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The Investigator
- By: John Sandford
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
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By age twenty-four, Letty Davenport has seen more action and uncovered more secrets than many law enforcement professionals. Now a recent Stanford grad with a master’s in economics, she’s restless and bored in a desk job for U.S. Senator Colles. Letty’s ready to quit, but her skills have impressed Colles, and he offers her a carrot: feet-on-the-ground investigative work, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security.
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Just….NO
- By WithoutaMark on 04-14-22
- The Investigator
- By: John Sandford
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
doesn't make sense much of the time
Reviewed: 05-08-22
My husband and I had the same reaction: this is not the high quality writing we have come to expect from John Sanford. In fact, it was so bad I won't bother reading any more of this series. the main characters were somewhat interesting but stone cold killers. The main antagonist was easier to like feeling remorse for deaths she causes.
The reader emphasized the wrong word in so many sentences, that he actually confused us several times. He needs some serious help with his Spanish pronunciation.
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A Pale Horse
- By: Charles Todd
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
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Late on a spring night in 1920, five boys cross the Yorkshire dales to the ruins of Fountains Abbey, intent on raising the Devil. Instead, they stumble over the Devil himself, sitting there watching them. Terrified, they run for their lives, leaving behind a book on alchemy stolen from their schoolmaster. The next morning, a body is discovered in the cloisters of the abbey--a man swathed in a hooded cloak and wearing a gas mask.
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A wild ride
- By Marie on 01-30-11
- A Pale Horse
- By: Charles Todd
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
needed a good edit
Reviewed: 11-05-21
I can't believe I listened to the whole thing. The plot was interminable, with an abundance of red herrings, and most of the characters were so tied up in emotional knots that very few were appealing and not particurlarly realistic. The ending was anticlimactic despite the vintage chase scene. The motive for two murders and several arsons was not credible. This was the first book I have read by this author and it will be the last.
The reader was pretty good with voices and phrasing.
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Underland
- A Deep Time Journey
- By: Robert Macfarlane
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal), Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author of books about the intersections of the human and the natural realms. In Underland, he delivers his masterpiece: an epic exploration of the Earth's underworlds as they exist in myth, literature, memory, and the land itself.
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Wonderful book, disappointing narrator
- By Clare Woods on 07-05-19
- Underland
- A Deep Time Journey
- By: Robert Macfarlane
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
horrible narration
Reviewed: 06-22-21
I could not listen to this book. The narrator reads as if he has no comprehension of the words. He pauses in inappropriate places and runs things together when he should be pausing. Emotion is nonexistant. I think Alexa or Siri could have done a better job. I feel conpletely cheated since I cannot return this awful book. Actually, the book itself might be good. I couldn't stand listening and therefore did not find out.
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The Ruin
- By: Dervla McTiernan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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When Aisling Conroy's boyfriend Jack is found in the freezing black waters of the river Corrib, the police tell her it was suicide. A surgical resident, she throws herself into study and work, trying to forget - until Jack's sister Maude shows up. Maude suspects foul play, and she is determined to prove it. Cormac Reilly is the detective assigned with the re-investigation of a seemingly accidental overdose 20 years ago - the overdose of Jack and Maude's drug-and-alcohol-addled mother. Reilly is under increasing pressure to charge Maude for murder when his colleague Danny uncovers new evidence....
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Exceptional Debut
- By Louanne on 07-18-18
- The Ruin
- By: Dervla McTiernan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
Riveting.
Reviewed: 02-22-21
great narration. intetesting plot. good characters . well written. everything a reader of detective fiction could want.
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A Song for the Dark Times
- An Inspector Rebus Novel
- By: Ian Rankin
- Narrated by: James Macpherson
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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When his daughter, Samantha, calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days. Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect. He wasn’t the best father - the job always came first - but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective?
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Great New Rebus
- By Lynn on 10-16-20
- A Song for the Dark Times
- An Inspector Rebus Novel
- By: Ian Rankin
- Narrated by: James Macpherson
Rankin never disappoints
Reviewed: 02-05-21
Great plot with many twists. Rebus may be retired but is still a great detective. Two related plots are woven together with all the detectives we fans have grown to love. Includes the infamous Big Ger too. A real treat.
