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The House Beyond the Dunes
- By: Mary Burton
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 698
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 653
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Story4 out of 5 stars 653
Lane McCord wakes up in a hospital having survived a near-fatal fall at a North Carolina beach cottage. Her boyfriend, Kyle, wasn’t so lucky. A senseless tragedy on their first romantic getaway. All Lane remembers is lying at the bottom of the stairs in Kyle’s pooling blood. Confused and grieving, Lane plans to return to the cottage, collect her personal belongings, and get out. Until a winter rainstorm leaves her stranded and vulnerable, but not alone. A concerned neighbor, who claims he heard a violent argument before the accident, has come out of the storm.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's not easy to keep me guessing
- By PLM on 09-23-23
- The House Beyond the Dunes
- By: Mary Burton
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Held spellbound
Reviewed: 10-08-23
Creepy read, but enjoyable. Reminded me of Twilight Zone.The well developed characters and twists and turns of the plot had me guessing to the end. I originally thought Devon was Stevie. The story reminded me of a comment from my Mom “You will have and know many people who you and they call your friends, but in reality you will be able to count those as true friends who are always there for you,and for whom passage of time doesn’t count on one hand maybe two. Whenever you meet, you pick up where you left Orr or are as if distance and years don’t matter or exist anymore.
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The Boys from Biloxi
- A Legal Thriller
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,278
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,125
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,065
For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Long and boring
- By ATM on 10-20-22
- The Boys from Biloxi
- A Legal Thriller
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
Detailed history and revenge
Reviewed: 07-08-23
This is the longest Grisham I’ve read to date, and thus only four stars. The background info was good, but a bit too much even though the storyline held my interest. That being said, I had mixed emotions and, even on occasion, some laughs. I’m glad that Hugh and Keith were able to meet one last time, and that Hugh was able to admit his guilt.
I sometimes wished there were others reading some of the characters as it was too easy to tell the reader was the same even with his voice disguised.
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A Lantern in the Dark
- The O'Brien Tales, Book 2
- By: Stacey Reynolds
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 18 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,651
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,545
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,539
Captain Aidan O’Brien is a decorated officer of the Royal Irish Regiment. While on a personal mission with his brother to retrieve Michael’s would-be mate, Aidan visits an old friend on the local Marine Corps base. Aidan accepts an opportunity to return, to train with the infantry Marines at Camp Lejeune. Alanna Falk is a grad student, working with PTSD patients in a nearby recovery clinic. A few months after the unexpected visit from the O’Brien brothers, Alanna can’t seem to get the eldest O’Brien out of her mind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captures Military to Perfection
- By Shavon on 07-15-21
- A Lantern in the Dark
- The O'Brien Tales, Book 2
- By: Stacey Reynolds
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Wow
Reviewed: 06-19-23
The only part of the book I didn’t like was on 2 occasions where the tape seemed stuck and repeated sentences.
I gave a headline of WOW because the book evoked so many emotions. I laughed, cried, dreamed,feared, and yes even felt sexual satisfaction as I read and remembered my days of lovemaking with my wonderful husband of 47 yrs this month. Though now content to cuddle in one another’s arms, we still love and tease one another and enjoy our time with our two sons and their families. Too, the story reinforced for me how much we have all learned and how much we still have to learn about PTSD and coping mechanisms and the road to healing and recovery. I look forward to reading and hearing more about the O’Brien clan.
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The Good Turn
- By: Dervla McTiernan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,669
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,856
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,811
Some lines should never be crossed. Police corruption, an investigation that ends in tragedy and the mystery of a little girl’s silence – three unconnected events that will prove to be linked by one small town. While detective Cormac Reilly faces enemies at work and trouble in his personal life, garda Peter Fisher is relocated out of Galway with the threat of prosecution hanging over his head. But even that is not as terrible as having to work for his overbearing father, the local copper for the pretty seaside town of Roundstone.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Prefer books without constant f word
- By Elizabeth on 07-27-20
- The Good Turn
- By: Dervla McTiernan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
The Good Turn provides hrs of enjoyment
Reviewed: 05-29-23
I enjoyed the storytelling. The description of Ireland—Dublin, Galway, brought back happy memories of visits there and increased toe desire to go back again. The book moved along well for me as far as the storyline is concerned.However thumbs down when I couldn’t pick up exactly where I left off and had to listen to what I had already heard. Also, I was disappointed that there was a repeat of an earlier chapter or at least the start of it in Chapter 30. I fast forwarded, but had to do so twice because it was hard to determine where I wanted to be in the chapter, and/or went too far and had to back up to stay on the page and audio I wanted.
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The Fix
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Kyf Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,331
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,654
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,590
Amos Decker witnesses a murder just outside FBI headquarters. A man shoots a woman execution style on a crowded sidewalk, then turns the gun on himself. Even with Decker's extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, the killing is baffling. Decker and his team can find absolutely no connection between the shooter - a family man with a successful consulting business - and his victim, a schoolteacher.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Fix
- By BookReader on 05-21-18
- The Fix
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Kyf Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy
The Fix surprised
Reviewed: 04-17-23
The storm was fascinating to me even though at time I felt it was too long making a deduction form data Decker recalled or deduced. Baldacchino is a favorite author. Thee is suspense til the last minute and then the finale.
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The Lost Girls of Ireland
- Starlight Cottages, Book 1
- By: Susanne O'Leary
- Narrated by: Jennifer Fitzgerald
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 413
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 375
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Story4 out of 5 stars 374
A heart-warming story about family secrets and one woman’s escape to dreamy Sandy Cove on the stunning west coast of Ireland. The picturesque beach of Wild Rose Bay is the last place Lydia Butler thought she’d be. But having just lost everything, the run-down cottage she inherited from her Great Aunt Nellie is the only place she can take her daughter, Sunny. Hidden away in a tiny Irish village, she can protect Sunny from the gossip in Dublin, and the real reason they have nowhere else to live....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Read
- By Mary k.campbell on 12-02-22
- The Lost Girls of Ireland
- Starlight Cottages, Book 1
- By: Susanne O'Leary
- Narrated by: Jennifer Fitzgerald
Lose yourself and your heart in Lost Girls of Ireland
Reviewed: 03-30-23
I thoroughly enjoyed the story and enjoyed seeing the characters grow closer together and find peace. Having been to Ireland several times, reading the descriptions reminded me of the enjoyment shared with friends and family when visiting. The descriptions of the countryside, islands, and sea are so vivid. Even if I had never been there, Ireland would be on my wish list to see and feel first hand the peace and beauty the characters feel and I think anyone visiting for the first time could experience as well with an open mind. I look forward to a return some day and to enjoying other books about Ireland both fiction and non fiction. Jan
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Anne of Green Gables
- By: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Narrated by: Rachel McAdams
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 23,027
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20,961
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Story5 out of 5 stars 20,859
With all of the pluck and charm of its eponymous young hero, Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Spotlight, Midnight in Paris) delivers a spectacular reading of Montgomery's beloved bildungsroman. In moments both funny and bittersweet, McAdams' voice is imbued with the spark that has made Anne a much-loved symbol of individualism and cheer for over a century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing. Listen to this book.
- By Jennifer F. on 12-01-16
- Anne of Green Gables
- By: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Narrated by: Rachel McAdams
Anne Of Green Gables Review
Reviewed: 01-09-21
I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Laughing at her antics, and watching her grow up was a refreshing read during the pandemic.
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