
America Fantastica
- A Novel
- De: Tim O'Brien
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 13 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In the tradition of Jonathan Swift and Mark Twain, America Fantastica delivers a biting, witty, and entertaining story about the causes and costs of outlandish fantasy, while also marking the triumphant return of an essential voice in American letters. And at the heart of the novel, amid a teeming cast of characters, readers will delight in the tug-of-war between two memorable and iconic human beings—the exuberant savior-of-souls Angie Bing and the penitent but compulsive liar Boyd Halverson.
-
-
My Best Fiction Book of 2023
- De Benjamin en 01-21-24
De: Tim O'Brien
-
Bartleby and Me
- Reflections of an Old Scrivener
- De: Gay Talese
- Narrado por: Mike Ortego
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
“New York is a city of things unnoticed,” a young reporter named Gay Talese wrote sixty years ago. He would spend the rest of his legendary career defying that statement by celebrating the people most reporters overlooked, understanding that it was through these minor characters that the epic story of New York and America unfolded. Inspired by Herman Melville’s great short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” Talese now revisits the unforgettable “nobodies” he has profiled in his celebrated career—from the New York Times’s anonymous obituary writer to Frank Sinatra’s entourage.
-
-
Wonderful meandering
- De nyc2cents en 11-01-23
De: Gay Talese
-
Sabbath’s Theater
- De: Philip Roth
- Narrado por: John Turturro
- Duración: 18 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Once an inventive puppeteer, Sabbath at sixty-four is still defiantly antagonistic and exceedingly libidinous. But after the death of his longtime mistress—an erotic free spirit whose adulterous daring surpassed even his own—Sabbath, bereft and grieving and besieged by the ghosts of those who loved and hated him most, contrives a succession of farcical disasters that take him to the brink of madness and extinction.
-
-
Great stand alone Roth novel.
- De Gabriel Jones Roxas en 02-06-25
De: Philip Roth
-
Alias Emma
- A Novel
- De: Ava Glass
- Narrado por: Sophie Colquhoun
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Nothing about Emma Makepeace is real. Not even her name. A newly minted secret agent, Emma's barely graduated from basic training when she gets the call for her first major assignment. Eager to serve her country and prove her worth, she dives in headfirst. Emma must covertly travel across one of the world’s most watched cities to bring the reluctant—and handsome—son of Russian dissidents into protective custody, so long as the assassins from the Motherland don’t find him first.
-
-
Shallow
- De J A Fowler en 03-08-23
De: Ava Glass
Reseñas de la Crítica
"In Ellroy's latest audiobook, former cop Freddy Otash finds himself jammed up. He's investigating the death of Marilyn Monroe but has police officials, Jack and Bobby Kennedy, and a swarm of others--actors, a psychologist, and people from the seedier side of Los Angeles--getting in his way. Craig Wasson relishes his narration, bringing a high level of emotion when needed. A few fight scenes are especially well done." (AudioFile)
"James Ellroy, the neo-noir eminence of L.A. crime fiction, is back, with his favorite snake, Fred Otash, in tow. . . . And he sure can shoulder a novel. . . . To pick up a James Ellroy novel in the year 2023 is to know the score. . . . [Ellroy’s] fiction, at its most potent, is driven less by plot than by ritual. He has been canonized and censured; he writes now, in his mid-seventies, on a plane beyond the exigencies of either, enjoying a rare kind of freedom.” —The New Yorker
“James Ellroy's The Enchanters is classic Ellroy: a filthy, boozy, fast-paced, violent romp through the history and important figures of early 1960s Los Angeles, all told in Otash's frantic voice. . . . Ellroy keeps things moving at breakneck speed at all times, which is a fantastic feat considering this is a 448-page novel that delves deep into a plethora of scenes and seamlessly mixes fact and fiction. The trick to it is Ellroy's incomparable style; fast, punchy, telegrammatic prose that demands to be read quickly and that flows like an enraged river.” —NPR
