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The First Wave
- A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Billy's task is to help arrange the surrender of the Vichy French forces in Algeria. But dissension among the regular army, the militia, and DeGaulle's Free French allows blackmarketeers in league with the enemy to divert medical supplies to the Casbah, leading to multiple murders. Billy must find the killers while trying to rescue the girl he loves - a British spy.
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Khorramshahr, Iran, May 1982 - It was the bloodiest battle of one of the most brutal wars of the twentieth century, and Najah, a 29-year-old wounded Iraqi conscript, was face to face with a 13-year-old Iranian child soldier who was ordered to kill him. Instead, the boy committed an astonishing act of mercy. It was an act that decades later would save his own life.
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- By jennie on 04-10-24
By: Zahed Haftlang, and others
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The Romanov Conspiracy
- A Thriller
- By: Glenn Meade
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Dr. Laura Pavlov, an American forensic archaeologist, is about to unravel a mystery that promises to solve one of the twentieth century’s greatest enigmas. Dr. Pavlov is a member of an international team digging on the outskirts of the present-day Russian city of Ekaterinburg, where the Romanov royal family was executed by their captors in July 1918. When Pavlov discovers two bodies perfectly preserved in permafrost in a disused mine shaft, they offer dramatic new clues to the disappearance of the Romanovs and, in particular, their famous daughter, Princess Anastasia, whose murder has always been shrouded in doubt.
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Ho- Hum
- By monet on 10-03-12
By: Glenn Meade
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The British Lion
- By: Tony Schumacher
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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With the end of the war, the victorious Germans now occupy a defeated Great Britain. In London, decorated detective John Henry Rossett, now reporting to the Nazi victors, lies in a hospital bed recovering from gunshot wounds. Desperate to avoid blame over the events that led to the shooting, his boss, Ernst Kohler, covers up the incident. But when Koehler's wife and daughter are kidnapped by American spies, the terrified German turns to the only man he trusts to help him.
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Good story.
- By Barbara Brown on 08-22-23
By: Tony Schumacher
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Blackout
- By: Robison Wells
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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The virus has spread...and four teens are infected. This new life isn't what I asked for. And if I can't learn to protect myself, it will destroy me. My mission is clear. My enemies will fall. And nothing will stand in my way. I knew there was something wrong with me. But maybe I can be more than just a freak. People always underestimate me. They only see a pretty face. And that mistake is going to cost them.
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Wished for more.
- By Brent Mair on 10-03-13
By: Robison Wells
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Night Life
- By: David C. Taylor
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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New York City, 1954. The Cold War is heating up, Senator Joe McCarthy is running a witch hunt for communists in America, the newly formed CIA is fighting a turf battle with the FBI to see who will be the primary United States intelligence agency, and the bodies of murdered young men are turning up all over the city.
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terrific in every way
- By Martha on 04-12-16
By: David C. Taylor
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Velva Jean Learns to Drive
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Niven
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
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Set in Appalachia in the years before World War II, Velva Jean Learns to Drive is a poignant story of a spirited young girl growing up in the gold-mining and moonshining South. Before she dies, Velva Jean's mother urges her to "live out there in the great wide world." Velva Jean dreams of becoming a big-time singer in Nashville until she falls in love with Harley Bright, a handsome juvenile delinquent turned revival preacher.
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- By Susan on 12-17-09
By: Jennifer Niven
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Vampire Zero
- A Gruesome Vampire Tale
- By: David Wellington
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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U.S. Marshal Jameson Arkeley, the country’s foremost authority on vampires, taught police investigator and vampire fighter Laura Caxton everything she knows about monsters. After a bloody war visited upon Gettysburg by an army of vampires, Arkeley gave up his own life to save others—except he didn’t exactly die.
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stupid
- By Koutsunis on 05-06-10
By: David Wellington
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Ripple Effect
- By: L.T. Ryan
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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One shot. One kill. A simple plan. A simple operation. But it doesn't take much to throw off the assassination of a corrupt US senator in a foreign country. Not once the cartel gets involved. Can Riley "Bear" Logan and Jack Noble fight through the waves before a traitor gets to them first?
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Disappointing narration and weak plot!
