MIAMI CONTINGENT

by Robert Earl

Narrated by: Drama Simpson

Production by: Robert Jones

Review by: Liam Jenkins

The Miami Contingent: A Gun shoots both ways!

My word. A gentle stroll in the park, this isn't! The Miami Contingent pulls no punches and digs deep into the muck and mire of the Magic City.

Summary:

The story is set in the early Nineties and starts with Renee Jenkins, a young, streetwise girl who goes to score drugs with her younger brother. This sets the book's tone as the story then bangs and crashes and unfolds like a stubborn camping chair; you start to learn about the dysfunctional Jenkins clan. Renee's Uncle and Grandfather, Money and Shipyard (love the names), seemed to have locked down her fate.

All the while, a violent storm is brewing over the heads of these degenerates and undesirables.

Writer's style:

In his foreword, author Robert Earl forewarns the listener that this is a no holds barred high, octane, rough ride, and he wasn't bluffing.

Rob's style is about shooting from the hip. He doesn't try to sugarcoat anything. I enjoyed the picture he painted with the descriptive 'street' slang he aptly used.

What stuck with me throughout the whole audiobook was that this was about real people, the names had aptly changed, but this was something that Rob had experienced or had knowledge of these people.

The only flaw was quite a few he said/she said, which after a while became a bit of a problem. Due to the fantastic performance of the voice-over artist, Drama Simpson, these were not needed as you could easily identify the characters after a while.

Would I recommend this book?

Although the Miami Contingent isn't an audiobook that I would actively seek to add to my library to listen to, I did enjoy it.

It was entertaining, rough and ready, and delivered what it set out to achieve; Grab you by the throat and not let go until the end.

There were no issues with the quality or production of this audiobook.

Disclaimer: This Audiobook was provided free of charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher in exchange for a non-bias, honest review.