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The Side Hustle
Colin Conway · 2023
🎙 Narrated by Damon Abdallah
71/100
👍 Worth It
A grounded police procedural with real law-enforcement DNA behind it — Conway's Spokane roots give the 509 Crime Stories their texture, and the standalone structure means you can jump in cold. The rotating-cast model trades character depth for pace, so this sits solidly in genre-satisfying territory rather than standout territory. Damon Abdallah's steady, no-frills delivery is a good match for the material and won't give you a reason to switch to print.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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🎙 Narration: good Damon Abdallah delivers a grounded, consistent performance well-suited to the procedural tone and regional texture of Conway's Spokane setting.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety68
Substance / usefulness68
Craft & writing71
Originality64
Evidence & accuracy78
Hype vs delivers72
Age-fit75
👁 Human-eye gut-check72
Penny’s verdict71
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