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Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime

Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime
Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime
A Novel  
By John Dunning
Read by: Boyd Gaines
This edition: Abridged Audio Download
Availability: Available on or around January 1, 2001
List Price: $15.95
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It's the summer of 1942 at radio station WHAR on the New Jersey coast. As bombs fall on Britain, a troupe of gallant actors, sound effects people, writers, and producers explores the promise of this exhilarating medium, struggling to create programming that entertains, informs, and enlightens its listeners.

Into this intense community come Jack Dulaney and Holly Carnahan, determined to find Holly's missing father, who sent his last desperate missive from this noisy seaside town. Holly sings like an angel and quickly becomes a star. Jack -- a onetime novelist who's hit every kind of trouble -- gets hooked by the extraordinary power of radio and discovers that he can write scripts with the best of them.

Holly's father is nowhere to be found, and soon it seems that his disappearance may be linked to an English actor who walked out of the station six years earlier and was never seen again. It is a link that sonic people will do anything to hide -- including murder.

Like E. L. Doctorow in Billy Bathgate or Caleb Carr in The Alienist, Dunning has written a magnificent story of mystery, murder, and revenge that brings to life another era.

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Linda Fairstein author of Cold Hit John Dunning, one of the master storytellers of our time, has written a hauntingly evocative tale of suspense. Set during World War II, Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime transports the reader. The mystery, the romance, the music, the voices of that era's radio, echo in memory long after the last page is turned.
Clive Cussler author of Atlantis Found John Dunning has to be one of the finest writers in America. As always, he has put together a winning mix of intrigue, romance, conspiracy, and shrewd villains. Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime is brilliantly conceived from start to finish. John delivers, and no reader could ask for more.
Janet Evanovich author of Hot Six What a great book
-- full of suspense, romance, and mesmerizing old-time radio lore. And that wonderful 1942 station, WHAR, is in my favorite state, New Jersey! If you haven't yet discovered John Dunning, you have a treat in store.
Thomas Perry author of Blood Money A fascinating, rich novel, densely populated with realistic people who are inspired by their work, hate convincingly, do noble things out of love, and take great risks to solve mysteries that matter.
Stuart M. Kaminsky author of the Toby Peters novels and Vengeance Reading John Dunning's Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime is like going to radio lovers heaven. He brings the excitement of listening to and working in radio to life on almost every page. But he doesn't stop there. This WWII thriller set in and around a radio station in New Jersey in 1942 evokes the very style of old-time radio drama. It reads like the best of the radio thrillers. I love this book.
Greg Iles author of 24 Hours and The Quiet Game In a world of overhyped authors, John Dunning is the real thing. He has the storyteller's gift, mastery of the writer's craft, and deep insight into human behavior. Dunning's books are welcome gifts to us all.
Nevada Barr author of Deep South John Dunning never, ever disappoints. Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime has as many layers as history itself. This is a terrific book.
Peter Robinson author of In a Dry Season This is a beautiful and haunting book. Not only does Mr. Dunning offer us a terrific plot and intriguing characters, he also re-creates a whole bygone era and provides an insider's view of the workings of a small wartime radio station. Fascinating stuff.
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