Tom Reads his Books: Recent Episodes
Tom Hale
I, Tom Hale, read the books I have written, one book per season. In this second season, I'll be reading A Dash of Red! You can purchase your copy to read along at Amazon; The Working Blonde, A Dash of Red, and A Lesser God!
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Knox leaves O'Brien to wrap up his paperwork on the Johnny Greene murder. On his way home he stops for a chat with James Cooper, dad to dad.
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Knox keeps Stacey distracted while Shelley looks for his chance to break up the standoff in the Cooper living room.
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Shelley tries to sneak up behind Stacey Womack while Knox tries to keep her talking.
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Knox and O'Brien think they've arrested the wrong Cooper. They head back to arrest Lizzy, but someone is already there and has plans of her own for Lizzy.
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Shelley ditches the interrogation to check out the pawn shop, where the owner confirms that James Cooper was there but bought a necklace, not a gun. In his receipt book he sees someone else was there that morning, someone that did buy a gun.
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Knox and O'Brien bring in Cooper for questioning. O'Brien is disappointed that he won't get his quick confession.
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John Greene is left alone with his son on the coroner's exam table and has one last chance to tell him what he never could tell him before.
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John Greene must identify the body of his only son, Johnny.
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Knox and O'Brien head over to Shelley's apartment to see if he can shed any light on James Cooper's involvement in Johnny Greene's murder.
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O'Brien and Knox sit down with murder witness Emily Herschel as she recounts her morning and what she saw on Wayne Avenue.
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Knox brings in the top homicide detective on the Gemson police force, Danny O'Brien. O'Brien makes quick judgments and forms a theory while viewing the body before going with Knox to meet Emily Herchel.
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Knox's Sunday morning is interrupted with news of Johnny Greene's murder. Arriving at the scene, he finds Johnny, dead on the sidewalk of Wayne Avenue.
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Lost in thought, Cooper takes a walk to clear his head and finds himself downtown. Johnny has decided to make a clean start with Stacey Womack and become a one-woman-man. Heading downtown for a bite of breakfast, he and Cooper find themselves converging on Wayne Avenue.
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Knox has informed Cooper and Lizzy that Johnny Greene will not be charged with her rape. Lizzy takes to her bedroom and refuses to come out, while Cooper wonders how he can make sure this never happens again.
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Knox realizes he has no idea what kind of case Shelley has against Johnny Greene and decides to sit down with the younger detective to determine if his case against the quarterback is strong enough to send to the District Attorney's office.
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Knox and Councilman Musto retire to Knox's study where Musto gives him the hard truth about the importance of University of Gemson football and Johnny Greene to the people of Gemson.
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Knox heads home after a stressful day hoping to relax with his family, but Amanda informs him a surprise guest will be joining them for dinner and has requested corned beef and hash.
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Shelley gets some hassle from a couple older detectives who are also big UG football fans.
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Shelley wraps up his interrogation, and Knox gets a call from ADA Jacobs.
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Johnny gives Shelley his version of how that night went down with Lizzy.
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Shelley's interrogation of Johnny begins in earnest. Despite telling Shelley he had no idea who Lizzy Cooper was, Johnny soon admits to knowing her, and a lot more.
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Coach Tanner finds out his All American has been arrested and marches down to the Gemson Police Department. Knox stands up to him and refuses to release Greene, and Tanner promises to find someone who will order Knox to release him. Meanwhile, Shelley is about to begin his interrogation of the Quarterback.
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Shelley meets Johnny Greene at the quarterback's house but his dad's attorney is there to make sure Shelley minds his manners. Frustrated by the lawyer, Shelley arrests Johnny for the rape of Lizzy Cooper and takes him downtown.
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Johnny Greene goes to see his father for help when he hears about a cop asking questions about the Delta party.
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Danny O'Brien wraps up his investigation, although he knows there will never be a conviction for this gangland murder.
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Knox dives into his administrative responsibilities and reviews a recent murder case.
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Knox and Amanda share a healthy breakfast while Stacey Womack slips out of Johnny Greene's bedroom, but not before telling him about the copper she met. Johnny thinks about this and wonders if maybe he went a little too far with Lizzy Cooper.
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Detrick wraps up his interview with Stacey Womack. Cooper comes home to find Lizzy back in her bedroom and wonders what he could have done to prevent what happened to her.
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Stacey Womack gives Detective Shelley her version of the Homecoming party.
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Detective Shelly meets Stacie Womack at the Delta House to discuss Saturday's party.
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Detective Knox meets with Assistant District Attorney Jacobs to go over upcoming trials. Jacobs warns Knox to rein in Detective Shelley, who has earned a reputation for his thoroughness with accused wife beaters.
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Lizzy finally returns to campus for a calculus quiz.
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Shelley winds up his interview of Erin Winslow, while Knox shares his thoughts on parenting with Amanda,
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Detective Shelley takes a tour of the University of Gemson campus and talks to Lizzy's roommate Erin Winslow. Erin tells Shelley what she knows about Lizzy and Johnny Greene.
