Simon Says

A John Simon Thriller, Book 1

By: Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Narrated by: Derek Stephen Prince

#1 Amazon bestseller

The smuggling ring is a big case…

‪…that got his partner killed.‪

How will Simon go on without her?‪

In 2029 Kansas City, Master Detective John Simon is a tough cop with a disdain for technology. His new movie quoting partner doesn’t make him happy. How can you trust a robot?

‪And what’s with the name…‪

…Lucas George?‪

Simon and Lucas don’t have time for squabbles. Something isn’t right about this case. There’s more to it than smuggling, but they don’t know what exactly.‪

They have one more problem.‪

Evidence is disappearing and people are getting killed.

‪Is there a conspiracy?‪

You’ll love this exciting mix of near future science fiction and police procedurals, because the snarky banter fits perfectly with the fantastic twists. ‪

Get it now.

©2019 Bryan Thomas Schmidt (P)2023 Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Good story. Terrible narration.

Came to this from "Joe Ledger: Unbreakable," and a crossover story written by BTS and performed by Ray Porter. Was hoping for so much more with this title.

The writing is good. Characters are unique and well defined. The portrayal of the characters and dialogue is engaging and a strong point. However....

What the story and characters bring, the performance of the narration and exposition between dialogue is terrible and distracting. It sounds so rushed that I checked to make sure my playback was not set faster than normal. It sounds like a convention of run on sentences without the helpful pause of punctuation. Frequently the narration jumps scenes within a chapter and you're not aware until 3 sentences later.