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The Girl in the Woods
- Waterman and Stark, Book 3
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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A schoolgirl found it on a nature hike. A severed human foot wearing pink nail polish. A gruesome but invaluable clue that leads forensic pathologist Birdy Waterman down a much darker trail - to a dangerous psychopath whose powers of persuasion seem to have no end.
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Narrator....meh
- By Sharilyn on 03-14-15
- The Girl in the Woods
- Waterman and Stark, Book 3
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
Same plot as Closer Than Blood...
Reviewed: 04-28-24
I have a lot to say about the narrator. But first, the plot.... it's this not darn near the exact same plot as the previous book, Closer Than Blood? You couldn't at least come up with a different murder plot? Really? I don't want to say too much so I'll just say this: women don't only kill their husbands for insurance money... women kill other women, they kill children, they kill men who aren't their husbands... there's LOADS of different directions he could've taken this plot. But he chose to have the same plot as his previous book which tells me he's lazy and he doesn't think his female audience is bright enough to notice or care. Well guess what dude? You're dead wrong. And now I'm annoyed that I have to find a new series because I don't want to continue wasting my time with this one if it's going to be the same plot but with different characters every time.
Now let's discuss the narrator - he's not a bad narrator, just... why a male for this series????
I continued this series because the first book, Bone Box (book 0.5) was really great and it was narrated by a woman - which Jessi makes more sense because the majority of the characters are women and this male narrator... it's like he's never spent more than an hour at a time with a woman. It's hard to explain, but it's just not great and I don't understand why the original narrator didn't continue with the whole series or why the author didn't insist on a female narrator for his female led book series. That's just common sense of you ask me.
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Someone Knows
- By: Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Brittany Pressley
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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Allie Garvey is heading home to the funeral of a childhood friend. Allie is not only grief-stricken, she's full of dread. Because going home means seeing the other two people with whom she shares an unbearable secret. Twenty years earlier, a horrific incident shattered the lives of five teenagers, including Allie. Drinking and partying in the woods, they played a dangerous prank that went tragically wrong. The teenagers kept what happened a secret, believing that getting caught would be the worst thing that could happen. But time has taught Allie that not getting caught was far worse.
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Just wretched
- By Ethan on 06-12-19
- Someone Knows
- By: Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Brittany Pressley
Male narrator is not great
Reviewed: 02-22-24
Good book, interesting enough anyways. The male narrator though, I can't stand the way he narrates. He makes women sound like they're spacy weepy morons about everything all the time. And when there's a slightly intense scenario with a male character he over-acts majorly. it's a little ridiculous. There's one chapter where a wife is asking her husband some normal questions and he makes her sound like an idiot and makes the male way too intense unnecessarily. It's dumb and something that bothered me for the entire book. I think if you're going to have Brittany Pressly, an award winning narrator and amazing voice actress, narrating half the book then you really need to have a male narrator who's on the same level.
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Body of Evidence
- A Scarpetta Novel
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: C. J. Critt
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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Late one night Beryl Madison turns off her burglar alarm, puts down her gun and opens her door to the man who has stalked and terrorized her for months. Hours later, her brutally mutilated body lies in the city morgue. As Scarpetta begins searching for the microscopic clues to the killer’s identity, one question keeps nagging her: why did Beryl let him in?
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Worst Performance EVER!
- By Sarah on 04-19-12
- Body of Evidence
- A Scarpetta Novel
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: C. J. Critt
Boring and narrator sounds like she's losing her breath constantly
Reviewed: 01-23-24
This book is very slow and boring. I could not get into it at all. And this narrator, I don't understand why she does this, but she inhales very loudly between every other word. It sounds like she's constantly running out of breath or something. It's really difficult to get past. At least it is for me. And this particular story is not exciting enough at all for me to be able to continue putting up with the air bag. Too bad too because the first in this series was so good that I was able to ignore the heavy breathing for the most part.
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Bad Games: The Complete Series
- Books 1-5
- By: Jeff Menapace
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 36 hrs and 20 mins
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All five books in the critically acclaimed Bad Games series under one terrifying roof. Bad Games: The Complete Series includes: Bad Games, Vengeful Games, Hellbent, Malevolent, and Psychopath. Follow the ordeals of the Lambert family in this series.
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So Damn Satisfying
- By Simone on 01-01-20
- Bad Games: The Complete Series
- Books 1-5
- By: Jeff Menapace
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
Best suspense/thriller I've ever read
Reviewed: 01-11-24
Seriously, best thriller series I've ever read, and I've read a LOT. I only hope someone turns these into movies!
You will not be disappointed!
But - these are also not for people who can't handle very detailed and graphic torture scenes. You will see the images in your head as if you're right there and some of them are pretty gruesome. So if you can't stomach that sort of thing then don't read these.
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Influencer
- By: Adam Cesare
- Narrated by: Isabela Merced, Christopher Briney, Brittany Pressley
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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Aaron Fortin is new in town. He drives a brand-new Acura—a gift from his parents for uprooting him in the middle of senior year. Showing up on his first day at the local public school in that nice of a car? He knows he’ll never blend in, and he doesn’t care to try. The car, the new-kid mystique, he can use all that.... Crystal Giordano carpools to the same school in her friend Trevor’s beat-up van. In the van along with Crystal and Trevor are Paul, Harmony, and Gayle. Crystal’s technically part of their misfit group, but most of the time, she feels like she’s the only one who doesn’t fit.
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It is BINGE WORTHY!
- By Bbecca_marie on 11-03-23
- Influencer
- By: Adam Cesare
- Narrated by: Isabela Merced, Christopher Briney, Brittany Pressley
Fantastic story and narrators
Reviewed: 12-26-23
Loved this book. Couldn't put it down! Very well written and narrated. Very highly recommend!
