Courtney Jenkins
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Missy’s Murder
- Passion, Betrayal, and Murder in Southern California
- By: Karen Kingsbury
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 112
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Story4 out of 5 stars 112
On a beautiful October day in the San Fernando Valley, teenager Missy Avila was lured into the woods, beaten, tortured, and drowned. Missy's best friend, Karen Severson, publicly vowed to find the killer and even moved in with Missy's family to help. Three years later, a surprise witness exposed the murderers as Missy's two best friends—one of whom was Karen. New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury delivers a story full of twists, turns, betrayals, and confessions.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Sexist, old school judgy, boring CA history
- By KMS on 06-30-24
- Missy’s Murder
- Passion, Betrayal, and Murder in Southern California
- By: Karen Kingsbury
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
Interesting case
Reviewed: 06-22-24
The case and story telling was pretty good. There was a lot of fat shaming and looks shaming that if found weird and didn’t enjoy. Saying things like she was chubby so no boy would want her coming from an adult about a child. Could have done without that aspect.
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Never Ever Tell
- By: Kirsty Ferguson
- Narrated by: Susie James
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,495
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,283
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,281
Vanessa Sawyer knows all about pain. She’s felt it every day since marrying the boy who fathered her baby in high school. All he’s meant are broken bones, broken heart and broken dreams. But he also brought her the love of her life. When her son, Wren, was born, her baby boy was her salvation. Vanessa watches Wren grow and become a young man she can be proud of. Until one night everything changes, including Wren. One night that her son refuses to speak of. Now, Vanessa can’t rest, not until she uncovers the secret that her son has been hiding from her.
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1 out of 5 stars
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No…Just No
- By Victor Perez on 09-24-21
- Never Ever Tell
- By: Kirsty Ferguson
- Narrated by: Susie James
Seriously surprised by the ending.
Reviewed: 04-06-22
The ending leaves you feeling a bit like you were run over by a truck but it is a book that will leave me thinking for awhile.
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I Came to Say Goodbye
- By: Caroline Overington
- Narrated by: Tai Hara, Jennifer Rani
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,038
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,540
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,505
It was four o'clock in the morning. A young woman pushed through the hospital doors. Staff would later say they thought the woman was a new mother, returning to her child - and in a way, she was. She walked into the nursery, where a baby girl lay sleeping. The infant didn't wake when the woman placed her gently in the shopping bag she had brought with her. There is CCTV footage of what happened next, and most Australians would have seen it, either on the internet or the news.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Free and Fantastic!
- By Marilyn Welch on 02-07-22
- I Came to Say Goodbye
- By: Caroline Overington
- Narrated by: Tai Hara, Jennifer Rani
A real tear jerker
Reviewed: 02-27-22
I love the story and the narration. The story was a bit harder to listen to than I expected but it was worth the cry.
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Hush Little Baby
- By: Suzanne Redfearn
- Narrated by: Nola Zandry
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,118
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,007
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,004
Jillian Kane appears to have it all - a successful career, a gorgeous home, a loving husband, and two wonderful children. The reality behind closed doors is something else entirely. For nine years, she has hid the bruises and the truth of her abusive marriage in order to protect Addie and Drew, knowing that if she left, Gordon would destroy her and destroy them. When she flees in an act of desperation, her worst nightmare is realized and she finds herself on the run with her two young children, no money, and no plan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Pleasant Surprise
- By KykyD303 on 12-11-20
- Hush Little Baby
- By: Suzanne Redfearn
- Narrated by: Nola Zandry
Unlivable main character for me.
Reviewed: 12-22-21
I felt for the woman in this story but also struggled to not strongly dislike her. She makes a number of racist or discriminatory comments and that is on top of just being kinda unlikable on a whole. Some points of the story would have been pretty good if you were able to look past only half rooting for her.
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Boy Missing
- The Search for Kyron Horman
- By: Rebecca Morris
- Narrated by: Lee Ann Howlett
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 104
It’s one of the most shocking unsolved missing-child cases in the world. Where is Kyron Horman? Why hasn’t the woman who police suspect is responsible for his 2010 disappearance - Kyron’s stepmother - been charged? That the seven-year-old disappeared from his grade school got the attention of parents around the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tough subject well done
- By Susie Q on 08-21-20
- Boy Missing
- The Search for Kyron Horman
- By: Rebecca Morris
- Narrated by: Lee Ann Howlett
Makes me want to hit the trails and continue the search.
Reviewed: 12-28-20
I have been following this case from the first day as a resident of the PNW. Kyron has a way of tugging right at the heart strings and this book really tells the whole story better than anything I have seen
so far. We need to bring him home!
