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Agatha Raisin
- The Complete BBC Radio Drama Collection
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith, full cast
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Original Recording
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After a lifetime spent in public relations, one-woman dynamo Agatha Raisin struggles to adapt to life in a quiet country village - but she soon finds that there is murder and mayhem aplenty to keep her busy. Among the cases she has to deal with are a poisoned quiche; a vet who has been ‘put to sleep’; a hanged horticulturist; a murdered rambler and a curate who meets his Maker somewhat sooner than expected.
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Comedy and Murder
- By Dylan on 05-22-20
- Agatha Raisin
- The Complete BBC Radio Drama Collection
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith, full cast
Excellent performance from everyone
Reviewed: 01-11-23
Loved every one’s performances.
There are changes from the books in names of the cat and Charles, but that’s the only odd thing about it.
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Pick and Chews
- A Barkery and Biscuits Mystery, Book 4
- By: Linda O. Johnston
- Narrated by: Carla Mercer-Meyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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As a technician for a local vet and the owner of the Barkery & Biscuits dog bakery, Carrie Kennersly is excited to host a rescue-animal adoption event. She's also excited to be in a relationship with veterinarian Dr. Reed Storme, despite his pleas for her to butt out of the murder cases with which she keeps finding herself involved. Yet when Reed is accused of killing his former veterinary colleague, he seems a lot more agreeable to having amateur detective Carrie butt back in. Can Carrie clear Reed, or does she care too much for a killer?
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Same Same
- By Pam S on 05-14-21
- Pick and Chews
- A Barkery and Biscuits Mystery, Book 4
- By: Linda O. Johnston
- Narrated by: Carla Mercer-Meyer
Not good.
Reviewed: 11-26-22
It’s a good thing this book is free. It’s not written well, a lot of the characters found the same, there’s no logic to a lot of it.
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The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller
- The Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, Book 6
- By: Cleo Coyle
- Narrated by: Caroline Shaffer, Traber Burns
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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fter an elegant new customer has a breakdown in her shop, Penelope suspects there is something bogus behind the biggest best-seller of the year. This popular potboiler is so hot that folks in her tiny Rhode Island town are dying to read it - literally. First, one customer turns up dead, followed by another mysterious fatality connected to the book, which Pen discovers is more than just fiction. Now, with the help of her gumshoe ghost, Pen must solve the real-life cold case behind the bogus best-seller before the killer closes the book on her.
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I love this series!
- By Txmom247 on 03-05-21
- The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller
- The Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, Book 6
- By: Cleo Coyle
- Narrated by: Caroline Shaffer, Traber Burns
Somewhat fun, somewhat annoying
Reviewed: 10-17-22
An interesting read. I enjoy it a bit but the preachy judgment of the author of people not approving of M rated books is annoying. The feeling I get from it is: how dare you not approve of things I approve of.
Mentioning a character’s conservative father wouldn’t approve of his young daughter reading it. I’ll tell you this, my liberal father wouldn’t approve of me reading that book either.
And the push for most of the main characters loving the book for its lustfulness is eye rolling.
And then writing the academics as always being snobby. I’ve known quite a lot who are but not paint them all that way.
Same could be said for cop portrayal. Why make a cop who is usually annoying and bad at his job? It gets really annoying hearing the same take from him on each book, and no growth at all.
To me, all these things detract my enjoyment from the book.
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The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion
- The Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, Book 5
- By: Cleo Coyle
- Narrated by: Caroline Shaffer, Traber Burns
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure didn't believe in ghosts - until she met the spirit of hard-boiled 1940s detective Jack Shepard. And when Pen's friend and mailman, Seymour Tarnish, gets into deep trouble, Pen not only believes in her ghost - she also thinks he can help....
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Politically pointed, but decent
- By Zreea on 10-18-21
- The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion
- The Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, Book 5
- By: Cleo Coyle
- Narrated by: Caroline Shaffer, Traber Burns
Not bad but preachy
Reviewed: 10-04-22
Preachy in a way that the aunt did a huge spiel/rant about people liking and disliking books and such,
Also the constant repeating info about the bookstore looking like a New Englanders personal library, her brothers death, etc gets tiresome when you hear it every book. Especially when it’s put in odd places in the story.
Other than that kind of stuff story’s ok.
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Be Our Ghost
- A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery, Book 3
- By: Kate Kingsbury
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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A hotshot real estate developer arrives in Sully's Landing, touting his plans to build a tacky amusement arcade smack dab in the middle of the tasteful cliffside town. No one in Sully's Landing can stand the gaudy developer, but it's still a shock when he ends up murdered. It's even more shocking when Liza's friend Doug emerges as the chief suspect. Melanie and Liza put on their sleuthing caps yet again and set out to clear Doug's name.
