Preview

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Opening Salvo

By: Stephen A. Roddewig
Narrated by: Jonathan Kilgore
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $14.95

Buy for $14.95

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

The chain-smoking private eye of noir is teleported to the 2020s.

Some men want to take over the world. Others want to watch it burn.

But those men aren’t Dick Winchester.

No, his goal is much simpler: to take his underground food delivery service into the mainstream and overthrow the app-based fat cats dominating Arlington, Virginia. By force, if necessary.

Follow Dick as he fights to make a name for himself in the digital age of convenience. And watch as he manages to make an enemy out of just about everyone, from local bar owners to the military-industrial complex.

Fortunately for Dick, he never goes anywhere without his oldest and closest friend: his trusty Smith & Wesson revolver.

Will Dick succeed? How many empty whiskey bottles will be left in his wake?

And will he and his poetry collection ever unseat Maya Angelou as the greatest American poet?

©2024 Stephen A. Roddewig (P)2024 Stephen A. Roddewig
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about The Opening Salvo

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

A Promising Opening!

The Opening Salvo is a satirical noir set in the modern day, and it's also the funniest thing I've listened to all year. This book juxtaposes the real world with an absurdist alternate reality where food delivery apps are literally warring in the streets—the concept is wild, but it's so well executed that you can't help but question the motives of your local Doordash driver. Perhaps my favorite feature of this book is the way that the author skillfully bounces around to different formats—from a screenplay to an employee handbook to the classic short story—the pieces of Dick Winchester's arc fall together in a way that is fun, interesting, and refreshing. The Narrarator did a fantastic job of bringing the character and this zany world to life, and kept up brilliantly with the fun atmosphere of the book. It was truly a joy to listen to and I already can't wait for book 2!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!