The Vaults

Iambik Discontinues Development of “LibriVox” Iphone App

New Releases: February 5, 2013

Paul Almond’s The Pilgrim, as Told by the Author

New Audiobook Releases: January 17, 2013

Exclusive! A free (and sexy) Jon Papernick short story

Happy second birthday to us! Let’s celebrate with a giveaway.

New audiobooks: to your ears from the pens of Edward Willett, Marc Estrin, E. Nesbit & Thomas Hardy

Love audiobooks? Here’s a chance to hear them free.

August 2, 2012: New Sci-fi and Fantasy Audiobooks

New in Crime, Dark Fantasy, Literary Fiction, & Mark Twain

Sexy Primes for Summertime (#jiam, #jiam2012)

June is Audiobook Month, or as we like to call it, Discount Season

Paul Almond’s Alford Saga Continues

New Audiobook Releases 3/30/12: Crime, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Literary Fiction

In memoriam: Gregg Margarite

“Finch, however, can step in the same river twice.” Author Steve Himmer & narrator Mark F. Smith discuss The Bee-Loud Glade

Captivating. Impressive. Nuanced. Kind Reviews & Giveaway Time

“I am my audience, my admirer and my critic.” Author Robert Wexler and narrator Robert Keiper on narration, theatre, and literature

Literary Fiction Collection #5 (Including Super Special Post-Holiday Discount)

Graham Storrs interview and TimeSplash giveaway: “In film and literature, there is hardly a single instance where time travel actually turns out well.”

The prolific and the chroniclers: author Lise McClendon speaks with narrators Denice Stradling and Mark Douglas Nelson

New Audiobook Releases: Darkness and Light in Crime, Sci-fi, and Literary Fiction

Bourbon, Bar Girls, and Books: Introducing Crime Collection #3

What you call “random accidents” I call “squishy moments.” Arjun Basu with narrator Bruce Pirie

New Audiobook Releases: Gripping Suspense, Apocalyptic Sci-Fi, and Mayhem with a Side of Fantasy

LibriVox Selections iPhone App

New literary and crime audiobook releases: November 2, 2011

Birthday Contest Winners!

The somber, the hysterical, the dark and the light: Introducing Literary Fiction Collection #4

“Sometimes it’s quite a balancing act.” Listening with Elizabeth Medeiros

New Releases: October 10, 2001

Iambik’s Turning One! Let’s Celebrate with a Giveaway Bash

Letting characters find their crime. Author Lynn Kostoff chats with narrator Ken Campbell

Introducing Romance Audiobook Collection #1

Dark Fiction: New Releases for September 21, 2011

How to Listen Closely: Questions on Proof-Listening with Darla Middlebrook

New Releases for September 15, 2001: Short Stories, Romance, Political Science/Nonfiction

“I listened to both books with extreme pleasure and excitement.” Author Mary Anderson with Xe Sands

Author Mary Anderson: “Is The Catcher in the Rye a YA book? Yes and no.”

“Okayletstrythis”: Carla Gunn and Anita Roy Dobbs discuss Amphibian, clones, and getting started

New audiobook releases for August 18: Academic satire, fantastic fiction, and a guide to being alone

New Releases: August 10, 2011

Roundup: Iambik narrators elsewhere

New releases from Iambik, August 3, 2011

Speaking up: some listener comments

Mixing it up: our first Classic, Romance, and Young Adult titles are here!

Introducing Crime Collection #2

“Only the blank page has limitless possibilities.” Matt Bell talks to Mark F. Smith

Audio: Miette & J. Robert Lennon. “Inspiration is just the thing that gets you the pile of crap that will eventually be something good if you keep working on it.”

“People have been very kind to me.” Lee Ann Howlett on conquering Thomas Hardy and The Ginseng O.

“The audiobook becomes a part of your journey.” Clive Catterall on audiobooks in the car

“The characters took on another and bolder layer of life.” Author Daniel A. Hoyt talks audiobooks with narrator Charles Bice. #jiam2011

“it’s fun to let loose that inner cartoon character every once in a while.” The many voices of Charles Bice. #jiam2011

“The very best lines are far too naughty to quote here.” The glory of Cori Samuel #jiam2011

“I’m embarking on post-graduate work here.” Anita Roy Dobbs on Amphibian and more… #jiam2011

“My tendency is to try to balance the ridiculous and the sublime.” Tadhg Hynes talks shop with James Greer. #jiam2011

“A voice like slow whiskey and chocolate.” 5 Questions for Xe Sands #jiam2011

“Oh, he’s out there talking to himself again.” Narrator Tadhg Hynes #jiam2011

Presenting Literary Collection #3

“I wonder, where that magic town is in which people speak like you.” Five Questions for narrator Ruth Golding #jiam2011

Five Questions for audiobook narrator Diane Havens #jiam2011

June is Audiobook Month and Iambik is Audiobooks.

