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D.C. Noir

by Kenji Jasper, Jim Patton, Richard Currey ...

Series series Akashic Noir
Sixteen stories of capital crimes and misdemeanors—the basis for the film directed by George Pelecanos, producer and writer of The Wire.Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories detailing the seedy underside of the nation's capital. This is not an anthology of ill-conceived and inauthentic political thrillers. Instead, in D.C. Noir, pimps, ... Read more

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Sixteen stories of capital crimes and misdemeanors—the basis for the film directed by George Pelecanos, producer and writer of The Wire.Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories detailing the seedy underside of the nation's capital. This is not an anthology of ill-conceived and inauthentic political thrillers. Instead, in D.C. Noir, pimps,
... Read more
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Leave the Troubled Skull Behind

by Lina Patton ...

Narrated by Jim Patton ...

Unabridged

21 min

They say that just before you die, your life passes before you. But what if you die in an instant? What memory or few memories would you recall and which memories would not be recalled? My daughter, Lina, who is a novelist, wrote a pastiche of Tobias Wolff’s short story, “Bullet in the Brain” for me one Father's Day. What makes it special is that a few years ago I wrote an autobiography, mostly to ... Read more

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They say that just before you die, your life passes before you. But what if you die in an instant? What memory or few memories would you recall and which memories would not be recalled? My daughter, Lina, who is a novelist, wrote a pastiche of Tobias Wolff’s short story, “Bullet in the Brain” for me one Father's Day. What makes it special is that a few years ago I wrote an autobiography, mostly to
... Read more
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Angel at Large

The Chronicles of the Angel William Robert Travis

by T. L. Ryder ...

Narrated by Jim Patton ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

Saddle Up for a Wild Ride with Billy Bob, Texas's Own Angel of Death!Forget everything you think you know about the Grim Reaper. In the heart of Texas, there's an Angel of Death with a Stetson and a heart of gold (mostly). Meet William Robert Travis, better known to his friends as Billy Bob. He's been riding the dusty trails of Texas history for centuries, guiding souls to meet the Maker in the ... Read more

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Saddle Up for a Wild Ride with Billy Bob, Texas's Own Angel of Death!Forget everything you think you know about the Grim Reaper. In the heart of Texas, there's an Angel of Death with a Stetson and a heart of gold (mostly). Meet William Robert Travis, better known to his friends as Billy Bob. He's been riding the dusty trails of Texas history for centuries, guiding souls to meet the Maker in the
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Walking to Hell

The Story of a Confederate Soldier

by Knud E Hermansen ...

Narrated by Jim Patton ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Story of a Confederate Soldier and Western Frontiersman
Unabridged

4 hours 7 min

Walking to Hell: The Story of a Confederate Soldier is a sweeping, emotionally charged novel that blends historical fiction with the intimacy of memoir. Told through the eyes of Ezekial McNair, a centenarian reflecting on his youth as a Confederate soldier, this story spans generations, wars, and the haunting legacy of violence. With vivid detail and raw honesty, McNair recounts the brutality of ... Read more

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Walking to Hell: The Story of a Confederate Soldier is a sweeping, emotionally charged novel that blends historical fiction with the intimacy of memoir. Told through the eyes of Ezekial McNair, a centenarian reflecting on his youth as a Confederate soldier, this story spans generations, wars, and the haunting legacy of violence. With vivid detail and raw honesty, McNair recounts the brutality of
... Read more
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Into Modern Times with O. Henry

by O. Henry, Jim Patton ...

Narrated by Jim Patton ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

Many of O. Henry’s stories describe cultural issues of the day, and many incorporate themes relevant to our modern times. This anthology was specially selected for this purpose. It includes the story performances and introduces the telling of each story by describing its relevance and explaining some of the references that might not be familiar to modern-day audiences.Opening CreditsAnthology ... Read more

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Many of O. Henry’s stories describe cultural issues of the day, and many incorporate themes relevant to our modern times. This anthology was specially selected for this purpose. It includes the story performances and introduces the telling of each story by describing its relevance and explaining some of the references that might not be familiar to modern-day audiences.Opening CreditsAnthology
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Angel William Robert Travis, The

(Billy Bob to His Friends)

by T. L. Ryder ...

Narrated by Jim Patton ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Chronicles of the Angel William Robert Travis
Unabridged

18 min

As far as grim reapers go, Texas is big enough and special enough to need its own particular angel. Enter William Robert Travis, ready to escort Texans to meet their maker in the hereafter. In episode one, Billy Bob has an appointment with one Luke Campbell under a certain live oak tree after a group hunting expedition went a bit...awry.Sit a spell and enjoy this short story from the weirder side ... Read more

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As far as grim reapers go, Texas is big enough and special enough to need its own particular angel. Enter William Robert Travis, ready to escort Texans to meet their maker in the hereafter. In episode one, Billy Bob has an appointment with one Luke Campbell under a certain live oak tree after a group hunting expedition went a bit...awry.Sit a spell and enjoy this short story from the weirder side
... Read more
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The Spoilers

by Rex Beach ...

