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Alafair Burke
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In this breakout standalone novel of suspense in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on a Train, a woman agrees to help an old boyfriend who has been framed for murder—but begins to suspect that she is the one being manipulated.
And look for Alafair Burke's latest heart-racing novel of psychological suspense, The Wife, coming in January 2018.
Twenty years ago she ruined his life. Now she has the chance to save it.
Widower Jack Harris has resisted the dating scene ever since the shooting of his wife Molly by a fifteen-year-old boy three years ago. An early morning run along the Hudson River changes that when he spots a woman in last night’s party dress, barefoot, enjoying a champagne picnic alone, reading his favorite novel. Everything about her reminds him of what he used to have with Molly. Eager to help Jack find love again, his best friend posts a message on a popular website after he mentions the encounter. Days later, that same beautiful stranger responds and invites Jack to meet her in person at the waterfront. That's when Jack's world falls apart.
Olivia Randall is one of New York City's best criminal defense lawyers. When she hears that her former fiancé, Jack Harris, has been arrested for a triple homicide—and that one of the victims was connected to his wife's murder—there is no doubt in her mind as to his innocence. The only question is who would go to such great lengths to frame him—and why?
For Olivia, representing Jack is a way to make up for past regrets, to absolve herself of guilt from a tragic decision, a secret she has held for twenty years. But as the evidence against him mounts, she is forced to confront her doubts. The man she knew could not have done this. But what if she never really knew him?
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In this suspenseful audiobook from the number-one New York Times best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark, a Manhattan ER doctor is brazenly murdered in front of his young son in a city playground. Five years later, his killer is still at large. Meanwhile his widow, Laurie Moran, is now an award-winning TV producer. Still haunted by her husband's murder, she has been raising their son alone. Laurie and her TV crew have just received the green light to produce a new cold-case series.
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Enjoyable to listen to
- By Cammy J on 02-04-15
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Judgment Calls
- Samantha Kincaid, Book 1
- By: Alafair Burke
- Narrated by: Betty Bobbitt
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid walks into her office in Portland's Drug and Vice Division one morning to find the sergeant of the police bureau's vice unit waiting for her. A 13-year-old girl has been brutally attacked and left for dead on the city's outskirts. Given the lack of evidence, most lawyers would settle for an assault charge; Samantha, unnerved by the viciousness of the crime, decides to go for attempted murder.
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Well read above average book
- By Vichar4u on 06-24-05
By: Alafair Burke
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The Best American Short Stories 2019
- By: Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff, Heidi Pitlor, Scott Shepherd, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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#1 New York Times best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anthony Doerr brings his“stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) to selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. Doerr and the series editor, Heidi Pitlor, winnow down twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.
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Another great year of Shorts
- By Michael on 01-19-24
By: Anthony Doerr, and others
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See Jane Snap
- By: Bethany Crandell
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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See Jane smile. Thirty-nine-year-old Jane Osborne appears to the world like she has a charmed life. Her daughter attends private school. Jane chairs the PTA. Even her marriage to Dan, the handsome, prominent surgeon, is blissfully happy. Her universe is stable, and her future is fixed...just like that smile. Because it’s all a ruse. Unbeknownst to anyone, after eighteen years of marriage, Dan’s revealed that he’s been living a double life and is in love with a man. But for the sake of his career, Jane must keep that secret, secret.
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Whoa! good one
- By lucy on 09-19-21
By: Bethany Crandell
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Dear Wife
- A Novel
- By: Kimberly Belle
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Pete Simonelli
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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For nearly a year, Beth has been planning for her escape. She's thought through everything - a new look, new name and new city - because one small slip and her husband will find her. A couple hundred miles away, Jeffrey returns home from a work trip to find his wife, Sabine, is missing. Wherever she is, she’s taken almost nothing with her. Her abandoned car is the only evidence the police have, and all signs point to foul play.
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If you want to enjoy this book don't read reviews
- By Chelle Tedrow on 11-04-19
By: Kimberly Belle
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The Mechanics of Memory
- By: Audrey Lee
- Narrated by: Sunny Lu, Keong Sim, Charlie Thurston
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Memory is Copeland-Stark’s business. Yet after months of reconsolidation treatments at their sleek new flagship facility, Hope Nakano still has no idea what happened to her lost year, or the life she was just beginning to build with her one great love. Each procedure surfaces fragmented clues which erode Hope’s trust in her own memories, especially the ones of Luke. As inconsistencies mount, her search for answers reveals a much larger secret Copeland-Stark is determined to protect.
