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Crime fiction by Mark Coggins featuring private investigator August Riordan. Season 1 is THE DEAD BEAT SCROLL, a novel the New York Journal of Books called a “Glorious potpourri of violence, black humor … sex, and a hunt for a lost manuscript.”

Mark Coggins


    • May 18, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 187 EPISODES


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    The Big Wake-Up - Podcast Ending

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 1:40


    Send us a Text Message.As the "pre-roll" message explains, I'm ending the podcast on June 1st. If you would like to read the final eight chapters of THE BIG WAKE-UP, join my newsletter at markcoggins.com/newsletter, enter "podcast" in the optional message field and I will get back to you with an ebook copy of the novel.Thank you.Podcast ending June 1, 2024. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 23 - Cow Palace Meat-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 13:38


    Riordan and Duckworth go to the rendezvous at the Cow Palace.  _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 22 - Dealing and Wheeling

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 13:26


    Riordan negotiates for Melina's return. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 21 - The Big Wake-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 11:44


    Duckworth and Riordan make a discovery. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 20 - Sleeping Beauty's Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 24:25


    Duckworth and Riordan visit Mountain View Cemetery. _______ Order a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the new August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 19 - Windbreaker's

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 10:33


    Riordan picks up his father's pistols at WJ Firearms. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 18 - Nappy Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 21:51


    Stockwell and Dysart make another visit to Riordan's apartment. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 17 - Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 18:13


    Riordan returns to the office of Vital Statistics in San Mateo. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 16 - Where in the World Is Evita Peron?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 26:49


    Melina and Riordan have another sit down with Rivero and Orlando. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 15 - I in the Air

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 16:22


    Duckworth and Riordan inspect the coffin. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 14 - Go Ahead and Cry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 20:15


    Chris and Riordan stake out Maximo's house. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 13 - Madison, and I'm Not Talking Dolly

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 13:54


    Riordan receives a belated inheritance from his father. Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 12 - Handcuff Ballet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 15:28


    Riordan and Lieutenant Kittredge meet again.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 11 - Walk Like an Egyptian

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 22:36


    Riordan meets Isis.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 10 - Love Poems of Maximo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 10:20


    Riordan reports on his progress to Rivero.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 9 - Toss Job

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 10:36


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    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 8 - Mr. Boss Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 10:21


    Riordan looks for Maria's burial/transit permit.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 7 - Hunter's Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 11:50


    Riordan visits Cypress Lawn in Colma, CA.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 6 - True Confessions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 16:26


    Riordan shares some family history.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 5 - Stay for the Worms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 17:25


    Riordan visits Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 4 - Cementerio de la Recoleta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 11:41


    Riordan meets the rest of Araceli's family.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 3 - Necrophobia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 10:02


    Riordan attends the vigil for Araceli Rivero.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 2 - A Universe of Stars, a Galaxie of Dents

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 15:41


    Chris Duckworth visits Riordan at his Post Street apartment.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Big Wake-Up, Chapter 1 - Cable Car Crunch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 16:50


    The odyssey of María Eva Duarte de Perón—the Argentine first lady made famous in the play and the movie Evita—was as remarkable in death as it was in life. A few years after she succumbed to cervical cancer, her specially preserved body was taken by the military dictatorship that succeeded her deposed husband Juan. Hidden for sixteen years in Italy in a crypt under a false name, she was eventually exhumed and returned to Buenos Aires to be buried in an underground tomb said to be secure enough to withstand a nuclear attack.Or was she?When San Francisco private eye August Riordan engages in a flirtation with a beautiful university student from Buenos Aires, he witnesses her death in a tragic shooting and is drawn into mad hunt for Evita's remains. He needs all of his wits, his network of friends and associates, and an unexpected legacy from the dead father he has never known to help him survive the deadly intrigue between powerful Argentine movers and shakers, ex-military men, and a mysterious woman named Isis who is expert in ancient techniques of mummification.The fifth novel in the August Riordan series, The Big Wake-Up plunges everyman PI Riordan and his sidekick Chris Duckworth into their most terrifying and anguishing case ever.In Chapter 1, Riordan's visit to the Missing Sock Laundromat takes a tragic turn.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game - Wrap-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 9:57


    Wrap-up for The Immortal Game, featuring a short interview with fellow crime writer and podcaster Seth Harwood.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 30 - Lonely Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 5:11


    Riordan calls Margaret Teller.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 29 - End Game

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 13:07


    Stockwell, Duckworth and Riordan meet to discuss the case.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 28 - Bishop's Gambit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 14:32


    Riordan goes back to see Bishop at his Woodside mansion.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 27 - Queen to Queen's Knight One

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 5:11


    Riordan consults with Duckworth.Support the show _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 26 - Guinness, O'Grady & Me

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2023 20:40


    Riordan talks to Ronan O'Grady. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 25 - Home Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 14:32


    Riordan fires up his VCR. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 24 - Checked

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 17:43


    Riordan pays a late night visit to a Tenderloin hotel. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 23 - Honest Dale's Used Cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 16:00


    Riordan goes used car shopping. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 22 - Home on the Range

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 25:02


    Stockwell and Riordan go to a shooting range in South San Francisco. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 21 - Party Time in Pac Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 29:30


    Riordan goes to a cocktail party in San Francisco's swanky Pacific Heights neighborhood. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 20 - Station Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 13:22


    Riordan visits Stockwell at East Palo Alto Police Headquarters. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 19 - Daly City Bondage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 13:45


    Riordan takes a trip down to Daly City. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 18 - Dead Man's Mail

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 17:42


    Riordan and Chris Duckworth look at Roland Teller's computer. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 17 - I'd Rather be a Hammer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 14:21


    Riordan tries his hand with some construction tools. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 16 - Completely, Irrevocably and without Remorse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 10:36


    Riordan gets fired. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 15 - Terri Comes Calling

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 13:34


    Terri McCulloch visits Riordan. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 14 - Teller Leaves the Board

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 12:30


    Riordan meets an East Palo Alto Police Lieutenant  named Stockwell. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 13 - Blocked Pawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 8:21


    Riordan stakes out Terri McCulloch's apartment in East Palo Alto. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 12 - A Detective or a Punching Bag?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 15:51


    Riordan talks to Bishop to review the progress (or lack thereof) on the case so far. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 11 - Exit Wifey and Hello My Fair Lady

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 14:32


    Riordan has another encounter with Hastrup, the bouncer from the Power Station.Like the quote about carbon atoms in the chapter? It's available as a limited edition broadsheet here. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 10 - In the Key of G

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 14:43


    Riordan plays a gig at a south of Market jazz club. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 9 - Wharf Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 16:32


    Riordan chases a mystery man around San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 8 - The Power Station

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 19:03


    Riordan visits The Power Station, an S&M club in North Beach. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 6 - Threats of a Feather

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 13:49


    Riordan goes to his office in the Flood Building, where he has a phone conversation with Bishop. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 7 - Jodie's Tip

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 10:34


    Jodie stops by Riordan's office. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

    The Immortal Game, Chapter 5 - Threateners Anonymous

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2022 7:50


    Riordan gets a phone call at home. _______ Listen, subscribe, rate, review: Apple Podcasts Other players Follow me on Mastodon.social.Subscribe to my newsletter.

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