Shoot the Woman First

Product Description [MP3-CD audiobook format in Vinyl case. NOTE: The MP3-CD format requires a compatible audio CD player.] [Read by Coleen Marlo] With Shoot the Woman First, Wallace Stroby delivers another powerful, lyrical novel, his third featuring Crissa Stone -- one of the most original female characters in hard-boiled fiction. Half a million dollars in drug proceeds, guarded by three men with automatic weapons -- for professional thief Crissa Stone and her team, stealing it was the easy part. But when the split goes awry in a blaze of gunfire, Crissa finds herself on the run with a duffel bag full of stolen cash, bound by a promise to deliver part of the take to the needy family of one of her slain partners. -- In pursuit are the drug kingpin's lethal lieutenants and a former Detroit cop with his own deadly agenda. They think the money's there for the taking, for whoever finds her first. But Crissa doesn't plan to give it up without a fight, even as her mission of mercy puts her and a young child in mortal danger, with forces on both sides of the law closing in. After all, a debt is a debt -- even if it has to be paid in blood. Review ''Just when you think that you can't be surprised anymore, a writer like Wallace Stroby ups the ante.'' --Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author''Stroby's Crissa Stone is emerging as one of the more compelling female criminals in mystery fiction. In her third outing she once again displays bravery, cunning, loyalty, and a big heart matched by a willingness to embrace the violence her lifestyle necessitates…Stroby nails this taut, gripping contest between well-matched opponents.'' --Publishers Weekly (starred review)''The shootouts have been staged in many a gangster -- and western -- tale. But when they're done as skillfully as this, who cares?'' --Booklist ''Professional thief and stone-cold killer Crissa Stone is back, lining up another caper in burned-out Detroit. Her long-buried conscience leads her further into danger and, perhaps, the end of it all. Violence permeates the action-filled pages replete with fascinating characters in this excellent novel.'' --RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)''Stroby's Crissa Stone is emerging as one of the more compelling female criminals in mystery fiction. In her third outing she once again displays bravery, cunning, loyalty, and a big heart matched by a willingness to embrace the violence her lifestyle necessitates…Stroby nails this taut, gripping contest between well-matched opponents.'' --Publishers Weekly (starred review)''The shootouts have been staged in many a gangster -- and western -- tale. But when they're done as skillfully as this, who cares?'' --Booklist ''Professional thief and stone-cold killer Crissa Stone is back, lining up another caper in burned-out Detroit. Her long-buried conscience leads her further into danger and, perhaps, the end of it all. Violence permeates the action-filled pages replete with fascinating characters in this excellent novel.'' --RT Book Reviews (4½ stars) About the Author WALLACE STROBY is an award-winning journalist and a former editor at the Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey. His 'Crissa Stone' novels have been optioned for development as a television series by Showtime. Stroby lives in New Jersey.