Narrated by Jim Patton ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

Roy Glenister and Dextry are gold miners who strike it rich in Nome, Alaska until their claim is “jumped", seemingly by legal means and by powerful politicians, crooked lawyers, and a judge. The political establishment seems too powerful to fight. How can they get their claim (and money) back from a mafia-like organization in frontier Alaska?Roy is an honest man driven by frustration, despair, and ... Read more

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Roy Glenister and Dextry are gold miners who strike it rich in Nome, Alaska until their claim is “jumped", seemingly by legal means and by powerful politicians, crooked lawyers, and a judge. The political establishment seems too powerful to fight. How can they get their claim (and money) back from a mafia-like organization in frontier Alaska?Roy is an honest man driven by frustration, despair, and
... Read more

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Love Insurance

by Earl Derr Biggers ...

Narrated by Jim Patton ...

Unabridged

8 hours 42 min

Lord Harrowby came to Lloyds of London with a most unusual request. He wanted to ensure that nothing would prevent his imminent wedding and expected a big policy payout if things didn’t work out. It was insurance man Dick Minot’s responsibility to make sure everything worked smoothly. Trouble is, Dick Minot fell in love with the bride! What to do?Hilarity ensues as Dick tackles one crisis after ... Read more

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Lord Harrowby came to Lloyds of London with a most unusual request. He wanted to ensure that nothing would prevent his imminent wedding and expected a big policy payout if things didn’t work out. It was insurance man Dick Minot’s responsibility to make sure everything worked smoothly. Trouble is, Dick Minot fell in love with the bride! What to do?Hilarity ensues as Dick tackles one crisis after
... Read more

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Hard Living Easy Dying

The Story of a Confederate Soldier

by Knud E. Hermansen ...

Narrated by Jim Patton ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Story of a Confederate Soldier and Western Frontiersman
Unabridged

5 hours 11 min

A soldier’s truth, told without glory. Hard Living, Easy Dying continues the fictional memoir of Ezekial McNair, a Confederate cavalryman whose voice is as raw and real as the war he survived. From the muddy roads of retreat to the chaos of ambushes and the quiet heartbreak of loss, McNair’s story is a deeply human account of camaraderie, courage, and the cost of command.With vivid detail and ... Read more

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A soldier’s truth, told without glory. Hard Living, Easy Dying continues the fictional memoir of Ezekial McNair, a Confederate cavalryman whose voice is as raw and real as the war he survived. From the muddy roads of retreat to the chaos of ambushes and the quiet heartbreak of loss, McNair’s story is a deeply human account of camaraderie, courage, and the cost of command.With vivid detail and
... Read more
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Letters from Yellowstone

A Novel

by Diane Smith ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell, Graham Halstead, Stephen Borne, Jim Patton, Oliver Wyman, Sophie Amoss, Barton Caplan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 29 min

For readers of Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove, Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Signature of All Things, and Hope Jahren’s Lab Girl, Diane Smith’s warmhearted and award-winning epistolary novel about a spunky young woman who joins a makeshift field study in Yellowstone National Park at the end of the nineteenth century“I loved this book in a way that I haven’t loved a book in some time.” —James Welch, ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

For readers of Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove, Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Signature of All Things, and Hope Jahren’s Lab Girl, Diane Smith’s warmhearted and award-winning epistolary novel about a spunky young woman who joins a makeshift field study in Yellowstone National Park at the end of the nineteenth century“I loved this book in a way that I haven’t loved a book in some time.” —James Welch,
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Santa Fe Noir

by Kimmy Santiago Baca, Ana Castillo, James Reich, Miriam Sagan, Israel Francisco Haros Lopez ...

Series series Akashic Noir
Seventeen storytellers take readers on a dark tour of the arty New Mexican city in this collection of crime tales.Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.With stories by: Ana Castillo, Jimmy Santiago Baca, ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Seventeen storytellers take readers on a dark tour of the arty New Mexican city in this collection of crime tales.Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.With stories by: Ana Castillo, Jimmy Santiago Baca,
... Read more
São Paulo Noir

Translated by Clifford E. Landers ...

by Vanessa Barbara, Ilana Casoy ...

Series series Akashic Noir
This anthology of noir fiction set in São Paulo, Brazil, "might be the strongest entry yet in the long-running and globe-spanning Akashic Noir series" ( San Francisco Book Review).Once known as the Land of Mist, São Paulo is now a dense, diverse, and globalized metropolis. It is the most populous city in the Americas, the Portuguese-speaking world, and the southern hemisphere—with some of the ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This anthology of noir fiction set in São Paulo, Brazil, "might be the strongest entry yet in the long-running and globe-spanning Akashic Noir series" ( San Francisco Book Review).Once known as the Land of Mist, São Paulo is now a dense, diverse, and globalized metropolis. It is the most populous city in the Americas, the Portuguese-speaking world, and the southern hemisphere—with some of the
... Read more

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