Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Martin Reed feels as if the life that should have been his is slowly slipping away. Working as a senior executive accountant at Dixie Toilet Supplies and still living with his mother, he finds himself returning to his childhood love of reading crime fiction. So immersed is Martin in this latest passion that he fails to notice the crimes going on all around him. When a co-worker is brutally murdered in the men's locker room, Martin finally sees his chance to shine. He steps in to help with the investigation, bringing his amateur detecting skills to bear. As more bodies pile up, each murder more gruesome than the last, Martin realizes too late that what he has mistaken for the spotlight is actually the harsh glare of interrogation.
Synopsis
Once upon a time there was a man named Martin.Martin Reed is thoroughly average in every way. So how has he wound up with such a pathetic existence? Martin has no friends, no lovers, and no respect. Working as a senior accountant at Southern Toilet Supply and still living with his nagging mother, his sole source of excitement is the crime novels he cherishes. So immersed is Martin in these escapes that he fails to notice the crimes going on all around him. When first one, then another, of his coworkers is brutally murdered, Martin is shocked to become the fetching female investigator's prime suspect. Center stage at last, Martin basks not in the glow of the spotlight, but in the harsh glare of interrogation.
Synopsis
This audiobook exclusive is an original novella from one of mystery's fastest-rising stars--the story of a lover of crime fiction who finally sees his chance to shine. Unabridged. 2 CDs.