Sam Burns has narrated 3 audiobooks on Listento.it by 6 authors. The most-rated is One Last Chance.
The Causio Contracts
Summary
The novel is a crime thriller and set in 1987. It opens by introducing the various members of an underworld gang. They are engaged in such nefarious practices as extortion, drug supplying, prostitution, etc. The leader is an Italian called Lawrence Adrian Causio. He is an immigrant from Sicily who has developed the organization to a point where its power and wealth are an affront to the rule of law in West Yorkshire. The narrative then switches to the main character, James Egan. He is the owner of a profitable insurance brokerage but because of his past experiences and recent divorce has become cynical and jaundiced. A chance encounter has led to an alliance between himself and Causio. The criminal has persuaded Egan to use his influence on his clientele, with the aim of eventually swindling them. Egan is deeply suspicious of Causio, believing the man intends to double-cross him. His assessment is correct, and on the day of the robbery, Egan puts his counterplan into action first, thwarts Causio, and escapes to Spain with the proceeds. There, he meets a woman, and, mutually attracted, a romance begins. But unbeknownst to Egan, the gang has discovered his whereabouts. He is pursued, and a murderous battle ensues in a remote spot on the Costa Brava from which Egan barely escapes alive. His ordeals, however, are not over. Causio’s son, devastated by his father’s death, launches another attack on Egan’s life a few weeks later. The underlying premise of the work, I think, is true. Namely, if any person experiences the sort of misfortunes that befall Egan, then many will succumb in the same way.
©2013 Peter F Jemison (P)2019 Circle of Spears
Flynn: A One-Person Play in Two Acts
Summary
A one-person play about the life and times of Errol Flynn. As Captain Blood, Robin Hood, and the Sea Hawk, he was the "King of the Swashbucklers". As Errol Flynn, he was Hollywood's number one rogue. He was married three times, and also was the defendant in three rape trials. Indeed, it's fitting that his last major swashbuckling film cast him in the role of Don Juan. The play joins Flynn a few weeks before his premature death. Knowing that the end is near, he is in a New York airport, waiting to fly west to see his children for the last time. Reminiscing about his life, he talks about his mischievous youth in Tasmania, the mother who always berated him as a "wicked, wicked boy," his days as a New Guinea slave trader, and his Hollywood adventures with the likes of John Barrymore, Jack Warner, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland and director Michael Curtiz. Amusing, yet tragic, Michael B. Druxman's Flynn is the saga of the screen's most lovable rascal.
©1984 Michael B. Druxman (P)2017 Michael B. Druxman
One Last Chance
Summary
This collection of fantasy short stories are from the three winners of Remastered Words 2020 audio anthology, including "Blighted", a tale from T. O. Munro, which was written for the anthology. The compilation marks our fifth year in production and was given the title, One Last Chance, depicting a lone archer reaching for the last arrow from her quiver. So charge your tankards, goblets, and mugs, and sit back and enjoy a fabled journey or two.
©2020 Remastered Words (P)2020 Remastered Words