“[The Enchanters] blends the real and imagined into the kind of atmospheric psychosexual spectacle fans have come to expect from the grand master of L.A.-noir. . . . Thoroughly crooked yet unexpectedly appealing, Otash … is a fixer with an eidetic memory who operates in the shadowy fringes of the west coast glamour factory. . . . The plot of The Enchanters is sprawling yet intricate, a riveting series of events made all the more vivid by the precision of the details — the heavy wiretap surveillance opens up a prominent peripheral cast of hangers on, psychiatrists, pornographers and other petty criminals that swirl around the edges of the scene. Ellroy’s writing matches its sensational subject. . . . Filtered through Freddy’s drug- and booze-addled but brilliant mind, the novel is vibrant and vivid, with a pungent whiff of decay. . . . Otash is a fascinating guide. . . . Carnivalesque—literary roller coaster meets Tilt-a-Whirl.” —The Washington Post
Relacionado con este tema
-
The Commuter
- De: James Patterson, Aaron Tracy
- Narrado por: Lizzy Caplan, Richard Schiff, Thomas Lennon, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 30 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Amy Nicols (Lizzy Caplan) was an FBI agent with a dogged need to protect everyone—until that instinct caused her to mishandle a crisis, lose innocent lives, and lose her job. Now a civilian working in private security, that mistake still haunts her. One morning on the commuter train, she overhears a young couple plotting a murder. Ignoring warnings from her family and friends, Amy’s instinct to protect and serve compels her to investigate. But the further she goes, the more she finds her own life in danger.
-
-
Amazing full cast audio production and storyline
- De Jason Nichols en 03-02-25
De: James Patterson, y otros
-
Once Upon a Crime
- De: Brynn Kelly
- Narrado por: Chase Brown, Rebekkah Ross
- Duración: 10 h y 50 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Lana Fleming’s sister has vanished from the set of TV’s hottest show, and no one seems to care. Desperate for answers, Lana sneaks in as an extra, only to get stranded with Griffin Hart, an A-list action star with a reputation for good abs and bad decisions. Though Griffin didn’t expect to be cast as a librarian’s sidekick in a real-life thriller, he’s weirdly into it—and into her. Even more unsettling—she sees right through his playboy persona. But their meet-cute soon turns deadly when they uncover a Hollywood scandal for the ages.
-
-
Never a dull moment
- De Christina Clark en 03-11-25
De: Brynn Kelly
-
Verity
- De: Colleen Hoover
- Narrado por: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
-
-
intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse
- De Amazon Customer en 05-16-19
De: Colleen Hoover
-
Eleven Numbers
- A Short Story
- De: Lee Child
- Narrado por: James Anderson Foster
- Duración: 1 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Nathan Tyler is an unassuming professor at a middling American university with a rather obscure specialty in mathematics—in short, a nobody from nowhere. So why is the White House calling? Summoned to Washington, DC, for a top-secret briefing, Nathan discovers that he’s the key to a massive foreign intelligence breakthrough. Reading between the lines of a cryptic series of equations, he could open a door straight into the heart of the Kremlin and change the global balance of power forever.
-
-
Wonderful
- De Or en 02-02-25
De: Lee Child
-
Too Late
- Definitive Edition
- De: Colleen Hoover
- Narrado por: Ryan Gray, Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden
- Duración: 10 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it’s meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother’s care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her—one that becomes increasingly dangerous every day.
-
-
Triggering and poor narration
- De Katherine Epperson en 07-11-23
De: Colleen Hoover
-
George Orwell’s 1984
- An Audible Original adaptation
- De: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
- Narrado por: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 27 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
-
-
A Revelation!
- De wotsallthisthen en 04-07-24
De: George Orwell, y otros
-
The Commuter
- De: James Patterson, Aaron Tracy
- Narrado por: Lizzy Caplan, Richard Schiff, Thomas Lennon, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 30 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Amy Nicols (Lizzy Caplan) was an FBI agent with a dogged need to protect everyone—until that instinct caused her to mishandle a crisis, lose innocent lives, and lose her job. Now a civilian working in private security, that mistake still haunts her. One morning on the commuter train, she overhears a young couple plotting a murder. Ignoring warnings from her family and friends, Amy’s instinct to protect and serve compels her to investigate. But the further she goes, the more she finds her own life in danger.
-
-
Amazing full cast audio production and storyline
- De Jason Nichols en 03-02-25
De: James Patterson, y otros
-
Once Upon a Crime
- De: Brynn Kelly
- Narrado por: Chase Brown, Rebekkah Ross
- Duración: 10 h y 50 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Lana Fleming’s sister has vanished from the set of TV’s hottest show, and no one seems to care. Desperate for answers, Lana sneaks in as an extra, only to get stranded with Griffin Hart, an A-list action star with a reputation for good abs and bad decisions. Though Griffin didn’t expect to be cast as a librarian’s sidekick in a real-life thriller, he’s weirdly into it—and into her. Even more unsettling—she sees right through his playboy persona. But their meet-cute soon turns deadly when they uncover a Hollywood scandal for the ages.
-
-
Never a dull moment
- De Christina Clark en 03-11-25
De: Brynn Kelly
-
Verity
- De: Colleen Hoover
- Narrado por: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
-
-
intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse
- De Amazon Customer en 05-16-19
De: Colleen Hoover
-
Eleven Numbers
- A Short Story
- De: Lee Child
- Narrado por: James Anderson Foster
- Duración: 1 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Nathan Tyler is an unassuming professor at a middling American university with a rather obscure specialty in mathematics—in short, a nobody from nowhere. So why is the White House calling? Summoned to Washington, DC, for a top-secret briefing, Nathan discovers that he’s the key to a massive foreign intelligence breakthrough. Reading between the lines of a cryptic series of equations, he could open a door straight into the heart of the Kremlin and change the global balance of power forever.
-
-
Wonderful
- De Or en 02-02-25
De: Lee Child
-
Too Late
- Definitive Edition
- De: Colleen Hoover
- Narrado por: Ryan Gray, Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden
- Duración: 10 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it’s meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother’s care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her—one that becomes increasingly dangerous every day.
-
-
Triggering and poor narration
- De Katherine Epperson en 07-11-23
De: Colleen Hoover
-
George Orwell’s 1984
- An Audible Original adaptation
- De: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
- Narrado por: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 27 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
-
-
A Revelation!
- De wotsallthisthen en 04-07-24
De: George Orwell, y otros
-
Artemis
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: Rosario Dawson
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
-
-
A ferrari with no motor
- De will en 11-18-17
De: Andy Weir
-
Do You Remember?
- De: Freida McFadden
- Narrado por: Teri Schnaubelt
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Tess Strebel can’t recognize her own face. She can’t recognize her home. Her bedroom is unfamiliar. And she can’t remember the handsome stranger lying next to her in bed. A stranger who claims he’s her husband. Tess reads a letter in her own handwriting, composed during a rare lucid day, explaining her life as it now exists: she was in a terrible car accident one year ago. Every morning, she wakes up unable to remember most of the last decade. Including her own wedding.
-
-
One of the better ones
- De cotswoldrose en 10-13-24
De: Freida McFadden
-
10 Rules for the Perfect Murder
- De: James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts
- Narrado por: Reid Scott, Cobie Smulders, full cast
- Duración: 3 h y 2 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
After the killing of a prominent mob lawyer, NYPD homicide detectives Jacob Jackson and Caitlin Grimes start receive chilling, written “rules” for how to commit the perfect murder. "Rule number one for the perfect murder: Evidence is your enemy. Leave none behind." Jackson (Reid Scott) and Grimes (Cobie Smulders) race to find the killer, setting them on a collision course with the city’s crime underbelly, and a perpetrator who seems happy to toy with them. “Rule number two. No crimes of passion. The perfect murder is always business, never pleasure.”
-
-
Tricky
- De Robert Scott Read en 10-30-24
De: James Patterson, y otros
-
7 Hours to Die
- De: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
- Narrado por: Sarah Paulson, Patina Miller, Mel Rodriguez, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 25 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Kidnappers grabbed Jenna in broad daylight, right in front of her children and their horrified classmates. Her family was issued an insane ransom demand: $25 million in cash and jewels, payable by the end of the school day, otherwise they’ll never see her again. As Jenna’s mother scrambles to gather the money, detectives Mo Butler and George Ortega follow the trail of the kidnappers, which will lead them through a sordid landscape of jealous lovers, broken dreamers, and twisted schemers. But every second counts, and there’s one thing Jenna Wade doesn’t have: very much time.
-
-
This was such a fun Quick listen
- De Mdc en 10-08-24
De: James Patterson, y otros
-
Denali
- De: Austin Bunn
- Narrado por: Jack Falahee, Jake Lacy, Amrit Kaur, y otros
- Duración: 1 h y 16 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Three friends from small-town Pennsylvania set out to conquer Denali, North America's highest peak, but only two come down alive. On the mountain, their grand adventure unravels into a harrowing tale of survival, betrayal, and the haunting consequences of ambition pushed too far. For fans of Into Thin Air, Touching the Void, and 127 Hours, Denali has a full cast, jaw-dropping twists, and immersive sound design that will transport you to one of the most extreme environments on earth.
-
-
Fun and thrilling
- De Anonymous User en 01-23-25
De: Austin Bunn
-
Say No More
- De: Caroline Overington
- Narrado por: Anna Skellern
- Duración: 5 h y 47 m
- Grabación Original
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Who is Audrey Hoedemaker? It's a question her sister Maureen has heard more times than she can count, and she doesn't know what the short answer would be. Little sister, troubled teen, backpacker, musical theatre coach, con artist, childcare worker. Murderer. A tragic, traumatic childhood casts a long shadow on the Hoedemaker sisters. Maureen has worked hard to move beyond the violence of the past and build a good, honest life for herself. Audrey, however, just can't seem to do the same, careening from one state of chaos to another.
-
-
Seriously, that was the ending?
- De alicia in athens en 02-13-25
Las personas que vieron esto también vieron...
-
Widespread Panic
- A Novel
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Freddy Otash was the man in the know and the man to know in '50s LA. He was a rogue cop, a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp - and, most notably, the head strong-arm goon for Confidential magazine. Confidential presaged the idiot internet - and delivered the dirt, the dish, the insidious ink, and the scurrilous skank.
-
-
Great for those familiar with Ellroy
- De Jonathon Pledger en 07-02-21
De: James Ellroy
-
This Storm
- A Novel
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 26 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
January '42. L.A. reels behind the shock of Pearl Harbor. Local Japanese residents are rounded up and slammed behind bars. Massive thunderstorms hit the city. A body is unearthed in Griffith Park. The cops tag it a routine dead-man job. They're wrong. It's an early-warning signal of chaos. There's a murderous fire and a gold heist. There's Fifth Column treason on American soil. There are homegrown Nazis, Commies, and race racketeers. It's populism ascendant. There's two dead cops in a dive off the jazz-club strip. And three men and one woman have a hot date with history.
-
-
Pulp. Mucho Pulp. Too much pulp.
- De Mr Dangerous en 06-09-19
De: James Ellroy
-
Perfidia
- A Novel
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 28 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
It is December 6, 1941. America stands at the brink of World War II. Last hopes for peace are shattered when Japanese squadrons bomb Pearl Harbor. Los Angeles has been a haven for loyal Japanese-Americans—but now, war fever and race hate grip the city and the Japanese internment begins.
