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Presumed Guilty
- By: Scott Turow
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
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Rusty is a retired judge attempting a third act in life with a loving soon-to-be wife, Bea, with whom he shares both a restful home on an idyllic lake in the rural Midwest and a plaintive hope that this marriage will be his best, and his last. But the peace that’s taken Rusty so long to find evaporates when Bea’s young adult son, Aaron, living under their supervision while on probation for drug possession, disappears. If Aaron doesn’t return soon, he will be sent back to jail.
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Too much politics
- By lovetoread on 02-02-25
- Presumed Guilty
- By: Scott Turow
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Tense moments of intrigue
Reviewed: 01-27-25
This third book of the Turow series did not disappoint. Well written courtroom drama. Quite unexpected ending was disturbing but tied up all the loose ends tidily. Maybe a bit too tidy but acceptable on theory.
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Innocent
- By: Scott Turow
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann, Orlagh Cassidy
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
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The sequel to the genre-defining, landmark best seller Presumed Innocent, Innocent continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, 20 years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife.
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Terrific Book
- By Suzn F on 05-10-10
- Innocent
- By: Scott Turow
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann, Orlagh Cassidy
Good story; Poorly Edited
Reviewed: 01-13-25
I enjoy Turow’s books very much. Any novel with well fleshed out characters and plot intrigues me.
Turow is an attorney as were several who read his manuscript. One would expect that a glaring error would have been spotted. There were references to the “lawsuit” - the court case featuring Rusty Sabich. It was not a lawsuit but rather a criminal trial. Later in the book it was properly stated as a trial.
Being the wife of an attorney and on the periphery of courtroom proceedings for many years, this error was distracting.
Also the narrator’s mispronunciation of “recuse” as “recruse”. Ugh. Someone should have caught that.
In any case, enjoyable despite the errors.
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The Aviator's Wife
- A Novel
- By: Melanie Benjamin
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
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For much of her life, Anne Morrow, the shy daughter of the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, has stood in the shadows of those around her, including her millionaire father and vibrant older sister, who often steals the spotlight. Then Anne, a college senior with hidden literary aspirations, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family. There she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic. Enthralled by Charles’s assurance and fame, Anne is certain the celebrated aviator has scarcely noticed her. But she is wrong.
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The Megalomaniac's Wife
- By Audrey on 01-19-13
- The Aviator's Wife
- A Novel
- By: Melanie Benjamin
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
Revelations about Lindbergh!
Reviewed: 01-03-25
I truly was not aware of the man behind the fame. It’s given me a different perspective on his life as well as to lose respect for him. Glad I stayed with this book to the end. The reader was difficult to listen to, the vocal inflections were annoying at times.
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The Husband's Secret
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
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Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret - something with the potential to destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive....
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Soap Opera Digest
- By FanB14 on 02-06-14
- The Husband's Secret
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
A gossipy bunch with secrets!
Reviewed: 11-27-24
I was prepared to finally dislike a novel by Lianne Moriarty, one of my favorite authors. Then I got to the middle and couldn’t stop listening! Intriguing format. Loved the way the characters played out their individual roles. Satisfying conclusion with an unexpected epilogue. Well done!
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To Die For
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Zach Villa, Mela Lee, Cassandra Morris, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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Travis Devine has become a pro at accomplishing any mission he's given. But this time it’s not his skills that send him to Seattle to aid the FBI in escorting orphaned, twelve-year-old Betsy Odom to a meeting with her uncle, who’s under federal investigation. Instead, he’s hoping to lay low and keep off the radar of an enemy–the girl on the train. But as Devine gets to know Betsy, questions begin to arise around the death of her parents.
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This is more over the top than usual
- By Amazon Customer on 12-19-24
- To Die For
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Zach Villa, Mela Lee, Cassandra Morris, Rena-Marie Villano, Christine Lakin, Will Collyer, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Erin Bennett
Suspenseful!