“In a lot of ways, I just wrote the story I would have liked to read.” Author Toby Frost and narrator Clive Catterall discuss Space Captain Smith. #jiam2011

Interview with David Wilk about Iambik & other things

“Being lost in the woods for a year and suddenly finding a path.” Author Rick Collignon answers Charles Bice

“A love of two-fisted fiction.” Author Max Phillips answers Narrator Gord Mackenzie

Articulate Matter: Q&A with narrator Diane Havens & author Katharine Beutner

Announcing LitFic Collection #2

Announcing: Crime Collection #1

Covers From Our Upcoming Crime Collection

Iambik in OverDrive: Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Libraries and More

eMusic Loves Iambik

The Question of Revenue Share

iambikast #1: Gordon Lish in Conversation with John Oakes

Interview: Andrew Kaufman and Gordon Mackenzie (All My Friends Are Superheroes)

Why iambik doesn’t use DRM

Oh Pure and Radiant Heart – Sample

No Lease on Life – Sample

Like Son – Sample

Icelander: Sample

Our Favourite Article So Far

Friends, Listeners, Internetpeople . . . Open Your Ears

Narrator:
Iambik Discontinues Development of “LibriVox” Iphone App
New Releases: February 5, 2013
Paul Almond’s The Pilgrim, as Told by the Author
New Audiobook Releases: January 17, 2013
Exclusive! A free (and sexy) Jon Papernick short story
Happy second birthday to us! Let’s celebrate with a giveaway.
New audiobooks: to your ears from the pens of Edward Willett, Marc Estrin, E. Nesbit & Thomas Hardy
Love audiobooks? Here’s a chance to hear them free.
August 2, 2012: New Sci-fi and Fantasy Audiobooks
New in Crime, Dark Fantasy, Literary Fiction, & Mark Twain
Sexy Primes for Summertime (#jiam, #jiam2012)
June is Audiobook Month, or as we like to call it, Discount Season
Paul Almond’s Alford Saga Continues
New Audiobook Releases 3/30/12: Crime, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Literary Fiction
In memoriam: Gregg Margarite
“Finch, however, can step in the same river twice.” Author Steve Himmer & narrator Mark F. Smith discuss The Bee-Loud Glade
Captivating. Impressive. Nuanced. Kind Reviews & Giveaway Time
“I am my audience, my admirer and my critic.” Author Robert Wexler and narrator Robert Keiper on narration, theatre, and literature
Literary Fiction Collection #5 (Including Super Special Post-Holiday Discount)
Graham Storrs interview and TimeSplash giveaway: “In film and literature, there is hardly a single instance where time travel actually turns out well.”
The prolific and the chroniclers: author Lise McClendon speaks with narrators Denice Stradling and Mark Douglas Nelson
New Audiobook Releases: Darkness and Light in Crime, Sci-fi, and Literary Fiction
Bourbon, Bar Girls, and Books: Introducing Crime Collection #3
What you call “random accidents” I call “squishy moments.” Arjun Basu with narrator Bruce Pirie
New Audiobook Releases: Gripping Suspense, Apocalyptic Sci-Fi, and Mayhem with a Side of Fantasy
LibriVox Selections iPhone App
New literary and crime audiobook releases: November 2, 2011
Birthday Contest Winners!
The somber, the hysterical, the dark and the light: Introducing Literary Fiction Collection #4
“Sometimes it’s quite a balancing act.” Listening with Elizabeth Medeiros
New Releases: October 10, 2001
Iambik’s Turning One! Let’s Celebrate with a Giveaway Bash
Letting characters find their crime. Author Lynn Kostoff chats with narrator Ken Campbell
