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Trapdoor
- By: J.P. Pomare
- Narrated by: Harriet Gordon-Anderson, Blazey Best, Yannick Lawry, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,010
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,829
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,828
Eva Kavinsky wakes in a dark cellar, with no memory of how she got here. Imprisoned with her, seemingly at random, are four men. The only way out is the trapdoor in the ceiling – and it's locked. The single clue about what brings them all here is a cryptic message sprayed onto one wall. Connect the dots. Repent. A camera fixed high above reach is livestreaming this whole nightmare to the world. What confessions are they meant to make to their unseen audience?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Suspenseful and surprising
- By Patrick J. McDonald on 11-08-23
- Trapdoor
- By: J.P. Pomare
- Narrated by: Harriet Gordon-Anderson, Blazey Best, Yannick Lawry, Lewis Fitzgerald, Brodie Masini
Ending ruined it for me
Reviewed: 11-11-23
It was an okay story overall, but the ending ruined it for me. It was hard to connect with any of the characters.
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Stranger in the Woods
- By: Anni Taylor
- Narrated by: Harriet Gordon-Anderson
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,754
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20,330
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,252
Photographer Isla Wilson is thrilled she's landed her dream job, but the clients who hired her are getting stranger by the day. It sounded so perfect—a month's assignment at the lush Scottish Highlands property of architect Alban McGregor, and his wife, Jessica. But in the woods, there's a playhouse with a chilling history. Two years ago, the McGregors' daughter Elodie was abducted and then died in that playhouse. The townspeople insist her abductor had to be a stranger in their town. Alban refuses to knock the playhouse down, even keeping a picture of it on his wall.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book!
- By Tammy garrett on 09-13-22
- Stranger in the Woods
- By: Anni Taylor
- Narrated by: Harriet Gordon-Anderson
Bizzare
Reviewed: 08-05-23
The initial parts of the book worked well and I was engaged. Then, suddenly, the plot took a left turn into the twilight zone. IDEK what the author was thinking.
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Birds in Flight
- By: Anni Taylor
- Narrated by: Harriet Gordon-Anderson
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,374
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,136
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,134
In 1998, the American Jorgenson family had been on a year-long road trip in Australia. One humid, storming night, the mother - Elsa Jorgenson - vanished in an isolated stretch of Australian everglades. Elsa was never seen again. That night, twelve-year-old Lily Jorgenson was left alone and terrified in the family camper—even her teenage sister Iris is missing. When Iris comes racing back through the rain, she refuses to tell where she’s been. Lily is certain her sister is hiding a dark secret.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Kept me hooked, even with mispronunciations
- By Jujube33 on 03-10-23
- Birds in Flight
- By: Anni Taylor
- Narrated by: Harriet Gordon-Anderson
Fantastic book
Reviewed: 08-05-23
Anni Taylor is hit or miss with me. I either find them fascinating, or unutterably boring and illogical. This was one of the better ones. In fact, I’d go so far as to say this is one of my favorite books.
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The Game You Played
- By: Anni Taylor
- Narrated by: Zindzi Okenyo
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,360
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,857
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,830
It's a blindingly hot summer. International visitors surge into Sydney's Darling Harbour. Two-year-old Tommy is sailing his toy boat in the park there with his mother Phoebe. Tommy vanishes into thin air. The following winter, taunting notes written as nursery rhymes begin arriving at his parents' home. Little Boy Blue, where did you go? Who led you away? Only I know.
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2 out of 5 stars
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so bad it's good
- By Gianna Motz on 10-10-22
- The Game You Played
- By: Anni Taylor
- Narrated by: Zindzi Okenyo
Just awful
Reviewed: 08-05-23
All the characters were awful, and the story defied logic. And so much hand-waving away alcoholism.
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Imaginary
- By: Lee Bacon
- Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Zach should’ve outgrown his imaginary friend by now. He knows this. He’s 11, long past the days when kids are supposed to go on epic make-believe adventures with their invisible friends. But after the death of his father five years ago, all Zach wanted was an escape from the real world. So his imaginary friend, Shovel, hasn’t faded away like the other kids’ have. Their imaginary friendship grew stronger. But now Zach’s in middle school, and things are getting awkward. His best friend ditched him for a cooler crowd.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love it
- By Rids on 09-02-24
- Imaginary
- By: Lee Bacon
- Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
Surprising, moving, and sweet…
Reviewed: 07-02-23
Touching tween-grade story about an imaginary friend. Something even a 40 yr old can enjoy. :-)
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The Complete Novels : Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Alison Larkin
- Length: 81 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,004
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 870
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Story5 out of 5 stars 860
Ever since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy emerged from the lake in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, the novels of Jane Austen have become more popular than ever, delighting millions of fans all over the world. Now, Alison Larkin's critically acclaimed narrations of Austen's six completed novels are brought together in this very special 200th anniversary audio edition. "Alison Larkin's narration will captivate listeners from the first sentence" raves AudioFile magazine about the Earphones Award-winning recording of Sense and Sensibility, which starts the collection.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Table of Contents/Navigation Guide!
- By Jim on 02-23-18
So many errors!
Reviewed: 09-04-22
I didn’t have any issues with the style of narration unlike many others here, but I was incredibly frustrated at the number of mistakes the narrator made in the text. I don’t know from what god-forsaken volume the narrator was reading from, or if she improv-ed words, or was speaking them from memory, but the changes were unacceptable. In some cases, the substitutions even changed the meaning or intention of the sentence. This was a poorly produced edition. I am so excessively disappointed; even offended. Are the shades of Austen to be so polluted?! Badly done, indeed!
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Escape
- By: James Patterson, David Ellis
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,168
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,000
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,989
As Chicago PD’s special-ops leader, Detective Billy Harney knows well that money is not the only valuable currency. The filthy rich man he’s investigating is down to his last twenty million. He’s also being held in jail. For now. Billy’s unit is called in when an escape plan results in officers down and inmates vanished.
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5 out of 5 stars
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DAAANNNGG!
- By Rahim O. Shabazz on 07-05-22
- Escape
- By: James Patterson, David Ellis
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Billy Harney is back
Reviewed: 06-21-22
While not as thrilling and heart-wrenching as the two previous installments, this was a good work in the Billy Harney series. We didn’t get as much of Harney-family shenanigans in this installment, but, for me, the most emotionally resonant parts of the story were involving such scenes. I’m not sure if there will be more books in this series, but I sure hope so. I’ve become quite fond of the Billy Goat. The narration was excellent as usual.
P.S. One big negative of this series is a disproportionate number of strong female characters getting fridged.
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The Widow
- By: K. L. Slater
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,496
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21,395
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21,293
My husband was not a monster. No matter what they say.... The day my husband, Michael, stepped in front of a lorry after being questioned by the police, my world fell apart. He was devoted to me and our six-year-old daughter. But they’d connected him to the disappearance of a young mother from our tiny village.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Twists & Turns!
- By tarafarah7: Tara Brown on 12-20-21
- The Widow
- By: K. L. Slater
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
Great story
Reviewed: 12-25-21
I’m glad I ignored the negative reviews and listened to the book. It was full of unexpected twists and turns, and yet, each twist was quite believable. Narrator did a great job as well.
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Zali's Dog
- By: Adam Wilson
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 31 mins
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 414
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 379
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Story3 out of 5 stars 379
Philip and his girlfriend Beth were seniors in high school when they chose adoption for their son. Now, years later, Beth has moved to Palo Alto - and on with her life - but Philip still lives in town. He works a job he hates so he can be near Olaf, who knows him as “uncle”. On the morning of Olaf’s 14th birthday party, Philip hears his neighbor Zali’s dog, Sinai, barking on the other side of the fence. Philip scales the fence and finds the dog tied to a tree with a belt, hungry and scared.
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2 out of 5 stars
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How Not to Tell a Story
- By Debbie on 03-16-21
- Zali's Dog
- By: Adam Wilson
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
Uninspiring and banal
Reviewed: 03-14-21
At least it was included in my plan so I didn’t waste a credit on it.
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A Murder Is Announced
- A Miss Marple Mystery
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 892
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 798
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 790
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette that read: "A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m." Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story but narrator gets on my nerves
- By Cynthia on 10-14-15
- A Murder Is Announced
- A Miss Marple Mystery
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
Awful Narration
Reviewed: 06-02-19
This story as such is not one of Christie's best efforts, but the terrible narration makes it almost unbearable to listen to. I hope they put out another audiobook with a different narrator. I have enjoyed Emilia Fox's other efforts, so I'm not sure why this one went so horribly wrong.
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