CRIMINAL PARADISE starts off sounding like an unusual story about the workings of a small-time criminal's brain. Soon we realize that Robert Rivers may be a thief, but he's also a pretty good guy, a hero. Patrick Lawlor sounds a little young for the 40-something lead character, but he's suitably menacing as the real villain and totally convincing as the "hero's" two henchmen. Lawlor does justice to Thomas's story of conscience and crime, lending a solid storytelling style to a disturbing tale. In a case of a semi-bad guy versus a really, REALLY bad guy--guess who wins. This is one of those books for which a happy ending seems impossible, but the author pulls it off. M.S. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2008]
Trade Ed. • Blackstone Audiobooks • 2008
CS ISBN 978-1-4332-0950-5 $29.95 • Seven cassettes
CD ISBN 978-1-4332-0951-2 $29.95 • Seven CDs
DD ISBN multiple sources
Library Ed. • Blackstone Audiobooks • 2008
CS ISBN 9781433209482 $59.95 • Seven cassettes
CD ISBN 9781433209499 $55.00 • Seven CDs
MP3-CD ISBN 9781433209529 $29.95 • One MP3-CDs
DD ISBN multiple sources
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