Michael Robotham

Life or Death Michael Robotham

Marc Notes: Title from web page.; Compact discs.; Read by John Chancer.; Audie was sentenced to ten years for a Texas robbery in which four people died, including two members of his own gang. Seven million dollars have never been recovered from the robbery, and everybody believes Audie knows where the money is. For a decade Audie has been beaten, stabbed, and threatened by inmates and guards, all desperate to know the secret. The day before he is due to be released, Audie suddenly vanishes. The hunt for Audie, and the money, is on. But Audie's not running to save his own life--instead, he's trying to save someone else. Publisher Marketing:"Why would a man serving a long prison sentence escape the day before he s due to be released?"Audie was sentenced to ten years for a Texas robbery in which four people died, including two members of his own gang. Seven million dollars have never been recovered from the robbery, and everybody believes Audie knows where the money is. For a decade Audie has been beaten, stabbed, and threatened by inmates and guards, all desperate to know the secret. The day before he is due to be released, Audie suddenly vanishes. The hunt for Audie, and the money, is on. But Audie s not running to save his own life instead, he s trying to save someone else. In what promises to be his most popular thriller yet, Michael Robotham has created the ultimate underdog hero, an honorable criminal shrouded in mystery and ready to lead readers on a remarkable chase." Review Citations: Booklist 12/01/2014 pg. 27 (EAN 9780316252041, Open Ebook) - *Starred Review Booklist 12/01/2014 pg. 27 (EAN 9780316252058, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 12/01/2014 pg. 97 (EAN 9780316252058, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2015 (EAN 9780316252058, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 01/12/2015 (EAN 9780316252058, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 03/13/2015 (EAN 9780316252058, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 03/22/2015 pg. 29 (EAN 9780316252058, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Robotham, Michael Michael Robotham a commence sa carriere comme journaliste avant d'ecrire de nombreuses autobiographies a succes en collaboration avec des hommes politiques, des pop stars, des psychologues, des aventuriers et des personnalites du show business. Ses romans policiers ont ete traduits dans vingt-deux langues. Il a remporte a deux reprises le Ned Kelly Award, prix australien du meilleur polar, et a ete nomine pour le CWA Steel Dagger en 2007 et 2008, ainsi que pour les ITV3 Thriller awards.