THE BACKUP MEN (Mac McCorkle #3) (audiobook) by Ross Thomas
Originally published in 1971. Audiobook edition published by HighBridge Audio in 2013. Read by Brian Holsopple Duration: 6 hours, 1 minute. Ross Thomas (1926-1995) is a multiple Edgar Award winner. HighBridge Audio is going back and re-releasing a number of his books as audiobooks. The Backup Men is #3 in the four part Mac McCorkle series. I had not read or listened to any books by Ross Thomas before this one and, to his credit, Thomas did an extraordinary job of getting this newbie listener up to speed rather quickly. Mac McCorkle is a part owner of a rather fancy restaurant in Washington, D.C. that he calls a "saloon." His partner is Mike Padillo who used to work for the CIA or a similar government entity (he is never quite clear about this) and is well-known in the professional hitman/bodyguard/spy community. Padillo is approached by a couple of well-known members of his professional community, a set of nearly identical male and female twins, the Gothars