Patty Brown
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Sinai Deceit
- An Archaeological Thriller
- By: Dave Bartell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
A dark family secret. A bizarre cult. A talisman that can destroy entire cities. Darwin must stop the skeletons in his past... before they bury our future. Darwin Lacroix is a wreck. An ancient booby trap nearly kills his wife, Eyrún. A tunnel under their home hides an alchemy lab with strange crystals. And a tabloid reveals his forebear stole American gold, threatening his job as Vatican special director of antiquities. Then he’s slapped with a paternity suit. Could his life get any worse? Modern tests show the crystals are a scientific holy grail—an unlimited energy source—worth ...
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good story
- By Patty Brown on 05-09-25
- Sinai Deceit
- An Archaeological Thriller
- By: Dave Bartell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
Good story
Reviewed: 05-09-25
Horrible Virtual Voice!
This book has one of the worst virtual voice narrations I have ever heard. The story was good and interesting but it was very difficult to listen to.
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The Wandering Inn
- The Wandering Inn, Book 1
- By: pirateaba
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
- Length: 48 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,032
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,917
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,901
"No killing Goblins." So reads the sign outside of The Wandering Inn, a small building run by a young woman named Erin Solstice. She serves pasta with sausage, blue fruit juice, and dead acid flies on request. And she comes from another world. Ours. It's a bad day when Erin finds herself transported to a fantastical world and nearly gets eaten by a Dragon. She doesn't belong in a place where monster attacks are a fact of life, and where Humans are one species among many. But she must adapt to her new life. Or die.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Endless whining and painfully slow
- By Kindle Customer on 01-04-20
- The Wandering Inn
- The Wandering Inn, Book 1
- By: pirateaba
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
Long but worth it!
Reviewed: 05-02-25
A whole new world built masterfully. Characters are like/hate able. Really enjoyed the concept.
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The Signal
- By: Eric Buchman, Gabriel Urbina, Sarah Shachat
- Narrated by: Paget Brewster, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,780
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,639
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,640
Two astronomers have detected a strange, pulsing signal from deep space. Within hours, the US government goes into lockdown, restricting airspace and scrubbing scientific data. Was the signal an intercepted communication revealing alarming plans for an enemy’s military strike? Or has humanity at long last found proof of extraterrestrial life?
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5 out of 5 stars
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The ending was a refreshing departure from the standard science fiction fare.
- By David Steele on 01-16-25
- The Signal
- By: Eric Buchman, Gabriel Urbina, Sarah Shachat
- Narrated by: Paget Brewster, full cast
Very interesting story line!
Reviewed: 04-20-25
Could have had a better ending.
I felt like the author left the story wanting.
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Wicked
- The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13,247
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,201
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10,240
Heralded as an instant classic of fantasy literature, Maguire has written a wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view. More than just a fairy tale for adults, Wicked is a meditation on the nature of good and evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's not easy being green
- By PangaeaReads on 07-30-08
- Wicked
- The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: John McDonough
Wicked
Reviewed: 02-17-25
Too slow moving over all. I got bored. I don’t see what all the fuss was about. Very detailed and slow.
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The Lost Tomb
- And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
- By: Douglas Preston, David Grann - foreword
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 300
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Story4 out of 5 stars 256
Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. The Lost Tomb brings together an astonishing and compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really good but could have been a more enjoyable l
- By Jason on 12-07-23
- The Lost Tomb
- And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
- By: Douglas Preston, David Grann - foreword
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
Non Fiction that reads like Fiction!
Reviewed: 12-07-23
The way each case is represented, I could not help but soak up lots of information whether I wanted to or not! I wish my old teachers had the knack Doug Preston has for presenting informative facts!
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The Book of Magic
- By: Gardner Dozois - editor, Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear, and others
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Sile Bermingham, Maxwell Caulfield, and others
- Length: 24 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 180
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Story4 out of 5 stars 163
Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois's acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf... and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda... and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore... and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped - or misshaped - by the potent magic they seek to wield.
