The Hook - Donald E. Westlake Audiobook

Written by Donald E. Westlake
Read by William Dufris
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Release date: February 1, 2012
Duration: 07:18:40

This is a very savvy tale of two writers, instantly recognizable to anyone in the publishing world.

Bryce Proctorr has a multimillion-dollar contract for his next novel, a trophy wife raking him over the coals of a protracted divorce, a bad case of writer’s block, and an impending deadline. Wayne Prentice is a fading author in a world that no longer values his work. He’s gone through two pseudonyms, watched his book sales shrivel, and is contemplating leaving the writing life. Proctorr has a proposition: If Prentice will hand over his unsold manuscript to publish under Proctorr’s name, the two will split the book advance fifty-fifty. There’s just one small rider to the deal… Wayne must kill Bruce’s wife.

William Dufris’s dramatic narration adds to the suspense of this intriguing plot. He imbues each interchange with emotion, expressing tears of panic and roars of rage with a vigor that heightens the listener’s experience. A departure from Westlake’s familiar territory, THE HOOK sets regular people in extremis, and Dufris’s narration makes it palpably realistic. F.T. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine