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Monkey Business & Murder
- A Plot Twist Bed & Breakfast Cozy Mystery
- By: Peyton Stone
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
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Secrets run deep in charming small towns—but so does murder. When a former resident turns up dead at the local fall festival, Avery Jensen finds more than sticky caramel apples. She discovers a body. Shocked, Avery—owner of a cozy B&B—turns to her mischievous capuchin monkey for help. Known to slip jewelry and other shiny objects into his pockets, this kleptomaniac primate now busies himself collecting clues…or just more dead ends. But why murder a former resident? What secrets lie buried beneath this picturesque small town's charming façade? As Avery and her simian sidekick ...
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I got my money’s worth from this free book
- By ELEANOR FOWSER on 08-22-24
- Monkey Business & Murder
- A Plot Twist Bed & Breakfast Cozy Mystery
- By: Peyton Stone
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
I got my money’s worth from this free book
Reviewed: 08-22-24
AI is getting better. The phrasing and voice tone is much more natural sounding. More natural, but not good enough to improve a mediocre story. I didn’t finish the book because I just didn’t care enough about the characters or the plot.
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Intrigues
- Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles, Book 2
- By: Mercedes Lackey
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Mags was an orphan and slave of ‘bad blood’ who toiled in a gem mine all his young life. He would have died before adulthood, had he not been Chosen and taken to Haven to be trained in the new Herald Collegium. Now, Mags was never hungry and never cold. He slept in a real bed in his own room and, most importantly, he had Dallen, who was like another part of himself. And yet, aside from Lena and Bear, both loners like he was, he couldn’t relate to most of the trainees.
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Good bedtime read and love the narrator!
- By QueenBee Debbie on 10-04-11
- Intrigues
- Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles, Book 2
- By: Mercedes Lackey
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Teen angst
Reviewed: 06-05-19
At the end of the fifth episode of this year’s season of Game of Thrones, Aryia is rescued from the burning city of King’s a Landing by a white horse. So what could I do but reread the tales of Valdemar? I had no doubt at all that her Companion had found her and she was on her way to the Heralds’ Collegium. Most of these books have aged well since I last read them. This is the exception. I’m too old for the teenaged sense of power and importance so that everything g that goes wrong is their fault. “I’m such a bad person” “You’re all better off without my presence tainting everything with evil”. The basic plot line is OK, but there’s just too much angst.
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Murder with Peacocks
- By: Donna Andrews
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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Meg Langslow's summer is not going swimmingly. In her small Virginia hometown, she's the maid of honor at the nuptials of three loved ones - each of whom has dumped the planning in her hands. One bride is set on including a Native American herbal purification ceremony while another wants live peacocks on the lawn. But when an offensive newcomer, who hints at skeletons in the guests' closets, is found dead under suspicious circumstances, level-headed Meg's to-do list extends from flower arrangements and bridal registries to catching a killer - before the next event is her own funeral.
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Why did I wait so long
- By Kelley A Johnson on 08-17-19
- Murder with Peacocks
- By: Donna Andrews
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
I love funny cosy mysteries!
Reviewed: 01-15-19
This book reminds me of the zany romantic comedies from the 30s & 40s. Bizarre situations, odd people, unlikely occurrences and hilarious! When you're in the mood for s good listen that is light and funny, this series is for you.
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Foundation (Apple Series Tie-in Edition)
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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For 12,000 years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future - to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire - both scientists and scholars - and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.
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An unabridged classic but "Psychologist?!!"
- By Roger Lee on 04-07-13
- Foundation (Apple Series Tie-in Edition)
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
There's a reason this is a classic.
Reviewed: 08-28-17
I grew up reading science fiction. Recently, I've started rereading some of my old favorites. This one has aged very well. I'm a little annoyed that there are no important female characters, but I can deal with that. When I recently reread Stranger in a Strange Land, I was appalled at how sexist and racist it was. Once a favorite, I couldn't even get through the entire thing. Foundation, however, is still a good read. I bought it as a daily special, and now find I'll have to buy the entire series to read again. Smart move Audible. Smart move.
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Mad Mouse
- John Ceepak, Book 2
- By: Chris Grabenstein
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Young Danny Boyle, the part-time summer cop "down the shore" in Sea Haven, New Jersey, gets taken on a wild ride when he and his longtime beach buddies become the unwitting targets of a madman's twisted scheme for revenge. Fortunately, John Ceepak, the cop with a soldier's unshakable code of honor, stays at Danny's side to help him negotiate the quick twists and turns that threaten to destroy his life, his friends, and everything about the world he loves.
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Whack a Mole
- By John on 09-24-07
- Mad Mouse
- John Ceepak, Book 2
- By: Chris Grabenstein
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
I want some scrapple
Reviewed: 05-18-17
Raised in New Jersey, I now live in Arizona. These books bring back happy childhood memories of going down the shore with the family. Salt water taffy, miniature golf, fresh seafood. These books are great reading for when I want some light reading, engaging but not overly complex. A good book to take to the beach.
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Sixth Column
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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The totalitarian East has triumphed in a massive invasion, and the United States has fallen to a dictatorial superpower bent on total domination. That power is consolidating its grip through concentration camps, police state tactics, and a total monopoly upon the very thoughts of the conquered populace. A tiny enclave of scientists and soldiers survives, unbeknownst to America’s new rulers. It’s six against six million - but those six happen to include a scientific genius, a master of subterfuge and disguise who learned his trade as a lawyer-turned-hobo, and a tough-minded commander....
