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Fishpriest

By: Mike Batistick
Narrated by: Ethan Hawke, Nicole Lewis, Adriana Ducassi, full cast
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Listen to Fishpriest. Available starting May 19th!

The Bronx, 1993. Crack is king. Crime is rampant. Tommy “Fishpriest” Barth - nicknamed after his weapon of choice, a club that’s meant to kill fish but works on people just fine - sees the chaos firsthand at Concourse Bail Bonds.

Today, Tommy’s a bounty hunter, but he was a cop up until two years ago, when an all-consuming undercover operation to bust one of the most notorious crime syndicates the city's ever seen - the Jamaican Shower Posse - destroyed his marriage, drove him to addiction, and cost him his badge.

Tommy thought he’d banished the JSP from the Bronx forever. But with the crack epidemic in full swing, they’re back - and they’re stronger. When Tommy’s ex-partner offers him a shot at redemption, he chooses to risk everything he’s rebuilt.

Will he survive this time?

Ethan Hawke (Training Day) stars in this dark, thrilling, character-driven crime drama. This cinematic Audible Original is presented in eight-episodes with intense, wall-to-wall sound design and grim and gritty performances at a fever-pitch.

Please note: This content is for mature audiences only. It contains adult language and themes. Discretion is advised.

©2022 Mike Batistick (P)Mike Batistick Mike Batistick International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals
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  • Trailer

    Trailer
    Mar 14 2022

    Listen to Fishpriest. Available starting May 19th!

    The Bronx, 1993. Crack is king. Crime is rampant. Tommy “Fishpriest” Barth - nicknamed after his weapon of choice, a club that’s meant to kill fish but works on people just fine - sees the chaos firsthand at Concourse Bail Bonds.

    Today, Tommy’s a bounty hunter, but he was a cop up until two years ago, when an all-consuming undercover operation to bust one of the most notorious crime syndicates the city's ever seen - the Jamaican Shower Posse - destroyed his marriage, drove him to addiction, and cost him his badge.

    Tommy thought he’d banished the JSP from the Bronx forever. But with the crack epidemic in full swing, they’re back - and they’re stronger. When Tommy’s ex-partner offers him a shot at redemption, he chooses to risk everything he’s rebuilt.

    Will he survive this time?

    Ethan Hawke (Training Day) stars in this dark, thrilling, character-driven crime drama. This cinematic Audible Original is presented in eight-episodes with intense, wall-to-wall sound design and grim and gritty performances at a fever-pitch.

    Please note: This content is for mature audiences only. It contains adult language and themes. Discretion is advised.

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    1 min
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  • Episode 101: “Noose”

    Episode 101: “Noose”
    May 19 2022
    The Bronx, 1993. Ex-cop and bail bondsman Tommy “Fishpriest” Barth is laying low. Two years ago, he took down the Jamaican Shower Posse, New York’s deadliest crime syndicate, and lost his family (wife Ana, daughter Bella) and badge in the process. Now, all signs point to JSP’s return – and Tommy knows that their leader, Jamaar Maywether, is coming for him.
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    29 mins
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  • Episode 102: “Offer”

    Episode 102: “Offer”
    May 19 2022
    Tommy receives an offer from a JSP contact at Rikers and pushes Isaac, his boss and oldest friend, for some cash. Maywether establishes a dance hall as a JSP drug front. Naomi Cora, Maywether’s cousin and second-in-command, worries about her place in the pecking order.
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    23 mins
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Amazing sound performances, a good story and great writing. The realistic ending does the story credit, and makes more sense than the usual cliched happy ending.
Ethan Hawke is brilliant, could listen to him all day!

Brilliant

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I'll be honest and admit I originally only got this because I'm an Ethan Hawke fan and I've not normally been able to stick with the format of this style of audiobook, however this one blew me away!
I honestly could picture everything as it happened, I loved the characters and backstory idea- the background noises and everything just made me feel as though I were watching a movie.
The story did end a little abruptly I though so lost one star for that but I did like how it ended- was just right and added to the realism.
I'd have preferred it to have been longer but that is only because I loved the series rather than because it needed it.

Highly recommended indeed!

Fantastic- Consider me converted!

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This story belongs alongside New Jack City and Predator 2. It's a fantasy story set in a world of urban neglect where criminals can operate above the state, as the state has surrendered control to large swathes of a mega city it cannot manage.

80s-90s Urban Crime Fantasy

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This is unusual in that there is no narration and little explanation. The story evolves purely in dialogue. Fair enough, nothing wrong with a bit of a different format

Some of the Jamaican accents were cringe worthy. It wasn’t clear what was going on - to me at least and it found I didn’t really care. Gave up half way through episode 3

I don’t get it

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You mean to tell me out of all the Jamaican actors and actresses out there you picked Americans to further insult our islands with a severely poor imitation of the so called Jamaican patois. It was so distracting I don’t know what the story was only I needed to get to the end to comment. At least there was a West Indian presence by way of the Bajan sounding Naomi I suppose that should suffice.

Why do it? Just why?

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