Nicole Dreyfus
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The Last Time I Lied
- A Novel
- By: Riley Sager
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,216
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,798
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,791
Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played it all the time in their cabin at Camp Nightingale. Vivian, Natalie, Allison, and first-time camper Emma Davis, the youngest of the group. But the games ended the night Emma sleepily watched the others sneak out of the cabin into the darkness. The last she - or anyone - saw of them was Vivian closing the cabin door behind her, hushing Emma with a finger pressed to her lips. Now a rising star in the NYC art scene, Emma's paintings catch the attention of Francesca Harris-White, the socialite and wealthy owner of the very same Camp Nightingale.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't finish it...
- By Carol on 07-15-18
- The Last Time I Lied
- A Novel
- By: Riley Sager
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
Ugh. This was terrible.
Reviewed: 11-21-24
This main character has no business working at a summer camp. Spying on people in the shower, getting drunk on duty, losing all the kids in her cabin, and being snippy, moody, confrontational with the cops who just want to solve the case, and delusional. One of the most boring and unlikeable characters ever. Also, this story went on way too long.
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Incidents Around the House
- A Novel
- By: Josh Malerman
- Narrated by: Delanie Nicole Gill
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,555
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,427
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,427
To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?” When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and over, Bela understands that unless she says yes, her family will soon pay. Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe, but other incidents show cracks in her parents’ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Child’s voice narrates the ENTIRE novel.
- By NorthernNV on 08-06-24
- Incidents Around the House
- A Novel
- By: Josh Malerman
- Narrated by: Delanie Nicole Gill
Creepy, well-written, great narrator
Reviewed: 10-13-24
This book was perfect until the last few chapters, where it became melodramatic, too wordy and overly philosophical. The author did a fantastic job of just focusing on the child and her creepy other mommy until those last few chapters. Then, he tries to weave a pithy, profound philosophical personal treatise of sorts about life and it is boring and sappy. Where was the editor? Still, with the exception of those chapters, this is an excellent, creepy read with a fantastic narrator.
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We Used to Live Here
- A Novel
- By: Marcus Kliewer
- Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Corey Brill
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,812
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,685
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,685
As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they’re working in the house one day, there’s a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking if it would be alright if he showed his kids around. People pleaser to a fault, Eve lets them in. As soon as the strangers enter their home, uncanny and inexplicable things start happening.
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3 out of 5 stars
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ok
- By Emily Santoyo on 08-14-24
- We Used to Live Here
- A Novel
- By: Marcus Kliewer
- Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Corey Brill
Suspenseful and creepy
Reviewed: 10-10-24
This was a great book. Familiar horror tropes, but still creepy and fun. Well written and good narrator. Keeps you guessing throughout. Only complaint: annoying transmission?? sounds at the end of every chapter. The beeping is annoying and doesn’t really make sense. Is it supposed to sound like a radio? A transmission? Doesn’t make sense. Other than that, excellent book!
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The Family Game
- A Novel
- By: Catherine Steadman
- Narrated by: Catherine Steadman
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,028
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,794
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,786
It’s the holiday season and Harriet Reed, a novelist on the brink of literary stardom, is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir of an extremely powerful family. And even though Edward has long tried to sever ties with them, news of the couple’s upcoming marital bliss has the Holbecks inching back into their lives with one invite after another.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Why do she have to use “Jesus Christ” all of the time
- By Kells Bells on 03-11-23
- The Family Game
- A Novel
- By: Catherine Steadman
- Narrated by: Catherine Steadman
Unbelievably unbelievable
Reviewed: 12-27-22
The only things missing from this ridiculously unbelievable story were unicorns, ancient curses and an alien abduction. It’s well-written in the sense that it flows, and I didn’t give up on it. But so, so much just doesn’t make sense and it’s annoying. Good narrator who deserves a better story.
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Rock Paper Scissors
- A Novel
- By: Alice Feeney
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Stephanie Racine
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,025
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,021
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,001
When Adam and Amelia Wright win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife. Each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I could feel myself losing IQ points while listening to this.
- By Collier on 09-14-21
- Rock Paper Scissors
- A Novel
- By: Alice Feeney
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Stephanie Racine
Like a really bad family vacation
Reviewed: 02-03-22
I kept waiting for something “thrilling” to happen, but it never came. Listening to this book is like being on a family vacation with a bitter, bickering, petty couple that won’t shut up. Sooooooooooooooooo annoying.
