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The Disappeared
- By: C. J. Box
- Narrated by: David Chandler
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,973
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,499
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,475
Wyoming's new governor isn't sure what to make of Joe Pickett, but he has a job for him that is extremely delicate. A prominent female British executive never came home from the high-end guest ranch she was visiting, and the British Embassy is pressing hard. Pickett knows that happens sometimes - these ranches are stocked with handsome young cowboys, and "ranch romances" aren't uncommon. But no sign of her months after she vanished? That suggests something else.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another fantastic Pickett novel
- By stuartjash on 04-01-18
- The Disappeared
- By: C. J. Box
- Narrated by: David Chandler
stay away from this one
Reviewed: 08-28-23
I I have no idea why the author did this but he completely apparently left out all the final two or three chapters. a complete disaster I'm probably going to return it
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The Cellist
- A Novel
- By: Daniel Silva
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 3,717
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3,382
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 3,375
Viktor Orlov had a longstanding appointment with death. Once Russia’s richest man, he now resides in splendid exile in London, where he has waged a tireless crusade against the authoritarian kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin. His mansion in Chelsea’s exclusive Cheyne Walk is one of the most heavily protected private dwellings in London. Yet somehow, on a rainy summer evening, in the midst of a global pandemic, Russia’s vengeful president finally manages to cross Orlov’s name off his kill list.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing. The run stops at 21 books.
- By Kristine on 07-14-21
- The Cellist
- A Novel
- By: Daniel Silva
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Dreadful
Reviewed: 09-09-21
I do not believe that I have ever given this author less than four or five stars. That ends now. A convoluted and relatively stupid plot and hours upon hours of attacks on Donald Trump which were not at all necessary to the book. What a sad demise for a great author
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Troubled Blood
- A Cormoran Strike Novel, Book 5
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 31 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,094
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,495
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10,461
Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough - who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one 40 years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Book Yet!
- By LindsayRoseEliz on 09-19-20
- Troubled Blood
- A Cormoran Strike Novel, Book 5
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
What a Disaster
Reviewed: 11-24-20
I have finally made it down to the last 10 hours of this 30 hour novel. I am sorry to say it is just plain dreadful.
If you did not already know that this book was written by a woman, you certainly will after the first few hours of hearing about nothing but feelings and emotions and absolutely nothing as far as a really clever investigation. I am one who enjoys novels that include some feelings from the main characters, but this is far over the top.
I purchased this book about two months ago and as I said above I still have a third of the book to go and I’m not at all sure I can do it. It is just not interesting and it is not like the first novels by this author.
I may try to finish it or I may just give up but no matter what I cannot recommend anybody waste a credit on this thing.
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A Private Cathedral
- A Dave Robicheaux Novel
- By: James Lee Burke
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,811
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,616
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,602
After finding himself caught up in one of Louisiana’s oldest and bloodiest family rivalries, Detective Dave Robicheaux must battle the most terrifying adversary he has ever encountered: a time-traveling superhuman assassin.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Unrealistic and corny
- By LLM on 08-13-20
- A Private Cathedral
- A Dave Robicheaux Novel
- By: James Lee Burke
- Narrated by: Will Patton
Not too good
Reviewed: 08-18-20
I feel like a blasphemer saying anything negative about one of his books because I've loved every one of them.
however, this whole story is pretty stupid and we are now getting away from The Bobbsey Twins to weird science fiction fantasy whatever and quite frankly this book is really kind of stinky. a true disappointment.
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The Dreamer
- Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez Legal Thriller, Book 11
- By: Sheldon Siegel
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 174
Carlos Cruz, San Francisco’s hottest young chef, rose from modest beginnings to getting a James Beard Award for his upscale Mission District eatery El Conquistador. In addition to creating cutting-edge cuisine, the mercurial Cruz has been accused of sexual harassment multiple times. Smart, ambitious, and tenacious, Mercedes “Mercy” Tejada was granted "dreamer" status while studying to become a nurse. The waitress job wasn’t ideal, but the tips paid the bills.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Consistently good series ...
- By shelley on 02-28-20
- The Dreamer
- Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez Legal Thriller, Book 11
- By: Sheldon Siegel
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
One book too many
Reviewed: 03-10-20
I'm pretty sure I have read all of the books in this series. sadly and I really don't know why, authors after a while feel it's necessary to put their political beliefs into their books. sometimes I agree with those beliefs and sometimes I don't but they always always ruin the book. this one is no exception. sadly it is Chuck full of all kinds of the author's beliefs regarding immigration and law enforcement. it really wasn't a very good plot to begin with and it is almost as though the author chose the plot to fix his viewpoints. sadly this means no more Rosie and Company for me. These authors never learn. they always want to share and I really don't care what their beliefs are because I read fiction because it is fiction.
