Scorched Face by Dashiell Hammett

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[@tony124603]

This story is beyond fascinating. A world of a hundred years ago that many people would never imagine could have existed. And a truly heroic protagonist. Add to this an accomplished storyteller! What a combination.

[@evanmercer9997]

Thank you Tony

[@tm502010]

Good Lord! That was well done! The last sentence - unbelievable! 😳🤯 Hammett knew how to WRITE! Thanks for this.

[@art.and.lit.matters]

Enthralling and mesmerizing performance. I’m right back in the mid 1920s pouring over “Black Mask.”

[@debracornwall6016]

I love seeing you perform this reading,your personal facial expressions etc

[@bawbtherevelator6445]

This fascinating detective story is also as great as any one man theatrical performance I have ever seen. I'm reminded of Hal Holbrook's "Mark Twain Tonight" 40 years ago. Holbrook inhabited Twain's speech and mannerism so completely that part way through his performance I'd stopped witnessing an actor's impression of the great 19th century writer and began to watch Mark Twain. This skillful rendition of Hammett's short novel is complete with the 1920s era office and sound effects from San Francisco's downtown district. This is a brilliant experience.

[@magicbulletdancers]

Thank you 👍 Most excellent reading. You make voice acting look easy.

[@evanmercer9997]

Thank you. I really enjoy it

[@blindreactions9498]

Love your Narration❤

[@starshiptrooper428]

Thank you Evan, you are perfect for this genre. A superb performance of a great story.

[@evanmercer9997]

Thank you, Steve.

[@alexcoke]

@@evanmercer9997are you Evan Mercer from Dallas?

[@evanmercer9997]

@@alexcoke Yes it is from Lamplighter School. Can’t believe you found me. Are you still in Austin. We just arrived in New Orleans for the Jazz Fest. Would love to chat with you. Not sure if its safe to give you my email address or phone here on you tube. Any ideas on how to best connect?

[@LMHPhilly]

Teriffic on all fronts. Great writing, great performance. A hidden gem that is a great discovery. Keep up the good work.

[@Obladgolated]

"You can trust a man just as easily, if you have him sewed up." Made me laugh.

[@katecaspian3399]

Love this audiobook with the narrator onscreen! And in persona!

[@judikingsman6132]

Absolutely fabulous 🤩

[@kristinmarra7005]

That was wonderful! Great reading too. Thanks

[@theresahemminger1587]

Good reader and I like the presentation very much. It’s amazing that people could be so cavalier about civil rights and the use of ethnic slurs. I remember when police were no longer allowed to use the “third degree” and could no longer beat suspects with a rubber hose or telephone book (so there wasn’t the evidence of bleeding). People would, then, say that would make it impossible to catch criminals. Another outcry when the Miranda warning was instigated. And, yet, we still catch criminals. People still use ethnic slurs but not with the casualness exhibited in this story or in my youth. Bad as things can be today, we’ve plugged up a couple of holes in civic behavior.

[@jeanettesdaughter]

You gotta be kidding⁉️😮

[@drlobomalo]

@@jeanettesdaughter This video confirms what you are implying: Theodore Dalrymple | Is Society Broken? | CIS

[@jeanettesdaughter]

@@drlobomalo well, i'll check it out.

[@oddfellowone]

Very well done! I’m not sure why there aren’t more comments, but I guess great oaks from little acorns grow... I WAS wondering if the traffic noise was normal ambiance or whether it’s part of a finely crafted sound track.

[@evanmercer9997]

Thank you very much. This is the second of these videos I've made. The traffic noise is a sound track I created after a suggestion for my first video in this series, "Too Many Have Lived by Dashiell Hammett". kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZPdqIFjpr6jjKs

[@evanmercer9997]

check out my newest Dashiell Hammett without traffic noise. Better? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGrWaIiJmq2Ghbc

[@avivavogelgabriel5482]

🎉 THANK YOU! 🎉

[@evanmercer9997]

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[@Obladgolated]

Very nice performance. Small point: the word _row,_ meaning an argument or fight, rhymes with "cow."

[@evanmercer9997]

Thank you for listening so closely. 😊

[@Obladgolated]

@@evanmercer9997 You read beautifully. I read to my wife every night, and I enjoy doing it. But your skill and fluency is far beyond mine, and your voice is splendid. I've only learned to read one word ahead, you seem to read three or four words ahead. Impressive.

[@evanmercer9997]

thank you. it's a joy

[@patriciabullock2793]

What a great narrator; did you get your training with NBC? I've read Hammett, Chandler and Cain 10 times over, but listening to you makes a new story. Please send more, and hoping for your good health...Patricia

[@heenanyou]

Good reading but the sirens and beeping in the background are annoying and sometimes drown out your voice.

[@jamesblahut5008]

The traffic noises detract from the narration rather than enhancing it.

[@bernardomahoney3351]

😊👍

[@sittnknittnwatchn3980]

💙📚🎙💙

[@katiestover8954]

However Contra Costa is pronounced in Spanish, locally it isn’t pronounced the way he reads it.