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The Yellow Peril as it was
- By Thomas Martin on 04-16-12
- Sixth Column
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Some Heinlein just doesn't age well
Reviewed: 10-16-16
I grew up reading Robert Heinlein and enjoyed everything of his that I ever read. Somehow this slipped past me and this is the first time I've read this one. So, with the soft glow of youthful memories not present to cushion my reading experience, I was smacked in the face with his racism, sexism, and xenophobia. Fifty or sixty years ago, when I was discovering his worlds for the first time, that was pretty much what all of America was like. Boy have things changed! (For another good example of social changes, read one of the original Bobsey Twins books, not the ones rewritten in the sixties and seventies, one of the originals from the first half of the twentieth century).
This was not one of his best to begin with. That's probably why this is my first encounter with this book. Do not let this be your first Heinlein book. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress has stood the test of time better than some others (Stranger in a Strange Land). Start there and let this one Rest In Peace.
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Eggsecutive Orders
- A White House Chef Mystery
- By: Julie Hyzy
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Chef Olivia Paras has too many eggs in one basket - and is feeling like a basket case.... When NSA big shot Carl Minkus dies right after eating the dinner Olivia Paras' staff had prepared, all forks point to them. Now the Secret Service is picking apart the kitchen - and scrutinizing the staff's every move. The timing couldn't be worse with the White House Lawn Easter Egg Roll to prep for without access to a kitchen. Olivia must find the real culprit - before she cracks under pressure.
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Murder in the White House
- By Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe on 11-09-17
- Eggsecutive Orders
- A White House Chef Mystery
- By: Julie Hyzy
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
Enjoyable series, irritating main character
Reviewed: 03-26-16
I really enjoy this series: backstage at the White House, the running of a professional kitchen, lightweight murder mysteries. Ollie is a smart, talented professional chief who notices things. While running a busy kitchen serving food to some of the most important people in the world, she just happens to stumble onto clues that lead to the solutions to various plots and mysteries.
While I enjoy this series of books enough to overlook most of the many holes in the plot, I have lots of trouble with the holes in Ollie's character. She is so often unable to talk in stressful situations that I want to smack her! When she does speak under stress, she says the wrong things in the worst way possible. If she decides to tell someone in authority about some clue, she minimizes the important part or leaves it out entirely. Maybe I'm not all that willing to overlook plot holes after all.
But I love the narration, the stories are easy listening, not too complicated, and fun. Give them a try.
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State of the Onion
- A White House Chef Mystery, Book 1
- By: Julie Hyzy
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Introducing White House Assistant Chef Olivia Paras, who is rising-and sleuthing-to the top. Includes recipes for a complete presidential menu! Never let them see you sweat-that's White House Assistant Chef Olivia Paras's motto, which is pretty hard to honor in the most important kitchen in the world. She's hell-bent on earning her dream job, Executive Chef. There's just one thing: Her nemesis is vying for it, too. Well, that and the fact that an elusive assassin wants to see her fry.
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Annoying
- By Carla on 04-03-14
- State of the Onion
- A White House Chef Mystery, Book 1
- By: Julie Hyzy
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
An interesting idea
Reviewed: 01-26-16
The basic idea of mysteries in the White House kitchen is good. Many of the characters are engaging. The main character is, however, almost schizophrenic in the way she swings from calm, organized professional to ditzy girl who can't string words into a coherent sentence. The ditz makes really stupid decisions that only serve to create false tensions in the plot. I'll give this author one more try and hope that her editor is tougher on her in the future.
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The Silence That Speaks
- By: Andrea Kane
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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Forensic Instincts' first order of business is to find out who's targeting their client. Under the leadership of Casey Woods, the investigative team has the resources to do just that, working inside the law - and outside it. FI's strength is its members, among them Casey's associate Marc Devereaux, former navy SEAL and a man who's equal to any situation.
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Kept me guessing, more snark
- By Kindle Customer on 05-06-15
- The Silence That Speaks
- By: Andrea Kane
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
I don't know why I really liked this book
Reviewed: 01-10-16
There are plot holes large enough for my mastiff to frolic in. Although much of the story involves the inner workings of a large metropolitan medical center, I wonder of the author has ever even visited a hospital. But I liked it anyway. The characters and their relationships appealed to me. The narrator was very good. Give it a shot.
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Death and the Redheaded Woman
- By: Loretta Ross
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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When auctioneer Wren Morgan begins cataloging the contents of the Campbell mansion, she's unprepared to find something that can't be appraised - a dead man. After the body turns out to be a criminal with ties to a recent jewel heist, Wren comes face-to-face with Death Bogart. A private eye and part-time bounty hunter, Death is searching for the stolen jewels needed to convict a murderer.
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WOW
- By sonia on 05-12-15
- Death and the Redheaded Woman
- By: Loretta Ross
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
This author has potential
Reviewed: 11-23-15
I think this may be the author's first book, right now it's the only one she has on Audible. It jumps around and is a little choppy in places. But it has a good plot, interesting, well developed characters, and a few surprises.i will look forward to watching this author develop.
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