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Light and Easy Mystery
- By Rae on 09-11-20
- Be Our Ghost
- A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery, Book 3
- By: Kate Kingsbury
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
It’s a mix (spoiler in comments)
Reviewed: 09-21-22
Mixed feelings about this one. It seemed an ok story.
There was something though that put a sour feeling on my gut though.
{ who did it: spoiler included} :
When they mentioned the mayor thanked god every morning, I instantly thought Aha! I bet they’re going to make the mayor the bad guy. (Because there’s authors out there that like to bash Christians-I’ve experienced it before it books. ). I was hoping to be wrong but sure enough it was the mayor who did it.
Now I might be wrong with the author’s intent but the fact that she had to mentioned the mayor thanking God in the story for the murderer seems suspect.
Anyhow all this is my feelings and thoughts about it.
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Respawn: Lives 1-5
- Respawn, Book 1
- By: Arthur Stone
- Narrated by: Michael David Axtell
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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You are no one. Level zero. Empty of mind and memory. Even your past has been stripped from your brain by the inscrutable System. A long, difficult road lies between you and remembering any part of who you are. A road punctuated with one death after another. You are too puny to survive by might alone. Information is the single resource that might keep you alive, but the brainless “digis” have none of it. Only those with experience can give you what you need, but most care nothing about you or your plight. In fact, some make it their mission to kill you.
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Garbage
- By Marlon on 03-02-21
- Respawn: Lives 1-5
- Respawn, Book 1
- By: Arthur Stone
- Narrated by: Michael David Axtell
Horrible
Reviewed: 09-06-22
Interesting premise gets destroyed by a Mc and writer who thinks a woman getting raped would be a fun time for her, and wanted to congratulate the guy who did it.
And he also keeps on complaining about her appearance.
Chapter 10 shows this and just demolished any good things about this story.
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Zee Locked In
- OVR World Online, Book 1
- By: Justin Monroe
- Narrated by: Gary Bennett
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In the bleak, not-too-distant future, most people who could fled to the virtual reality OVR World Online. Zachary "Zee" Jones will never be able to afford to become a player of the game. After committing a crime in order to save his mother's life, he was arrested and included in the Inmate Player Program. Even without perception filters to limit his pain, it was better than the alternative. He has the opportunity to earn more money in a five-year sentence then he could have in his entire life as a hospital janitor.
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Ready, First Player Knock Off
- By Chris Vernon on 04-16-22
- Zee Locked In
- OVR World Online, Book 1
- By: Justin Monroe
- Narrated by: Gary Bennett
So bad couldn’t get past the intro
Reviewed: 08-30-22
The beginning was just too political and dark for my taste. And a lot of the explanation for it seemed to contradict itself.
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Death of a Village
- A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The aromas of wild thyme and Highland heather waft through Lochdubh, home to M. C. Beaton's eccentric policeman, Hamish Macbeth. Yet what the irascible constable smells in his latest case is the acrid scent of fear as an entire town is entrapped in something dark and deadly.... Yet as he deftly investigates the summer's high crimes and misdemeanors, he attracts the attention of his superiors. They feel a promotion and transfer will give him a larger playing field than Lochdubh. That's the last thing Macbeth wants.
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Comfort Reading
- By Jessica on 04-15-13
- Death of a Village
- A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
Disappointing
Reviewed: 03-17-22
It had promise but in the end the story liked to blame churches and religion, and the reasoning for it is extremely forced and not believable.
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Ice Reavers
- By: Mark Albany
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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The fate of the kingdom fell into my hands when I was one of only a few to escape the city walls. Against evil forces that call upon monsters beyond my comprehension, what am I to do? Whatever it takes to see my kingdom free.
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Fantasy Porn
- By Mark on 03-30-21
- Ice Reavers
- By: Mark Albany
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
Perverted and junky
Reviewed: 12-29-21
When it starts off as getting a d wet with the fellows you know it’s gonna be bad, and not a good bad.
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True Hero
- Champion Is Playing, Book 1
- By: Anton Emelianov, Sergei Savinov
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer, Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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A simple man, lacking in knowledge, but quick of wit. He is flung into the future, where everything is different. Now, he has to make a name for himself, carve his own path in life. He decides to play a game, the biggest one in the world. A strategy game, focused on tactics, used to select the top managers of the largest international corporation. Now, he has to prove his mettle and earn a place for himself in the future....
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Fake it tell you make it.
- By Cody on 05-25-19
- True Hero
- Champion Is Playing, Book 1
- By: Anton Emelianov, Sergei Savinov
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer, Tavia Gilbert
2.5-3 stars.
Reviewed: 08-19-21
Interesting premise but MC is a bigamist and thinks negatively about nearly everyone while ever ends up loving him for fine reason.
His whole story is luck bails him out of everything, and he keeps saying how he doesn’t like or trust Samantha but at the end is upset at her , saying he was thinking there was more to her and him and he was made that she left and only said let’s see each other again.
Made no sense.
There are other plot holes like this in the story.
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