When the Thrill Is Gone

By: Walter Mosley

Narrated by: Mirron Willis

Leonid McGill is back, in the third-and most enthralling and ambitious-installment in Walter Mosley's latest New York Times- bestselling series.

The economy has hit the private-investigator business hard, even for the detective designated as "a more than worthy successor to Philip Marlowe" (The Boston Globe) and "the perfect heir to Easy Rawlins" (Toronto Globe and Mail). Lately, Leonid McGill is getting job offers only from the criminals he's worked so hard to leave behind. Meanwhile, his life grows ever more complicated: his favorite stepson, Twill, drops out of school for mysteriously lucrative pursuits; his best friend, Gordo, is diagnosed with cancer and is living on Leonid's couch; his wife takes a new lover, infuriating the old one and endangering the McGill family; and Leonid's girlfriend, Aura, is back but intent on some serious conversations...

So how can he say no to the beautiful young woman who walks into his office with a stack of cash? She's an artist, she tells him, who's escaped from poverty via marriage to a rich collector who keeps her on a stipend. But she says she fears for her life, and needs Leonid's help. Though Leonid knows better than to believe every word, this isn't a job he can afford to turn away, even as he senses that-if his family's misadventures don't kill him first-sorting out the woman's crooked tale will bring him straight to death's door.

Enjoyed but too many names

I love both Eazy and Lenoid stories but this story had too many characters to keep track of. If you go a day or so without listening, more than likely you have to go back to understand. This book was the most confusing.

Really good listen

Enjoyed this one, this story was good. I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions of the characters, his writings make you believe you know these people. I did truly enjoy the actor reading and listening to his take on each characters voice. Will listen again.

I dig it

This was a nicely paced book. The reader has a humorous way of expressing character emotions. I keep on listening

want more leonid !

I wish there was a series featuring EZ & Leonid working as a team, maybe adding Fearless and Mouse.

Another Hit

Do yourself a big favor and attend a book signing by Walter Mosley, who is candidly outspoken and unafraid to take any question. Then listen to his latest book, recalling all the while who wrote it, why he wrote it, and whether he made his point [which he typically does!]. He often speaks at Murder by the Book in Houston, and may be available in your locale. This third Leonid McGill book expands on earlier subplot themes, while detailing searches for killers and missing men. It is a treat.