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With No One as Witness
- By: Elizabeth George
- Narrated by: Charles Keating
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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In With No One as Witness, her 13th novel, Elizabeth George has crafted an intricate and absorbing story sure to enthrall her listeners. Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, along with his longtime partner, the fiery Barbara Havers, and newly promoted Detective Sergeant Winston Nkata, is back and on the hunt for a sinister killer.
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BEWARE - IT IS ABRIDGED!
- By M in Arizona on 04-10-05
- With No One as Witness
- By: Elizabeth George
- Narrated by: Charles Keating
crazy annoying music
Reviewed: 03-22-20
I thought the plot was exceptional but very tragic. I was listening to it in the car on a long trip and had to take long breaks from the creepy killer and the sadness. I had a very difficult time adjusting the volune loud enough to hear the narrator. He drops his voice so low at the end of sentences that often all I could hear were consonants . I prefer the female narrator of the previous book in the series. And oh, the music !! loud, unrelated to the tone of the book, intrusive and just generally awful. It served no purpose whatsoever.
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Red Knife
- Cork O'Connor Mystery Series, Book 8
- By: William Kent Krueger
- Narrated by: David Chandler
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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When the daughter of a powerful businessman dies as a result of her meth addiction, her father, strong-willed and brutal Buck Reinhardt, vows revenge. His target is the Red Boyz, a gang of Ojibwe youths accused of supplying the girl's fatal drug dose. When the head of the Red Boyz and his wife are murdered in a way that suggests execution, the Ojibwe gang mobilizes, and the citizens of Tamarack County brace themselves for war, white against red. Both sides look to Cork O'Connor, a man of mixed heritage, to uncover the truth behind the murders.
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Violence and Acceptance
- By tyrogers31 on 07-23-21
- Red Knife
- Cork O'Connor Mystery Series, Book 8
- By: William Kent Krueger
- Narrated by: David Chandler
sad but good plot
Reviewed: 02-23-20
I did not react well to the narrator. I felt that he often emphasized the wrong words in a sentence and paused randomly. I played the recording at 1.25 speed and that helped. He was good with dialog and with different voices, but in the straight narrative parts he didn't seem to pay attention to the content.
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When Will There Be Good News?
- A Novel
- By: Kate Atkinson
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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On a hot summer day, Joanna Mason's family slowly wanders home along a country lane. A moment later, Joanna's life is changed forever....On a dark night 30 years later, ex-detective Jackson Brodie finds himself on a train that is both crowded and late. Lost in his thoughts, he suddenly hears a shocking sound.
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Mystery Series With Complexity & Depth
- By Sara on 11-22-15
- When Will There Be Good News?
- A Novel
- By: Kate Atkinson
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
loved it
Reviewed: 03-13-19
I love the author's witty style and her extraordinary command of English and other languages. Her plot twists are unpredictable . Her characters are varied and speak in different voices, a skill which many writers seem to lack. I wish she'd written a dozen more Jackson Brody novels.
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- By: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
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Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls - but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. In an attempt to protect him, Pino's parents force him to enlist as a German soldier - a move they think will keep him out of combat.
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The Best Thing? It Really Happened!
- By Chip Atkinson on 08-07-17
- Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- By: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
powerful
Reviewed: 06-21-18
I knew nothing about WWII in Italy. this has educated and deeply moved me. Only a true story could have characters with such depth.
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Deep Freeze
- Virgil Flowers, Book 10
- By: John Sandford
- Narrated by: Eric Conger
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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Virgil knows the town of Trippton, Minnesota, a little too well. A few years back, he investigated the corrupt - and, as it turned out, homicidal - local school board, and now the town's back in view with more alarming news: A woman's been found dead, frozen in a block of ice. There's a possibility that it might be connected to a high school class of 20 years ago that has a midwinter reunion coming up, and so, wrapping his coat a little tighter, Virgil begins to dig into 20 years' worth of traumas, feuds, and bad blood.
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Virgil gets the s*** beat out of him...
- By shelley on 10-21-17
- Deep Freeze
- Virgil Flowers, Book 10
- By: John Sandford
- Narrated by: Eric Conger
Awesome as always
Reviewed: 01-16-18
I love the Virgin Flowers character. I love Sandford's writing. This plot was one of his more plausible ones, but still gripping and entertaining.
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