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House of Glass
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Pekkanen
- Narrated by: Laura Benanti
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 457
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 430
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Story4 out of 5 stars 430
A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job it is to uncover who in the family is a victim and who is a murderer. But how can you find out the truth when everyone here is lying? Rose Barclay is a nine-year-old girl who witnessed the possible murder of her nanny—in the midst of her parent's bitter divorce—and immediately stopped speaking.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The narration ruins the story.
- By KP on 08-31-24
- House of Glass
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Pekkanen
- Narrated by: Laura Benanti
I liked it!
Reviewed: 09-03-24
It wasn’t a surprising twist, exactly. I guessed some of what was happening but I still thought the story was good. I prefer when the author co-writes with Greer Hendrix. This book felt a little more ‘procedural’ but I also felt that it had more character development than a Pekkanen/Hendrix book. I agree that the narrator could’ve been better but I didn’t find it as distracting as others.
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A Show of Faith
- A Short Story
- By: Greer Hendricks
- Narrated by: Susannah Jones, Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story4 out of 5 stars 97
Blair Martin’s days rarely vary: she gets up, goes for a run, and then heads to work at a Manhattan literary agency where she nurtures authors through the publishing process. Her nights, spent alone in her too-large apartment, are similarly predictable. Then on an ordinary Wednesday, Blair enters her office building and spies a lost wallet. When Blair tracks down the owner, they arrange for a simple exchange. But the young woman, Maya, seems so vulnerable, much like Blair’s own daughter, Faith, who died tragically just last year, and Blair is unable to simply walk away.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read!
- By susan webster on 04-16-23
- A Show of Faith
- A Short Story
- By: Greer Hendricks
- Narrated by: Susannah Jones, Lauren Ezzo
Good short listen
Reviewed: 09-24-23
An entertaining story and short listen for when you want to finish a story same day. I wished it was just a bit longer since the plot was pretty rushed and I’d be interested in knowing what happens next.
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The Maid's Diary
- A Novel
- By: Loreth Anne White
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,820
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,463
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,453
Kit Darling is a maid with a snooping problem. She’s the “invisible girl,” compelled to poke into her wealthy clients’ closely guarded lives. It’s a harmless hobby until Kit sees something she can’t unsee in the home of her brand-new clients: a secret so dark it could destroy the privileged couple expecting their first child. This makes Kit dangerous to the couple. In turn, it makes the couple—who might kill to keep their secret—dangerous to Kit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dark, powerful, twisty thriller
- By MA Reviewer on 03-04-23
- The Maid's Diary
- A Novel
- By: Loreth Anne White
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
Read it!
Reviewed: 09-18-23
This book was half domestic thriller half police procedural and I found it compelling from beginning to end. Great pace and the plot is so good though it gets a little dark at times. Plenty of twists, some I saw coming some I didn’t. Overall a good book for thriller/mystery fans. Not the usual “maid falls for client’s abusive husband only to find she was actually being set up to be the replacement” trope.
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A Twisted Love Story
- By: Samantha Downing
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 77
Wes and Ivy are madly in love. They've never felt anything like it. It's the type of romance people write stories about. But what kind of story? When it's good, it's great. Flowers. Grand gestures. Deep meaningful conversations where the whole world disappears. When it's bad, it's really bad. Vengeful fights. Damaged property. Arrest warrants.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You’ve got to read this demented showpiece!!
- By i_read_and_rec on 07-26-23
- A Twisted Love Story
- By: Samantha Downing
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
Okay but save your credit
Reviewed: 07-29-23
I liked this book just enough to finish it, but I wanted to stop a few times, especially at the beginning and middle. It could’ve been a 3-4 hr novella. The best part of the book is the conclusion (the last 2.5 hours when things are actually happening.) It’s way too slow to get there, though. The plot is suspenseful but also kind of absurd. Some characters seem randomly thrown into the plot. I wish I hadn’t spent a credit on this. I’m more of a fan of mystery domestic thrillers than suspenseful crime thrillers. This is the latter and I can’t say I recommend this book.
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Cat & Vivian
- A Novella
- By: Amanda Eyre Ward
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Catherine Taber, Cynthia Darlow, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,929
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,520
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,521
Vivian, a former reporter and a newlywed, doesn’t know what to do with herself after an incident with her husband forces her to question their partnership and her future. Yearning for the ocean air and a sense of home, she retreats to Tybee Island to clear her head and visit her Nana, a retired PI who now struggles with dementia. The phone rings: Catherine Grant, a housewife living in a private development nearby, woke up to find her husband and their baby girl missing, and she is desperate for help.
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1 out of 5 stars
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dreadful, depressing story
- By Marcia Schoonover on 08-06-22
- Cat & Vivian
- A Novella
- By: Amanda Eyre Ward
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Catherine Taber, Cynthia Darlow, Matt Boren
Enjoyable!
Reviewed: 07-18-23
I liked the story, it kept me interested the whole time. There aren’t any “twists” necessarily, so know that if you enjoy thrillers mainly for the twist. There’s still lots of suspense and mystery. I personally liked the ending because it’s not a typical sort of ending, which I enjoyed. It’s an easy listening kind of domestic thriller.
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The Senator's Wife
- A Novel
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 767
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 722
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Story4 out of 5 stars 719
After a tragic chain of events led to the deaths of their spouses two years ago, D.C. philanthropist Sloane Chase and Senator Whit Montgomery are finally starting to move on. The horrifying ordeal drew them together, and now they're ready to settle down again—with each other. As Sloane returns to the world of White House dinners and political small talk, this time with her new husband, she's also preparing for an upcoming hip replacement—the latest reminder of the lupus diagnosis she's managed since her twenties.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite LC
- By Raya on 07-05-23
- The Senator's Wife
- A Novel
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Good!
Reviewed: 07-04-23
I enjoyed this book - some parts were predictable but still some surprises in the plot. Overall it kept me entertained enough to listen through to the end, though I agree with other readers that it was slower in the beginning. Once I got into it though, I was invested and wanted to know what the characters were up to. I would recommend for domestic thriller fans. The setting is political and some of that in the plot as well, but it’s not necessarily a political thriller!
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What Lies Between Us
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,026
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,518
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,504
Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave. They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not For Me!
- By Jan M on 08-23-20
- What Lies Between Us
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
Great Plot but Dark Themes
Reviewed: 05-23-23
I enjoyed the book despite the dark themes, though these types of books are not my favorite. Lots of twists as the plot unfolds, some more predictable than other but still a good story. I enjoyed the domestic thriller and suspense aspect of the story, but gave it 4 stars because I felt it was just a little darker than I usually like - may not be for you if you are triggered by SA and/or domestic violence.
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The Housemaid
- By: Sarah A. Denzil
- Narrated by: Sophie Rundle
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,215
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,588
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,524
It seems like the perfect job. Great wages, accommodation provided and all located within the walls of Highwood Hall, a stunning stately home owned by the Howard family. Not many little girls dream of becoming a maid, but this is an opportunity for me to get back on my feet. And for me to revisit my past....
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5 out of 5 stars
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FANTASTIC@@@!
- By Kelly on 12-23-21
- The Housemaid
- By: Sarah A. Denzil
- Narrated by: Sophie Rundle
Very Entertaining
Reviewed: 05-02-23
I listened to this in just a few days (I don’t usually listen to books that quickly) because the story was compelling and I wanted to hear what would happen next. I liked the pace and the mystery and the narration was great, too. For fans of slightly darker domestic thrillers who enjoy a little creepiness.
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Song of the Northwoods
- By: Jessica Huang
- Narrated by: Michele Selene Ang, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Emma Kikue, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,929
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3,598
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,587
After a betrayal at work costs Song Kuan her job, she retreats to her friend Lucy’s idyllic family cabin on a lake in Minnesota to lick her wounds. She devotes herself to recording Ice Cold Cases, a true-crime podcast that she and Lucy cohost with the gleeful energy of obsessed fans—until an anonymous tip about a missing-person case disrupts their equilibrium. Then Lucy disappears, leaving Song alone in an unfriendly and unfamiliar town where locals don’t take kindly to strangers asking questions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Asians in MN! I loved it. The vivid sounds of Northern Minnesota totally took me there, and I was hooked into the mystery.
- By Sheila Morris on 04-26-22
Decent
Reviewed: 04-24-23
I enjoyed listening but I’m glad it was short. It’s compelling enough, just not my favorite and I didn’t love the narration. You may enjoy this if you’re into missing persons mysteries and domestic thrillers.
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Misconception
- A Novella
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Adrienne Patino Dunn, Amanda Dolan
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,060
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,649
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,636
Iris Thomas thought she’d never have to see Sasha Everett again after Sasha seduced her husband and broke up their marriage in a devastating betrayal. But as luck would have it, when Iris’ stepdaughter, Molly, and Sasha’s daughter, Bailey, wind up in the same second-grade class at an elite private school in Los Angeles, they form an instant bond and force the two women back into each other’s lives. Iris wants to put the past behind her and support Molly, but as time goes on, she suspects that Sasha may be guilty of something even worse than adultery....
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1 out of 5 stars
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I think it's was the Tom Ford T and Audi
- By Mercedes on 05-15-22
- Misconception
- A Novella
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Adrienne Patino Dunn, Amanda Dolan
Loved
Reviewed: 04-24-23
I thought it was gonna go in a different direction so I was surprised by how the story wrapped up. I enjoyed it, it was short and compelling the whole time. Also really liked the narration.
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