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Twelve Slays of Christmas
- A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery
- By: Jacqueline Frost
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,546
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,038
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,028
When Holly White's fiancé cancels their Christmas Eve wedding with less than two weeks to go, Holly heads home with a broken heart. Lucky for her, home in historic Mistletoe, Maine is magical during Christmastime - exactly what the doctor prescribed. Except her plan to drown her troubles in peppermints and snickerdoodles is upended when local grouch and president of the Mistletoe Historical Society, Margaret Fenwick, is bludgeoned and left in the sleigh display at Reindeer Games, Holly's family tree farm.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Delightful Christmas Treat
- By Beatrice on 10-15-17
- Twelve Slays of Christmas
- A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery
- By: Jacqueline Frost
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
Very cute
Reviewed: 12-19-24
It was a really cute Christmas fiction book with the mystery twist. It really put me on the holiday spirit.
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Mistletoe Murders 3
- By: Ken Cuperus
- Narrated by: Cobie Smulders, Raymond Ablack, Anna Cathcart, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,033
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,935
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,935
When Emily Lane isn’t busy running her charming Christmas-themed store, ‘’Under the Mistletoe,‘’ located in the quaint tourist town of Fletcher’s Grove, she finds herself compelled to investigate not so quaint local murders. On the surface, Emily is a perfectly lovely, good-natured puzzle-solver and mystery lover. But she is hiding a secret past that has finally begun to catch up with her, as an old acquaintance arrives to throw a wedge between Emily and Sam’s burgeoning relationship, and worse, threatens to destroy the new life Emily has built for herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MISTLE TOE MURDERS
- By Danny Harr on 11-07-24
- Mistletoe Murders 3
- By: Ken Cuperus
- Narrated by: Cobie Smulders, Raymond Ablack, Anna Cathcart, full cast
Really good writing
Reviewed: 11-30-24
I’ll listen to 1 million audiobooks and podcasts per year and thought although I never ever read fiction and especially not science fiction or fantasy. I was like let me try something for Christmas. Something that I could quickly pick and not have to read through the publishers notes to find out if it was worth buying or not. I just went for it on this one and I love the whole series front to back. These quick little mysteries are typically usually a surprise. The writing is good. And the writer has a way of making you like many of the characters. It’s a cute Christmas series. I recommend it!
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Bluebeard
- By: Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell
- Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Karen David, Holt McCallany, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,291
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,155
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,155
In 1919, Kathryn Wombacher finds a lonely-hearts ad placed by one Walter Andrew: "Would be pleased to correspond with a refined young lady or widow. Object, matrimony.” Kathryn and Walter fall in love and marry within weeks. What Kathryn doesn’t know...is that her new husband is really James “Bluebeard” Watson, a notorious West Coast serial killer who catfished and married 22 women, murdering 10.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Performances
- By HappyMom on 05-24-24
- Bluebeard
- By: Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell
- Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Karen David, Holt McCallany, Adrian Pasdar, full cast
I liked the writing
Reviewed: 10-12-24
This was written so well you feel like you are there and that you know the characters.
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Sociopath
- A Memoir
- By: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,403
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,294
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,294
Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in a way she didn’t understand. She suspected it was because she didn’t feel things the way other kids did. Emotions like fear, guilt, and empathy eluded her. For the most part, she felt nothing. And she didn’t like the way that “nothing” felt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating and Perfect Performance!
- By ScoobaRubio on 04-05-24
- Sociopath
- A Memoir
- By: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
Amazing
Reviewed: 08-24-24
I cannot recommend this book enough. I’m not as sociopath, but I did learn a lot about myself. And others. I love this story so so much it was truly inspiring.
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Wavewalker
- A Memoir of Breaking Free
- By: Suzanne Heywood
- Narrated by: Suzanne Heywood
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 123
Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. What followed turned instead into a decade-long way of life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little formal schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time and no state showed any interest in what was happening to the children. Suzanne fought her parents, longing to return to England and to education and stability. This memoir covers her astonishing upbringing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wild story well told by the person who lived to tell the tale!
- By Lauren Havlick on 12-27-23
- Wavewalker
- A Memoir of Breaking Free
- By: Suzanne Heywood
- Narrated by: Suzanne Heywood
Her spirit
Reviewed: 03-05-24
I love the rawness and the realness of the story. It’s very hard to believe someone grew up on a boat. Am so proud of Suzanne‘s tenacity at getting into university. And I’m so proud of her for loving herself in spite of the meanness she saw from her mother. I wish I understood why her mother treated her that way, I think it’s more common than we think. Such an amazing life and such an amazing spirit goes along with this author.