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The Maid's Diary
- A Novel
- By: Loreth Anne White
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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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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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
Great book!
Reviewed: 10-10-23
I've never listened to anything by this author or with this narrator before but I was able to listen for free so I have it a shot. I wasn't expecting much, I guess I'm not easily impressed and I almost always can figure out what the ending is going to be within one chapter of "suspense" books. But this one was different and I kept thinking I'd had it figured out and then I'd be wrong.
it really keeps you on your toes, keeps you wondering what's going on and why and how. I listened to this within a few days time because I just couldn't put it down.
It's just a great story and I would watch the crap outta this movie or series! Yes - that is a request to the author! Make it a movie or series on TV!
The narrator did a great job too! I mean let's face it, if the narrator sucks then it doesn't matter how great the book is you're listing to, chances are, if the narrator is awful you won't continue to listen. But this one, she really did an awesome job. Her timing and cadence with her sentences is great. She understands the little nuances of certain scenarios, and she attempts to do voices for different characters. She's not super great at the accents I think, but maybe that's kudu me. Most importantly, for me anyways, it's that she doesn't make that gross sounding mouth smacking noise when she talks. I would say she's on par with Brittany Pressley - who is, by far, one of the best, if not thee best, narrator on Audible... if you ask me anyways.
I'm definitely going to check out more titles by this author and more books read by this narrator.
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Small Town Murder
- By: James Pietragallo Jimmie Whisman
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Two comedians look at a small town, what makes it tick, and a murder that took place there. In depth research, horrible tragedy, and the hosts' comedic spin on the whole thing. New episodes every Thursday!!
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Yay indeed
- By JC3 on 02-16-22
Will you get to the darn story already!
Reviewed: 07-18-23
DO NOT RECOMMEND AT ALL
These guys spend more time cracking very stupid jokes and talking about the town's history than they do telling the actual story that you're expecting to hear about! It is SOOOOI annoying! I have had to skip through the first 30-45 minutes of every episode to finally get to the real story and these episodes are an hour long. That leaves only 15 minutes for what is actually the real story. And then they still spend so much time making ridiculous jokes that are not funny that you get MAYBE five minutes of what you started listening for. Save yourself the irritation and don't waste your time with this one. I really don't understand how anyone likes this at all.
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Yes Please
- By: Amy Poehler
- Narrated by: Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Amy Poehler is hosting a dinner party and you're invited! Welcome to the audiobook edition of Amy Poehler's Yes Please. The guest list is star-studded with vocal appearances from Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Michael Schur, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, and even Amy’s parents - Yes Please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza.
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Listen to this book for sure
- By S.F. on 10-31-14
- Yes Please
- By: Amy Poehler
- Narrated by: Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen Poehler, William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner
Wonderful!
Reviewed: 04-19-23
I absolutely loved this book! To be fair, I also absolutely love Amy so that might make me biased but I don't care. It was a great book. Well with the listen. And I do mean LISTEN. I'm sure I'd have loved it if I read it instead of listened to it, but because it was read by her it just made it feel so much more real and me laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time.
I'm sad it's over already.
Buy this book. Listen to it a billion times.
And "breath in the hate... breath out the love"
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Say Goodbye
- By: Lisa Gardner
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee, Lincoln Hoppe
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
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For Kimberly Quincy, FBI Special Agent, it all starts with a pregnant hooker. The story Delilah Rose tells Kimberly about her johns is too horrifying to be true; but prostitutes are disappearing, one by one, with no explanation, and no one but Kimberly seems to care.
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Not for the faint of heart
- By KSK on 08-04-09
- Say Goodbye
- By: Lisa Gardner
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee, Lincoln Hoppe
Too disturbing? Really? It's a serial killer novel
Reviewed: 11-29-22
This is a great book. All the reviews giving it 1-2 stars saying it's too graphic or disturbing... that doesn't mean it's not a good book and deserves your bad rating. You don't like the details then maybe don't read crime books about serial killers.
Great book. As are all of her others!
The ONLY thing I don't like is the male narrator. He needs to drink some water and blow his nose or something. You can hear that nasty clicking sound in his mouth every time he speaks and that really grosses me out - like it makes me physically angry when I hear it. And he sounds like he's got a cold or he doesn't know how to pronounce certain letters. Either way, it's annoying.
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An Unreliable Truth
- Desert Plains, Book 3
- By: Victor Methos
- Narrated by: Arnell Powell
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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From the bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife, Victor Methos’s acclaimed Desert Plains series continues with the saga of two brilliant defense attorneys and a client whose confession may not be what it seems.
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This needed a review
- By Luci L. on 08-21-21
- An Unreliable Truth
- Desert Plains, Book 3
- By: Victor Methos
- Narrated by: Arnell Powell
Different narrator on 3rd book - WHY???
Reviewed: 09-12-22
I just don't understand the choice to use a different narrator all of a sudden. Especially changing from a female to a male. I liked the other narrator a lot - she did a great job with using different voices and she really performed the whole thing. I didn't feel like I was being read to at bedtime (unlike with this male narrator) but instead I felt like I was being immersed into the whole story, making it impossible to put down.
So having to listen to this guy all of a sudden when I expected to hear the same voice from the first 2 books was jarring and disappointing.
The story is only ok, and I have to wonder if that has more to do with the narrator than the actual story.
I don't have time to read so I have to use Audible while I'm working - otherwise I would have stopped and read this myself to see if made any difference.
I'm just disappointed and bummed because I LOVE the first two books and all those characters so much. I had no idea that I was getting something completely different with book 3. The story lines aren't related in any way. I just don't get it - why ruin a great thing like that? SMH
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