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The Bird Boys by Lisa Sandlin audiobook

The Bird Boys: A Delpha Wade and Tom Phelan Mystery

By Lisa Sandlin
Read by Rebecca Gibel

Highbridge Audio 9781947627130

The Delpha Wade and Tom Phelan Mystery Series: Book 2

8.72 Hours • Unabridged
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The new novel from award-winning author Lisa Sandlin catches up with the almost-murdered secretary Delpha Wade (The Do-Right, 2015, set in 1973) as she's released from a hospital in order to be tucked into the back seat of a police cruiser. Her boss, P.I. Tom Phelan, sets out to spring her. He needs her back in his investigation business, where he'll soon be chasing a skulking grand larcenist and plotting how to keep a ganjapreneur out of the grabby hands of a brand new agency, the D.E.A. Delpha digs through old records and knocks on strange doors to unravel the dangerous case of two brothers with beaucoup aliases—verifying that sometimes truth is not true, but murder is always murder.

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Summary

Summary

A New York Times Best Book of the Year in Crime Novels

Finalist for the 2020 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original

A Crime Reads Pick of Most Anticipated Novels of 2019

The new novel from award-winning author Lisa Sandlin catches up with the almost-murdered secretary Delpha Wade (The Do-Right, 2015, set in 1973) as she's released from a hospital in order to be tucked into the back seat of a police cruiser. Her boss, P.I. Tom Phelan, sets out to spring her. He needs her back in his investigation business, where he'll soon be chasing a skulking grand larcenist and plotting how to keep a ganjapreneur out of the grabby hands of a brand new agency, the D.E.A. Delpha digs through old records and knocks on strange doors to unravel the dangerous case of two brothers with beaucoup aliases—verifying that sometimes truth is not true, but murder is always murder.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Characters, wit, exquisite prose, and sense of redemption…richly crafted.” —Austin Chronicle
“Sandlin knows the craft, no question. Her writing is finely cultivated; we can feel we intimately know her characters. And Sandlin’s story is classic swindle, surprise, murder, and coppers before P.O.S.T certification and ethics panels.” —Durango Telegraph
“Sandlin’s sequel soars on the wings of its spot-on evocation of a time and place and its utterly compelling central characters, Delpha and Tom…A first-rate series.” —Booklist (starred review)
“What sounds like an ordinary PI caper…becomes something elevated, poignant, and complex in this beautifully written novel…Sandlin has crafted an outstanding series that readers will want to follow and savor.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Reminiscent of classic mysteries by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, with more character development and a strong, capable female lead.” —Library Journal

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Author Bio: Lisa Sandlin

Author Bio: Lisa Sandlin Lisa Sandlin was born in Beaumont, Texas, and grew up in oil-refinery air, sixty miles from the Gulf of Mexico. She raised a son in Santa Fe, New Mexico, then taught writing at the University of Nebraska for twenty years. She has since returned to Santa Fe. The Do-Right-her first novel-won the 2015 Hammett Award from the IACW/NA and the Best First Private Eye Prize from the Shamus Awards.

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Available Formats : CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 8.72
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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