If you like audiobooks laced with dark gritty suspense you won’t be disappointed by this addition to the adventures of Johnny Deal. Set in Miami each novel in Les Standiford’s gripping series glows with the heat of danger and deception. In the wake of a major hurricane Johnny Deal a Miami contractor is busy with renovations and enjoying new prosperity. But the ambitious plans of a Cuban sugar baron are about to remove the sweet taste of success from Johnny’s life. Hired thugs send Deal’s plans up in flames but it’s not just the contracting business that is at stake. Johnny’s wife and infant daughter are in danger too. As Johnny struggles to outwit a villain whose style adds a new definition to cruelty he is caught between anger and guilt violence and manipulation. Get ready for a listening experience that will scorch your ears. Reminiscent of James W. Hall’s work Raw Deal is pure Florida noir.