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Metzger's Dog
- A Novel
- By: Thomas Perry
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 580
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 435
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Story4 out of 5 stars 436
When Leroy "Chinese" Gordon breaks into a professor's lab at the University of Los Angeles, he's after some pharmaceutical cocaine, worth plenty of money. Instead, he finds the papers the professor has compiled for the CIA, which include a blueprint for throwing a large city into chaos. But how is the CIA to be persuaded to pay a suitable ransom, unless of course someone actually uses the plan to throw a large city into chaos - Los Angeles, for instance?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Messrs. Perry and Kramer should get six stars.
- By Richard Delman on 03-22-12
- Metzger's Dog
- A Novel
- By: Thomas Perry
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
15 Stars
Reviewed: 01-29-20
Odd wonderful book. Written in 1983 but really had no affect on my enjoyment of the novel. Goofy fun characters. Enjoy!
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The Stone Wife
- Peter Diamond, Book 14
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 484
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 441
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Story4 out of 5 stars 437
At an auction house in Bath, England, a large slab of carved stone is up for sale. At the height of what turns into very competitive bidding, there is a holdup attempt by three masked raiders who are trying to steal the stone. They shoot and kill the highest bidder, a professor who has recognized the female figure carved in the stone as the Wife of Bath from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The masked would-be thieves flee, leaving the stone behind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you love Inspector Gamache
- By Annette on 06-07-16
- The Stone Wife
- Peter Diamond, Book 14
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
Pretty Bad but Read the review
Reviewed: 01-19-20
this book is the exception. the author is very good and I have read probably all or most of his books and they all get at least four stars. This one is just plain crummy. I'm writing this review so that you do not not make the mistake of making this book your first book from this author. Try almost any of the others and you will be very happy. This one... Not so much.
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Miami Homicide
- The City Murders, Book 2
- By: John C. Dalglish
- Narrated by: Rich McVicar
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
Two teens make a horrifying discovery in the sand of Miami Beach. Detective Eva Hernandez is called in the middle of the night to a scene with little evidence to identify the victim. She has no way of knowing the series of events ahead that will draw her into a complicated web of deceit and murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding detective thriller
- By Wayne on 10-19-16
- Miami Homicide
- The City Murders, Book 2
- By: John C. Dalglish
- Narrated by: Rich McVicar
Just Dreadful
Reviewed: 11-30-19
15 ratings all 5s? How can you not use a credit especially if you like modern detective or place procedural which I do.
This book is a disaster. It is bad on so many levels. The narration is just incredibly horrible but I can live with bad narration if it’s a good book and this one is not.
Anybody who likes detective novels or police procedurals will be smacking themselves in the head wondering how these people ever became detectives much less considered to be top professionals in their field. They are not.
I am through chapter 6 and unless there is an drastic improvement this book is going back before chapter 7 is finished.
How it got all the five star ratings? Had to be family members. Also, and I never noticed this and I’m not sure it means anything, this book is self published. I wonder if that means no publisher would touch it. If that is the case well I’ve learned something new after almost 20 years with Audible.
Don’t waste a credit and even If it is on sale, don’t buy it.
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Worse Than Dead
- Inspector Drake, Book 2
- By: Stephen Puleston
- Narrated by: Richard Elfyn
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Story4 out of 5 stars 126
Dealing with the fallout from a difficult case, Welsh Inspector Ian Drake faces a deadly foe as well as counselling for his OCD. When a ferry arrives in port, he knows a killer is on board. Unable to trace the killer after the ship berths, he fears the worse. Tension mounts when two more members of the crew are killed. When Drake’s cousin gets involved and he faces the implications of his father’s treatment for cancer, he struggles to face the challenges of tracking the killer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great thriller
- By Clau on 02-16-19
- Worse Than Dead
- Inspector Drake, Book 2
- By: Stephen Puleston
- Narrated by: Richard Elfyn
Poorly written and boring .
Reviewed: 10-03-19
Don't waste a credit. Disorganized. The protagonist is unlikable and not very bright. Won't read another. Worse than dead is my review.
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The Wanted
- An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel, Book 17
- By: Robert Crais
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,905
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,719
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,712
When single-mother Devon Connor hires Elvis Cole, it’s because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she’s afraid he’s dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly different. With two others, he’s been responsible for a string of high-end burglaries, a crime spree that takes a deadly turn when one of them is murdered and Tyson and his girlfriend disappear. They stole the wrong thing from the wrong man, and, determined to get it back, he has hired two men who are smart and brutal and the best at what they do.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected after waiting for so long
- By FhvnEd on 12-31-17
- The Wanted
- An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel, Book 17
- By: Robert Crais
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
good, same as always.
Reviewed: 08-12-19
enjoyable like most of his novels. this one however had some editing issues and they either forgot the epilogue or they decided not to include one. This is sad because we do not know what happened to several of the characters at the end of the book. anyway irritating but not worth losing a star. I prefer it when the author tries it all up with a nice little bow at the end of the book.
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