Tabloid City, Pete Hamill
Tabloid City, Pete Hamill
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Tabloid City
A Novel

Author: Pete Hamill

Narrator: Ellen Archer, Peter Ganim

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/05/2011

Synopsis

In a stately West Village town house, a wealthy socialite and her secretary are murdered. In the 24 hours that follow, a flurry of activity surrounds their shocking deaths:

The head of one of the city's last tabloids stops the presses. A cop investigates the killing. A reporter chases the story. A disgraced hedge fund manager flees the country. An Iraq War vet seeks revenge. And an angry young extremist plots a major catastrophe.

The City is many things: a proving ground, a decadent carnival, or a palimpsest of memories -- a historic metropolis eclipsed by modern times. As much a thriller as it is a gripping portrait of the city of today, Tabloid City is a new fiction classic from the writer who has captured New York perfectly for decades.

About Pete Hamill

Pete Hamill was born in Brooklyn in 1935 and is, for many, the living embodiment of New York City. In his writing for the New York Daily News, the New York Post, and New York magazine, he has brought the city to life for millions of readers. He is the author of many bestselling books, including the novels Forever and Snow in August, as well the memoir A Drinking Life. He recently moved back to Brooklyn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Moonkiszt on November 11, 2020

Hamill tells this tale of mere hours in the life of the city in snippets, by character and time-stamped. Because of this I'm not sure I could have listened to this book and been as satisfied as I was by having a hard copy in my hands that I could go back and forth amongst the character bits and pick......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on July 20, 2021

Pete Hamill's "Tabloid City," is a breathtaking and suspenseful eulogy to New York City and to a time when if you wanted to read a book you went to a bookstore to buy it, when you browsed a news stand for magazines and printed newspapers like the New York Times, The Post, The Daily News, and in this......more

Goodreads review by Pia on July 11, 2011

I really wanted to like this book because of the way it's set up; lots of different peoples' stories converging. I usually love stories like that, a la Traffic or Babel. But this one seemed a bit forced. There were some characters in it whose presence I didn't really understand, like Beverly. There......more

Goodreads review by Ken on January 02, 2018

Absolutely New York Being the veteran New York newspaper writer he is, the tone is perfect for a story taking place over two nights and one day in New York. Set during or just after the financial crisis in 2008, Mr. Hamill takes you inside the New York tabloid newsroom for a fast paced New York polic......more

Goodreads review by Honor on March 24, 2018

Hamill's scrappy newspaper writing about a double murder, folding of a NYC tabloid daily, and the lives of many diverse individuals who become intertwined with each other in a 24 hour period makes for a fast paced, engaging read.......more

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