-
-
A Masterpiece of Writing and Narration
- De Charles LaBorde en 01-05-15
De: James Ellroy
-
American Tabloid
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 18 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
We are behind, and below, the scenes of JFK's presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, the assassination - in the underworld that connects Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, DC....
-
-
Riding a shotgun to history
- De Darwin8u en 02-08-16
De: James Ellroy
-
The Black Dahlia
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 13 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
On January 15, 1947, the tortured body of a beautiful young woman was found in a vacant lot in Hollywood. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, a young Hollywood hopeful, had been brutally murdered. Her murder sparked one of the greatest manhunts in California history.
-
-
Great naration
- De Grasshopper.Craig en 09-10-06
De: James Ellroy
-
Suicide Hill
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In disgrace after a badly handled arrest in New Orleans, Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins is assigned as a liaison officer to an FBI investigation of a series of diabolical and clever bank robberies. Three men have done their homework: they choose bank managers who are having affairs, kidnap their girlfriends, and force the managers to open the banks early.
-
-
Try this title for a change of pace
- De Robert en 04-19-16
De: James Ellroy
-
Widespread Panic
- A Novel
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Freddy Otash was the man in the know and the man to know in '50s LA. He was a rogue cop, a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp - and, most notably, the head strong-arm goon for Confidential magazine. Confidential presaged the idiot internet - and delivered the dirt, the dish, the insidious ink, and the scurrilous skank.
-
-
Great for those familiar with Ellroy
- De Jonathon Pledger en 07-02-21
De: James Ellroy
-
This Storm
- A Novel
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 26 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
January '42. L.A. reels behind the shock of Pearl Harbor. Local Japanese residents are rounded up and slammed behind bars. Massive thunderstorms hit the city. A body is unearthed in Griffith Park. The cops tag it a routine dead-man job. They're wrong. It's an early-warning signal of chaos. There's a murderous fire and a gold heist. There's Fifth Column treason on American soil. There are homegrown Nazis, Commies, and race racketeers. It's populism ascendant. There's two dead cops in a dive off the jazz-club strip. And three men and one woman have a hot date with history.
-
-
Pulp. Mucho Pulp. Too much pulp.
- De Mr Dangerous en 06-09-19
De: James Ellroy
-
Perfidia
- A Novel
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 28 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
It is December 6, 1941. America stands at the brink of World War II. Last hopes for peace are shattered when Japanese squadrons bomb Pearl Harbor. Los Angeles has been a haven for loyal Japanese-Americans—but now, war fever and race hate grip the city and the Japanese internment begins.
-
-
A Masterpiece of Writing and Narration
- De Charles LaBorde en 01-05-15
De: James Ellroy
-
American Tabloid
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 18 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
We are behind, and below, the scenes of JFK's presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, the assassination - in the underworld that connects Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, DC....
-
-
Riding a shotgun to history
- De Darwin8u en 02-08-16
De: James Ellroy
-
The Black Dahlia
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 13 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
On January 15, 1947, the tortured body of a beautiful young woman was found in a vacant lot in Hollywood. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, a young Hollywood hopeful, had been brutally murdered. Her murder sparked one of the greatest manhunts in California history.
-
-
Great naration
- De Grasshopper.Craig en 09-10-06
De: James Ellroy
-
Suicide Hill
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In disgrace after a badly handled arrest in New Orleans, Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins is assigned as a liaison officer to an FBI investigation of a series of diabolical and clever bank robberies. Three men have done their homework: they choose bank managers who are having affairs, kidnap their girlfriends, and force the managers to open the banks early.
-
-
Try this title for a change of pace
- De Robert en 04-19-16
De: James Ellroy
-
Because the Night
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Three citizens are butchered during a liquor store holdup. An unstable veteran cop vanishes without a trace. Nothing connects these events except for a nagging hunch in the back of Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins' brain--a sinister foreboding that will lead him through the sin-and-sleaze playground of nighttime L.A. on the trail of a psycho psychiatrist with a talent for terror and mind-control. His gore-soaked journey through Hell will plunge this determined manhunter into the dark heart of madness--and beyond.