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A break from A Dash of Red, here is a Christmas tale of Detective John Knox doing some last minute shopping. I hope you like it, and we'll get back to A Dash of Red next week!
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Knox makes his weekly rounds with his section chiefs and discusses Shelley's new case with Violent Crime Unit Chief Pete Walden.
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Head Coach Chuck Tannter of the Gemson football team gives his team a demonstration of proper tackling, while Johnny Greene regales his friends with his latest conquest, Lizzy Cooper.
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Detective Shelley goes to his mentor Detective John Knox for advice on the Johnny Greene case. Knox has reservations but encourages his young former partner to continue his investigation.
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Lizzy tells Gemson Police Detective Detrick Shelley about the party and Johnny Greene.
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Cooper wakes up to his daughter Lizzy knocking on the front door. She tells him what happened at the party the night before and what Johnny Greene did to her.
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The Gemson Knights blowout the Argabrite Red Devils. Detective Knox and his daughter Lucy celebrate with a trip to the ice cream shop, to Amanda Knox's disappointment.
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Cooper and Lizzy attend the big homecoming game along with John Knox and his daughter Little Lucy.
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Lizzy has grown up and is off to college at the University of Gemson, where she and her father Cooper have plans to watch the homecoming football game.
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Lizzy Cooper is slowly growing up, but still too fast for her dad. To rate this episode or leave a review, head to https://ratethispodcast.com/tomreadshisbooks
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The doctor takes Cooper back to meet Lizzy, but tragedy has visited the young family. *audio note: something went wrong with the audio in this and recent episodes, if you're having trouble hearing me just turn your volume up. Hopefully this is fixed by next episode.
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It's 1940, and James Cooper meets Jenny Miller. The two fall hopelessly in love, marry, and decide to start a family.
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A Sunday morning stroll down Wayne Avenue ends in murder.
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An All-American quarterback, a beautiful co-ed, and a chance encounter after the game leads to an unspeakable crime. John Knox is pressured to drop the case, but his sense of justice and honor will not let him. But will forces outside his control make the decision for him?
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Lindsey has revealed herself to her parents and the Gemson detectives on her case. But who was in the hotel room if it wasn't Lindsey?
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Knox and Shelley narrow their field of suspects and confront the man they believe killed Lindesy. Mark Rogers brings Lindsey's parents along for the ride, and an unexpected woman makes an appearance.
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Mark Rogers demands answers from Knox, and Knox does not want to give them. Meanwhile, Lindsey's boyfriend Paul Osborne offers some help to the detectives.
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Daniel and Diane Fairbanks have come to Gemson to search for Lindsey, but only find bad news when the visit the Gemson Police and hear the news of Lindey's death from Knox and Shelley.
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Knox has finished interrogating Ethal Coen and must now act on what he has learned. Mark Rogers is leaning on Captain Taylor, and Taylor must turn to an old friend for help.
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Lindsey's parents leave their family farm in search of Lindsey, while Knox interviews Ethel Coen and learns more about Lindey's past.
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Knox and Shelley focus their investigation on Peter O'Toole, while Jim O'Sullivan heads to work.
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Knox and Shelley deal with a second murder as they await the coroner's report on Lindsey, while Congressman Kent Oswald prepares his run for the Senate.
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Knox and Shelley continue their investigation while their Captain is visited by a local politician's chief of staff.
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Knox and Shelley meet with the staff of the Hightower Hotel as they learn how Lindsey was discovered.
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John Knox and his partner Detrick Shelley are assigned the Lindsey Fairbanks case.
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Lindsey Fairbanks arrives in Gemson with dreams of making it big on her way to Hollywood. These dreams, sadly, are quickly dashed.
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Hi, my name is Tom Hale, and this is Tom Reads his Books. What is Tom Reads his Books you may ask? Well, as I said, my name is Tom Hale. And, I have written some books. 3 so far. The Working Blonde, A Dash of Red, and A Lesser God.
After publishing these books, I heard from more than a few people that they’d love to read them but they just don’t have the time. They needed an audio book. Well, I suspected creating an audio version of my books would involve paying someone to read them, and I just did not see the point of that. After turning this over in my head, my tiny brain popped out an idea: a podcast where I read my books. And so here we are.
After some careful research during a lunch break, I decided I’d learned enough to start my podcast adventure. Not a side hustle, just something fun to try. I’m not having guests, I won’t be sharing my thoughts about current events or sports or whatever. I’ll just be reading.
At this point I envision each episode being two or three chapters, but that will vary depending on the length of the chapters. I’ll try to put out multiple episodes a week, since they’ll be relatively short, but who knows.
I’ll start with The Working Blonde, then will have an inner debate with myself on which book to read next. Hopefully you’ll be there to find out.
So thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy me reading my books.
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