Introducing Romance Audiobook Collection #1
Dark Fiction: New Releases for September 21, 2011
How to Listen Closely: Questions on Proof-Listening with Darla Middlebrook
New Releases for September 15, 2001: Short Stories, Romance, Political Science/Nonfiction
“I listened to both books with extreme pleasure and excitement.” Author Mary Anderson with Xe Sands
Author Mary Anderson: “Is The Catcher in the Rye a YA book? Yes and no.”
“Okayletstrythis”: Carla Gunn and Anita Roy Dobbs discuss Amphibian, clones, and getting started
New audiobook releases for August 18: Academic satire, fantastic fiction, and a guide to being alone
New Releases: August 10, 2011
Roundup: Iambik narrators elsewhere
New releases from Iambik, August 3, 2011
Speaking up: some listener comments
Mixing it up: our first Classic, Romance, and Young Adult titles are here!
Introducing Crime Collection #2
“Only the blank page has limitless possibilities.” Matt Bell talks to Mark F. Smith
Audio: Miette & J. Robert Lennon. “Inspiration is just the thing that gets you the pile of crap that will eventually be something good if you keep working on it.”
“People have been very kind to me.” Lee Ann Howlett on conquering Thomas Hardy and The Ginseng O.
“The audiobook becomes a part of your journey.” Clive Catterall on audiobooks in the car
“The characters took on another and bolder layer of life.” Author Daniel A. Hoyt talks audiobooks with narrator Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“it’s fun to let loose that inner cartoon character every once in a while.” The many voices of Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“The very best lines are far too naughty to quote here.” The glory of Cori Samuel #jiam2011
“I’m embarking on post-graduate work here.” Anita Roy Dobbs on Amphibian and more… #jiam2011
“My tendency is to try to balance the ridiculous and the sublime.” Tadhg Hynes talks shop with James Greer. #jiam2011
“A voice like slow whiskey and chocolate.” 5 Questions for Xe Sands #jiam2011
“Oh, he’s out there talking to himself again.” Narrator Tadhg Hynes #jiam2011
Presenting Literary Collection #3
“I wonder, where that magic town is in which people speak like you.” Five Questions for narrator Ruth Golding #jiam2011
Five Questions for audiobook narrator Diane Havens #jiam2011
June is Audiobook Month and Iambik is Audiobooks.
“In a lot of ways, I just wrote the story I would have liked to read.” Author Toby Frost and narrator Clive Catterall discuss Space Captain Smith. #jiam2011
Interview with David Wilk about Iambik & other things
“Being lost in the woods for a year and suddenly finding a path.” Author Rick Collignon answers Charles Bice
“A love of two-fisted fiction.” Author Max Phillips answers Narrator Gord Mackenzie
Articulate Matter: Q&A with narrator Diane Havens & author Katharine Beutner
Announcing LitFic Collection #2
Announcing: Crime Collection #1
Covers From Our Upcoming Crime Collection
Iambik in OverDrive: Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Libraries and More
eMusic Loves Iambik
The Question of Revenue Share
iambikast #1: Gordon Lish in Conversation with John Oakes
Interview: Andrew Kaufman and Gordon Mackenzie (All My Friends Are Superheroes)
Why iambik doesn’t use DRM
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart – Sample
No Lease on Life – Sample
Like Son – Sample
Icelander: Sample
Our Favourite Article So Far
Friends, Listeners, Internetpeople . . . Open Your Ears

