Tower of Babel

By: Michael Sears

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Shamus Award-winning author Michael Sears brings Queens, New York, to literary life in this crime series debut featuring a somewhat seedy lawyer with a heart of gold (or at least gold plate).

Queens, New York - the most diverse place on earth. Native son Ted Malloy knows these streets like the back of his hand. Ted was once a high-powered Manhattan lawyer, but after a spectacular fall from grace, he has found himself back on his home turf, scraping by as a foreclosure profiteer. It's a grubby business, but a safe one - until Ted's case sourcer, a mostly reformed small-time conman named Richie Rubiano, turns up murdered shortly after tipping Ted off to an improbably lucrative lead.

With Richie's widow on his back and shadows of the past popping up at every turn, Ted realizes he's gotten himself embroiled in a murder investigation. His quest for the truth will take him all over Queens, plunging him into the machinations of greedy developers, mobsters, enraged activists, old litigator foes, and old-school New York City operators.

©2021 Michael Sears (P)2021 Recorded Books Inc.

Excellent

Great read keeps you intrigued throughout. Well done Michael Sears
I have enjoyed all of your books and look forward to your book.

Get to the point.

Too many coincidences and too many details. Why do I care about an ambulance driving by with sirens wailing when none of the characters notice it? It plods along to the inevitable and telegraphed conclusion.