The Scoreless Thai

An Evan Tanner Novel

By: Lawrence Block

Narrated by: Theo Holland

Presenting Evan Tanner - the first series character created by Lawrence Block, best-selling author of A Walk Among the Tombstones....

Ever since a shred of shrapnel did a number on his brain's sleep center, Even Tanner has been awake 24/7. This gives him more time than your average underachiever. Time to learn the world's languages (he's fluent in Basque, but has trouble with Chinese). Time to embrace the world's lost causes and irredentist movements (The Flat Earth Society, the League for the Restoration of Cilician Armenia, the Society of the Left Hand). Time to write term papers theses for students with more money than knowledge. And, most important, time to do his dreaming while he's wide awake.

When his girlfriend, T'pani "Tuppence" Ngawa, disappears on a jazz tour of Thailand, Tanner flies to Bangkok, slips his CIA escort, and rushes to the rescue-only to wind up caged by bandits, who plan to behead him at daybreak. He enlists a young and sexually inexperienced Thai, Dhang, with the promise that he'll get him laid. Their escape route ultimately leads to North Vietnam-and, eventually, into the DMZ. Oh, you don't really expect a summary of a Tanner adventure to make sense, do you? It's a wild ride, partly by bullock cart, and no one but Tanner could bring it off....

©1967 Lawrence Block (P)2017 Lawrence Block

What a man won't do for a pretty girl.

Another rollicking adventure for Evan Tanner! Well plotted, with characters you care about.

Theo Holland once again does an excellent job with the various accents and voices.

I look forward to the next Evan Tanner adventure voiced by Theo Holland.

Did not like the reader's voice or the way he read

did not like the reader's voice or method of telling story .. thought the story line was shallow

Mayhem adventure

This story was full of Mayhem and lots of jungle adventure. Leave it up to Tanner to run off to save a woman he just met and get himself into all kinds of crazy situations along the way. It was an interesting story with way less main characters than the last book. Definitely kept you interested throughout. Dhang will not shut up about having a woman the whole trip....so make sure the kiddos aren't around when you listen to this one. He's quite the funny, but crude character. I was disappointed that Block had switched authors for the second Tanner book ....but at least he went back with Holland again. I love his unique twist to narration and the fact that he brings the characters to life as if you are watching a movie rather than listening to a book. You actually can visualize the characters and scenes and not feel like someone is just mundanely reading it to you. Rather you are carried on an adventure. I always listen to the books Holland narrates and have never been disappointed. I have trouble listening to other audio books now though.....the others seem so drab and boring now. Block and Holland have made a great team with the Tanner series and I look forward to more of their work together.

Good

What Tanner does when he doesn’t sleep. Write thesis for kids with more money than anything. Rushes to save a woman he just met, the mayhem is always around with Tanner. The voices of the characters are good by Theo. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

Evan Tanner

This is an Even Tanner book. Evan Tanner will keep you tuned in the whole time. from funny things to what he's doing. To see how he can get out of messes he gets in. there traveling all over the world that's interesting also. This book will become one of your favorites. it did mine anyway. i recommend giving him a try. there is several books with him in it. Theo Holland does an excellent job narraiting this book. if my review was any help please click on the helpful link. Thank you

My least Favorite Evan Tanner...

Of all the Evan Tanner books I've read/listened to, this one...book #4...was my least favorite.

It is once again about the very talented Evan Tanner -- who doesn't sleep -- going on an adventure in the Southeast Asian region. He is going to find his friend/lover who was kidnapped while she is on tour in Thailand with her jazz band. Evan hears on the news that the band was kidnapped and he heads out to save her...as always, Evan meets many people along the way that help him accomplish his goals while he creates world changing events along the way.
I will not go any further in depth to avoid spoilers.

The story itself was OK...my least favorite Evan Tanner book so far but not a bad story.
Narration is pretty good.