Doc Savage: White Eyes by Will Murray (Audiobook Review)

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Title: White Eyes

Series: Doc Savage Adventures

Author: Will Murray

Narrator: Richard Epcar

Copyright: 2011, Radio Archives

Duration: 10 hours

Genres: pulp fiction, action, science fiction

Filed in: Audiobook Reviews

Review copy provided by Radio Archives.



PUBLISHER’S SUMMARY: He was a role model during the Great Depression and World War II and a pop icon for the millions who thrilled to his paperback exploits from the 1960s thru the 1980s. Now Doc Savage, the legendary Man of Bronze, comes to vivid life in "White Eyes", the new and soon to be released audiobook adventure from RadioArchives.com.

In "White Eyes", a new supercriminal emerges from the underworld. Dressed all in white, his face masked, eyes blank as a blind man's, he calls himself White Eyes. Who is he? What are his goals? All of Manhattan reels under the onslaught of the Blind Death, a scourge so terrible that innocent people are struck dead, their eyes turning white as hardboiled eggs. From his skyscraper headquarters high above the streets of New York City to the sugarcane fields of Cuba, Doc Savage races to crush gangland's latest uncrowned king!

Copyright 2011, Radio Archives



AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: A small time crook gets nabbed during a bank heist. Unfortunately for the crook, a man was killed during the robbery and a death sentence could be handed down. To save his own life, the thug cuts a deal and agrees to name the mastermind behind the bank job, but as the police are escorting him to the DA’s office, he suddenly falls to the ground in convulsions, and within minutes is dead. A quick examination shows that the crook’s eyes have turned a perfect and unblemished white, like cue-balls. He has just become the sixth man to die this way. The police know that a bizarre string of deaths like this warrants the aid of -- Doc Savage!

It doesn’t take Doc’s unparalleled investigative skills long to determine that there is a new criminal mastermind in town. No one really knows who he is, only that he goes by the name of White Eyes, wears only white clothing, has skin the color of porcelain, and can apparently kill with one look from his dead, white eyes. The police are baffled, the criminal element is terrified, and even Doc seems to be puzzled by the strange power of this man.

After establishing himself and his power, White Eyes finally reveals his plan. Calling together all of the top criminal minds in New York City, White Eyes offers them each a cut in what could prove to be the biggest robbery ever. It has long been rumoured that Doc Savage’s vast fortune comes from a secret gold mine that he owns the rights to. The secret is out however, and with the help of his new army, White eyes aims to get his cold, white hands on it. Can even Doc Savage resist the terrible, unearthly power of White Eyes?

In his second thrilling audiobook adventure, Doc Savage gets shot, bombed, gassed, gets his car stolen, uses a mind-reading device, performs an autopsy, defends his skyscraper from a gang of murderous thugs, and hops a plane to Cuba! Will Murray has taken Lester Dent’s original outline and created an action-packed thrill-ride that is worthy of the man of bronze.

Long time fans of Doc Savage will appreciate the way Will Murray remains true to Lester Dent’s character. New fans will also enjoy White Eyes as Murray explains the origins of the Hidalgo Trading Company, Doc’s vast fortune of Aztec gold, his fortress of solitude at the north pole, and his 86th floor headquarters in New York City.

Also included in this audio production are two brief interviews with author Will Murray. In the first, Murray delves into the illustrious history of Doc Savage and gives examples of how Lester Dent shaped the character which was actually created and owned by Street and Smith Publishers. In the second interview, Murray talks specifically about White Eyes, and how he turned Lester Dent’s original treatment into a published work. Interesting background material for new and old fans alike.

Narrator Richard Epcar was a good pick for White eyes. The whole idea behind these Doc Savage productions is to give them the feel of an old-time radio program. Epcar achieved this with his radio-announcer voice, and his melodramatic characterizations. White eyes is narrated in 3D stereo, with Epcar’s narration coming through the center channel, and his character voices coming from the right or left, putting the listener right in the middle. Add to this Radio Archive’s crystal clear reproduction technology, and you have a cinema quality extravaganza.

White eyes is the second audio adventure in a new series from Radio Archives. I for one am looking forward to many more like it.



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