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A World of Curiosities
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,558
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,083
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,061
It’s spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge. But something has. As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Sûreté du Québec investigators’ lives after many years. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they’ve arrived in the village of Three Pines. But to what end?
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2 out of 5 stars
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She’s jumped the shark
- By Icie in Vermont on 12-03-22
- A World of Curiosities
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
Best Louise Penny book yet!
Reviewed: 01-18-23
There are so many mysteries, puzzles and back stories to this story! All the wonderful Three Pines characters. We learn some interesting new facts about some of them. The mystery is brilliant and had me gasping over the conclusion. Narration is superb-same one as the other Louise Penny audiobooks. I LIVED this!
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Cold Service
- By: Robert B. Parker
- Narrated by: Joe Mantegna
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 419
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 229
When Spenser's closet ally, Hawk, is brutally injured and left for dead while protecting booking Luther Gillespie, Spenser embarks on an epic journey to rehabilitate his friend in body and soul. Hawk, always proud, has never been dependent on anyone. Now he is forced to make connections: to the medical technology that will ensure his physical recovery, and to reinforce the tenuous emotional ties he has to those around him.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Fair story, wrong reader
- By Michael on 03-30-05
- Cold Service
- By: Robert B. Parker
- Narrated by: Joe Mantegna
Joe Mantegna is a perfect Spenser
Reviewed: 08-13-12
What did you love best about Cold Service?
I always love the interplay between all the characters, Spenser and Susan, Spenser and Hawk, Hawk and Susan. There is lots of Hawk in this book, and he is one my favorite characters. There is a lot of discussion between the actors about the morality of Spenser and Hawk's actions, which I liked a lot.
What about Joe Mantegna’s performance did you like?
I like everything about Joe Mantegna's performance, especially the subtle way he changes his voice for each character without overdoing it. I want to hear all the books he reads!
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Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
- A Spenser Mystery
- By: Ace Atkins
- Narrated by: Joe Mantegna
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 631
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 573
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Story4 out of 5 stars 569
When 14-year-old Mattie Sullivan asks Spenser to look into her mother’s murder, he’s not completely convinced by her claim that the police investigation four years ago was botched. Mattie is gruff, street-smart, and wise beyond her years, left to care for her younger siblings and an alcoholic grandmother in a dilapidated apartment in South Boston. But her need for closure and her determination to make things right hit Spenser where he lives - they’re the very characteristics he abides by.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ace aces Spenser!
- By Fast Eddy on 05-04-12
- Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
- A Spenser Mystery
- By: Ace Atkins
- Narrated by: Joe Mantegna
Joe Mantegna is a perfect Spenser
Reviewed: 07-09-12
Where does Robert B. Parker's Lullaby rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I have just started to listen to audiobooks while I walk, but would like to listen to ALL of the books narrated by Joe Mantegna!
What does Joe Mantegna bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Joe Mantegna's voice seems to fit perfectly the droll humor of Parker, and the type of voice I would imagine from Spenser ... in the Sam Spade detective type of story.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes! I put it on in my car every time I ran an errand ... even to catch a few more minutes whenever I got the chance.
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