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The Wizard's Butler
- The Wizard's Butler, Book 1
- By: Nathan Lowell
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,376
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,491
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,472
For five grand a month and a million-dollar chaser, Roger Mulligan didn't care how crazy the old geezer was. All he had to do was keep Joseph Perry Shackleford alive and keep him from squandering the estate for a year. But they didn't tell him about the pixies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I LOVED this book!
- By Kristin Butner on 04-24-21
- The Wizard's Butler
- The Wizard's Butler, Book 1
- By: Nathan Lowell
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
Very unique subject matter, captivating from the very beginning
Reviewed: 10-17-24
I liked it from the very beginning and hope to hear more from this author.
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The Good Daughter
- A Novel
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,641
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,843
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,736
Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father - Pikeville's notorious defense attorney - devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night. Twenty-eight years later, Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself - the ideal good daughter. But when violence comes to Pikeville again, Charlie is plunged into a nightmare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Karin Slaughter has done it again!
- By shelley on 08-09-17
- The Good Daughter
- A Novel
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
Confusing, hard to follow
Reviewed: 06-27-24
For some reason, I found the story very hard to follow so many different timelines without a clear break in between and it took a long time to know what was going on.. Even the big reveals, yes, plural big reveals at the end of the story seemed contrived.
Best like to say is this story was difficult.
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The Darkest Evening of the Year
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Kirsten Kairos
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,098
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,150
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,147
Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to the Southern California organization she founded to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. Among dog lovers, she's a legend for the risks she'll take to save an animal from abuse. Among her friends, Amy's heedless devotion is often cause for concern. To widower Brian McCarthy, whose commitment she can't allow herself to return, Amy's behavior is far more puzzling and hides a shattering secret.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dean's got his groove back
- By Fred on 12-28-07
- The Darkest Evening of the Year
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Kirsten Kairos
Not my favorite
Reviewed: 03-02-23
I love Dean Koontz, I love the elements of mystery and mysticism. I had trouble with this particular offering though. Not sure if it was subject matter or what. I know I had trouble following who was who, just so many characters that had more than one name. Ending seemed a bit rushed but I still listened to the completion.
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The Nameless Ones
- A Thriller (Charlie Parker, Book 19)
- By: John Connolly
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 283
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 249
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Story4 out of 5 stars 247
In Amsterdam, four bodies, violently butchered, are discovered in a canal house, the remains of friends and confidantes of the assassin known only as Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating to their homeland. They are wrong. For Louis has come to Europe to hunt them down: five killers to be found and punished before they can vanish into thin air.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not up to the usual standard
- By Shirley on 10-27-21
- The Nameless Ones
- A Thriller (Charlie Parker, Book 19)
- By: John Connolly
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
Somehow I finished this…
Reviewed: 06-06-22
Not one of my Favorites. Not sure if it was the setting, Russia and surrounding countries which required strange names and locations or if it was the narrator the came off like a college professor in a lecture hall. Either way, I found it confusing and torture to finished. Never figured out who the good guys were supposed to be.
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Dead Fall
- Quantico Files Series, Book 2
- By: Nancy Mehl
- Narrated by: Vanessa Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 65
After facing the demons from her past, Alex Donovan is ready to move on and focus on her career at the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). When renowned profiler and BAU cofounder John Davis is found dead in his hotel room, the FBI is called in to work on the strangest case they've ever faced.
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1 out of 5 stars
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It was an ok story and then started getting crazy preachy. Belongs in a christian-fiction section.
- By David Otto on 09-20-24
- Dead Fall
- Quantico Files Series, Book 2
- By: Nancy Mehl
- Narrated by: Vanessa Daniels
Torture
Reviewed: 11-18-21
Sorry, nothing good to say about this book. It was torture to finish listening to it. The writing was poor. Not a narrative but more like a screenplay being read-filled with she said, he replied. I normally prefer unabridged books but this one had so many in-necessary comments I wish I had gotten the Reader’s Digest condensed version.