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Unforgettable
- By J Kelly on 12-01-24
By: Audrey Lee
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The Lies We Leave Behind
- By: Noelle Salazar
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Patrick Zeller
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Somewhere in the Pacific, 1943. Kate Campbell is a nurse who bravely flies back and forth from the front to rescue wounded soldiers, amid long days, harsh conditions and often dangerous weather. Driven by a deep personal need to help in the war effort, she is conflicted when an injury results in her reassignment to the relative comfort of the English countryside. Love has never been part of her plan, but despite herself, she falls for an officer with three bullet wounds, startling blue eyes and a wicked sense of humor.
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Well told, historically possible characters
- By KentuckyWoman on 05-15-25
By: Noelle Salazar
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Pretty Little Wife
- A Novel
- By: Darby Kane
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Lila Ridgefield lives in an idyllic college town, but not everything is what it seems. Lila isn’t what she seems.A student vanished months ago. Now, Lila’s husband, Aaron, is also missing. At first these cases are treated as horrible coincidences until it’s discovered the student is really the third of three unexplained disappearances over the last few years. The police are desperate to find the connection, if there even is one. Little do they know, they might be stumbling over only part of the truth.
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Disappointed.
- By DG on 01-07-21
By: Darby Kane
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A Talent for Murder
- A Novel
- By: Peter Swanson
- Narrated by: Sophie Amoss, Stephen Graybill, Saskia Maarleveld, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Martha Ratliff conceded long ago that she’d likely spend her life alone. She was fine with it, happy with her solo existence, stimulated by her work as a librarian in Maine. But then she met Alan, a charming and sweet-natured salesman whose job took him on the road for half the year. When he asked her to marry him, she said yes, even though he still felt a little bit like a stranger.
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Easy read,
- By Charles Johnson on 08-02-24
By: Peter Swanson
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Look on the Bright Side
- By: Kristan Higgins
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett, Christina Moore, Xe Sands
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Lark Smith has always had a plan for her life: find a fantastic guy, create a marriage as blissful as her parents’, pop out a couple of kids, and build a rewarding career as an oncologist. Things aren’t going so well. For one, the guy didn’t work out. Theoretically, she’d love to find someone else, but it hasn’t happened. Two, she’s just been transferred out of Oncology for being too emotional. (Is it her fault she’s a weeper?) Three, her parents just split up. Deviating from the plan was … well, not in the plan. A potential solution comes from the foul-tempered surgeon Lorenzo Santini.
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Enjoyed the book but not the narration
- By Dee on 06-14-24
By: Kristan Higgins
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The Ex
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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Cassie thinks she has met the perfect man. Joel is sweet, handsome, romantic, and best of all, he’s crazy about Cassie. She thinks she’s found the guy she’ll spend the rest of her life with. Have children with. Grow old with. Yes, she knows about his perfect ex-girlfriend, Francesca. The beautiful, brilliant chef, beloved by all his friends. But she thinks Francesca is out of the picture. She thinks Francesca is gone for good. Think again, Cassie.
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Entertaining
- By itay on 06-15-22
By: Freida McFadden
Page turner
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Good but a bit predictable
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enthralling, and love the narrators voices.
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Fun thrilling ride!
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Would you try another book from Alafair Burke and/or Xe Sands?
PerhapsWhat was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Like any good story, this one developed several roads toward a potentially great, and even explosive, ending. Unfortunately, it built up to an unimaginative fizzle. Stories of this sort make me regret the investment of my time.What does Xe Sands bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
A good narrator draws the listener into the story and fleshes out the characters--all while the listener forgets the story is being read. Xe Sands accomplished her goal.Could you see The Ex being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Maybe an episode of Law and Order. It would leave the viewer with a sad and conflicted feeling.Fizzed Out Like a Wet Firecracker
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she is a great writer! i need more of her books!
LOVED IT
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Narrator
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It was alright...
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Great read
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Good story!
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