Never Street [Abridged] [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Loren D. Estleman (Author), John Kenneth (Reader)

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Audio Cassette
Publisher: Nova Audio Books (April 1 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1561009342
ISBN-13: 978-1561009343
Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm
Shipping Weight: 114 g

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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This is item 12 in The Amos Walker Series.

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Break out the beer and bar snacks, because Detroit's favorite private detective--Amos Walker--is back after a seven-year hiatus. Loren Estleman personifies the term "professional writer"--he writes everything from historical novels to westerns with the same sure hand. But he's at his best getting under Walker's tough, prickly hide, using him to show what life in Detroit does to its inhabitants. This outing is a pure noir gem--a black and white movie classic in a book which in fact deals with a man obsessed with old gangster films. Previous Walkers available in paperback include City of Widows, Sugartown. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Detroit p.i. Amos Walker returns after a lengthy hiatus. As he investigates the disappearance of a businessman obsessed with gangster movies, Amos finds movie-type suspects: a cold wife, a luscious mistress, and a deceitful business partner. Classic work.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, Not as good as previous novels..., Jul 25 2003

By	SereneNight (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Never Street (Mass Market Paperback)

Never Street is an excellent addition to the Amos Walker series. After a client turns missing, Amos must investigate, leading him into the seamy underworld of blackmail and betrayal and one man's obsession with noir film.

While I liked Never Street, I am not a big fan of 'old movies,' which I felt was an underlying theme in this installment. Film Noir is a genre, I think that is much better 'viewed' than read about. Overall, another light, entertaining read with plenty of puns and snappy comebacks, sure to delight fans of the rest of the series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Walker, Back from Beyond, Aug 5 2001

By	Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Never Street (Mass Market Paperback)

After a seven year absence, tough guy Detroit private detective Amos Walker returned in 1997 with "Never Street." I'm a huge fan of P.I. fiction, and Walker is one of the best around. He doesn't work the streets of Detroit so much as he INHABITS them. "Never Street" is longer and more complex than any Walker story up until that time as Amos tries to find a missing video producer and noir film buff who appears to be acting out his fantasy of sisappearing into one of his movies. For any fan of classic film noir, this is a MUST read. As a mystery, it reads reasonably well, although is not nearly as good as the best of the Walker series (novels such as "Sugartown" and "The Glass Highway"). Walker novels suffer a bit from too little reliance on supporting characters. Reappearing cops John Alderdyce and Mary Ann Thaler make a brief turn here, but only in the background of the story. Walker does have a rare romance this time out, and that helps give the story a bit of a lift.

Overall, fans of Amos Walker should enjoy this entry in the series. His is a welcome return.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must If You Must, Jul 11 1999

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If, for some reason, you must read books that are well written, with tough talking, wise-cracking, good intentioned, interesting, likeable private eyes who live in the atmospheric pages of a master crime writer, then you must read this book. Great fun for lovers of the hard-boiled genre. Read all of Estelman's Amos Walker series and you'll be have something to measure all the rest by.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Loren Estleman is one of the best writers around
I just finished Never Street. I had to. It nagged me when I put it down. Like the late show movie, I was hooked when I first put eyes on it, wanting to know what happened next... Read more

Published on April 23 1999 by tpmcguire

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Noir for any fan of genre
I have never read any other books featuring Amos Walker, nor any others by Estelman for that matter. Read more

Published on Aug 29 1998