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    Jitter Joint
    Jitter Joint
    Jitter Joint
    Audiobook7 hours

    Jitter Joint

    Written by Howard Swindle

    Narrated by Richard Ferrone

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    Howard Swindle, news editor for the Dallas Morning News, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and an Edgar Award nominee. Jitter Joint is a stunning novel of suspense which showcases his razor-sharp talent for creating character and mood. Dallas homicide detective Jeb Quinlin has hit the end of booze boulevard. To keep his job, he must check into a residential treatment clinic. Jeb's road to recovery is jolted, however, when two murders occur in the facility. Each corpse carries a quote from the Alcoholics Anonymous program, and each is connected to some detail from Jeb's past. Soon Jeb begins to fear that he is the real target. Jeb's dual battles-against the clever killer and his own alcoholism-keep the tension of Jitter Joint at a fever pitch. As the evidence falls into a terrifying pattern, narrator Richard Ferrone's masterful phrasing keeps pace with Swindle's dark story of psychological and physical revenge.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 23, 2008
    ISBN9781501992629
    Author

    Howard Swindle

    Howard Swindle is an Edgar-nominated true crime writer and a Pulitzer-Prize-winning editor for the Dallas Morning-News. His acclaimed first novel, Jitter Joint, also featured Dallas Homicide Detective Jeb Quinlin. Swindle lives near Dallas, Texas, with his wife and family.

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    • 5/5
      I found this a compelling read. Prohibition is often regarded as something of a joke, but this book makes me wish it had succeeded. An alcoholic detective is forced into treatment, or he loses his job, and more importantly, his pension. (I can relate to that.) There are many sub-plots going on here: the issue of tough love versus cruelty in dealing with flawed people, politics in the police force, a drug cartel, the main character's love life, the struggle between the pleasures of booze and sobriety. There were a few cliches here, but over all, it held my interest and I became very involved in the characters.
    • 5/5
      Jeb Quinlin is a homicide detective who is hijacked by his estranged wife and is boss - take care of your alcoholism or you will be out of a marriage and out of a job. So he checks into a clinic. Murders start to happen. Jitter Joint is the kind of book that lets me know I am not a real book reviewer. I loved this book and I have no idea why. A real reviewer would know. All I know is that the characters are interesting and the dialogue is ok and the plot is ok but the book grabbed me and from the first page to the last, I felt like I had fallen into someplace fascinating. Also I don't know anyone who has read it who hasn't raved about it.
    • 5/5
      I found this a compelling read. Prohibition is often regarded as something of a joke, but this book makes me wish it had succeeded. An alcoholic detective is forced into treatment, or he loses his job, and more importantly, his pension. (I can relate to that.) There are many sub-plots going on here: the issue of tough love versus cruelty in dealing with flawed people, politics in the police force, a drug cartel, the main character's love life, the struggle between the pleasures of booze and sobriety. There were a few cliches here, but over all, it held my interest and I became very involved in the characters.