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The Plot
- A Novel
- By: Jean Hanff Korelitz
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,129
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,715
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,704
Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his self-respect; he hasn’t written—let alone published—anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn’t need Jake’s help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then...he hears the plot.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Should be called "The Plod", not The Plot
- By SB on 05-11-21
- The Plot
- A Novel
- By: Jean Hanff Korelitz
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Excellent story
Reviewed: 03-09-25
This an excellent story, actually two stories interwoven in a great way. The narrator is doing a great job as well. I loved it! Worth buying!
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The Kellerby Code
- By: Jonny Sweet
- Narrated by: Jack Davenport
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Edward is living in a world he can't afford and to which he doesn't belong. To camouflage himself, he has catered to his friends' needs – fetching drycleaning, sorting flowers for premieres. It's a noble effort, really – anything to keep his best pals Robert and Stanza happy. In return, his proximity to them might sponge the shame of his birth and violent past cleanly away. But the chink in his armour is his painfully unrequited love for Stanza. When he realises Stanza and Robert are an item, Edward is pushed too far.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Chris D on 02-14-25
- The Kellerby Code
- By: Jonny Sweet
- Narrated by: Jack Davenport
Excellent!
Reviewed: 02-14-25
This is the best audiobook I listened to in a long time! It’s an excellent thriller, character study with an enjoyable and versatile storyline. I loved every minute of it.
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The Hunter
- A Novel
- By: Tana French
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,726
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,528
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,528
It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The timing and sequences. Slow pace but excellent conclusion.
- By Phyllis Silber on 03-23-24
- The Hunter
- A Novel
- By: Tana French
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
Fantastic!
Reviewed: 11-18-24
An excellent story with lots of twists and turns and mainly based on a few characters that are superbly described and developed throughout the plot. I love the setting in an Irish village with its own set of unwritten rules and characters moving in and about, everyone trying to find their way. Best book this year!
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Five Decembers
- By: James Kestrel
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 564
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 497
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 494
December 1941. America teeters on the brink of war, and in Honolulu, Hawaii, police detective Joe McGrady is assigned to investigate a homicide that will change his life forever. The trail of murder he uncovers will lead him across the Pacific, far from home and the woman he loves; and though the U.S. doesn't know it yet, a Japanese fleet is already steaming toward Pearl Harbor. Spanning the entirety of World War II, Five Decembers is a beautiful, masterful, powerful novel that will live in your memory forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 10-10-22
- Five Decembers
- By: James Kestrel
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Fantastic story, delivered with excellence
Reviewed: 12-22-23
I loved the book. It goes way beyond the crime story as which it starts. History gets woven into the plot in an elegant and unobtrusive manner. The narrator performs absolutely excellent! I loved to listen until the last minute of it. Highly recommended!
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The Perfect Marriage
- A Novel
- By: Adam Mitzner
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 242
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 213
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Story4 out of 5 stars 212
James and Jessica Sommers are celebrating their first blissful year together, an unexpected second chance at true love. Unfortunately, their newfound shot at happiness is not without collateral damage. There’s Jessica’s ex-husband. He pretends for all the world that he’s resilient and strong. If only for the sake of their teenage son, profoundly vulnerable in his own way. James’ ex has taken a different road. Bitter, vengeful, and threatening, she wants only the worst for the happy couple. And then there’s the couple themselves: Are they truly as in love as they seem?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Holds your attention throughout
- By AJ Holmes on 04-04-21
- The Perfect Marriage
- A Novel
- By: Adam Mitzner
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Great start, complicated ending
Reviewed: 04-13-21
I very much enjoyed the first half of the book. The story is very engaging and keeps you captivated. The second half not so much. For me the flow wasn’t as good anymore. Too many new characters and cumbersome explanations. Not as good as expected.