Then there’s the reader. She was bad. Improper inflections at the end of the sentences, poor phrasing. Sounded like she was reading a bedtime story to a child. She lacked the ability to change her voice for different characters as I’ve heard better readers do.
I’ll think long and hard before purchasing another book from this author.
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Ep. 1: Who is Anna Winslow?
- By: Anthony Del Col, Cassandra Bond, JP Conway, and others
- Length: 30 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 164
University student Anna Winslow, has gone missing. The circumstances of her disappearance are far from ordinary, a fact that only fellow student Melissa Lopez appears to appreciate. Motivated by an unexplained and disturbing voicemail message from Anna, on the night of her disappearance, Melissa's curiosity quickly turns into a deeper investigation, an obsession even, which she chronicles as a regular podcast — the very podcast you are about to listen to.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So Bad
- By AudiobookWorm on 03-06-18
Awful audio, expect better!
Reviewed: 10-25-21
Where to start?
Story wise it was weak. After listening to Stephen King and Dean Koontz I’ve come to expect a certain level of brilliance in the books I listen to, this book was terribly lacking! Especially annoying was that it was broken into 8 episodes, short little 20-30 minute episodes that required a 2 minute recap!
The production was shoddy and annoying, exclusive to Audio Books in no way means quality. Why did Audio Books choose to break up this short 3.5 book into 8 parts and NOY allow them to play back to back? Instead, I had to stop what I was doing and manually start the next episode. Not cool.
The story was week, production was poorly done and the story seem tune for a middle school intellectual it it weren’t for the subject matter (murder/suicide).
Audio Books needs to aim higher with their free material.
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The Woods
- By: Harlan Coben
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,191
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,624
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,607
Paul Copeland, a New Jersey county prosecutor, is still grieving the loss of his sister twenty years ago - the night she walked into the woods, never to be seen again. But now, a homicide victim is found with evidence linking him to the disappearance. The victim could be the boy who vanished along with Paul's sister. And, as hope rises that his sister could still be alive, dangerous secrets from his family's past threaten to tear apart everything Paul has been trying to hold together....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Coben's worst I've read
- By Barry S. Sharpnack on 05-27-08
- The Woods
- By: Harlan Coben
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Great story!
Reviewed: 07-09-21
Harlan Coben has been added to my list of favorite authors. The Woods was and intriguing story with just the right amount of plot twists while avoiding some obvious story lines. Enjoyable listening to the very end.
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The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama
- By: James Patterson, Aaron Tracy, Ryan Silbert
- Narrated by: Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter, Nathalie Emmanuel, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,823
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20,610
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20,494
In The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama, homicide detective Billy Harney sends his new partner, Kate, deep undercover in a notorious Chicago drug ring. When several members of the ring soon turn up dead, Billy abruptly pulls Kate out, blowing her cover. Kate’s informant inside the gang quickly disappears. As does the ring’s black book.... When Billy can’t find the informant, he wonders if Kate is secretly harboring her, since the two grew close during Kate's weeks undercover.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rizzoli & Isles, minus Isles, and starring Frankie
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 03-11-21
So very disappointing
Reviewed: 04-03-21
Not sure where to start. Hard to believe James Patterson would allow his name to be associated with this story, it’s that bad. I expected a storyline about a cold case, nothing of the sort. The characters were undeveloped, simple caricatures. The performance reminded me of high school acting and that’s an insult to High schools everywhere.
I’d say you get what you pay for, so I guess l shouldn’t complain since it was a free bonus with my membership. I should be glad it’s only a wee bit over 3 hours long, so only a little wasted time listening to it.
Expected much better.
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Imaginary Friend
- By: Stephen Chbosky
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin
- Length: 24 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,207
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,893
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,888
Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out. At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six awful days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just Not Good
- By Steve on 02-28-20
- Imaginary Friend
- By: Stephen Chbosky
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Hard to follow
Reviewed: 03-30-21
Interesting concept but hard to follow the story line. Too many flip flops, logic fail to make sense. Was about 2 hours too long.
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