Reviewed: 11-19-24
I waited for months for this book to be released. It did not disappoint! Third in the Travis Divine novels, it is hard to say which was best. Love Baldacci’s writing! The various narrators were perfectly cast and read it expertly.
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The Truth About Melody Browne
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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When she was 9 years old, Melody Browne's house burned down, and it took all of her childhood memories with it. Now she's a single mother of a teenage boy living in Central London. She hasn't seen her parents since she left home at 15, but she doesn't mind. She's better off on her own. She works as a dinner lady at her son's school and has no idea where her humdrum life is heading. But one summer's night, a hypnotist inadvertently unlocks memories of her childhood, and her whole life is turned upside down.
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So much potential.....what a letdown!!!
- By Cheryl Coen on 11-15-20
- The Truth About Melody Browne
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
Storyline was fascinating
Reviewed: 10-22-24
…but Jewell took way to long to get to the point. At times the causes for Melody’s lack of memory were intimated as sinister when they were not. Still, I had to stay with the novel to get to the bottom of the story. The narrator was excellent with just enough voices to the characters to make them seem realistic.
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The God of the Woods
- A Novel
- By: Liz Moore
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
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Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
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Tangled Mystery Overloaded with Characters and Confusing Time Jumps
- By unknown on 08-09-24
- The God of the Woods
- A Novel
- By: Liz Moore
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
A difficult book to listen to…
Reviewed: 09-16-24
Good storyline but the narrator’s breathy voice made every sentence and scene seem mysterious, creepy and strangely suspenseful though most were not. It was hard for me to stay with the book to its conclusion. The reason I did was to find out who-done-it.
Can’t recommend.
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The Lost Bookshop
- By: Evie Woods
- Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace, Olivia Mace, Nick Biadon
- Length: 12 hrs
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For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives. But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books. And by unlocking the secrets of the shelves, they find themselves transported to a world of wonder…where nothing is as it seems.
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Incredible history book story
- By Elisabeth on 10-25-23
- The Lost Bookshop
- By: Evie Woods
- Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace, Olivia Mace, Nick Biadon
The story intersects past with present so well!
Reviewed: 09-02-24
Very engaging novel that blends plausible characters with a bit of magical experiences. Loved the story and narrators.
Will listen to more written by Evie Woods.
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How to Age Disgracefully
- A Novel
- By: Clare Pooley
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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When Lydia takes a job running the Senior Citizens’ Social Club three afternoons a week, she assumes she’ll be spending her time drinking tea and playing gentle games of cards. The members of the Social Club, however, are not at all what Lydia was expecting. From Art, a failed actor turned kleptomaniac to Daphne, who has been hiding from her dark past for decades to Ruby, a Banksy-style knitter who gets revenge in yarn, these seniors look deceptively benign—but when age makes you invisible, secrets are so much easier to hide.
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Aging imperfections
- By Susan Love on 08-07-24
- How to Age Disgracefully
- A Novel
- By: Clare Pooley
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
An Absolutely Charming Book!
Reviewed: 08-10-24
Loved everything about this book. The people, correction, characters, the dog, the fullness of their life stories, the setting, and the narrator! I laughed, cried, and loved every moment of it.
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Mother-Daughter Murder Night
- A Novel
- By: Nina Simon
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she’s built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack, Lana is stuck counting otters instead of square footage—and hoping that boredom won’t kill her before the cancer does.
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Don’t waste your money
- By Audrey Russell on 09-14-23
- Mother-Daughter Murder Night
- A Novel
- By: Nina Simon
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
Sloooow moving story!
Reviewed: 07-31-24
Probably 50% of this book could have been eliminated or certainly condensed. Interesting storyline but the snail paced development was unnecessary.
The errors in the geographical location were glaring. I live in the California Central Coast & found the errors distracting. Same with the narrator’s horrible pronunciations of the Spanish words & names. So poorly pronounced. One need not be fluent to at least know how to properly say the names. I cringed at the mangled attempts.
I cannot recommend this audio book.
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