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If people who read books on paper are called bookworms, then are people who
listen to cassette books called tapeworms?

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Audio books are considered to be the fastest-growing segment in the publishing industry, growing 75 percent since 1995 and representing $2 billion in annual sales, according to the Audio Publishers Association (APA).

Jitterbug: A Novel of Detroit (U)

Loren Estleman

Recorded Books/Griot Audio

In this dazzling crime novel, popular author Loren D. Estleman recreates the high-powered energy and racial unrest of Detroit during World War II. As battles rage around the globe, violence simmers beneath the surface of the Motor City. Blacks and whites are laboring together uneasily in war-time factories, lawless opportunists are amassing black market fortunes, and a new kind of jazz has crowds gathering in seamy, segregated clubs.

Into this tense milieu steps Lieutenant Maximilian Zagreb and his three detectives—known as the Four Horsemen for their cruel methods. It is their job to catch the brutal serial killer who has been targeting ration coupon hoarders. With the body count mounting and distrust building between the races, Zagreb and his men rely on tough, strong-arm tactics to smoke out the killer.

Loren D. Estleman packs this gritty tale with crackling dialog, bold action, and a chilling plot. Narrator Peter Francis James provides the perfect voice for both ruthless rogues and ordinary people as they strive to survive in the seething city.