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4 out of 5 stars
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some stinkers mostly good
- By M.T. on 12-11-18
The Book Of Magic
Reviewed: 10-07-23
Some of the stories were really attention grabbing, others I slept through more than once. It’s a toss up as a read unless you’re taking breaks between listening to the stories.
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The Cabinet of Curiosities
- A Novel
- By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
- Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz
- Length: 17 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,540
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,996
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,980
In an ancient tunnel underneath New York City a charnel house is discovered. Inside are 36 bodies all murdered and mutilated more than a century ago. While FBI agent Pendergast investigates the old crimes, identical killings start to terrorize the city. The nightmare has begun. Again.
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4 out of 5 stars
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DrBB
- By Lois on 01-26-13
- The Cabinet of Curiosities
- A Novel
- By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
- Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz
The Cabinet of Curiosities
Reviewed: 03-19-23
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are an excellent writing team. Each on his own is amazing and together they are brilliant!
This novel is a good example: it hooks you in and carries you along like a storm swollen river. No matter which of their books you start with, you will most certainly be hooked for life. I know I was!
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Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
- Agatha Raisin, Book 4
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,797
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,567
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,546
After six grueling months back in London, Agatha Raisin returns to her beloved Cotswold village of Carsely - and to the charms of her neighbor, James Lacey. True, James is less than thrilled to see her, but Agatha is soon distracted by a sensational murder. The victim, hiker Jessica Tartinck, spent her life enraging wealthy landowners by insisting on her walking club’s right to hike over their properties. Now she has been found dead....
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4 out of 5 stars
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I love Agatha Raisin!
- By YaYaMamaSara on 01-30-13
- Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
- Agatha Raisin, Book 4
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
Agatha Raisin is at it again!
Reviewed: 01-21-23
Another wonderful story involving the busy body Agatha Raisin and one of her male love interests. Will Agatha solve the crime and manage to hook herself a man in this who done it wonderfully performed by Penelope Keith? I recommend that you read it yourself to find the answer.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Leng
- By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,094
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,853
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,846
Against all odds, Constance has found a way back to the place of her origins, New York City in the late 1800s, and sets off on a quest to prevent the events that lead to the deaths of her sister and brother, and stop Manhattan’s most infamous serial killer, Dr. Enoch Leng of the seminal Pendergast novel The Cabinet of Curiosities, before his nefarious experiments come to fruition.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Warning, warning
- By Celtic Gardens on 01-17-23
- The Cabinet of Dr. Leng
- By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
Preston and Child have outdone themselves!
Reviewed: 01-20-23
This book is so good I don’t know where to begin.
All of my favorite characters from the Pendergast novels are here, each trying to do what they do best in this engrossing story.
The authors are at their best intertwining aspects of each subplot to keep you guessing!
I would recommend this book to everyone who has ever read a Preston and Child novel as well as fans of thrillers in general. I would like to give an example of other authors who write in this category, but there really is no comparison except for the greats; Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Michael Crichton, The Cabinet of Dr. Leng will hold your attention and keep you up all night… even after you finish.
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The Fog Ladies: A San Francisco Cozy Murder Mystery
- By: Susan McCormick
- Narrated by: Robin LaRee Berry
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Book 1 in this endearing, award-winning cozy mystery series. Young, overworked medical intern Sarah James has no time for sleuthing. Her elderly neighbors, the spunky Fog Ladies, have nothing but time. When old ladies start to die in their elegant apartment building in San Francisco, Sarah assumes the deaths are the natural consequence of growing old. The Fog Ladies assume murder.
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4 out of 5 stars
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First time narrator for me
- By Charlotte Lynn on 08-28-20
“The Fog Ladies” is a winner!
Reviewed: 02-01-21
The story grabs your attention from the very beginning. I found myself enthralled and unable to stop listening until the very end!
What on earth is happening to the residents of the apartment building Sarah has recently moved into? Is the stress of her new job making her lose her mind? A most intriguing mystery is taking place, and it’s up to Sarah to solve it. Wonderful characters abound as you fall in love with The Fog Ladies.
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