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The Joe Dillard Series Box Set, Part 1: Books 1-4
- The Joe Dillard Box Sets
- By: Scott Pratt
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 31 hrs and 30 mins
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Books one through four in Scott Pratt's iconic Joe Dillard series are offered in a bundle. An Innocent Client, In Good Faith, Injustice For All, and Reasonable Fear.
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in all truth, I only read a couple chapters.
- By Julie Lattimer on 10-14-22
- The Joe Dillard Series Box Set, Part 1: Books 1-4
- The Joe Dillard Box Sets
- By: Scott Pratt
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
Cheap and slimy.
Reviewed: 03-09-25
Clearly written by a man. Lots of derogatory language toward women. Terrible story line. Lots of gratuitous description of body parts. Bonus points for adjectives, but no points for actual dialogue or storyline.
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One Last Prayer
- Detective Gina Harte, Book 16
- By: Carla Kovach
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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She races home, her young son clasped tightly to her chest, glancing over her shoulder at every face she passes. She reaches the safety of her home, closing the door behind her. Little does she know the danger that awaits her inside… When local vicar, Sally, packs away the brightly coloured toys and dog-eared books left over from a morning parent and toddler group, her heart pounds as she discovers a note left behind.
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So tired of mediocre police work
- By Kirsten S. on 12-19-24
- One Last Prayer
- Detective Gina Harte, Book 16
- By: Carla Kovach
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
So tired of mediocre police work
Reviewed: 12-19-24
The usual “poor Gina, her life is so sad, she doesn’t take care of herself and plays the martyr, she can’t see what’s clearly in front of her, and oh - the storyline with her ex husband NEVER ENDS.”
Not sure I can keep listening to this storyline. Unfortunate.
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Save Her Twice
- Detective Morgan Brookes, Book 11
- By: Helen Phifer
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Arriving at a quiet family home on the outskirts of the Lake District, Detective Morgan Brookes must deliver devastating news to a heartbroken mother. Seeing Lexie’s pink boots against the side of the house, she remembers the girl’s happy face and can’t help but think of her carefree childhood. Three years ago, Morgan saved Lexie from a serial killer, who is now behind bars. But this time, she’s failed to protect her. Certain a new and more terrifying killer is at large, Morgan finds a neighbor who claims a man in a silver car was watching Lexie’s house.
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Disappointing ending as usual
- By Kirsten S. on 10-26-24
- Save Her Twice
- Detective Morgan Brookes, Book 11
- By: Helen Phifer
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
Disappointing ending as usual
Reviewed: 10-26-24
Decent story, as always. But in the usual fashion, when push comes to shove, morgan is a complete idiot at the end. She’s always too dense to see what’s actually happening, and at the end she gets all the accolades. Frustrating to listen to.
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Trapper Road
- A Stillhouse Lake Novel
- By: Rachel Caine, Carrie Ryan
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
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The case is that of a missing girl, last seen getting into a truck with a stranger before disappearing. Gwen has a reputation for finding those who are lost, but this time something is wrong. Her instincts are off, and every clue she uncovers only raises more doubts, not just about the missing girl and the circumstances of her disappearance, but also about the fragile safety Gwen’s created for her family.
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So Happy to see this series again!!!!
- By shelley on 10-28-23
- Trapper Road
- A Stillhouse Lake Novel
- By: Rachel Caine, Carrie Ryan
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
The story has run its course
Reviewed: 10-10-24
Connor is a moron, and the repetitive storyline of the entire family being implicated in things they didn’t do is getting very old. There is a lot of opportunity for Gwen to simply investigate cases and leave the family out of constant arrests and blame and bad press…I had to skip several chapters and just fast forward to the last few to wrap it up.
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A Killer of Influence
- A Scottish Crime Thriller (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, Book 20)
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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Following a convention in the Scottish Highlands, eight social media influencers vanish without a trace, leaving their followers–and families–in a state of shock, and the police clueless as to their whereabouts. And then, the livestreams begin. Broadcast live from their squalid underground cells, the young influencers are forced into a sadistic battle for survival. With each livestream, their captor pits them against each other in a twisted competition for likes. The influencer with the fewest positive reactions faces a gruesome end–live on camera.
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Least favorite in the series
- By WaterPea on 09-22-24
- A Killer of Influence
- A Scottish Crime Thriller (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, Book 20)
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Angus King
The first one that made me angry
Reviewed: 10-03-24
I was absolutely furious with this storyline pretty much from the halfway mark until the end. It only redeemed itself *somewhat* in the final 5 minutes.
I’ve listened to every one of these books the minute they came out, after finding the first four. I’ve loved every single one and am invested in every single character. This one was such a deviation from the norm, I could barely listen. I still disappointed in what was done to Jack’s storyline, and I’m furious on behalf of Hamsa, and I almost couldn’t forgive Ben’s storyline.
I think there are supposed to be 8 more books, right? Please, please do not throw curveballs like this again! My heart can’t take it.
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Bitter Falls
- Stillhouse Lake, Book 4
- By: Rachel Caine
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith, Michael Crouch, Dan John Miller, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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In spite of a harrowing past still haunting her, Gwen Proctor is trying to move forward. Until a new assignment gives her purpose: the cold-case disappearance of a young man in Tennessee. Three years missing, no clues. Just Ruth Landry, a tortured mother in limbo. Gwen understands what it’s like to worry about your children. Gwen’s investigation unearths new suspects…and victims. As she follows each sinister lead, the implications of the mystery grow more disturbing. Because the closer Gwen gets, the closer she is to a threat that looms back home.
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Excellent 5 Star addition to this series...
- By shelley on 01-22-20
- Bitter Falls
- Stillhouse Lake, Book 4
- By: Rachel Caine
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith, Michael Crouch, Dan John Miller, Lauren Ezzo, Will Ropp
Great, except for one thing
Reviewed: 09-21-24
Please stop adding story lines that make Gwen the subject of renewed public hatred again and again. It’s frustrating to listen to.
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Devil to Pay
- A DCI Harry McNeil Crime Thriller, Book 7
- By: John Carson
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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Scotland DCI Harry McNeil feels uneasy about visiting his late father’s dementia-afflicted former colleague. But he’s stunned when the retired policeman’s daughter pulls him aside in the nursing home to offer nervous accusations and shocking photographs. And with the images displaying a murder victim from 20 years ago, McNeil fears the senile detective might be the real serial killer long thought dead and buried.
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Painful
- By Kirsten S. on 07-28-24
- Devil to Pay
- A DCI Harry McNeil Crime Thriller, Book 7
- By: John Carson
- Narrated by: Angus King
Painful
Reviewed: 07-28-24
Where to start. I WANT to like these books. I feel committed at this point. I keep getting the next one, hoping the storylines will get better.
They don’t.
Harry and Alex are possibly the most useless “detectives” ever to have been written. The emotional scenes are so ridiculous, you can’t help but roll your eyes.
Dunlap and Evans are the only ones actually investigating. And it’s becoming more and more clear that the attempt is to replicate Bob Hoon and Tyler from the JD Kirk books, and it’s just a sad imitation.
Angus King again saves this book. But the actual “detective” story is awful. If you’ve got 1/2 a brain, you’ll know what’s happening about 1/3 of the way in. Then there’s the usual introduction of 3-4 unnecessary characters in an attempt to throw you off. And then the ending is anticlimactic and sudden.
I promise, I am TRYING to like this series. It’s almost like every book is a new level of patience in a game I didn’t sign up for
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Stateside
- Robert Hoon Thrillers, Book 5
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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All Bob Hoon ever wanted was a good whisky, and some peace and quiet. But, when Hoon hears that his friend and MI5 agent, Miles Crabtree, has gone missing in the United States, he is dragged back into action once more. The hunt leads him to the Florida Everglades, and into conflict with the violent locals, the terrifying wildlife, and a Sheriff with a sinister agenda of his own.
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I Can’t Help Falling in Love
- By charles on 07-09-24
- Stateside
- Robert Hoon Thrillers, Book 5
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Angus King
Another great addition to the series
Reviewed: 07-22-24
JD and Angus both deliver again - but I need to add the small caveat that not all Americans sound like Texans (as a matter of fact, not even all Texans sound like Texans 😅), and Floridians and midwesterners most definitely don’t. Now, I wouldn’t be able to do a Scottish accent if my life depended on it, so this is merely an amused observation! Love all of JD’s books and Angus’s narration.
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Worth Killing For
- DI Fenchurch East London Crime Thrillers, Book 2
- By: Ed James
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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A vicious murder. A case close to home. DI Simon Fenchurch is back. Rekindling his marriage helps put their shared trauma behind him. He's finally living his life again. But on a busy London street, Fenchurch and his wife witness a young woman being attacked in broad daylight, the vicious killer leaving her bleeding to death on the pavement.
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A test of willpower
- By Kirsten S. on 06-08-24
- Worth Killing For
- DI Fenchurch East London Crime Thrillers, Book 2
- By: Ed James
- Narrated by: Angus King
A test of willpower
Reviewed: 06-08-24
We get it, the man has reflux. We get it, he likes Mexican food. Between the endless repetition of “his gut was churning” and “he wanted a burrito” and the existential dread internal monologue, it is REALLY difficult to like Fenchurch. Add the fact that he seems incapable of catching an offender, never slaps handcuffs on anyone and seemingly always gets taken down in a fight, it’s by sheer willpower that one will finish this book. I want to like this character, I really do. It’s not an easy task. Lastly, this story line was so convoluted and messy, if there had been a Cliff Notes version, I would’ve opted in.
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Death and Poetry
- McBride & Tanner, Book 2
- By: Rachel McLean
- Narrated by: Lesley Mackie
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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DI Jade Tanner's new Complex Crimes Unit is finding its feet. DS Mo Uddin is settling into his new Scottish home, Dr Petra McBride has stopped receiving anonymous calls, and Jade is working to support her son over the loss of his dad. But then a mysterious crime is added to their workload. The body of a young man is discovered at the top of Dunsinane Hill, with soil from Birnam Wood in his pockets. The two sites are sixteen miles apart, so this is no fluke. Petra and Jade immediately spot the Macbeth reference.
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I really, really wanted to like it
- By Kirsten S. on 05-21-24
- Death and Poetry
- McBride & Tanner, Book 2
- By: Rachel McLean
- Narrated by: Lesley Mackie
I really, really wanted to like it
Reviewed: 05-21-24
It’s just unfortunately absolutely the wrong narrator. The delivery is so monotone, if you don’t pay close attention, you miss every climax, surprise, discovery. It’s the same tone of voice for “she went to buy a loaf of bread” and “he confessed to the murder.”
It doesn’t AT ALL go with the other two series, which is especially difficult given that we’ve met some of these characters before. While no one is expecting them to sound the same, delivered by a different narrator, one DOES expect their personalities to remain the same…and because of this delivery, they just don’t.
The monotony of the story telling makes the entire story…uninteresting.
I genuinely wanted to like it. I listened to this second book after the first to give it another shot, hoping it would grow on me. It definitely did not. Off to wait for Leslie or Zoe to make their next book debut!
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