- By Wayne on 12-12-18
By: L.T. Ryan
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The Last Policeman
- The Last Policeman, Book 1
- By: Ben H. Winters
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway? Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There’s no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. Churches and synagogues are packed. People all over the world are walking off the job—but not Hank Palace. He’s investigating a death by hanging in a city that sees a dozen suicides every week—except this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares.
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Not your regular mystery
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 09-20-16
By: Ben H. Winters
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After the Monsoon
- An Ernst Grip Novel
- By: Robert Karjel
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
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A Swedish army lieutenant drops dead on a shooting range in the desert. Was it an unfortunate accident - or something more nefarious? Ernst Grip, an agent of the Swedish security police, is sent to the Horn of Africa to find out. Once he’s on the ground, however, he quickly discovers he’s on his own. No one wants him snooping around - especially not the US Embassy’s CIA station. Which is no surprise, given that military transport planes are leaving from the base carrying untraceable pallets loaded with cash.
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Difficult book to review. Pulse-pounding? Not.
- By Richard Delman on 08-18-18
By: Robert Karjel
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- Luisa
- 12-24-12
Compelling. Recreates the disorder of landing.
If you could sum up The First Wave in three words, what would they be?
Confusion of landing troops.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Billy Boyle, the main character of the book. His integrity and growing sense of honor.
Have you listened to any of Marc Vietor’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Great
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Evil of war
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- lovetoread447
- 04-19-21
This series is so very good
The characters, the research, the tense situations, the incredible dialogue — every bit is well crafted and so very good. Start with book 1 — BILLY BOYLE — and just keep going. You won’t be disappointed. I read this book when it came out a few years back and was happily reminded how wonderfully written it is. The narrator made Billy, Kaz, Harding, and all the characters really come alive. This series is one of my very favorites!
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- BryGuy
- 01-11-22
Good, but not great.
I read and listened to the first book of this series and completely indulged myself into the story. I loved it. I struggled to keep the same connection with this one though. I, however, decided to listen to the entire book this time and I'm not sure if that obscured the same imagination I had with the first book, or perhaps the story wasn't as captivating. I can't say this was a bad book, but it just didn't grab me like the last one. I'm off to listen to book 3, hopefully that one rekindles the connection I had with the first book.
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- Victor Gianelloni
- 08-17-22
A captivating read for sure.
The narrator for this series is brilliant. Another fine story with twists and turns aplenty.
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- C. Cole
- 11-12-12
Love this series! I really love historical fiction
This series is so enjoyable. I am a big Masie Dobbs fan and was looking for something along those lines and found this series. I really love the characters and the storylines are real wartime happenings. I recommend them highly!
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- Dayhiker
- 06-04-23
The Best WWII Mystery Series
Author James R. Benn has set a new standard for mysteries set during WWII. Told in first person by his indomitable protagonist, Billy Boyle has a plausible reason for traveling from one location to another throughout the course of the war. His job as a special investigator for General Eisenhower frequently has him assigned straight into the action.
In this book, the allies are making a move into North Africa, trying to gain the support of the mostly Vichy French, who up to this point had been aligned with the Nazis. The theft of a shipment of the new wonder-drug, penicillin from the newly built American army hospital, coinciding with the arrest of students who had revolted against the Vichy regime just as the allies landed, topped by the knowledge that Billy's lover, Diana Seaton (a British spy) is among the students, gives Billy plenty to do. We know who the French villains are right away, but the delicate political situation makes it almost impossible for Billy to act. Murders at the army hospital make it evident that someone there must be involved, too.
Exciting and full of action, this is a terrific story full of great characters many of them already integral to the series. Nicely narrated by Marc Vietor.
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- Clinton
- 12-28-22
Another great one
This is the toughest of the books to get through due to the graphic nature of some events. Reviewing these after listening to many more gives some perspective. While all the books feature a gripping story and the same lovable characters - with each story making you more invested in them - the publishers inexplicably change narrators after book 5 and the new one is terrible. Absolutely terrible. It will make you want to listen to the first five again - as I have - instead of continuing the series. It is truly a shame.
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- Wolfpacker
- 05-27-12
Another Good Billy Boyle
This series consistently delivers entertaining and engaging stories. For further details, see my review of: Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery.
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- ScottHC
- 10-17-22
First rate novel!!!
This author is exceptional. The story and story-telling a rare find. You can’t ask for more.
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