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Fatal Vision
- By: Joe McGinniss
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 27 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 910
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 821
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 813
Fatal Vision is the electrifying true story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small children, murders he vehemently denies committing. Best-selling author Joe McGinniss chronicles every aspect of this horrifying and intricate crime and probes the life and psyche of the magnetic, all-American Jeffrey MacDonald, a golden boy who seemed destined to have it all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Forget the Abridged Version of Any Book
- By Thornton Mellon on 07-12-18
- Fatal Vision
- By: Joe McGinniss
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
I am better for it
Reviewed: 12-11-23
This book was amazing. The author is unmatched. The transparency was palpable. Never read such a well constructed story. I did not feel persuaded in anyway. I felt that the author was extremely unbiased. I would like to know if McDonald’s lawyer, still in fact, believes he is in innocence, or if he is basically doing the best he can, with where he has found himself. This book has the highest integrity. I never once caught myself confused by the details they were delivered and easily understandable phases. My heart goes out to the Kassab’s. I was so thankful that Freddie believes so deeply in his heart that justice could be served. And that he acted on it. Reading this book in 2023 with the crime being so much older took nothing away from the book. Joe McGinnis is a genius, and I believe he is a fair and good person.
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Blind Faith
- By: Joe McGinniss
- Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 602
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 529
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 524
The Marshalls were the model family of Tom’s River, New Jersey, living the American dream and seemingly in possession of all that money could buy. Rob Marshall, a successful insurance broker, was the big breadwinner, king of the country-club set. Maria Marshall was his stunningly beautiful wife and the perfect mom to their three great kids.Then one night, while the couple drove home from Atlantic City, Rob, his head bloodied, reported Maria had been brutally slain. Sympathy poured in - until disquieting facts began to surface....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen
- By Carrie Rich on 08-23-19
- Blind Faith
- By: Joe McGinniss
- Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
Very good
Reviewed: 12-01-23
Very good book all around. So fantastic it’s hard to believe. Such a loss for the sons. But a true demonstration of how one person can be so seif centered and hurt so many.
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Queen of Cuba
- An FBI Agent's Insider Account of the Spy Who Evaded Detection for 17 Years
- By: Peter J. Lapp, Kelly Kennedy - contributor
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 160
Ana Montes had spent seventeen years spying for the Cubans. She had been raised in a patriotic Puerto Rican household: Her father, a psychiatrist, was a former colonel in the US Army. Her sister worked as a translator for the FBI and helped break up a ring of Cuban spies in Miami. Her brother was also a loyal FBI agent. Montes impressed her bosses but in secret spent her breaks memorizing top-secret documents before sending them to the Cuban government. Retired FBI agent Peter J. Lapp explains the clues that led their team to catch one of the United States’ most dangerous spies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator was great
- By Tasha on 01-21-24
- Queen of Cuba
- An FBI Agent's Insider Account of the Spy Who Evaded Detection for 17 Years
- By: Peter J. Lapp, Kelly Kennedy - contributor
- Narrated by: George Newbern
Loved the book
Reviewed: 11-20-23
I really loved the narrator. I love the frankness of the writer. I loved the humanity of the FBI. I loved all of the details being included even the mistakes that were made. I love the sense of pride for being an American. I’m so happy he wrote this book.especially coming after Malcolm Gladwell’s book this book answered a lot of questions.
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And Never Let Her Go
- Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 20 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 620
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 546
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 542
On June 27, 1996, 30-year-old Anne Marie Fahey, who was the scheduling secretary for the governor of Delaware, had dinner with a man she had been having a secret affair with for over two years. "Tommy" Capano, 47, was perhaps the most politically powerful man in Wilmington. Son of a wealthy contractor, former state prosecutor, partner in a prestigious law firm, advisor to governors and mayors, Tom had a soft-spoken, considerate manner, endearing him to many. But sometime after 9:15 that night when Anne Marie and Tom left a Philadelphia restaurant, something terrible happened to her.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Don't give up!!
- By Lane Hobby on 04-01-21
- And Never Let Her Go
- Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Awesome
Reviewed: 10-06-23
Beautifully told. Very good book. I wonder why the judge never mentioned that Tom should’ve been held to a higher standard, since he was an attorney, an officer of the law. Other than that it was perfect.
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Dead by Sunset
- Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,703
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,501
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,493
Loni Ann, Cynthia, Lauren, Cheryl, and Sara seemed to have it all - beauty, wealth, children, and a husband who they believed to be this perfect man - Brad Cunningham. He was handsome, charismatic, and mysterious. They adored him and tried to give him all he wanted. But he wanted everything: sex, money, and it seemed, their very lives. How long would it take before he finally got what he deserved?
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5 out of 5 stars
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My house is clean, my dogs are exhausted!
- By Lily on 01-28-13
- Dead by Sunset
- Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
Amazing
Reviewed: 09-29-23
I have read several true crime, authors, including Gerry, Bledsoe, and other books by and rand this book is amazing. Not only is it eye-opening towards the depravity some men are capable of showing, but all women are often prayed upon. It was so good I might have to read it twice. I would’ve loved to of heard quotes from the quart room putting Brad in his place. I would’ve loved for Michael to have ultimately been the one to nail Brad‘s coffin shot. And I thought that might be coming but it never was. He truly cannot be reformed and he definitely would kill again. The only place he could ever belong is in prison.
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