-
-
A rough draft for better Noir that will come
- De Darwin8u en 08-18-18
De: James Ellroy
-
Clandestine
- Mysterious Press - HighBridge Audio Classics
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: William Roberts
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Fred Underhill is a young cop on the rise in Los Angeles in the early 1950s - a town blinded to its own grime by Hollywood glitter; a society nourished by newspaper lies that wants its heroes all-American and squeaky clean. A chance to lead on a possible serial killing is all it takes to fuel Underhill's reckless ambition - and it propels him into a dangerous alliance with certain mad and unstable elements of the law enforcement hierarchy. When the case implodes with disastrous consequences, it is Fred Underhill who takes the fall. His life is in ruins, his promising future suddenly a dream of the past.
-
-
Early Proto-Ellroy
- De Darwin8u en 05-21-18
De: James Ellroy
-
Blood on the Moon
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins can't stand music, or any loud sounds. He's got a beautiful wife, but he can't get enough of other women. And instead of bedtime stories, he regales his daughters with bloody crime stories. He's a thinking man's cop with a dark past and an obsessive drive to hunt down monsters who prey on the innocent. Now, there's something haunting him. He sees a connection in a series of increasingly gruesome murders of women committed over a period of 20 years.
-
-
Looking for new answers
- De Darwin8u en 08-18-18
De: James Ellroy
-
Destination: Morgue!
- L.A. Tales
- De: James Ellroy
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 15 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Dig. The Demon Dog gets down with a new book of scenes from America’s capital of kink: Los Angeles. Fourteen pieces, some fiction, some nonfiction, all true enough to be admissible as state’s evidence, and half of it in print for the first time. And every one of them bearing the James Ellroy brand of mayhem, machismo, and hollow-nose prose.
-
-
Noir in the 21st century
- De Michael en 12-31-23
De: James Ellroy
-
The Devil Raises His Own
- De: Scott Phillips
- Narrado por: L.J. Ganser
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Los Angeles, 1916: Photographer Bill Ogden has opened a portrait studio in the seedy noir world of early Hollywood, where he is joined by his granddaughter, Flavia—a woman in need of a fresh start after bludgeoning her abusive husband to death in Wichita. Though his business is mainly legit, Bill finds himself brushing up against the “blue movie” porn industry growing in the shadows of the motion picture mainstream. When a series of grisly murders take place across the city, Bill and his capable granddaughter are pulled into events as tricky and tangled as anything this side of The Big Sleep.
-
-
what a wild ride!
- De brian en 08-23-24
De: Scott Phillips
-
Libra
- De: Don DeLillo
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 18 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In this powerful, eerily convincing fictional speculation on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Don DeLillo chronicles Lee Harvey Oswald's odyssey from troubled teenager to a man of precarious stability who imagines himself an agent of history. When "history" presents itself in the form of two disgruntled CIA operatives who decide that an unsuccessful attempt on the life of the president will galvanize the nation against communism, the scales are irrevocably tipped.
-
-
Narrator's Monotonous Tone Ruined Book
- De Dan in DC en 12-03-16
De: Don DeLillo
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Enchanters
Calificaciones medias de los clientesReseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- bugsmeany
- 06-18-24
Most enjoyable Ellroy novel in years
The Enchanters is a welcome break from the DOURNESS of Perfidia and This Storm. Despite what he says in interviews about Fred Otash (a real-life figure), it's clear Ellroy has found a character he likes to write for. Frankly, I needed a break from Dudley Smith anyway.
