Double Barrel Bluff

A Novel

By: Lou Berney

Narrated by: Johnathan McClain

Multi-award winning and USA Today bestselling crime writer Lou Berney returns to his critically acclaimed thriller series starring former mob wheelman Shake Bouchon, who finds himself dragged into a high-stakes hostage rescue, among the mighty temples and shadowy underground of Cambodia.

During his years as a wheelman for the Armenian mob in Los Angeles, Shake Bouchon didn’t think of himself as the settling-down type. But now he’s happily married to Gina, the love of his life—and former adversary—in Indiana, of all places.

The great thing about Bloomington, for two people with checkered pasts, is that everyone is nice and no one knows them. Until the day a brutal Armenian thug who has always hated Shake shows up in his backyard. He demands that Shake help him find his missing mob boss, the pakhan—the dangerous and beautiful Alexandra “Lexy” Ilandryan, who also happens to be Shake’s ex-girlfriend.

Shake’s got a lot of history with Lexy, so he reluctantly agrees to travel to Siem Reap, Cambodia, where she was last seen. Once there, he finds himself tangled in an underworld of Cambodian gangsters, mob politics, and opportunistic expats, where the stakes aren’t clear and everyone is looking to score. With only the help of a clairvoyant hippie and the Armenian thug, Shake becomes involved in a high-stakes negotiation for Lexy that might cost him his own life.

But perhaps most threatening of all is Gina’s wrath when she arrives in Cambodia intent on saving Shake from himself—and from all the people trying to kill him.

With Lou Berney’s trademark wit, flawless plotting, vibrant locale, and memorable characters, Double Barrel Bluff is another unputdownable, globe-trotting adventure.

Fabulous fun

Great story. Well
Paced . Sharp dialogue and characters. Gotta love Shake and this series . Lou Berney doesn’t disappoint

Great narrator

This a great read, nice exotic location read fun characters and the narration was superb

Enjoyed this read

Loved the third installment of the Shake series. This reader is excellent. Will there be another?

Narrator

Excellent narration, Great job with the many accents in the story by the narrator. The story was good too.

the humor

I haven't read berney's more literary efforts but I really enjoy the shake series. it's a testament to the rollicking plots and cast of characters that three different narrators have found a foothold in the more performative parts of the dialogue. great weekend listens.