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  • Moonlight Falls: New and Lengthened Editor’s Cut Edition

  • The Dick Moonlight PI Series, Book 1
  • By: Vincent Zandri
  • Narrated by: Andrew B. Wehrlen
  • Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Moonlight Falls: New and Lengthened Editor’s Cut Edition

By: Vincent Zandri
Narrated by: Andrew B. Wehrlen
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Summary

Did Moonlight murder his own lover? Or has he been set up to take a fall of biblical proportions?

Some years ago, Moonlight Falls, the first novel in what would become the 2015 Thriller Award- and Shamus Award-winning best-selling hard-boiled detective series was first introduced to the world. Since then, seven Dick Moonlight noir private detective novels have been released to great acclaim. But now, for the first time ever, a longer, grittier, sexier, more dangerous, more romantic version of the original pilot episode is available. It represents the author's original dark vision and the desperate, if not paranoid state of mind he was in when writing it.

In Moonlight Falls, best-selling author Vincent Zandri asks the question, "If you knew your life could end at any moment, how far would you go to prove you murdered your lover? " Albany, New York, is the dark setting of this paranoid thriller about Richard "Dick" Moonlight, former APD detective turned private investigator, who believes he killed Scarlet Montana - his illicit lover and wife of his ex-boss, Chief of Detectives Jake Montana. Problem is, despite the blood on his hands, Moonlight doesn't remember what happened!

For fans of best-selling noir, hard-boiled mystery, and romantic suspense writers like Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly, Lawrence Block, Don Winslow, and Charlie Huston.

©2016 Vincent Zandri (P)2020 Vincent Zandri
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Amazing book

Brilliant storyline enjoyed this audio book very much
Love every minute for the storyline
Must buy

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Wow

His books just get better and better got to give it 5 out of 5

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A Most listen to and read

I so enjoyed listening to Andrew B Wehrlen. perfect.

What can I say , this is fast paced, gripping mystery, brilliant intriguing characters, tense , botched suicide, oh yes a police officer with a bullet lodged in his brain. Which cause him blackouts and headaches.

Loved and highly recommend

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Grab a jug of liquor and settle in...

Ahhh Grisly Murder, Intrigue and a conspiracy all served up like a strong cup of coffee and buttery warm toast. Dick Moonlight is a flawed down on his luck anti-hero and the story is as vivid as cigar smoke in the interrogation room.
One dead girlfriend, a few missing memories and he's even got himself under suspicion, as the tale unfolds he finds himself falling deeper and deeper into a conspiracy that could wire the explosives to finish his future for good where the bullet in his head failed.
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review." but this is very much worth a listen.


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Memory is not the problem.

This is sub headed as the 'New and lengthened Editor's Cut Edition'. How it differs from any other copy I am unable to say.I
Following a botched suicide attempt, Richard Moonlight is left without a full time police job but with a bullet still !loved in his brain which, by shifting, could cause his instant death and does leave him with permanent headaches and periodic blackouts. When the woman with whom he has been having an affair is found dead, he needs to discover who was responsible if only to reassure himself that it wasn't him. A fast paced thri!let masquerading beneath a gentle surface chatter, part told in first person perspective.

Andrew Wehr!an is the ideal narrator for this book. His relaxed attitude belies his quick fire delivery, an edge of sarcasm constantly present. His delivery captures Moonlight perfectly and his voicing of the other characters is individual and distinctive. A fine lerformance.

My thanks to the rights holder of Moonlight Falls, first in the Moonlight series by Vincent Zandri, who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy via Audiobook Boom. It was exciting without being over demanding, with some fascinating characters in addition to Moonlight, himself, who is likable despite some major f!aws. There is humour here, too, and an intriguing p!ot line. Altogether, very enjoyable, and recommended

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Ok, a bit long-winded

My second outing with Zandri's Dick Moonlight and while I liked it well enough. It did just seem to go on and on and on, subjecting us to every thought and deed the main character had. This version, as it says in the synopsis above is the author's original vision for the book. Despite not having read the original publication (I have it somewhere) I would definitely prefer the pared down offering.

Decent set-up to the story. We get to hear about Moonlight's past and his brain problem - self-inflicted and soon we're are off and running (alright maybe a leisurely stroll) as Dick's secret lover is killed (or suicide?) and Moonlight is asked to investigate (but not really) and sign off on the death for the Albany cops. Cops who might have some other issues to hide - connections with the Russian mob and who might see Moonlight as a patsy for murder, should it be necessary.

Interesting main character. He's funny and likable. He has some good friends prepared to break the law/bend the rules to help him out. We have conflict with the police and some mobsters. We have tension with the ex-wife and her cop husband. Lots of action, interspersed with a bit too much naval gazing.

More to like than dislike. I enjoyed the narration and I liked the humour in the book. The story itself just had a bit too much padding.

3 from 5

Zandri's work has been enjoyed before - Tunnel Rats and Moonlight Weeps - a later book in the series.

Read - (listened to) March, 2021
Published - 2009 (director's cut 2016)
Page count - 452 (10 hrs 23 mins)
Source - Audible purchase
Format - Audible

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