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My Daughter's Secret
- By: Nicole Trope
- Narrated by: Helen Walsh
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 176
In the middle of the night, Claire wakes up to discover that her beloved daughter, Julia, is dead - and life, as she knows it, is over. Searching for answers, Claire stumbles upon a pile of letters, hidden under Julia’s bed in an old, battered shoebox, and feels closer to her daughter than ever before. They tell her that Julia was happy, that she was thriving at university, that she was in love. But as the letters go on, Claire starts to feel uneasy at something hidden between the lines. Even as she grieves, she must prepare to face a shocking discovery.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Didn't see that coming!
- By T Ramsey on 11-05-19
- My Daughter's Secret
- By: Nicole Trope
- Narrated by: Helen Walsh
Not as good as her other books
Reviewed: 10-13-19
I have really enjoyed a few of her books but this one was obvious for me even as it felt like the book was being obviously deceptive. I don’t enjoy it when I can figure out all the twists a long time before the book reveal. Maybe just me.
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All the Missing Girls
- A Novel
- By: Megan Miranda
- Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,549
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5,848
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,845
It's been 10 years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared from Cooley Ridge without a trace. Back again to tie up loose ends and care for her ailing father, Nic is soon plunged into a shocking drama that reawakens Corinne's case and breaks open old wounds long since stitched. The decade-old investigation focused on Nic; her brother, Daniel; her boyfriend, Tyler; and Corinne's boyfriend, Jackson. Since then only Nic has left Cooley Ridge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stay with it
- By Amber on 07-03-16
- All the Missing Girls
- A Novel
- By: Megan Miranda
- Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
Meh
Reviewed: 08-26-19
There were parts I liked, but overall I didn’t much care about these characters and I personally don’t like when I am not given the clues needed to ever solve a mystery. This one blatantly lies although the reason is given. Just want my cup of tea.
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The Last House Guest
- By: Megan Miranda
- Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,769
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5,098
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,084
Littleport, Maine, has always felt like two separate towns: an ideal vacation enclave for the wealthy, whose summer homes line the coastline, and a simple harbor community for the year-round residents whose livelihoods rely on service to the visitors. Typically, fierce friendships never develop between a local and a summer girl - but that’s just what happens with visitor Avery Greer and Littleport resident Sadie Loman. Each summer for almost a decade, the girls are inseparable - until Sadie is found dead.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring and confusing
- By L J on 06-22-19
- The Last House Guest
- By: Megan Miranda
- Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
I loved it.
Reviewed: 08-23-19
I saw a lot of negative reviews on this book after I had already downloaded it. I figured what the heck I will still give it a listen. I loved it. I do see where some of the criticism comes from. The narrator has a pretty monotone speech pattern and in listening format the time jumps can be confusing for a moment or two. The plot and story however are fun and engaging with lots of little twists and turns. Nothing to mind blowing but enough to keep me listening with anticipation. I found a connection to the characters having lived once in a town just like the one she depicted. I felt it was pretty spot on to what it can be like in a small tourist town when you are a year round resident. I will now be checking out her other books.
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The Chain
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,422
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,875
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,856
Your phone rings. A stranger has kidnapped your child. To free them you must abduct someone else's child. Your child will be released when your victim's parents kidnap another child. If any of these things don't happen: Your child will be killed. You are now part of the chain.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Major Departure For McKinty
- By Graham on 07-18-19
- The Chain
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
Obvious ending
Reviewed: 08-03-19
Was a good plot idea that was just way to obvious to have much of a climactic ending. I found myself waiting for the characters to figure things out long before they did and would even forget that didn’t know things because it was so obvious. Can’t say I wasn’t entertained by it, but couldn’t recommend it to anyone who likes a challenge in discovering a mystery.
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Beyond Broken Pencils
- A School Shooting Tale of Heartbreak and Healing
- By: Julie C. Gilbert
- Narrated by: Curt Bonnem
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
He has a goal and a plan. If he carries through with the plan, his sister will die first. His ex will die next, and he will die last. In between, he’ll take out as many people as he can. Students. Security guards. Teachers. First responders. They are all fair game.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must read
- By timj26 on 10-04-19
- Beyond Broken Pencils
- A School Shooting Tale of Heartbreak and Healing
- By: Julie C. Gilbert
- Narrated by: Curt Bonnem
Didn’t live up to other reviews.
Reviewed: 06-29-19
As a teacher I admit that the worry and fear of what if doesn’t cross my mind basically every day. I wanted to hear this book to hear how the healing took place and hoped to think and ponder what was on the mind of the troubled boy. While it did have a fast moving plot and kept my attention it left me feeling like I wasted the time. If you just want a fast paced thrill story maybe you would like this. I personally don’t want to have that reaction to a story about this kind of tragedy.
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