About the Book
Tex Larimee, a grizzled sheriff, leaving the deserts of Cactus County, Arizona, behind and blazing a trail east to mix it up with The Slickers in the canyons of New York. Robbed of his cash, gun and badge, and accused of murdering his best friend, Tex's welcome to the city is a rude one. But he's got a few tricks of his own up his sleeve -- and in his recovered Colt .45 -- to make even the toughest of city birds sing a different tune. Strap on your six-gun and spurs and take a bite out of the Big Apple as the audio version of The Slickers mixes up Wild West action with big city suspense.
About the Author :
With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 230 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most acclaimed and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard. Jim Meskimen is a stage, film, and television actor who has appeared in many well-known movies and television shows. He acted in Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon, both of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscars. He is the winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Tamra Meskimen.
Thomas Silcott has brought a diverse array of characters to life. He has appeared on Broadway in Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk, Hamlet, Othello, Raisin in the Sunand on film and in television in Gods and Generals, Desperate Housewives, StandoffandGirlfriends.
Phil Proctor is an original member of the three-time Grammy-nominated Firesign Theatre. He has performed on stage and television and in such movies as Rugrats; Finding Nemo; Monsters, Inc.; and the Dr. Doolittle films.
Tait Ruppert is an actor who has appeared in numerous feature films and television shows, including 7th Heaven, All That, Swordfish, and The General's Daughter. Also an audiobook narrator, he has read numerous books by L. Ron Hubbard.
Corey Burton is an American voice actor perhaps best known as the current voice of Ludwig Von Drake, Captain Hook and many other characters for numerous Disney projects, and Brainiac in the DC animated universe. He has worked on numerous cartoon series for major networks such as Cartoon Network and has worked extensively with The Walt Disney Company and Disney theme parks. Michael Yurchak is an award-winning actor and voice talent. He has appeared in multiple films, including The Babymakers, I Heart Shakey, Watching the Detectives, The Lather Effect, and Beerfest. He can be heard each day as a regular arts and entertainment promo voice on New York City's NY1, where he was nominated for a New York News Emmy Award.
Edoardo Ballerini, an American actor, director, film producer, and multiaward-winning narrator. He has won several Audie Awards for best narration, including for 2019's Best Male Narrator of the Year. He was named by Booklist as winner of their 2023 Voice of Choice Award, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, from classics to modern masters, from bestsellers to the inspirational, from Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners to spine-tingling series, and much more. In television and film, he is best known for his roles in A Murder at the End of the World, The Sopranos, 24, I Shot Andy Warhol, Dinner Rush, and Romeo Must Die. He is also trained in theater and continues to do much work on stage.
Edoardo Ballerini, an American actor, director, film producer, and multiaward-winning narrator. He has won several Audie Awards for best narration, including for 2019's Best Male Narrator of the Year. He was named by Booklist as winner of their 2023 Voice of Choice Award, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, from classics to modern masters, from bestsellers to the inspirational, from Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners to spine-tingling series, and much more. In television and film, he is best known for his roles in A Murder at the End of the World, The Sopranos, 24, I Shot Andy Warhol, Dinner Rush, and Romeo Must Die. He is also trained in theater and continues to do much work on stage.
R. F. Daley has worked for more than thirty years as an actor, writer, director and illustrator. In addition to doing voice work and acting in television and film, most recently in Bridesmaids, he has spent a good deal of his career singing in musical theater, including a decade on Broadway in productions like Cats.
Review :
"During the 1930s and '40s, L. Ron Hubbard wrote in almost every pulp genre imaginable and wasn't afraid to mix and match. The story "The Slickers" is a fine example of this experimenting. It combines the easygoing twang of a Western with the hard-boiled rhythms of an urban detective mystery, as an Arizona sheriff who travels to New York City doesn't take kindly to having his wallet stolen and being framed for murder by tough-talking mobsters. Combining state-of-the-art sound effects and music with Golden Age Radio acting styles, ace Galaxy Press narrator R. F. Daley and the cast read all three unabridged short stories in this collection ("The Slickers," "Murder Afloat," and "Killer Ape") with affection, humor, and, especially, a sense of good old-time adventure."
-- "AudioFile"
