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Title: Partners in Crime
Author: C. J. Henderson, Joe Gentile
Narrator: David A. Conatser
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-20-17
Publisher: RadioArchives.com
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Supernatural & Paranormal
Publisher's Summary:
The past meets the future to defeat an unspeakable evil!
Europe 1945, the final days of World War II. A sinister plan to defeat the Allies using black sorcery is thwarted, only to be resurrected again in a form more terrible than ever before! Now, over six turbulent decades, across multiple continents, and through the darkest alternate dimensions, a force of unimaginable power is poised to subjugate all mankind! Bound by time, a band of heroes will rise! Their names are legend; their exploits are known around the world: Kolchak: the Nightstalker, Boston Blackie, Johnny Dollar, Lai Wan, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Blackshirt, Mr. Keen, and Jack Hagee. Now, this amazing group will find themselves pitted against a power that transcends time and space...an evil so corrupt that the fate of humanity may hang in the balance!
Members Reviews:
Ten Characters in Search of a Confrontation with the Villain
I picked this up on a whim, in part because of fond memories of Darren McGavin's Kolchak the Night Stalker series. As Kolchak is prominently mentioned at the top of the back blurb, one would expect him to be central to the book -- and one would be wrong. He is there, as part of a huge cast of characters, some from historical pulp radio plays and stories, others of the authors' invention.
The huge cast works against the book, as there is not much space to establish each character, give each a distinctive voice, and give ach something to do. The characters do get important roles, but the action shifts so often it is hard to care about any of them. Worse, it shifts in tone -- the back blurb makes it clear this will be a supernatural adventure -- and about a third of it takes place in a dream dimension -- which makes the shifts from relatively realistic two-fisted action to mystical combat somewhat jarring. I am somewhat familiar with Kolchak, and do not get a feeling that the authors' captured McGavin's performance. I would be interested to see what reviewers think of the adaptations of other established characters.
Worst, the climactic scene in which our heros and an ally confront the villain -- the point the whole book has been building to -- takes place off screen and is described in retrospect by the survivors over dinner. It is as if one sat thru the Lord of the Rings, only to have the scenes at Mount Doom and the Black Gate skipped on screen, and to be explained by Frodo and Sam to Rose over a mug of ale. Several of the characters, including Kolchak, are absent for the big confrontation. Those that face their own dilemna have it also end anti-climatically, as the villain's demise removes his minion's motivations.
Not recommended.
Partners in Excellence!
CJ Henderson is one hell of a writer. His fiction is crisp, hardboiled, and compelling. Joe Gentile is no slouch either...
As the book promo says "The Past meets the Future to defeat an unspeakable evil!". That sums it up in one terse sentence that should be screamed from posters and movie theatres around the world. The closing days of WWII thrwarted a plan to end the war through sorcery, and failed yet it opened a door to something more.
It's up to Kolchak, Boston Blackie, Johnny Dollar, Lai Chan, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Blackshirt, Mr Keen, and of course, Jack Hagee.
The result is a book that no action adventure fan should be without.
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Title: Partners in Crime
Author: C. J. Henderson, Joe Gentile
Narrator: David A. Conatser
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-20-17
Publisher: RadioArchives.com
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Supernatural & Paranormal
Publisher's Summary:
The past meets the future to defeat an unspeakable evil!
Europe 1945, the final days of World War II. A sinister plan to defeat the Allies using black sorcery is thwarted, only to be resurrected again in a form more terrible than ever before! Now, over six turbulent decades, across multiple continents, and through the darkest alternate dimensions, a force of unimaginable power is poised to subjugate all mankind! Bound by time, a band of heroes will rise! Their names are legend; their exploits are known around the world: Kolchak: the Nightstalker, Boston Blackie, Johnny Dollar, Lai Wan, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Blackshirt, Mr. Keen, and Jack Hagee. Now, this amazing group will find themselves pitted against a power that transcends time and space...an evil so corrupt that the fate of humanity may hang in the balance!
Members Reviews:
Ten Characters in Search of a Confrontation with the Villain
I picked this up on a whim, in part because of fond memories of Darren McGavin's Kolchak the Night Stalker series. As Kolchak is prominently mentioned at the top of the back blurb, one would expect him to be central to the book -- and one would be wrong. He is there, as part of a huge cast of characters, some from historical pulp radio plays and stories, others of the authors' invention.
The huge cast works against the book, as there is not much space to establish each character, give each a distinctive voice, and give ach something to do. The characters do get important roles, but the action shifts so often it is hard to care about any of them. Worse, it shifts in tone -- the back blurb makes it clear this will be a supernatural adventure -- and about a third of it takes place in a dream dimension -- which makes the shifts from relatively realistic two-fisted action to mystical combat somewhat jarring. I am somewhat familiar with Kolchak, and do not get a feeling that the authors' captured McGavin's performance. I would be interested to see what reviewers think of the adaptations of other established characters.
Worst, the climactic scene in which our heros and an ally confront the villain -- the point the whole book has been building to -- takes place off screen and is described in retrospect by the survivors over dinner. It is as if one sat thru the Lord of the Rings, only to have the scenes at Mount Doom and the Black Gate skipped on screen, and to be explained by Frodo and Sam to Rose over a mug of ale. Several of the characters, including Kolchak, are absent for the big confrontation. Those that face their own dilemna have it also end anti-climatically, as the villain's demise removes his minion's motivations.
Not recommended.
Partners in Excellence!
CJ Henderson is one hell of a writer. His fiction is crisp, hardboiled, and compelling. Joe Gentile is no slouch either...
As the book promo says "The Past meets the Future to defeat an unspeakable evil!". That sums it up in one terse sentence that should be screamed from posters and movie theatres around the world. The closing days of WWII thrwarted a plan to end the war through sorcery, and failed yet it opened a door to something more.
It's up to Kolchak, Boston Blackie, Johnny Dollar, Lai Chan, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Blackshirt, Mr Keen, and of course, Jack Hagee.
The result is a book that no action adventure fan should be without.