{"id":22770,"date":"2019-04-06T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T06:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=22770"},"modified":"2019-04-05T14:22:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T20:22:05","slug":"audio-drama-review-unguarded-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/audio-drama-review-unguarded-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Drama Review: Unguarded Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=adamsblog03-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B007D5GJVO&amp;asins=B007D5GJVO&amp;linkId=587008e20b712c488b54679a9616e759&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Unguarded Moment is different than other Louie L&#8217;Amour audio dramas I&#8217;ve listened to because this one is not a Western but rather a noir story.<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Fordyce is a man with a rising corporate career who goes to the track with a client. The client drops his wallet with a substantial amount of money. Arthur takes the cash instead of returning it. Unfortunately for him, he&#8217;s spotted by a small time crook who is determined to use his knowledge of Fordyce&#8217;s unguarded moment to make a big score.<\/p>\n<p>This is your typical Noir tale of a regular person who gives into temptation and finds themselves in a downward spiral. In some ways, the plot calls to mind an episode of the radio series, The Whistler. While it was a polished modern production, the acting and mood captured the feel of another era.<\/p>\n<p>The story is decently written and well-acted, but felt predictable throughout most of it. Until the last ten minutes, I could have called this story beat-for-beat, when the story took an unexpected turn and went somewhere else. While the twist was believable, it would have been nice if it had been foreshadowed a bit more.<\/p>\n<p>Still, if you like old noir films or episodes of the Whistler, I think you&#8217;ll enjoy this audio noir story from one of America&#8217;s most beloved authors.<\/p>\n<p>Rating: 3.75 out of 5<\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoyed this post, you can have new posts about Detective stories and the golden age of radio and television delivered\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004U8SET2\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adamsblog03-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004U8SET2\">automatically to your Kindle<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This post contains affiliate links, which means that items purchased from these links may result in a commission being paid to the author of this post at no extra cost to the purchase<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unguarded Moment is different than other Louie L&#8217;Amour audio dramas I&#8217;ve listened to because this one is not a Western but rather a noir story. 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