Gun, With Occasional Music

Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems -- not the least of which are the rabbit in his waiting room and the trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is an ominous place where evolved animals function as members of society, the police monitor citizens by their karma levels, and mind-numbing drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol are all the rage. In this brave new world, Metcalf has been shadowing the wife of an affluent doctor, perhaps falling a little in love with her at the same time. But when the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in the crossfire in a futuristic world that is both funny -- and not so funny. Jonathan Lethem is the author of six novels, including National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude. He lives in New York City. Nick Sullivan has worked extensively on Broadway and at numerous theatres throughout the U. S. His television credits include Hope and Faith, Law and Order SVU and Criminal Intent, Spin City, All My Children, One Life to Live, and Reading Rainbow. The winner of three AudioFile Earphones Awards, Nick has recorded over one hundred fifty audiobooks. Nick is a regular reader for Sound Library(r).