AUDIOBOOK
About
Peel back the glamour of the fabled Hamptons and you'll find a beautiful place filled with ugly secrets. This is Sam Acquillo's world. Moving effortlessly across the social divide with wry pal Jackie Swaitkowski and rich guy Burton Lewis, the ex-boxer, ex-corporate infighter seems doomed to straddle the thin red line between envy and love, hate and forgiveness, goodness and greed—and sometimes, life and death. Part-time carpenter, full-time drinker and co-conspirator with an existential mutt named Eddie Van Halen, Sam tries to lead the simple life. But as always, fate intervenes, this time in the form of Robbie Milhouser, a local builder and blundering bully who shares with Sam an irresistible attraction to the beautiful Amanda. When Robbie is murdered, Sam finds himself in the crosshairs of a very determined chief of police.
Related Subjects
Reviews
"What I liked most about Head Wounds is the intelligent writing which entertained me on every page. Chris Knopf deserves a wide audience. This is one of those series published by a relatively small press that surpasses in quality a lot of what is being published by the big boys. Seek it out."
Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine
"Knopf excels in describing the rustic underpinnings of Long Island's east end, especially its vast array of eccentric characters. Brisk pacing and sharp dialogue carry the reader along, but it's the endearing and deeply flawed Acquillo that's the heart and soul of this exceptional series."
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The more one listens to Richard Ferrone narrate Head Wounds, the more one appreciates how well he crafts the novel's dialogue. Chris Knopf's murder mystery is an excellent story all by itself….the richness of Ferrone's portrayal of Acquillo-a unique soul who reads Kant and has a dog named Eddie van Halen-makes this performance especially outstanding. Of course, it doesn't hurt that Knopf has writ
AudioFile
Extended Details
- SeriesSam Acquillo Hamptons Mystery #3