Doug Hemingway
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Heaven's Keep
- By: William Kent Krueger
- Narrated by: David Chandler
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,978
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,812
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,808
Intrepid hero Cork O'Connor faces the most harrowing mission of his life when a charter plane carrying his wife, Jo, goes missing in a snowstorm over the Wyoming Rockies. Months after the tragedy, two women show up on Cork's doorstep with evidence that the pilot of Jo's plane was not the man he claimed to be. It may not be definitive proof, but it's a ray of light in the darkness.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite - Cork O’Connor is changing
- By Reademandweep on 04-28-20
- Heaven's Keep
- By: William Kent Krueger
- Narrated by: David Chandler
My last Cork Oconner read
Reviewed: 09-21-20
I liked the last book, but I think I am done with this series. I have listened to all but one of this series through this volume and been swept away by the majesty of the Great North Woods, the main characters, particularly the Native characters, and glimpses into their lives. But the author has chosen to change Cork so dramatically until he is hardly recognizable, and dropping or changing main characters I have come to expect. And now a lawman who won't carry a gun to enforce the law, or to protect the ones he loves? Seriously? Plus the protagonist keeps ending up fighting cartels and big crime far from his own little corner of the world, where true enough, there would be plenty crimes to solve. Also, the new narrator changed the tone of the novel, with unfamiliar sounding names that kept me stopping the story and re-listening to previous paragraphs to be sure I was still following the story. Overall, I was disappointed with the book. I will now search for another author who writes more about the time and place I have come to love.
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Truly Devious
- A Mystery
- By: Maureen Johnson
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,071
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,838
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,832
Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early 20th century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. "A place", he said, "where learning is a game." Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym "Truly, Devious".
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4 out of 5 stars
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I enjoyed it, but I’m pissed about the ending
- By Laura on 04-08-19
- Truly Devious
- A Mystery
- By: Maureen Johnson
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
To be continued...seriously? NOT by me!
Reviewed: 12-12-19
I enjoyed the book after I got into it, because it was a page turner. A bit slow and obviously a YA book, which I did NOT realize when I bought it, but waded through the teenage angst to the end as I was drawn into both A and B story mysteries. But then, at the end, "to be continued..." What the hell? Just a setup to sell a sequel? I NEVER buy a second book of a series which has a first book that just drops everything and goes home. Same as the Mockingjay series which was a clear setup to sell more books, but this book takes the cake--my apologies to Marie Antoinette. I won't read another book by this author. Ever.
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Lethal White
- A Cormoran Strike Novel
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 22 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,849
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13,467
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,414
When a troubled young man named Billy asks Cormoran Strike to help him investigate a crime he witnessed as a child, the private eye is left deeply troubled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Can't Get Enough of Robert Glenister doing Strike
- By Meg F. on 10-04-18
- Lethal White
- A Cormoran Strike Novel
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
Spare me Henrik Ibsen and Rosmersholm!!!
Reviewed: 05-22-19
I liked the book per characters, story, etc and the narration was excellent, but if I ever hear "Henrik Ibsen Rosmersholm again I will probably scream! The quotes went from disconcerting to annoying to absolutely distracting. By the tenth time I heard this prefacing EVERY CHAPTER I found that I was losing interest in the story because I was perpetually preparing for the next aggravating opening. PLEASE "Robert Galbraith" do not do this again. The work is too good without this distraction.
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Hunger Moon
- The Huntress/FBI Thrillers, Book 5
- By: Alexandra Sokoloff
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 761
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 695
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Story4 out of 5 stars 690
Special Agent Matthew Roarke has abandoned his rogue search for serial killer Cara Lindstrom. He's returned to the FBI to head a task force with one mission: to rid society of its worst predators. But as the skeletal symbols of Santa Muerte, "Lady Death," mysteriously appear at universities nationwide, threatening death to rapists, Roarke's team is pressured to investigate. When a frat boy goes missing in Santa Barbara, Roarke realizes a bloodbath is coming - desperate teenagers are about to mete out personal, cold-blooded justice.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just had to get political
- By Timothy H McCreary on 10-24-17
- Hunger Moon
- The Huntress/FBI Thrillers, Book 5
- By: Alexandra Sokoloff
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
A childish political rant. I am done with this author!
Reviewed: 12-11-17
I got as far as the first hour before I had to drop this book. Up until now I loved the series and its characters. I buy fiction to be entertained. This book totally left the storyline time and again to spew out some nonsense babble pointing to the last Presidential election and basically blaming the molestations and other violence committed henceforth to the new administration. It is rare for me not to finish a book but it was so bad I dropped it and got a refund. Its tone was that of a petulant child. I want to be engaged with characters in a novel through its characters and by its storyline. I wont buy anything more from this person as this book was nothing more than some sad and frustrated child. There was no story. No plot. Nothing to connect to but an angry writer and life is too short for that, especially if you are paying for it.
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The Road
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,118
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,060
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,072
America is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Amidst this destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coast, but with no real understanding that circumstances will improve once they arrive. Still, they persevere, and their relationship comes to represent goodness in a world of utter devastation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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ARE YOU CARRYING THE FIRE?
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 05-14-16
- The Road
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
The Road (less traveled)
Reviewed: 12-30-09
An excellent read! Would you expect less from McCarthy? Of course, as you WOULD expect given the subject matter, the story is a little dark (not light and airy as, oh say, "No Country For Old Men" ~grin~). Can't wait for the next title, Mr. McCarthy. Keep 'em coming!
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A Miracle of Catfish
- By: Larry Brown
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
Before his untimely death in 2004, Larry Brown was hailed as one of the world's greatest living writers. With A Miracle of Catfish, the unfinished but largely complete novel Brown left behind, listeners can once again savor his eloquent and unique style. This tale of fatherhood, alienation, and loneliness introduces readers to another set of Brown's irresistibly flawed characters.
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2 out of 5 stars
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FYI
- By Nonni4hlk on 03-08-20
- A Miracle of Catfish
- By: Larry Brown
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
Catfish Miracle
Reviewed: 12-30-09
Larry Brown's "Miracle" (edited and published posthumously by Shannon Ravenel) is just that. Readers will find Larry's final work, though not quite finished, continues in his style of gut-punching truth, pulled from the smoke and fog by Ravenel, and delivered in a tight package.
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Best of the South
- By: Shannen Ravenel
- Narrated by: various
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
Continuing a two-decade tradition of excellence in literature, New Stories from the South presents the 20 best stories of from 1996 to 2005 selected by Anne Tyler. With such authors as Lee Smith, Judy Troy, William Gay, Stephen Coyne, Max Steele, Jill McCorkle, and Chris Offutt, Best of the South elegantly portrays an old man's struggle with Alzheimer's, a death row inmate's confusion over his own guilt, and a young girl seeking comfort in a motel room with a trucker.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best of the South
- By Doug Hemingway on 12-30-09
- Best of the South
- By: Shannen Ravenel
- Narrated by: various
Best of the South
Reviewed: 12-30-09
This collection is amazing. Of course, I would expect nothing less from Shannon Ravenel, whose editorial expertise remains unsurpassed. Readers will not be disappointed. Bravo!
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