Robert Powers
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Never Flinch
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Jessie Mueller, Stephen King
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
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When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to “kill thirteen innocents and one guilty” in “an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man,” Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are fourteen citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realizes that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help.
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THE VOICES
- By Candis Taylor on 05-30-25
- Never Flinch
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Jessie Mueller, Stephen King
Derivative and predictable
Reviewed: 05-30-25
Tabitha said he could do better. Well, he didn’t. Let Holly go, Stephen. Stick with what you’re good at. Suspense, supernatural, and stories that entertain.
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Eruption
- A Thriller
- By: Michael Crichton, James Patterson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Michael Crichton, creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, and Westworld, had a passion project he’d been pursuing for years, ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. Knowing how special it was, his wife, Sherri Crichton, held back his notes and the partial manuscript until she found the right author to complete it: James Patterson, the world’s most popular storyteller.
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I expected a better story
- By Robert Powers on 06-06-24
- Eruption
- A Thriller
- By: Michael Crichton, James Patterson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
I expected a better story
Reviewed: 06-06-24
I haven’t listened to Scott Brick in quite awhile. He spoils every story with his over-emoting style that distracts me from what he is saying. He injects overbearing drama into simple sentences. I will avoid buying a book that he narrates.
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Cloaked Deception
- By: Timothy Zahn
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 21 hrs and 35 mins
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A tactical nuclear weapon is stolen from an Indian research facility, setting off a chain of events that spans the globe. Those behind the heist plan to use it to take out thousands of innocent people—all to assure death of a single man who they believe is too dangerous to be left alive. What are the lives of thousands compared to the safety of the world?
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Perfect storm of not good enough
- By Amazon Customer on 06-04-24
- Cloaked Deception
- By: Timothy Zahn
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Long book
Reviewed: 05-26-24
This author must be paid by the word. Way, way, too long. It was too long.
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The Edge
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Zachary Webber, Erin Cottrell, Will Collyer, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
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When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. In need of someone who can solve the murder quickly and retrieve the missing information, the U.S. government knows just the chameleon they can call on.
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outstanding
- By J Mock Jr on 11-15-23
- The Edge
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Zachary Webber, Erin Cottrell, Will Collyer, Erin Bennett, Tiffany Smith
Implausible depiction of law enforcement
Reviewed: 12-18-23
Narrator was a monotone boor. Story was unbelievable. Will not finish the series. He usually writes a better story.
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Holly
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Justine Lupe, Stephen King
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency, hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly Gibney is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just passed away. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny’s desperate voice makes it impossible to turn her down. Meanwhile, mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. But they are also harboring a shocking, unholy secret.
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Investigations in the time of Covid
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 09-05-23
- Holly
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Justine Lupe, Stephen King
Derivative dribble
Reviewed: 09-13-23
Please, Stephen, let Holly go! Write something original. We have anticipated your exceptional fiction for years. This one is trite and predictable.
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Pretty Girls
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
- Length: 20 hrs
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Sisters. Strangers. Survivors. More than 20 years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.
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Definitely needed the trigger warning, but..
- By Hillary on 02-01-16
- Pretty Girls
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
Horribly gruesome.
Reviewed: 08-21-23
I didn’t finish it. The story is too, too descriptive of gory murders. The story is incredibly depressing.
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The Curator
- By: Owen King
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
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From New York Times bestselling author Owen King, who “writes with witty verve” (Entertainment Weekly) comes a “richly imagined” (The New York Times) Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjurers are the most wonderful criminals you can imagine.
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Must have the patience
- By I Feel the Need, the Need to Read book blog on 03-09-23
- The Curator
- By: Owen King
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland
The narrator is ok.
Reviewed: 03-12-23
The story is overly complicated. Gory scenes are unnecessary. I can’t finish this a book.
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Local Woman Missing
- By: Mary Kubica
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold. Now, 11 years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Everyone wants to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they'll find....
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Best Kubica yet!!!
- By LA book lover on 05-18-21
- Local Woman Missing
- By: Mary Kubica
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, Jesse Vilinsky
Confusing story
Reviewed: 12-01-21
Circular story with too many characters. The ending is not credible. In fact, it is a foible impossible to believe.
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The Red Book
- By: James Patterson, David Ellis
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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For Detective Billy Harney, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state’s attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is a normal week on the job. So when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's west side turns political, he leads the way to a quick solve. But Harney's instincts - his father was once chief of detectives and his twin sister, Patti, is also on the force - run deep. As a population hungry for justice threatens to riot, he realizes that the three known victims are hardly the only casualties.
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There’s always a book, a dirty cop & some stand-up
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 03-29-21
- The Red Book
- By: James Patterson, David Ellis
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Story is dated
Reviewed: 04-16-21
Nothing like the Black Book, a thriller. Maybe this should be labeled YA. Not for me.
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The Chestnut Man
- A Novel
- By: Soren Sveistrup
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
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A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a “chestnut man” - a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts - which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery - a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister’s daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago. A tragic coincidence - or something more twisted? To save innocent lives, a pair of detectives must put aside their differences to piece together the Chestnut Man’s gruesome clues.
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Good until it is wasn’t
- By chitty chitty bang bang on 10-09-19
- The Chestnut Man
- A Novel
- By: Soren Sveistrup
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
Confusing.
Reviewed: 03-14-20
At the end of the book, the story is explained as to confuse the listener.
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