{"id":25856,"date":"2026-02-21T19:29:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=25856"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:29:26","slug":"fortune-favors-the-dead-audio-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/25856","title":{"rendered":"Fortune Favors the Dead, Audio Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fortune Favors the Dead<\/em>, Audio Book<\/a> (2020) Stephen Spotswood<\/a> narrated by Kirsten Potter (Pentecost and Parker Mystery #1)<\/p>\n

\"FortuneSet in NYC in 1945<\/p>\n

\u201cI trust you to use your best judgment. Don\u2019t do anything you aren\u2019t comfortable doing.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYou realize I used to dress up like a showgirl and have knives thrown at my face. My threshold for uncomfortable is pretty high.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s the way it is with most mysteries. There are always more questions than answers. Few things wrap up nice and tight like they do in my dime-store novels.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHoney, sometimes I forget how young you are,\u201d he said, still grinning. \u201cI\u2019m saying that he was a confirmed bachelor in the way I\u2019m a confirmed bachelor.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cPlease sit wherever you\u2019re most comfortable.\u201d <\/p>\n

I was tempted to go outside and sit in the car, that being the most comfortable of available options.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Willowjean Parker, Lillian Pentecost, Eleanor Campbell, Alistair Collins, Abigail Collins, Rebecca Collins, Randolph Collins, Harrison Wallace, Ariel Belestrade, Neal Watkins, Olivia Waterhouse, John Meredith, Dora Sanford, Jeremy Sanford, Lieutenant Nathan Lazenby, Hollis Graham, Ms. Anna Nowak , Mr. McCloskey, Jonathan Markel, Kalishenko<\/p>\n

Cover by Rui Ricardo<\/p>\n

Publisher: Random House Audio<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fortune Favors the Dead, Audio Book (2020) Stephen Spotswood narrated by Kirsten Potter (Pentecost and Parker Mystery #1) Set in NYC in 1945 \u201cI trust you to use your best judgment. Don\u2019t do anything you aren\u2019t comfortable doing.\u201d \u201cYou realize I used to dress up like a showgirl and have knives thrown at my face. 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