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Title: Raw Deal

Author: Les Standiford

Narrator: Ron McLarty

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-23-12

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

If you like audiobooks laced with dark, gritty suspense, you wont be disappointed by this addition to the adventures of Johnny Deal. Set in Miami, each novel in Les Standifords gripping series glows with the heat of danger and deception. In the wake of a major hurricane, Johnny Deal, a Miami contractor, is busy with renovations and enjoying new prosperity. But the ambitious plans of a Cuban sugar baron are about to remove the sweet taste of success from Johnnys life. Hired thugs send Deals plans up in flames, but its not just the contracting business that is at stake. Johnnys wife and infant daughter are in danger, too. As Johnny struggles to outwit a villain whose style adds a new definition to cruelty, he is caught between anger and guilt, violence and manipulation. Get ready for a listening experience that will scorch your ears. Reminiscent of James W. Halls work, Raw Deal is pure Florida noir.

Members Reviews:

Another page turner in the John Deal mystery series!

When I last spoke to Mr. Les Standiford in the Autumn of 2008 at his annual writers conference on Hutchinson Island, he mentioned he hoped to write another entry in the John Deal mystery series soon, and it will behoove the vast mystery reading public if he does! As a fan who has read all of the books in the John Deal series, as well as historical nonfiction such as "Last Train to Paradise", "Meet You in Hell", and "The Man Who Invented Christmas", I agree with other reviewers that as a storyteller, Mr. Standiford writes books that you just can't put down.

Ignore the old and inaccurate Publisher's Weekly review of this title, and you'll find this entry in the series is packed with action and intrigue, laugh-out-loud humor, and suspicious characters with furtive motives but never a dull moment. As a flawed but brave and macho "detective", our hero manages to save the day, despite "help" from former crusty cop and tenant Vernon Driscoll and family problems, all while operating a successful commercial construction business. All of Standiford's books give the reader unique, well developed characters and a florid glimpse into both the contemporary and seedy life of Miami, Florida, mixed with a continuous helping of "on the edge danger" and a plot that grabs the reader and commands attention, making each book a "must read" page turner. Whether you love to read a riveting mystery or want to learn how to write one, buy several of Standiford's mysteries and get free shipping from Amazon - now that's a "Book Deal"!

I like series and this is a good one. John Deal is more antihero because he never seeks trouble or acts heroically. he just seem

Other characters are pretty much one-dimensional. John Deal knows a lot of rough people. Southern Florida must be full of them.

Entertaining

I found Les Standiford to have made a believeable character. There is humor as well as good

story lines. These are not heavy books but a great book to just read and enjoy and learn a

little about Florida

Richly Textured Action Loaded Thriller

Author Standiford has created an interesting and somewhat unusual protagonist in John Deal, an independent contractor who's struggling to make a go of it in south Florida. He's married to Janice, a terrific, sensual, woman. The sex is good, business is good, life is good.