Crime Wave

By: Adam Carpenter

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Jimmy McSwain returns to help his sister's boyfriend fight a murder charge - and finds he may just have a lead on a cold case. Hell's Kitchen private investigator Jimmy McSwain returns in a twisting tale of past sins and present-day vengeance.

Jimmy McSwain isn't thrilled about taking a case for free - but when his sister fears her boyfriend, Rocky, is cheating on her, he has no choice. But the case takes a deadly turn when Rocky is standing over the body of a man he was just seen kissing, and he's holding the gun. He begs Jimmy to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, as a sweltering heat wave claims New York City, a gunman with a thirst for blood is targeting Manhattan deli owners and has already claimed two victims. Jimmy knows a thing or two about those - 14 years ago his father was killed outside a deli, and it's possible today's killer could be linked to that unsolved murder, one that continues to haunt Jimmy.

Enlisting the aid of sexy NYPD Captain Francis X. Frisano, Jimmy finds himself torn between the two cases, as well as the heat simmering between himself and the hot cop. Suddenly a quiet summer has erupted into a full blown crime wave.

©2015 Joseph Pittman (P)2016 Joseph Pittman

Thrilling gay mystery

Excellent second book in the Jimmy McSwain Files series. As there are continuing subplots and character and relationship developments you should definitely read the first book before this one. The mystery is intriguing with surprising twists, there are sexy moments than build on the relationship, and the characters are delightfully free of stereotypical tropes. The characters are more like real people with quirks and unique personalities than cookie cutter characters we get all too often. Joel Leslie, one of my favorite narrators, brings the story to life, bringing a nearly full cast feel to the performance. Highly recommended!

WoW!

I went into this story cold. I had no expectations and was blown away with the characters and the story. Two crimes interwoven intro overlapping happenings. The story was easy to get lost in. I highly recommend this tale for an unexpected adventure.

Entertaining Mystery/Wonderful Narration

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I’m not going to lie, while this is an entertaining story, with a solid mystery and likable main character, it’s absolutely Joel Leslie’s narration that made this a winner for me.

I liked the mystery element, there was even a little romance (though it’s not a focus of the story but it’s integrated well), and Jimmy and his family were a delight.

I just simply loved Leslie’s narration.

My only complaint with the story itself is that it tends to be filled with a little too much purple prose at times, but Leslie absolutely makes it work.

So I feel like this is one of those times where the story was absolutely elevated by the narration. Which, for me, just proves that the right voice talent can make or break your audiobook.

Note: I haven’t read the first story, but I had zero issue or problem following along – so no problems handling this as a standalone.

If you’re looking for an entertaining mystery with wonderful narration I’d absolutely steer you towards Crime Wave.

Good story. Great narration.

I enjoyed this book even more than the first one. Plenty of twists and turns in the cases Jimmy is working. His love life seems equally twisty. I enjoyed getting to know Jimmy's family and the rest of the cast of characters. Even the villains are interesting.

The pacing of the story and the crime noir feel are a good reason to listen to this book. Joel Leslie's narration is nicely performed, and I have already started on the next book.

Joel outstanding as always

This book is very well written and Joel's narration just adds more to the story. i loved Jimmy's mothers voice. I wish we were able to piece why Jimmy's dad was shot but now will never know. i feel sorry for him and the family can't wait to hear what goes on with the family and hope Jimmy finds true love.