Publisher:
Iambik Discontinues Development of “LibriVox” Iphone App
New Releases: February 5, 2013
Paul Almond’s The Pilgrim, as Told by the Author
New Audiobook Releases: January 17, 2013
Exclusive! A free (and sexy) Jon Papernick short story
Happy second birthday to us! Let’s celebrate with a giveaway.
New audiobooks: to your ears from the pens of Edward Willett, Marc Estrin, E. Nesbit & Thomas Hardy
Love audiobooks? Here’s a chance to hear them free.
August 2, 2012: New Sci-fi and Fantasy Audiobooks
New in Crime, Dark Fantasy, Literary Fiction, & Mark Twain
Sexy Primes for Summertime (#jiam, #jiam2012)
June is Audiobook Month, or as we like to call it, Discount Season
Paul Almond’s Alford Saga Continues
New Audiobook Releases 3/30/12: Crime, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Literary Fiction
In memoriam: Gregg Margarite
“Finch, however, can step in the same river twice.” Author Steve Himmer & narrator Mark F. Smith discuss The Bee-Loud Glade
Captivating. Impressive. Nuanced. Kind Reviews & Giveaway Time
“I am my audience, my admirer and my critic.” Author Robert Wexler and narrator Robert Keiper on narration, theatre, and literature
Literary Fiction Collection #5 (Including Super Special Post-Holiday Discount)
Graham Storrs interview and TimeSplash giveaway: “In film and literature, there is hardly a single instance where time travel actually turns out well.”
The prolific and the chroniclers: author Lise McClendon speaks with narrators Denice Stradling and Mark Douglas Nelson
New Audiobook Releases: Darkness and Light in Crime, Sci-fi, and Literary Fiction
Bourbon, Bar Girls, and Books: Introducing Crime Collection #3
What you call “random accidents” I call “squishy moments.” Arjun Basu with narrator Bruce Pirie
New Audiobook Releases: Gripping Suspense, Apocalyptic Sci-Fi, and Mayhem with a Side of Fantasy
LibriVox Selections iPhone App
New literary and crime audiobook releases: November 2, 2011
Birthday Contest Winners!
The somber, the hysterical, the dark and the light: Introducing Literary Fiction Collection #4
“Sometimes it’s quite a balancing act.” Listening with Elizabeth Medeiros
New Releases: October 10, 2001
Iambik’s Turning One! Let’s Celebrate with a Giveaway Bash
Letting characters find their crime. Author Lynn Kostoff chats with narrator Ken Campbell
Introducing Romance Audiobook Collection #1
Dark Fiction: New Releases for September 21, 2011
How to Listen Closely: Questions on Proof-Listening with Darla Middlebrook
New Releases for September 15, 2001: Short Stories, Romance, Political Science/Nonfiction
“I listened to both books with extreme pleasure and excitement.” Author Mary Anderson with Xe Sands
Author Mary Anderson: “Is The Catcher in the Rye a YA book? Yes and no.”
“Okayletstrythis”: Carla Gunn and Anita Roy Dobbs discuss Amphibian, clones, and getting started
New audiobook releases for August 18: Academic satire, fantastic fiction, and a guide to being alone
New Releases: August 10, 2011
Roundup: Iambik narrators elsewhere
New releases from Iambik, August 3, 2011
Speaking up: some listener comments
Mixing it up: our first Classic, Romance, and Young Adult titles are here!
Introducing Crime Collection #2
“Only the blank page has limitless possibilities.” Matt Bell talks to Mark F. Smith
Audio: Miette & J. Robert Lennon. “Inspiration is just the thing that gets you the pile of crap that will eventually be something good if you keep working on it.”
“People have been very kind to me.” Lee Ann Howlett on conquering Thomas Hardy and The Ginseng O.
“The audiobook becomes a part of your journey.” Clive Catterall on audiobooks in the car
“The characters took on another and bolder layer of life.” Author Daniel A. Hoyt talks audiobooks with narrator Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“it’s fun to let loose that inner cartoon character every once in a while.” The many voices of Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“The very best lines are far too naughty to quote here.” The glory of Cori Samuel #jiam2011
“I’m embarking on post-graduate work here.” Anita Roy Dobbs on Amphibian and more… #jiam2011
“My tendency is to try to balance the ridiculous and the sublime.” Tadhg Hynes talks shop with James Greer. #jiam2011
“A voice like slow whiskey and chocolate.” 5 Questions for Xe Sands #jiam2011
“Oh, he’s out there talking to himself again.” Narrator Tadhg Hynes #jiam2011
Presenting Literary Collection #3
“I wonder, where that magic town is in which people speak like you.” Five Questions for narrator Ruth Golding #jiam2011
Five Questions for audiobook narrator Diane Havens #jiam2011
June is Audiobook Month and Iambik is Audiobooks.
“In a lot of ways, I just wrote the story I would have liked to read.” Author Toby Frost and narrator Clive Catterall discuss Space Captain Smith. #jiam2011
Interview with David Wilk about Iambik & other things
“Being lost in the woods for a year and suddenly finding a path.” Author Rick Collignon answers Charles Bice
“A love of two-fisted fiction.” Author Max Phillips answers Narrator Gord Mackenzie
Articulate Matter: Q&A with narrator Diane Havens & author Katharine Beutner
Announcing LitFic Collection #2
Announcing: Crime Collection #1
Covers From Our Upcoming Crime Collection
Iambik in OverDrive: Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Libraries and More
eMusic Loves Iambik
The Question of Revenue Share
iambikast #1: Gordon Lish in Conversation with John Oakes
Interview: Andrew Kaufman and Gordon Mackenzie (All My Friends Are Superheroes)
Why iambik doesn’t use DRM
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart – Sample
No Lease on Life – Sample
Like Son – Sample
Icelander: Sample
Our Favourite Article So Far
Friends, Listeners, Internetpeople . . . Open Your Ears

