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Title: Done for a Dime

Author: David Corbett

Narrator: Jay Snyder

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Raymond Strong Carlisle made his mark as an ace sideman to the biggest names in R&B. Now he lies in the mud outside his home, shot dead from behind. He's the first official casualty in a dirty war for control of Rio Mirada: a low-rent city in transition at the northernmost point of the San Francisco Bay, beset by drug dealers, arsonists, squatters, and restless developers. And now a murderer.

In Rio Mirada, the truth is in short supply. What's plentiful are people with all the reasons in the world to make sure the murder of Strong Carlisle remains unsolved. And the harder Detective Dennis Murchison pushes for answers, the clearer it becomes that this single, brutal homicide is just the tip of an iceberg in a town where small-time crime and big-time corruption are about to collide with explosive consequences.

Critic Reviews:

"Corbett has a sharp ear for street dialogue and an even sharper understanding of human emotion and pain. For a book that's all about dissatisfaction, Done for a Dime is decidedly satisfying." (Amazon.com review)

Members Reviews:

Overwritten attempt

To be truthful, I'm only halfway through the book and it's a slog. There is so much descriptive filler and inside language that it has me flipping pages to get to something interesting. The author seems to be very proud of his musical knowledge but repeatedly lapsing into paragraphs filled with the technical language and mechanics of music doesn't inform the reader.

"The melody was simple enough and one of Monk's catchiest, with nothing but a flattened sixth to make it different from any number of Tinpan Alley standards. It was the tonal clusters in the left hand, with their minor second grinds and clustered fourths, that led her astray."

Uh, right.

The same goes for his apparent knowledge of jazz musicians, the geographical area the novel is placed in, and police procedure (especially the manipulative detective's interviews). Page after page of description could have been condensed and still set the tone.

This book needed an editor with a larger blue pencil.

Thrilling read, hard to put down

Great writer, highly developed skill at putting emotion on the page. Corbett is a deep thinker but he doesn't let his high level of intelligence slow the movement of events. Lots of insights into the minds of cops, drug dealers, corrupt politicians, Black people, White people and one immigrant Ukrainian. The author's knowledge of jazz is a real treat but does not get in the way of the story. Thrilling read, hard to put down, sadness at the final page at having to leave these delightful characters. Give this guy a chance and you won't regret it.

Not done enough!

This is the first of Corbett's books that I've read. It probably won't be the last even though I was underwhelmed. The writing was uneven. The plot was pretty good, the best part. The character dialogue was strained; I blinked a few times, wondering where that came from. Not fitting the character. The character development was weak; most of the characters I never could quite figure out. And there were a lot of characters, some with pretty ancillary roles that didn't seem to fit in very well. There were a number of things left hanging; don't like that. Maybe working toward a sequel (although the way things ended, that would be a challenge!).