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Remembering Satan
- A Tragic Case of Recovered Memory
- By: Lawrence Wright
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Remembering Satan is a lucid, measured, yet absolutely riveting inquest into a case that destroyed a family, engulfed a small town, and captivated an America obsessed by rumors of a satanic underground. It follows the increasingly bizarre accusations and confessions, as well as the claims and counterclaims of police, FBI investigators, and mental-health professionals.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lawrence Wright missed important details
- By Mark Carras on 06-05-22
- Remembering Satan
- A Tragic Case of Recovered Memory
- By: Lawrence Wright
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
Yikes
Reviewed: 11-23-21
This is a very disturbing book. People are insane. It’s well written and the narration is okay. The content is both fascinating and repulsive. It was hard to listen to SO MUCH sexual abuse detailed.
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Eight Perfect Murders
- A Novel
- By: Peter Swanson
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,909
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,663
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,665
Years ago, bookseller and mystery aficionado Malcolm Kershaw compiled a list of the genre’s most unsolvable murders, those that are almost impossible to crack - which he titled "Eight Perfect Murders". But no one is more surprised than Mal, now the owner of the Old Devils Bookstore in Boston, when an FBI agent comes knocking on his door one snowy day in February. She’s looking for information about a series of unsolved murders that look eerily similar to the killings on Mal’s old list. And the FBI agent isn’t the only one interested in this bookseller.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It was ok...
- By shelley on 03-04-20
- Eight Perfect Murders
- A Novel
- By: Peter Swanson
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
This book is mystery book spoiler central!!
Reviewed: 07-13-21
Ugh!!!! This book ruined over a dozen amazing mystery books by totally revealing their endings and twists!!!!! Many I had read, but some I was curious to revisit—until this book went and explained what happened on each. Bummer. Great premise with a decent execution and a semi good ending. I’d at its worth it if you love mystery books and bookstores, but watch out for those many, many spoilers.
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Strangers on a Train
- By: Patricia Highsmith
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,282
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,072
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,069
In Patricia Highsmith's debut novel, we encounter Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno, passengers on the same train. But while Guy is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, Bruno turns out to be a sadistic psychopath who manipulates Guy into swapping murders with him. As Bruno carries out his twisted plan, Guy is trapped in Highsmith's perilous world - where, under the right circumstances, anybody is capable of murder.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not my cup of tea
- By jesshway on 11-25-15
- Strangers on a Train
- By: Patricia Highsmith
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Wow! Listen just to hear Bronson Pinchot read!
Reviewed: 07-12-21
Bronson Pinchot is a genius. This is the first book I’ve heard read by him, and I wish Patricia Highsmith were alive to hear him. He brings the book and the characters to life—especially the character of the despicable yet pathetic Bruno. I have read this book before snd liked it very much, but Pinchot breathes life into it like you wouldn’t believe. The book itself is very good, and the character of Bruno is a fascinating repulsive yet tragic character. But really, for me the highlight was just listening to Pinchot’s amazing performance.
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Pretty Things
- A Novel
- By: Janelle Brown
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Lauren Fortgang, Hillary Huber
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25,503
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,472
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,358
Nina once bought into the idea that her fancy liberal arts degree would lead to a fulfilling career. When that dream crashed, she turned to stealing from rich kids in LA alongside her wily Irish boyfriend, Lachlan. Nina learned from the best: Her mother was the original con artist, hustling to give her daughter a decent childhood despite their wayward life. But when her mom gets sick, Nina puts everything on the line to help her, even if it means running her most audacious, dangerous scam yet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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SO GOOD
- By sandraleeweston on 04-28-20
- Pretty Things
- A Novel
- By: Janelle Brown
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Lauren Fortgang, Hillary Huber
That was fun!
Reviewed: 03-20-21
That was a fun read, and surprisingly well-written and layered. I thought it would a so so thriller. But it was actually kinda thought provoking at times. Well worth it!
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Night Film
- A Novel
- By: Marisha Pessl
- Narrated by: Jake Weber
- Length: 23 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,561
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,208
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,227
On a damp October night, beautiful young Ashley Cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Though her death is ruled a suicide, veteran investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. As he probes the strange circumstances surrounding Ashley’s life and death, McGrath comes face-to-face with the legacy of her father: the legendary, reclusive, cult-horror-film director Stanislas Cordova - a man who hasn’t been seen in public for more than 30 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What's Real?
- By Amanda on 01-12-14
- Night Film
- A Novel
- By: Marisha Pessl
- Narrated by: Jake Weber
Wow! Perfect book, perfect narrator
Reviewed: 09-23-20
If you love great fiction, creepy stories, lots of lit and film references—especially to horror, classical music, odd cinema and poetry—then this is your book. I cannot imagine reading this book without Weber’s narration: he is perfect. The book is fantastic, and unfolds like a film in the mind as you listen. I am a book/audiobook fiend, but I rarely write such raving reviews. This book was truly fantastic.
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