Riordan's Desk

Riordan receives a belated inheritance from his father. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan and Lieutenant Kittredge meet again. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan meets Isis. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan reports on his progress to Rivero. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

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Riordan looks for Maria's burial/transit permit. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan visits Cypress Lawn in Colma, CA. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan shares some family history. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan visits Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan meets the rest of Araceli’s family. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan attends the vigil for Araceli Rivero. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Chris Duckworth visits Riordan at his Post Street apartment. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

The odyssey of María Eva Duarte de Perón—the Argentine first lady made famous in the play and the movie Evita—was as remarkable in death as it was in life. A few years after she succumbed to cervical cancer, her specially preserved body was taken by the military dictatorship that succeeded her deposed husband Juan. Hidden for sixteen years in Italy in a crypt under a false name, she was eventually exhumed and returned to Buenos Aires to be buried in an underground tomb said to be secure enough to withstand a nuclear attack. Or was she? When San Francisco private eye August Riordan engages in a flirtation with a beautiful university student from Buenos Aires, he witnesses her death in a tragic shooting and is drawn into mad hunt for Evita’s remains. He needs all of his wits, his network of friends and associates, and an unexpected legacy from the dead father he has never known to help him survive the deadly intrigue between powerful Argentine movers and shakers, ex-military men, and a mysterious woman named Isis who is expert in ancient techniques of mummification. The fifth novel in the August Riordan series, The Big Wake-Up plunges everyman PI Riordan and his sidekick Chris Duckworth into their most terrifying and anguishing case ever. In Chapter 1, Riordan's visit to the Missing Sock Laundromat takes a tragic turn. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Wrap-up for The Immortal Game, featuring a short interview with fellow crime writer and podcaster Seth Harwood. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan calls Margaret Teller. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Stockwell, Duckworth and Riordan meet to discuss the case. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan goes back to see Bishop at his Woodside mansion. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan consults with Duckworth. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan talks to Ronan O'Grady. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.

Riordan fires up his VCR. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple PodcastsOther players Follow me on Mastodon.social. Subscribe to my newsletter.