Proof-listener:
Iambik Discontinues Development of “LibriVox” Iphone App
New Releases: February 5, 2013
Paul Almond’s The Pilgrim, as Told by the Author
New Audiobook Releases: January 17, 2013
Exclusive! A free (and sexy) Jon Papernick short story
Happy second birthday to us! Let’s celebrate with a giveaway.
New audiobooks: to your ears from the pens of Edward Willett, Marc Estrin, E. Nesbit & Thomas Hardy
Love audiobooks? Here’s a chance to hear them free.
August 2, 2012: New Sci-fi and Fantasy Audiobooks
New in Crime, Dark Fantasy, Literary Fiction, & Mark Twain
Sexy Primes for Summertime (#jiam, #jiam2012)
June is Audiobook Month, or as we like to call it, Discount Season
Paul Almond’s Alford Saga Continues
New Audiobook Releases 3/30/12: Crime, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Literary Fiction
In memoriam: Gregg Margarite
“Finch, however, can step in the same river twice.” Author Steve Himmer & narrator Mark F. Smith discuss The Bee-Loud Glade
Captivating. Impressive. Nuanced. Kind Reviews & Giveaway Time
“I am my audience, my admirer and my critic.” Author Robert Wexler and narrator Robert Keiper on narration, theatre, and literature
Literary Fiction Collection #5 (Including Super Special Post-Holiday Discount)
Graham Storrs interview and TimeSplash giveaway: “In film and literature, there is hardly a single instance where time travel actually turns out well.”
The prolific and the chroniclers: author Lise McClendon speaks with narrators Denice Stradling and Mark Douglas Nelson
New Audiobook Releases: Darkness and Light in Crime, Sci-fi, and Literary Fiction
Bourbon, Bar Girls, and Books: Introducing Crime Collection #3
What you call “random accidents” I call “squishy moments.” Arjun Basu with narrator Bruce Pirie
New Audiobook Releases: Gripping Suspense, Apocalyptic Sci-Fi, and Mayhem with a Side of Fantasy
LibriVox Selections iPhone App
New literary and crime audiobook releases: November 2, 2011
Birthday Contest Winners!
The somber, the hysterical, the dark and the light: Introducing Literary Fiction Collection #4
“Sometimes it’s quite a balancing act.” Listening with Elizabeth Medeiros
New Releases: October 10, 2001
Iambik’s Turning One! Let’s Celebrate with a Giveaway Bash
Letting characters find their crime. Author Lynn Kostoff chats with narrator Ken Campbell
Introducing Romance Audiobook Collection #1
Dark Fiction: New Releases for September 21, 2011
How to Listen Closely: Questions on Proof-Listening with Darla Middlebrook
New Releases for September 15, 2001: Short Stories, Romance, Political Science/Nonfiction
“I listened to both books with extreme pleasure and excitement.” Author Mary Anderson with Xe Sands
Author Mary Anderson: “Is The Catcher in the Rye a YA book? Yes and no.”
“Okayletstrythis”: Carla Gunn and Anita Roy Dobbs discuss Amphibian, clones, and getting started
New audiobook releases for August 18: Academic satire, fantastic fiction, and a guide to being alone
New Releases: August 10, 2011
Roundup: Iambik narrators elsewhere
New releases from Iambik, August 3, 2011
Speaking up: some listener comments
Mixing it up: our first Classic, Romance, and Young Adult titles are here!
Introducing Crime Collection #2
“Only the blank page has limitless possibilities.” Matt Bell talks to Mark F. Smith
Audio: Miette & J. Robert Lennon. “Inspiration is just the thing that gets you the pile of crap that will eventually be something good if you keep working on it.”
“People have been very kind to me.” Lee Ann Howlett on conquering Thomas Hardy and The Ginseng O.
“The audiobook becomes a part of your journey.” Clive Catterall on audiobooks in the car
“The characters took on another and bolder layer of life.” Author Daniel A. Hoyt talks audiobooks with narrator Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“it’s fun to let loose that inner cartoon character every once in a while.” The many voices of Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“The very best lines are far too naughty to quote here.” The glory of Cori Samuel #jiam2011
“I’m embarking on post-graduate work here.” Anita Roy Dobbs on Amphibian and more… #jiam2011
“My tendency is to try to balance the ridiculous and the sublime.” Tadhg Hynes talks shop with James Greer. #jiam2011
“A voice like slow whiskey and chocolate.” 5 Questions for Xe Sands #jiam2011
“Oh, he’s out there talking to himself again.” Narrator Tadhg Hynes #jiam2011
Presenting Literary Collection #3
“I wonder, where that magic town is in which people speak like you.” Five Questions for narrator Ruth Golding #jiam2011
Five Questions for audiobook narrator Diane Havens #jiam2011
June is Audiobook Month and Iambik is Audiobooks.
“In a lot of ways, I just wrote the story I would have liked to read.” Author Toby Frost and narrator Clive Catterall discuss Space Captain Smith. #jiam2011
Interview with David Wilk about Iambik & other things
“Being lost in the woods for a year and suddenly finding a path.” Author Rick Collignon answers Charles Bice
“A love of two-fisted fiction.” Author Max Phillips answers Narrator Gord Mackenzie
Articulate Matter: Q&A with narrator Diane Havens & author Katharine Beutner
Announcing LitFic Collection #2
Announcing: Crime Collection #1
Covers From Our Upcoming Crime Collection
Iambik in OverDrive: Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Libraries and More
eMusic Loves Iambik
The Question of Revenue Share
iambikast #1: Gordon Lish in Conversation with John Oakes
Interview: Andrew Kaufman and Gordon Mackenzie (All My Friends Are Superheroes)
Why iambik doesn’t use DRM
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart – Sample
No Lease on Life – Sample
Like Son – Sample
Icelander: Sample
Our Favourite Article So Far
Friends, Listeners, Internetpeople . . . Open Your Ears