Craig Wasson's brand of mannered over-acting, which might derail another author's work, continues to be a perfect fit for Ellroy. I wish they'd re-release all of Ellroy's essential titles (especially White Jazz) with Wasson behind the microphone.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Tennessee Wilson
- 07-05-24
The Book I've Been Waiting For
The early 60s is my favorite decade because the cast of characters in those years was unequaled. Ellroy skillfully interlaced history, conjecture, favorite names and the unbridled LAPD of the era, as only he can do. If this time period is of interest, it's definitely worth listening to. With that being said, I think it could have been a shorter book, as I found a lot of repetition starting to mount about 3/4 through, and I began to lose a little interest. I stayed with it, though, and glad I did, because the glossary of characters and terms at the end was helpful. The narrator, Craig Wasson, was absolutely amazing! I still remember him from the haunting film Body Double. His ability with accents is a joy to listen to.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Michael Dean
- 11-17-23
Epic and electric
James Ellroy's electric prose rendered with verve and gusto by Craig Wasson. An epic vision of early 60s LA in all its pulp glory. Ellroy is the master crime novelist. Loved it!
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Mr Dangerous
- 09-30-23
Great to have Wasson back!
The 2nd book in the series is just okay with a fantastic backdrop. It just never quite got there for me. Solid just not quite great. first book was better.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 2 personas
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Amazon Customer
- 11-23-23
the old mastard still has it
like an old boxer waiting in the shadows he steps into the ring and delivers a masterpiece of chaos. For those James Ellroy loyalists it's Christmas morning.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- GARY R ZION
- 10-25-23
Great Fun
A huge cast from the early 60’s of characters from the movie biz, the criminal underworld and the LA police. Lots of dope, sex and crime.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Stefan Filipovits
- 03-30-24
Noir with a pulse
I've always loved noir as a genre. Novels like "The Maltese Falcon", "Farewell, My Lovely", and "Double Indemnity" as well as films like "Out Of The Past", "Kiss Me Deadly", and "Touch Of Evil" always had a way of grabbing me and keeping me immersed. And how not? In a genre rife with femme-fatales, driven yet morally ambiguous protagonists, and labyrinthine plots, it was impossible for me not to become enamored with the dangerous allure of "noir" as we know it. Yet it wasn't until I first read James Ellroy that I became what addicts call a "lifer". His work opened up a world of visceral, gritty danger. His staccato prose, enthralling mysteries, implacable yet irreparably broken characters, and the palpable, simmering atmosphere he conjured up with his stories grabbed me (and many others) by the throat and never let us go. That said, I had begun to fear that "The Demon-Dog of American Letters" had lost a step. Some of his novels in recent years had seemingly begun to lose their focus and impact. "This Storm" in particular was tedious, desperately in need of another edit (or four), and had a plot that was practically incomprehensible. Fortunately, the reigning king of noir is back with a vengeance with "The Enchanters".
The story begins with "Widespread Panic" protagonist, and Hollywood's sleaziest private eye (i.e. shakedown artist), Freddy Otash getting word that America's biggest star, Marilyn Monroe, has been found dead. What looks to the outside world as an accidental overdose, or possible suicide, is to Freddy anything but. Otash had been investgating Monroe at the behest of Jimmy Hoffa in the hopes of taking some of the luster off the Kennedy's and Camelot. After months of surveillance, wiretaps, and almost banal brutality, Otash has seen how volatile, dangerous, and uncontrollable her life had become in the year leading up to her death. What follows is an investigation that takes Otash straight to the black heart of 1960's Hollywood like a shot of adrenaline. Like the Ellroy of old, the author gives "The Enchanters" a pace that grips you by the throat and squeezes. Political intrigue, Cold War paranoia, Hollywood exploitation, and casual violence abound. In “The Enchanters”, Ellroy plays with the conspiracies surrounding Monroe's death in much the same way he played with the JFK assassination conspiracies in "American Tabloid". He exhaustively studied the actual historical event and uses it as a jumping off point to craft a narrative that is entirely his. And while "American Tabloid" might be his finest work, "The Enchanters" is no less impressive, no less compelling, and no less engrossing.
