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The Safe Man Kindle Edition

by Michael Connelly (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Published for the first time under his own name, a dark and haunting short story from bestselling crime author Michael Connelly. Like his father before him, Brian Holloway is a safe man. That is, his specialty is opening safes. Every job is a little mystery, and he has yet to encounter a lock he can't break or a box he can't crack. But the day Holloway gets called in to open a rare, antique safe in a famous author's library, his skills open a door that should have remained closed.

Now available in ebook only as a stand-alone story, The Safe Man was previously published in print anonymously in The Secret Society of Demolition Writers.

Length: 61 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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The greatest living American crime writer has landed another telling blow to his nearest rivals. - Mirror on The Fifth Witness Connelly has proved himself the king of US police procedurals, and now his legal books are the equal of John Grisham's - Independent on Sunday While the themes of Connelly's LA crime novels are familiar (power, envy, corruption), his plotting is anything but' - Esquire This latest novel is as shamelessly entertaining as its predecessors, with the customary skilful plotting even more burnished...in the crime fiction stakes Connelly is comfortably in the upper bracket - The Express on The Fifth Witness --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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A dark and disturbing ebook original from the master of the crime genre --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

ASIN : B00A0D91BQ
Publisher : Allen & Unwin (1 November 2012)
Language : English
File size : 1550 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 61 pages

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Engaging but ends with a cliffhanger

Reviewed in Australia on 9 April 2020

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Honestly I wasn't expecting a ghost story, but I read to the end. If there's a followup novel I may read it; what's presented here is definitely interesting.

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Yvonne's Kindle

it is annoying and frustrating

Reviewed in Australia on 19 August 2014

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Why only 41% of the book then go onto 'The Black Box'. This is the second book I have ordered, not expensive mind you, but only a portion of the book, it is annoying and frustrating. If you buy a book, you don't get a portion through it and then it goes onto preview another book

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Mopsella

Ripped off.

Reviewed in Australia on 25 August 2014

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This was a rip off. While the short story itself was good (as would be expected from this author), it accounted for less than half of the purchased e book. The rest was the first chapter of a book I had already read.

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Lyn Gibb

Disappointed

Reviewed in Australia on 11 May 2015

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I started reading this book looking forward to another enjoyable read. Not to be - I find that it is just a sample and I am so disappointed. It goes on to give me a look at another story which t have already finished.

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Ann

Great read

Reviewed in Australia on 3 January 2014

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intriguing,insight into the events of the 1992 riots, as a detective investigating a murder at the time. Every page drew the reader more in to the mind of the detective. Thoroughly enjoyed can't wait to read the full book

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Doreen

Is this all??

Reviewed in Australia on 13 April 2014

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Was this a short story? I was left looking for more. I've always enjoyed Michael Connelly, so was disappointed when it wasn't longer.

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Judy Carruthers

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Reviewed in Australia on 5 September 2018

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Another great read

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pauline Hutchings

Good book to the end . Shows both sides to police work

Reviewed in Australia on 11 November 2016

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Even the dark side of which is usually skipped also a shows mans inhumanity to man and the world is full of predator and prey

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R. JONES

Short changed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2013

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I bought this as an Amazon UK daily offer. It was only 99pence but I feel cheated as the full book is not included on the Kindle version. The last page of the story given is stated to be 39% of the book. It then continues with 3 chapters of another book (one I have already read in print). When I contacted Amazon.co.uk about this I was told that this is how it is. In other words The Safe Man is not complete - how frustrating is that? The man from Amazon (Luigi)suggested I contact the author/publishers and he told me there would be an email address given at the end of the book. There is no email address, only a website address for Orion books with no facility for feedback on the site. Please, Amazon, tell us before we purchase if we are likely to get a complete book when we order.

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B WILSON

Don't bother with this one

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2017

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My first Michael Connelly read, and I expected much better from such a famous and well published author. Very little character development and far fetched. The safe man opens an old floor safe for a client and releases the trapped friendly ghost of a six year old girl. Only the ghost is so "real" he does not realise she is a ghost. I thought ghosts were supposed to be ethereal and spooky? But despite meeting a friendly ghost, he has nightmares of a spooky, ethereal ghost form. SPOILER ALERT - it turns out the ghost is his unborn child. I thought ghosts were supposed to be dead people, not those who hadn't even been born yet ? There is no explanation how the ghost got into the safe. So he decides on a simple solution to get rid of the nightmares and carries this out. We never find out if it worked because the book finishes so abruptly, as if the author went to make a coffee and forgot to finish the book. I was left thinking "What ??!! Where is the rest of the story ?". The book is about 100 pages long, but this story only lasts for 39% of this book. The remaining 61% is taken up by the opening chapters of an upcoming book called "The Black Box" which, having flicked through it, does not appeal to me.

7 people found this helpful

Jimw

Read the reviews before you buy this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2019

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Wish I had read the reviews before I bought this, while the story its self was ok I’d read it in under an hour and was left with an extract from another book, I don’t want to read extracts I want to read books. I’ve read plenty of Michael Connelly books and found them excellent books, but this was a complete rip off. Amazons description fell way below standards

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LizzieMac09

A promotional piece for a new novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 October 2018

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This was quite a clever short story with a moderately neat little twist. Not really worth the money, though, especially as it falls into that new category of half-baked pieces of writing which are created for the sole purpose of selling the author's next full length novel. Still, at least it was a bit more substantial than the latest piece of filler by Lee Child!

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A Short Story not a novel!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2015

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This book is a short story not a novel. I bought two Michael Connelly books tonight - I think I have just found out the downside to book files such as Kindle and that is you have to rely on a honest description Twice in one night I've been got. Total length advertised 270 pages but the book ends at 39%! What follows is the start/review for another book. I wanted a novel to get my teeth into - I'm not a fan of short stories and if I can't be sure of what I'm buying well... I've just gone off Mr Connelly, I won't be buying another book of his for a while. You couldn't get away with this if you bought from a book shop however, it should be remembered that not everyone can hold books.

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