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The Concrete Pearl
The Concrete Pearl
The Concrete Pearl
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The Concrete Pearl

Written by Vincent Zandri

Narrated by Christine Williams

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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How does a headstrong girl like me learn to survive in a man’s construction racket? By taking your old man’s advice, even if it comes from six feet under.

Thirty-eight-year-old Ava “Spike” Harrison can hold her own in the boys club that is the construction business. Her late father saw to it that she was as comfortable on a job site as she was behind a textbook. But the past few years have had her over a barrel—job site injuries and a string of bad luck, including the death of her husband, have hampered the venerable Harrison Construction Company. Taking a cheap job here and there has been her only option.

Grasping at straws, though, comes at a price: an asbestos removal contractor she’s hired, Jimmy Farrell—a lifelong acquaintance who gladly accepted $10,000 from Spike as a “good faith” incentive—has gone AWOL. The three hundred students at Albany’s PS 20, the job site, are about to be exposed to deadly asbestos fibers.

What starts out as a goose chase—from a cleared-out office to Jimmy’s impounded car—turns into an all-out search for the real story behind the man’s sudden disappearance. Trading in her work boots for gumshoes, Spike must tread a path paved with deception, greed, and even murder if she’s going to nail down the truth.

Vincent Zandri, author of the popular Moonlight saga, spins intrigue and danger with a thrilling new series and a sharp, feisty heroine who has little left to lose.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 4, 2012
ISBN9781469205427
The Concrete Pearl
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Vincent Zandri

"Vincent Zandri hails from the future." --The New York Times “Sensational . . . masterful . . . brilliant.” --New York Post "Gritty, fast-paced, lyrical and haunting." --Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author of Six Years "Tough, stylish, heartbreaking." --Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of Savages and Cartel. Winner of the 2015 PWA Shamus Award and the 2015 ITW Thriller Award for Best Original Paperback Novel for MOONLIGHT WEEPS, Vincent Zandri is the NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and AMAZON KINDLE OVERALL NO.1 bestselling author of more than 60 novels and novellas including THE REMAINS, EVERYTHING BURNS, ORCHARD GROVE, THE SHROUD KEY and THE GIRL WHO WASN'T THERE. His list of domestic publishers include Delacorte, Dell, Down & Out Books, Thomas & Mercer, Polis Books, Suspense Publishing, Blackstone Audio, and Oceanview Publishing. An MFA in Writing graduate of Vermont College, his work is translated in the Dutch, Russian, French, Italian, and Japanese. Having sold close to 1 million editions of his books, Zandri has been the subject of major features by the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Business Insider. He has also made appearances on Bloomberg TV and the FOX News network. In December 2014, Suspense Magazine named Zandri's, THE SHROUD KEY, as one of the "Best Books of 2014." Suspense Magazine selected WHEN SHADOWS COME as one of the "Best Books of 2016". He was also a finalist for the 2019 Derringer Award for Best Novelette. A freelance photojournalist, freelance writer, and the author of the popular "lit blog," The Vincent Zandri Vox, Zandri has written for Living Ready Magazine, RT, New York Newsday, Hudson Valley Magazine, The Times Union (Albany), Game & Fish Magazine, CrimeReads, Altcoin Magazine, The Jerusalem Post, Market Business News, Duke University, Colgate University, and many more. He also writes for Scalefluence. An Active Member of MWA and ITW, he lives in New York and Florence, Italy. For more go to VINZANDRI.COM

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    "Spike" Harrison is running the construction company left to her by her late father. She is struggling to keep the business afloat when the unthinkable happens. She has contracted out the asbestos removal to a man who disappears. Not only does he disappear he leaves her to deal with his sub-par job of removal and exposing children to asbestos. She is left to deal with OSHA.This begins her search for Farrell, the sub contractor. Her search leads her to a PI,who she eventually teams up with, as she uncovers that Farrell was involved in a lot more than a poor work ethic.This book is well written and very fast paced. Spike puts herself in mortal danger as she uncovers more than she bargained for. Spike is a very determined and strong female lead character. Her life was formed around the construction sites and she doesn't take nonsense.I do have a content warning. This book is laced with profanity, violence, and sexual innuendo. This book is written for an adult audience.I became interested in reading books by Vincent when I "met" him at Goodreads. I finally read one of his books and I was not disappointed. I have a couple of his other books on my kindle and will read them at a later date.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    In case you all don't know me by now, this is my all time FAVORITE, FAVORITE, FAVORITE suspense author. He rocks. No doubt about it. And, once again, this author brought us another rockin', KILLER novel! I read this back in May when I bought it, but wanted to participate in this blog tour, so it's been absolutely killing ME to keep my mouth shut about this novel. It's INCREDIBLE! I think that, even more than the Dick Moonlights, this novel is off the charts HOT! Ava "Spike" Harrison is an awesome chic! She is bad to the bone, so to speak, and when she inherits her fathers construction company, all hell breaks loose. Literally. She takes on a job, cheaper than what she wanted, and the guy she hired, well, he was a cheater. He endangered children, and, he cheated Ava out of money. So, what is going to do when her already failing construction company faces even bigger problems when that said hired guy goes missing? I'm not going to go into a whole lot about this AMAZING novel. I don't want to give anything away. (Ya'll know me well by now I'm sure, and know that I don't giveaway spoilers). I will tell you this novel is full of so much more than great characters and an author who knows his junk. It's about FANTASTIC heart pounding suspense. A roller coaster ride of ups, downs, ins and outs, that will land you in an unknown place each time you settle in for the ride. Throw in a bit of a medical twist with OSHA, and a rockin' awesome band and well, you've got a GREAT novel! It's a big novel: 581 pages on the Nook. But, despite it's large capacity of twists, turns, and suspense, it's a fast paced thriller that will have you at the end in no time. I highly, highly recommend this novel to every suspenseful thriller lover out there. The awesome thing about Vincent Zandri and his 5 Book worthy novels is that you never know what kind of story you will get, or where you'll land at the end of the novel. This is by far, his best novel to date, and I have read all but one so far. I have a Zandri collection going and this one is at the top of the recommendation list for him. AWESOMETASTIC work, Zandri! Can't wait for the next "Spike" novel to release (hint, hint....)!