Black (4 Novel Bundle)

By: Russell Blake

Narrated by: R.C. Bray

Artemus Black doesn't believe in fate...but even a hardened Hollywood PI can question destiny when cases turn ugly.

With an assistant who mocks him relentlessly, an obese cat that loathes him, a romantic life that's deader than Elvis, money problems, booze, nicotine, and anger management issues, how much worse can it get?

The answer is plenty, and Black finds himself in a web of deceit, betrayal, and murder - and bad hair days.

If you love Chandler and Hammett, Black's irreverent nod to the noir classics is sure to draw smiles and keep you listening late into the night.

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A four-novel bundle of the critically acclaimed Black series from a New York Times best-selling author.

©2018 Russell Blake (P)2018 Russell Blake

It made me laugh!

You will enjoy this book! Love the lead character. And Roxy is secretary made this book funny and enjoyable. Take a chance I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Enjoy

Too good to turn off.

I have to warn you you’re going to lose sleep because this is impossible to turn off and go to sleep. And be careful not to lay there trying to quietly listen to headphones in the dark next to your sleeping spouse, because you’re gonna burst out laughing and wake them I know that I did.

This is a great book series I loved it I laughed so much, and RC Bray is of course the best in the business. It was a blast. I recommend it to everyone. It’s the most entertainment I’ve gotten from one credit in a long time.
Enjoy 😉

Jewel 💎

Great series!!!

This is one of those series that I can't get enough of. A mystery to solve, humor and smart alic humor. I really liked off for books but number 4 was by far the best. RC Bray is awesome as usual narrating.

These 4 books were awesome

I enjoyed all 4 books stories and RC's narration. The stories were so interesting I had a hard time put i my tablet down.

Interesting and often humorous characters, but...

This was a treat to listen to, despite not getting five stars. Black is a full fledged character with lots of history built into the stories that doesn't need to be read between the lines but isn't thrown in one's face with long explanations and his interactions with everyone are consistent and entertaining. His assistant, Roxy, and his police detective friend, Stan, along with Mugsy, the office cat, really help to flesh out his character and the driving forces behind his morality, ethics, and desire to achieve his goals. Sadly, there are a few negatives, but they don't take away from the pleasure of hearing these stories. First, he never really solves any of the mysteries he gets involved in, really. Comes very close, but they always seem to resolve themselves while he seems to be the reluctant observer and chronicler of tragedy. As a PI, he does do the legwork, but he always seems to fall short of the mark in solving the major cases he gets involved in. However, much like life, that is pretty close to the mark for reality, I'm guessing, where a detective can only put together the pieces after the fact and give a full narrative to the tale of woe. Case B, his therapist is disturbing, obviously a pervert, and a distraction to me relating to Black as a detective. I'm sure that's part of the overall entertainment, but Black's obvious ignorance of the therapist's questions and reactions to the women in Black's life and his interactions with them I found annoyingly distracting. He can't be that naïve and be a PI, I keep thinking. Lastly, there's a contrived feeling to the progression that, while not detracting from the pleasure of the story, does seem to force the story along. While it didn't hurt the entertainment of the story, it did give it a slightly less than flowing narrative. Overall, a pleasure to listen to and one I would recommend to a select group of people. If you enjoy the old Noir detectives and comedy, this is certainly well worth the listen. The down on his luck and perpetually scrounging detective stories will never grow old to me, and this modern rendition certainly fits that bill. With some minor improvements this could go from being a sitcom detective noir to something Sam Spade and David Spade could likely enjoy.