Riordan's Desk
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Crime fiction by Mark Coggins featuring private investigator August Riordan. Each season is a one chapter/one episode reading of a Riordan novel by the author. Season 1 is THE DEAD BEAT SCROLL, a book the New York Journal of Books called a “Glorious potpourri of violence, black humor … sex, and a hunt for a lost manuscript.” Note that the podcast is intended for mature audiences and includes curse words, violence and sex.
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1In this audio fiction presentation of the novel The Dead Beat Scroll, private investigator August Riordan returns to San Francisco to avenge the death of his friend and one-time partner, Chris Duckworth. Duckworth has taken over Riordan’s old business, his old office, and even his old apartment, and Riordan suspects Duckworth’s death is linked to the missing-person case he was working when he died.An alluring young woman named Angelina hired Duckworth to look for her half-sister, but what Riordan finds instead is a murderous polyamorous family intent on claiming a previously unknown manuscript from Beat writer Jack Kerouac.Following clues from Duckworth and a trail of mutilated bodies left by the family, Riordan soon realizes that avenging his partner will first involve recovering the manuscript—then saving Angelina and himself from kidnap, torture, and death. As the bodies pile up, Riordan must work with old allies and enemies to untangle Duckworth’s last case before time runs out.In Chapter 1, Riordan makes a late-night visit to a massage parlor. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan goes back to his old San Francisco office to compare notes with his ex, Gretchen Sabatini. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan goes to Berkeley to talk to Ivy, the sugar baby who hired Duckworth. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan visits Ivy's sugar daddy. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan meets Angelina, Duckworth's actual last client. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan makes another late night visit to Golden Fingers. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan makes an unsettling discovery. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan updates Angelina on developments in the case. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan gets his hair cut--and makes an important discovery as a result. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan has a literary experience. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan visits a rare book dealer. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan gains important insight into the origin of the mysterious scroll thanks to research by Gretchen _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan gets schooled on Beat Generation writers. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan meets with Kittredge to compare notes. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan meets Kim and learns a thing or two more about the birds and the bees. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan goes to see Kim's friend Tuyen. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan learns more about what happened to Tuyen and goes to see Angelina. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan meets the leader of Wo Hop To. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan receives an unexpected visitor from Palm Springs. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
Riordan gets an important message from an old friend. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter
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I tried to get into this podcast but the narrator's voice was very dry and monotone. It made it very hard to get into the story.
I’ve now listened to the first 2 books and I loved them!! Ray is my favourite.
I’m on the first book and so far loving it, thank you!