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The Big Goodbye

By: Michael Lister
Narrated by: Allen Walker
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Someone is following Lauren Lewis. She ducks into the office of PI Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, not to hire him, but to find out if he's the one following her. Back when they were lovers he told her if he ever decided to, she'd never know he was there. It's 1940s Panama City, Florida. The world is at war, and the growing panhandle paradise is doing its part. Tyndall Field is training pilots. Wainwright Shipyard is building battleships. The Naval Section Base is protecting vessels in the Gulf. The Dixie Sherman Hotel is hosting celebrities such as Clark Gable. Harry Lewis, a wealthy banker, is running for mayor, unaware his wife is running for her life.

With a secret to hide and a husband running for mayor in a city exploding and expanding like no other time in history, Lauren doesn't want trouble, but she's about to get a double-barrel full of it. Only one man can help her, and though it might destroy him, he doesn't mind. Better to die than be the walking wounded. The story of a guy, a girl, and a gun, The Big Goodbye is Florida Noir at its finest.

©2011 Michael Lister (P)2012 Michael Lister Detective Mystery Private Investigators Romance Romantic Suspense Marriage Fiction Suspense Florida

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Critic reviews

"A seductive mix of sudden violence and aw emotion, Michael Lister's The Big Goodbye is a much-welcome contribution to the hardboiled, P.I. tradition. Cool stuff." (Victor Gischler, author of Gun Monkeys and The Shotgun Opera)
"Stylish, retro, and highly entertaining. Michael Lister's PI Jimmy 'Soldier' Riley is a compelling new noir hero." (Jason Starr, author of Twisted City and Bust)
"What fun to see 1940s Panama City, Florida through the eyes of tough, wise-cracking PI Jimmy Riley. This is my kind of book: tough and violent with snappy dialogue and great atmosphere, beautiful women with hidden agendas, and a long lost world that we mostly know through ancient postcards and faded photographs. Get ready for a suspenseful, romantic and historic ride." (Ace Atkins, author of White Shadow)
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