Riordan’s Desk Podcast
Crime fiction by Mark Coggins featuring private investigator August Riordan. Each season is a one chapter/one episode reading of a Riordan novel by the author. Season 1 is THE DEAD BEAT SCROLL, a book the New York Journal of Books called a “Glorious potpourri of violence, black humor … sex, and a hunt for a lost manuscript.” Note that the podcast is intended for mature audiences and includes curse words, violence and sex.
Recent Episodes
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 22 - Dealing and Wheeling
Riordan negotiates for Melina's return. _______ Order a […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 21 - The Big Wake-Up
Duckworth and Riordan make a discovery. _______ Order a […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 20 - Sleeping Beauty's Castle
Duckworth and Riordan visit Mountain View Cemetery. _______ […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 19 - Windbreaker's
Riordan picks up his father's pistols at WJ Firearms. […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 18 - Nappy Boy
Stockwell and Dysart make another visit to Riordan's […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 17 - Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
Riordan returns to the office of Vital Statistics in San […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 16 - Where in the World Is Evita Peron?
Melina and Riordan have another sit down with Rivero and […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 15 - I in the Air
Duckworth and Riordan inspect the coffin. _______ Order a […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 14 - Go Ahead and Cry
Chris and Riordan stake out Maximo's house. _______ Order […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 13 - Madison, and I'm Not Talking Dolly
Riordan receives a belated inheritance from his father. […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 12 - Handcuff Ballet
Riordan and Lieutenant Kittredge meet again. _______ […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 11 - Walk Like an Egyptian
Riordan meets Isis. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 10 - Love Poems of Maximo
Riordan reports on his progress to Rivero. _______ Order […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 9 - Toss Job
_______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 8 - Mr. Boss Man
Riordan looks for Maria's burial/transit permit. _______ […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 7 - Hunter's Way
Riordan visits Cypress Lawn in Colma, CA. _______ Order a […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 6 - True Confessions
Riordan shares some family history. _______ Order a copy […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 5 - Stay for the Worms
Riordan visits Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. _______ […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 4 - Cementerio de la Recoleta
Riordan meets the rest of Araceli’s family. _______ […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 3 - Necrophobia
Riordan attends the vigil for Araceli Rivero. _______ […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 2 - A Universe of Stars, a Galaxie of Dents
Chris Duckworth visits Riordan at his Post Street […]
- The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 1 - Cable Car Crunch
The odyssey of María Eva Duarte de Perón—the Argentine […]
- The Immortal Game - Wrap-up
Wrap-up for The Immortal Game, featuring a short interview […]
- The Immortal Game, Chapter 30 - Lonely Knight
Riordan calls Margaret Teller. _______ Order a copy of […]
- The Immortal Game, Chapter 29 - End Game
Stockwell, Duckworth and Riordan meet to discuss the case. […]
- The Immortal Game, Chapter 28 - Bishop's Gambit
Riordan goes back to see Bishop at his Woodside mansion. […]
- The Immortal Game, Chapter 27 - Queen to Queen's Knight One
Riordan consults with Duckworth. _______ Order a copy of […]
- The Immortal Game, Chapter 26 - Guinness, O'Grady & Me
Riordan talks to Ronan O'Grady. _______ Order a copy of […]
- The Immortal Game, Chapter 25 - Home Movies
Riordan fires up his VCR. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA […]
- The Immortal Game, Chapter 24 - Checked
Riordan pays a late night visit to a Tenderloin hotel. […]