Black Fridays

By: Michael Sears

Narrated by: Erik Bergmann

Sometimes a man can be redeemed. But not in the way he expects.

Jason Stafford is a former Wall Street hotshot who made some bad moves, paid the price with two years in prison, and is now trying to put his life back together. He’s unemployable, until an investment firm asks him to look into possible problems left by a junior trader who died recently in an accident. What he discovers is big – there are problems, all right, the kind that get you killed.

But it’s not his only concern. Stafford has another quest as well: to reclaim his five-year-old son, “the Kid,” from his unstable ex-wife, and then learn just what it means to make a life with him. The things Stafford discovers about himself in the process are every bit as gripping as his investigation, and when the two threads of his life come together – the results are unforgettable.

Black Fridays marks the arrival of a remarkable new writer.

I liked the story and the narration.

The story was great. Erik Bergmann, the reader was perfect. I was captured by the story almost immediately. The characters were well assembled. The only thing I didn't like was the language, but this story was a good one. The relationship between Jason Stafford and The Kid developed nicely. I would recommend this one and I might read this one again

Pushing Restart

The main character, Jason, was believable in his adapting to reinventing his life, again. The plot moved fast; keeping the reader titillated and emerged. The story had just enough "sidebars" to it to keep it interesting, but didn't sway away from script so, the reader remains engaged. I live good endings, and, this one brought everything together packaged nicely.

Excellent in Every Aspect!!

What made the experience of listening to Black Fridays the most enjoyable?

Besides the outstanding narration, the story was very well written and enveloped the reader with a never ending desire to read on.

What did you like best about this story?

I was truly impressed with the authors ability to grab and maintain your attention with a story packed with intrigue while at the same time highlighting the difficulties of caring for an autistic child. The main character demonstrated a shining example of the love and understanding needed to successfully raise an autistic child.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was when father and child were reunited of course. :)

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I was truly moved by the scene where Jason first saw his son in the dark room and made the instant decision to protect him at all cost.

Any additional comments?

Excellent book brought to life by a very talented narrator!

GREAT

This was well worth the credit. It was a very good story. It was actually fairly realistic with a hero that doesn’t somehow dodge a thousand bullets or survive a blast that kills everyone but him. It kept me entertained and intrigued throughout the entire book. Nothing was over explained or under explained. The reader impersonating the female was sometimes tough but there wasn’t enough of that to give this nothing but 5 stars.

Somewhat... Shallow

I'm a finance guy... So that kept me going. All in all it wasn't an incredibly in depth story. Nothing terribly wrong with it. Didn't knock my socks off though.