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The Trust
- A Novel
- By: Ronald H. Balson
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,106
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,008
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,005
When his uncle dies, Liam Taggart reluctantly returns to his childhood home in Northern Ireland for the funeral—a home he left years ago after a bitter confrontation with his family, never to look back. But when he arrives, Liam learns that not only was his uncle shot to death, but that he’d anticipated his own murder: In an astonishing last will and testament, Uncle Fergus has left his entire estate to a secret trust, directing that no distributions be made to any person until the killer is found.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Angst and more angst!!
- By Joe Bledsoe on 10-30-17
- The Trust
- A Novel
- By: Ronald H. Balson
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
Excellent story, great narrator
Reviewed: 02-06-21
This is an excellent book. It’s a thrilling story that will keep you engaged until the last minute. It’s told at a great pace, I got through it in a few days despite working all day. Just couldn’t stop listening at night. The narrator does an excellent job mimicking the different characters with distinct voices. Can only recommend this one!
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Camino Winds
- Camino, Book 2
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,872
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,672
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,630
The master of the legal thriller sweeps you away to paradise for a little sun, sand, mystery, and mayhem. With Camino Winds, America’s favorite storyteller offers the perfect escape. Welcome back to Camino Island, where anything can happen—even a murder in the midst of a hurricane, which might prove to be the perfect crime...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Thrilling Mystery
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 04-29-20
- Camino Winds
- Camino, Book 2
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
Who wrote this book?
Reviewed: 07-11-20
This book was a real disappointment. Not the level and sophistication you would expect from Grisham. It was more like a cheap, boiler plate crime novel with a mostly foreseeable and simple plot. Was this Book really written by Grisham??
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The Fox
- By: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 962
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 854
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Story4 out of 5 stars 848
The number one New York Times best-selling master of international intrigue takes readers into the bleeding-edge world of technological espionage in a propulsive thriller that feels chillingly real. Former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service Adrian Weston is awoken in the middle of the night by a phone call from the prime minister. Her news is shocking: The Pentagon, the NSA, and the CIA have been hacked simultaneously, their seemingly impenetrable firewalls breached by an unknown enemy known only as "The Fox".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Modern Story with Classic Prose
- By stuartjash on 10-24-18
- The Fox
- By: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
A mix of facts, fiction and opinion
Reviewed: 10-28-18
This book is well written and presented. It’s a nice spy story. What I didn’t like is that current facts from the world around us are mixed with fiction and that many of the alleged intelligence insights are presumably the authors opinion and not real. This makes hard if not impossible for the audience to distinguish between facts and fiction. A book written by a master but done in a way I don’t support. Therefore my rating of 3.
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Leap
- Leaving a Job with No Plan B to Find the Career and Life You Really Want
- By: Tess Vigeland
- Narrated by: Tess Vigeland
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 121
Until recently Tess Vigeland was a longtime host of public radio's Marketplace. It was a rewarding, high-status job, and Tess was very good at it - but she'd begun to feel restless. Without any definite, clear sense of what she wanted to do next (but an absolute certainty that what she'd been doing was no longer truly satisfying), she walked away from her dream job and into a vast unknown. Suddenly she was no longer " Marketplace's Tess Vigeland"; she was just Tess Vigeland.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Everything Mrs Vigeland says is true, but ...
- By Claude on 10-10-15
- Leap
- Leaving a Job with No Plan B to Find the Career and Life You Really Want
- By: Tess Vigeland
- Narrated by: Tess Vigeland
Interesting and entertaining
Reviewed: 08-01-18
A good and personal view on a major disruption in one’s life: leaving your job without a clear plan. Good thoughts, other views added. The missing piece is how to survive, as money didn’t turn out to be a major issue in this case. Nevertheless worth listening!
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Pretty Girls
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
- Length: 20 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25,591
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23,119
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,111
Sisters. Strangers. Survivors. More than 20 years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Definitely needed the trigger warning, but..
- By Hillary on 02-01-16
- Pretty Girls
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
Tough stuff
Reviewed: 11-12-15
First of all, I liked the book, it's an exciting thriller. Some scenes are really graphic and tough to listen to. I skipped some...
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