Publisher, Listen and Live Audio (2002)

2003 Audie Award - Nonfiction

ForeWord Magazine's 'Audiobook of the Year' - Bronze Medal

On December 3, 1999, the call crackled in to the men of the Worcester, Massachusetts Fire Department: a three-alarm warehouse blaze in a six-story windowless colossus of brick and mortar. Firefighters love the excitement of a "triple." But this was a different beast. Rollovers, flashovers, backdrafts, this one had it all.

Once inside, they found themselves trapped in a snarling furnace of blazing orange heat as hot as a crematorium, with smoke so black and predatory they had to feel for their partners next to them. Swallowed deep in the building, with no way out, they struggled to survive an ill-fated ordeal that would push them to the very limits of loyalty and courage. What happened next-and how their lives and community were changed forever-offers an unprecedented look at these heroic men whose job it is to rush into burning buildings when everyone else just wants out.

About the Author: Sean Flynn is a former Senior Editor at Boston Magazine. He currently writes for Esquire and other magazines. His Esquire article "The Perfect Fire" won the National Magazine Award and was one of the most talked-about works of nonfiction of the year. He is the author of Boston D.A., an account of life inside a big-city district attorney's office. He lives in Swampscott, MA.

About then Narrator: Christopher Walker, a veteran audiobook narrator, has performed on-stage at the Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth and The Round House. His television and film credits include Homicide and Gods and Generals.