The Crime Writer Audiobook By Gregg Hurwitz cover art

The Crime Writer

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection of titles.
Yours as long as you’re a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for $8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Crime Writer

By: Gregg Hurwitz
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Try Standard free

$8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $21.09

Buy for $21.09

Drew Danner, a crime novelist with a house off L.A.'s storied Mulholland Drive, awakens in a hospital bed with a scar on his head and no memory of being found convulsing over his ex-fiancee's body the previous night. He was discovered holding a knife, her blood beneath his nails. He himself doesn't know whether he's guilty or innocent.

To reconstruct the story, the writer must now become the protagonist, searching the corridors of his life and the city he loves. Soon Drew closes in on clues he may or may not have left for himself. And as another young woman is similarly murdered, he has to ask difficult questions - not of others but of himself.

©2007 Gregg Hurwitz (P)2007 BBC Audiobooks America Thriller & Suspense Mystery Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Hard-Boiled Feel-Good

Critic reviews

"Hurwitz's L.A. thriller has noir pulp chutzpah in spades." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Hurwitz's insights about L.A. life sound knowing and are often ruefully funny, e.g., 'L.A., where a porn star runs for governor and an action figure wins.' Crime fans looking for something different will love this one." ( Booklist)
Unpredictable Twists • Engaging Plot • Excellent Narration • Clever Premise • Suspenseful Storyline

Highly rated for:

All stars
Most relevant
One of the best books I have listened to or read in many years!

Fantastic!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I enjoyed every minute of this story -the way the story was revealed, the way the reader never knows more than the main character, I immensely enjoyed the witty dialogue and turns of phrase. I am please to discover this new writer. I did not enjoy the narrator so much, if found him shrill and annoying; not enough texture to his performance.

Excting new writer

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I truely enjoyed the picture painted on my minds eye through the suspense and wonderful wit delivered by words and through the narration!! Yes, I had it figured out pretty fast, but despite that, I found myself fully engaged in every word.

Fantastic suspense and wonderfully witty!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Glad I bought it on sale. If it weren't for Scott Brick I may have given up on it. But it was worth finishing. I love anything Scott narrates

Okay book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This story was very engaging. I loved the plot and couldn't figure it out until the author explained it all at the end! I like Scott Brick's narration, but sometimes it was hard to tell who was talking. Also, there is humor which I always enjoy! I definitely recommend this book!

Listened at every opportunity

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews