Riordan's Desk

In 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.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players 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.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan goes to Berkeley to talk to Ivy, the sugar baby who hired Duckworth.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan visits Ivy's sugar daddy.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan meets Angelina, Duckworth's actual last client.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan makes another late night visit to Golden Fingers.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan makes an unsettling discovery.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan updates Angelina on developments in the case.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan gets his hair cut--and makes an important discovery as a result.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan has a literary experience.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan visits a rare book dealer.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan gains important insight into the origin of the mysterious scroll thanks to research by GretchenSupport the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan gets schooled on Beat Generation writers.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan meets with Kittredge to compare notes.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players 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.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan goes to see Kim's friend Tuyen.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan learns more about what happened to Tuyen and goes to see Angelina.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan meets the leader of Wo Hop To.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan receives an unexpected visitor from Palm Springs.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan gets an important message from an old friend.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.