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The Pearl Brooch
- Time Travel Romance: The Celtic Brooch, Book 9
- By: Katherine Lowry Logan
- Narrated by: Carolyn A. Lee
- Length: 23 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 722
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 679
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 674
Pete Parrino is in Florence on business when he stumbles upon Sophia Orsini’s art studio. Sophia is the love of Pete’s life, and he hasn’t seen or heard from her in 20 years...he breaks into her studio and finds evidence that she’s a time traveler...When the clan discovers where she is, Pete, Matt Kelly, and Jack Mallory must decide how much of America’s history they’re willing to change in order to bring Sophia back to the future.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Almost Unbearable Narration
- By Natalie Dunne on 05-15-19
- The Pearl Brooch
- Time Travel Romance: The Celtic Brooch, Book 9
- By: Katherine Lowry Logan
- Narrated by: Carolyn A. Lee
Narrator almost made me give up
Reviewed: 05-14-19
I love the Brooch stories and enjoyed every other audio book version. This narrator makes the story so hard to listen to. Her delivery is stilted, her phrasing is odd and her accents are completely wrong. The voices she uses for the different characters make them almost unlikable people. I really liked the story and the early American history but the narrator really ruined this one for me.
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Blood Is the Sky
- Alex McKnight #5
- By: Steve Hamilton
- Narrated by: Jim Bond
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 169
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 170
Reluctant investigator Alex McKnight finds himself drawn by friendship into a long drive north. The brother of Alex's longtime Ojibwa friend Vinnie LeBlanc works as a hunting guide, serving the rich clients from downstate. It seems that Vinnie's brother and his most recent group of hunters have vanished in northern Ontario, and Vinnie is scared enough to ask Alex to help him find them. Their arrival sets in motion a heart-pounding string of events that leaves Alex and his friend miles from civilization.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narration Killed this story
- By Dennis on 11-09-12
- Blood Is the Sky
- Alex McKnight #5
- By: Steve Hamilton
- Narrated by: Jim Bond
Uggh ...the narrator is awful
Reviewed: 04-18-15
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend the book but NOT this audiobook because the narrator really spoils the experience.
What didn’t you like about Jim Bond’s performance?
This narrator makes the characters sound stupid, especially the native characters such as Vinnie. His interpretation of the main character isn't much better. Just awful narration.
Do you think Blood Is the Sky needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
I know there are more books in this series and I'm glad.
Any additional comments?
I love this series and am very disappointed in the change of narrators. Jim Bond does a very poor job and I see that I must suffer through an additional two books before we return to the wonderful original narrator, Dan John Miller. I'll stick with it because the series is great.
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The Profiler's Daughter
- Sky Stone, Book 1
- By: P. M. Steffen
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 19 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,732
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 1,565
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,564
The Profiler's Daughter is a psychologically haunting thriller that combines murder mystery, love triangle, and family intrigue in one satisfying page burner. Sky Stone was born into the wealth and privilege of Boston's oldest Brahmin family but chooses instead to follow in the footsteps of her deceased father, legendary FBI profiler Monk Stone. In the chilly morning hours before the Boston Marathon, when a beautiful university student is found strangled and mutilated, her body left at the base of Heartbreak Hill, Sky returns from self-imposed exile to investigate.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great title, poor production value
- By Buyer on 03-06-14
- The Profiler's Daughter
- Sky Stone, Book 1
- By: P. M. Steffen
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
Ruined By Narrator
Reviewed: 04-18-14
Is there anything you would change about this book?
The narrator.
Would you recommend The Profiler's Daughter to your friends? Why or why not?
If they were reading, yes ...but I could not recommend the audio book.
What didn’t you like about Gabrielle de Cuir’s performance?
This book deserved a far better narrator. Her reading was over the top dramatic and not in a good way. The accents were horrible and the character voices greatly affected how I felt about the characters.
Do you think The Profiler's Daughter needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
This was actually a good story but the narration had an extreme negative affect. I would be interested in another story with the main character, Sky Stone, but will not listen to the audio version unless a different narrator reads the book.
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Heaven's Keep
- A Cork O'Connor Mystery
- By: William Kent Krueger
- Narrated by: Buck Schirner
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 807
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 697
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 697
Every married couple knows you don't go to bed angry. The corollary, Cork O'Connor realizes, is that you also don't say goodbye when you're mad. When the charter plane Jo O'Connor is on crashes over the mountains in Wyoming in an early winter storm, Cork deeply regrets the heated argument he had with his wife just before she left. An intense search is launched, but bad weather and the steep terrain hinder the efforts and soon the search is abandoned.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Murders Mystery
- By Lily on 08-10-15
- Heaven's Keep
- A Cork O'Connor Mystery
- By: William Kent Krueger
- Narrated by: Buck Schirner
Another excellent Cork O'Connor story
Reviewed: 12-18-13
What did you like best about this story?
Every book in this series reveals more of the character of Cork O'Connor. This book is no exception. The story is suspenseful and kept my interest until the end. I enjoy the return of the various recurring characters in each book.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Buck Schirner?
I can't wait until this series goes back to David Chandler as narrator. Mr. Chandler's portrayal of the characters in this series is by far the best.
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Thunder Bay
- A Cork O'Connor Mystery #7
- By: William Kent Krueger
- Narrated by: Buck Schirner
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 692
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 616
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 617
The promise, as I remember it, happened this way. Happy and content in his hometown of Aurora, Minnesota, Cork O'Connor has left his badge behind and is ready for a life of relative peace, setting up shop as a private investigator. But his newfound state of calm is soon interrupted when Henry Meloux, the Ojibwe medicine man and Cork's spiritual adviser, makes a request: Will Cork find the son that Henry fathered long ago?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Needs another narrator
- By Patti Small on 03-27-13
- Thunder Bay
- A Cork O'Connor Mystery #7
- By: William Kent Krueger
- Narrated by: Buck Schirner
Disappointed in change of narrator
Reviewed: 12-08-13
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Buck Schirner?
David Chandler, hands down
Any additional comments?
While I love the story and learning about Henry Meloux, I hate the change of narrators in the middle of the series. David Chandler did a much better job portraying the characters of this series. Buck Shirner is just a monotone reader ...not a wonderful narrator.
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I Am Not, But I Know I Am
- Welcome to the Story of God
- By: Louie Giglio
- Narrated by: Louie Giglio
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 102
We wear ourselves out trying to be smarter, bigger, the center of attention. But dynamic communicator Louie Giglio's latest book puts success back in perspective. This book will teach you the rich, meaningful lifestyle of being small. Free from the worries that used to strangle you, you'll radiate the power of the God who is all the things you aren't!
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable
- By Timothy on 04-11-06
- I Am Not, But I Know I Am
- Welcome to the Story of God
- By: Louie Giglio
- Narrated by: Louie Giglio
Disappointing
Reviewed: 08-12-10
The description sounded so interesting. The author basically says nothing ...just alot of repetitive blah, blah, blah.
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