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In a dystopian 1930s America, a chilling series of events leads three men down a path to uncover their city’s darkest secret.

At the height of the most corrupt administration in the City’s history, a mysterious duplicate file is discovered deep within the Vaults—a cavernous hall containing all of the municipal criminal justice records of the last seventy years. From here, the story follows: Arthur Puskis, the Vault’s sole, hermit-like archivist with an almost mystical faith in a system to which he has devoted his life; Frank Frings, a high-profile investigative journalist with a self-medicating reefer habit; and Ethan Poole, a socialist private eye with a penchant for blackmail.

All three men will undertake their own investigations into the dark past and uncertain future of the City—calling into question whether their most basic beliefs can be maintained in a climate of overwhelming corruption and conspiracy.

Cover background image from Boston Public Library

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The Department’s paper supplier for years had been Ribisi & Porfiro.

Reviews

Narrated by Michael Agostini for Iambik Audiobooks, the recording takes on a fittingly dark, Gotham-esque tone. [...] Agostini brings the isolation of this character to life in his personification.

“Set in an unnamed U.S. big city in 1935, Ball’s impressive thriller debut opens with a vivid description of “the Vaults,” where archivist Arthur Puskis has worked for almost three decades. He’s the only person who understands the system of filing criminal cases in the vast underground storage facility in the subbasement of city hall. When Puskis, amid the drudgery of his lonely job, discovers two files with the same alphanumeric identifier but with different contents, the implications threaten the foundations of the massively corrupt municipal government headed by Mayor Red Henry. In particular, the find raises questions about why a number of convicted killers were never actually incarcerated. The archivist’s dogged legwork coincides with a series of bombings aimed at close allies of the mayor, and the plot steamrolls to a dramatic conclusion. Ball’s “City,” in which despair and graft are almost palpable, is an imaginative achievement on a par with Loren Estleman’s Gas City.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) - Read More

Cleverly couching contemporary themes—big business’s corrupt intervention in government, the threat to individual identity, and the distortion of information during technological “updates”—in spooky, lush historical trappings, this convincing novel will heighten readers’ senses, engage their minds, and satisfy their craving for exciting stories. —Neil Hollands, Williamsburg Regional Lib., VA - Library Journal (Starred review)

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Iambik Audio ISBN: 9781926673554
Iambik Audio Publication Date: Jul 15, 2011
Print ISBN: 9780312580735
Print Publication Date: Sep 4, 2010
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