History geeks and readers new to the Ellroy style might need to prepare themselves for a...let us be polite and say "less than reverential" look at historical figures like Monroe, Jack & Robert Kennedy, and many others, however. At this point, any practiced Ellroy reader is entirely cynical and jaded (myself included) and very well aware that "America was never innocent". If, however, you are new to the works of James Ellroy, do prepare yourself. The casual racism, sexism, homophobia (to say nothing of violence) of the setting are in abundance and so is Ellroy's own nihilistic sensibilities in regards to power and the people who wield it. This is not the reverential "icon of the silver screen" take on Monroe we’re all used to. Ellroy writes her as an exploited, mentally unstable, almost pathetic fantasist who is entirely in over her head and blind to the very real danger she's in. JFK is not written as the inspiring, noble, and progressive president most americans hold in such high esteem. Ellroy establishes him as a philandering, exploitative, hypocritical trust-fund baby. Even Otash himself, a real historical figure that Ellroy himself had met a time or two is not spared from a scalding characterization and the contempt the author feels for the man is palpable. This iconoclastic take on titanic figures of American history is not out of the ordinary for Ellroy however, and the characterizations never take the reader out of the novel.
"The Enchanters" is Ellroy at his very best. The story and mystery sucks the reader in and never lets them catch their breath. It's a story with despicable characters you cant help but follow, a mystery so captivating you won’t want to stop, and a gritty atmosphere so palpable you'll want to take a bleach-bath after you finish reading it. It is noir with a pulse….
And I loved every second of it.
If you enjoyed "The Enchanters" as much as I did and are looking for similar works, then definitely check out some of Ellroy’s earlier efforts like the aforementioned “American Tabloid" or "Widespread Panic". You might also enjoy “The Black Dahlia”, “L.A. Confidential”, or “Perfidia”. If however you’re looking to explore the dark side of old Hollywood some more, you might also appreciate “Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness” by William J Mann, “Helter Skelter” by Vincent Bugliosi, "The Garden On Sunset" by Martin Turnbull, or "The City of Angles" by Jonathan Leaf.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Elijah
- 11-24-23
Ellroy’s Prose Crackles, Wasson’s deeply emotional performance
Craig Wasson, star of the ever underrated De Palma flick Body Double, hits this reading out of the park. The characterizations, the emotions he takes on & transmutes, all while slamming home Ellroy’s fastball web of jargon, fractured language and repetitious rhythms. This & Wasson’s version of Blood’s a Rover are not to be missed. I didn’t think I liked books on tape in general, especially not epics like latterday Ellroy, until I heard these.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Tom
- 01-09-24
Essential Ellroy
His evocation of Post-War L.A. may or may not be accurate but the Real-Life Characters seem on point. Hoffa, Eddie Fisher, Peter Lawford, Marilyn Monroe, L.A. Cops, JFK, and RFK all sound like their PR projections I remember.
All this wrapped up in the Ellroy-style Enchanted haze of booze, pills, smoke, brass-knuckles, and guns. Enjoyable trip to Pre-JFK America. Four Stars. ****
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Torin Evatt
- 06-24-24
Charming, but not Enchanting
Got this book because there was a 2 for 1 deal going on ‘select books’ and the synopsis sounded interesting. First time reading James Ellroy and the style was a bit of an acquired taste. Did come to enjoy it and the narrator’s delivery was awesome. Content was a bit trashy at times but I believe that to be part of what he was going for in this late 50’s-early 60’s era noir gumshoe. Fred Otash, the real-life notorious alcoholic pill-junky ex-cop turned private eye protagonist/narrator, will not be everybody’s bag. But then again, I also think that might have been part of what the author was going for. The book had a lot of character, and even more characters. In brief, what it lacked in exciting plot it made up for in whit. I’m certainly going to check out more of James Ellroy’s books.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña