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Crisis
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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Harrison Foster, a crisis manager for a London firm, is summoned to Newmarket after a fire in the Chadwick stables kills six very valuable horses, including the short-priced favorite for the Derby. There is far more to the "simple" fire than initially meets the eye...for a start, human remains are found among the equestrian ones in the burnt-out shell. All the stable staff are accounted for, so who is the mystery victim?
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Best written Felix Francis book
- By LindaP on 10-12-18
- Crisis
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Again Excellent
Reviewed: 12-24-19
Dick Francis was one of my favorite authors but his son has if anything a more deft hand with characters and plot. His Dad would be proud. Will buy everything he writes.
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Guilty Not Guilty
- Dick Francis, Book 9
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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Bill Russell is acting as a volunteer steward at Warwick races when he confronts his worst nightmare - the violent death of his much-loved wife. But worse is to come when he is accused of killing her and hounded mercilessly by the media. Bill sets out to clear his name and believes he knows who the culprit is. But can he prove it before he becomes another victim of the murderer. Guilty Not Guilty is a journey of greed and jealousy set against the grief of personal tragedy and loss, with many a twist and turn along the way.
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Great sequel (of sorts)
- By Michael on 12-19-19
- Guilty Not Guilty
- Dick Francis, Book 9
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Great sequel (of sorts)
Reviewed: 12-19-19
Not actually a sequel but Dick Francis’ son turns out to be as good a writer as his Dad, who was always one of my favorites. Not as much race track detail but even more intriguing character development. Absolutely worth listening to.
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Under Orders
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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"Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. However, three in a single afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than one eyebrow." It's the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that really troubles super-sleuth Sid Halley. Last seen in 1995's Come to Grief, former champion jockey Halley knows the perils of racing all too well but, in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finishing line with three .38 rounds in the chest.
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Happy to see you again, Sid Halley!
- By Lynne Phelps on 10-03-06
- Under Orders
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Still on the mark!
Reviewed: 08-29-19
Enjoyed these stories for so long it’s great that we have
them continued so well.
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The Short Forever
- Stone Barrington, Book 8
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Tony Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Hired by an odd client previously unknown to him, Stone arrives in London on a mission he thinks he understands but doesn't. Soon he finds himself not only out of his territory but out of his depth as well. Baffled as he is by the behavior of both his quarry and his client, Stone's life is further complicated by two, possibly three murders and the affectionate attentions of two former lovers. When the intelligence services of three countries become involved, he can only hang on for a wild ride and hope for a not-too-bumpy landing.
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Ok, I guess I'm hooked after all!
- By Scotty on 01-13-19
- The Short Forever
- Stone Barrington, Book 8
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Tony Roberts
A great deal of fun.
Reviewed: 02-13-19
A reasonably believable plot with charm wit and style in great London and English locations.
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Worst Fears Realized
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Tony Roberts
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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Former cop turned lawyer turned investigator, Stone Barrington is in a position that every ex-policeman dreads; all around him people are dying, and he suspects the killer may be someone he put in prison years before.
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Stuart Does it Again
- By S.R. Martin on 07-02-03
- Worst Fears Realized
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Tony Roberts
Early Stone Barrington and excellent !
Reviewed: 10-29-18
He’s still very good but at this pint he was still fresh and particularly excited.
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The Verdict
- By: Nick Stone
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 21 hrs and 17 mins
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Terry Flynt is a struggling legal clerk desperately trying to get promoted when he is given the biggest opportunity of his career: to help defend a millionaire accused of murdering a woman in his hotel suite. The only problem is that the accused man, Vernon James, is not only someone he knows but someone he loathes. This case could potentially make Terry's career, but how can he defend a former friend who betrayed him?
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What Goes Around Comes Back Around!!!
- By R. Pontiflet on 02-14-16
- The Verdict
- By: Nick Stone
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
Brilliant original and well-written mystery.
Reviewed: 08-02-18
Best new book I've heard in a year or more. Original believable characters, unsuspected but well constructed plot developments. Fine performance. Will buy everything else he's written as soon as I am done.
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The Killer Angels
- The Classic Novel of the Civil War
- By: Michael Shaara
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
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July 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia is invading the North. General Robert E. Lee has made this daring and massive move with seventy thousand men in a determined effort to draw out the Union Army of the Potomac and mortally wound it. His right hand is General James Longstreet, a brooding man who is loyal to Lee but stubbornly argues against his plan. Opposing them is an unknown factor: General George Meade, who has taken command of the Army only two days before what will be perhaps the crucial battle of the Civil War.
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The Gearge Hearn version is SOOO much better.
- By Barbara on 05-14-05
- The Killer Angels
- The Classic Novel of the Civil War
- By: Michael Shaara
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
Magnificent performance of a magnificent book.
Reviewed: 06-28-18
I read this book in 1974 when it was first published and loved it. Had the chance to visit Gettysburg last month and saw the ground, decided to listen to it. Shaara’s book is a great work of art about a majestic event. The narrator is perfect. If you are interested in the Civil War or even if you are not it is a brilliant rendition of a brilliant book.
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Beastly Things
- A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, Book 21
- By: Donna Leon
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can’t show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: It turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease.
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I love Donna Leon
- By Sue on 08-20-12
- Beastly Things
- A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, Book 21
- By: Donna Leon
- Narrated by: David Colacci
Still an amazing writer.
Reviewed: 06-03-18
I have heard so many of her books on Audible but she continues to be both consistent and original with a jewelers eye for the tiny details of Venetian life and the ability to create characters that engage and are believable. The narrator is perfect.
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Fresh Disasters
- Stone Barrington, Book 13
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Tony Roberts
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Stone Barrington embarks on his most dangerous adventure yet when he takes on a job as a lawyer for a sleazy and clueless con man and ends up getting embroiled in the underworld of the New York mafia. It started out as just another late night at Elaine's, where Stone was eating a porterhouse steak and enjoying the company of his friends. But when Herbie Fisher, a notoriously not-so-sharp swindler, walked in, the pleasant atmosphere turned to ice.
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Disaster is right!
- By Denis on 05-07-07
- Fresh Disasters
- Stone Barrington, Book 13
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Tony Roberts
Whatever happened to Herbie?
Reviewed: 12-18-17
Love this series and this was a good early one. Those who’ve read the later ones may be excused for wondering how Herbie Fisher the imbecile somehow morphed in Herbie the genius lawyer but the series is mostly so much fun that it’s hard to hold Woods to too strict consistency. And the narrator is perfect.
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Cold Paradise
- Stone Barrington, Book 7
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Tony Roberts
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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Palm Beach is the most glamorous scene of the crime yet for cop-turned-investigator Stone Barrington, who becomes reacquainted with a case he thought was buried years ago and must settle romantic entanglements that haunt him still.
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Stone Will Never Learn
- By Kim on 03-18-18
- Cold Paradise
- Stone Barrington, Book 7
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Tony Roberts
Before he started mailing them in.
Reviewed: 10-29-17
Classic Stuart Woods. I really like the narrator as well. Mindless but lots of fun.
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