Beautiful Ride Audio Book
Another Superb BMW Audiobook


Beautiful RideBeautiful Ride by Don Winslow

Audio Book

Author: Don Winslow

Time: 51 Minutes

Publisher: Random House

Narrator: Kerry Shale

Short Story Summary

Back then he was looking at a fat IPO and a boat. Back then he was rich. Back then he had a condo overlooking the ocean, a wife, and had just bought the BMW Z4 convertible. Cobalt blue, like the ocean on a clean, clear day in early spring.

Now what he has left is the car. Ted’s a real estate investor in Laguna Beach, California. He’s been kicked out by his soon-to-be ex wife, his assets have been frozen by the IRS, he’s holding on to his Beemer, but the car company’s repo men want it back, and he’s living in a tent. He’s falling through the cracks of the ‘Gold Coast’ life, until he turns to money-laundering to get back in the game. Then things get worse…

Author Biography

Don Winslow has worked:

  • in the theatre
  • in film
  • as a private investigator

He now works as an independent consultant in issues involving litigation arising from criminal behaviour.

His previous novels include:

  • The Power of the Dog
  • The Life and Death of Bobby Z
  • California Fire and Life

About the Narrator – Kerry Shale

Actor and writer Kerry Shale’s most recent appearences include the television series Love Soup and Stephen Poliakoff’s film Gideon’s Daughter. He has worked at the Royal National Theatre in His Girl Friday and is a regular guest on BBC TV’s Newsnight Review. Kerry also has been busy acting in over two hundred radio plays.

He has won the:

  • Sony Award for Best Radio Actor
  • Writers’ Guild Award for Best Radio Dramatisation
  • APA Award for Audio Book Reader of the Year

Don Winslow – Beautiful Ride Audio Book

Short Story Reviews:
What a great short story from Don and another winning performance from Kerry.
This Beautiful Ride audio book short story from BMW has a lot of twists and is well worth the listen.

Country:
New Zealand

This story is exellent. It has a nice Climax. Listening to this story teaches me how to create a great short story. This is the best audiobook story I’ve ever heard yet. I was so interested in the story and this wasn’t a waste of 51 minutes of my time. I enjoyed every minute. This story was so realistic.

Country:
United Kingdom

I loved this story! Well crafted with good pace, well-drawn characters and lots of twists and turns.
A story of human failing and ambitions with a bit of humour thrown in.
The final twist concerning Marcus came as a real surprise for me. Though the clues were there, I’d forgotten about his little plan. A great surprise ending to a thoroughly enjoyable story.
More please!

Country:
United Kingdom

Its not easy writing a decent short story. Listening to Beautiful Ride audio book, Don Winlsow combines perfectly judged humour with a smattering of wisdom about the nature of love and human failing. Combined with a simple story of redemption as his main character decides what really matters in life for him (and us all in reality). The narration was also appropriately ‘tongue in cheek’. It’s one of those rare short audiobook stories that would make a good film. The prose gives more than a nod to the conventions of the genre and past masters. On the whole..good intelligent entertainment and the BMW plugs?.. It had to be done with humour and it was… I couldn’t fault it..all for free.. nice one!

Country:
United Kingdom

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