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Title: The Benefactor

Author: Don Easton

Narrator: David Drummond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When a 75-year-old woman is killed in an apparently random car accident, it looks like a simple hit-and-run - until the car is linked to an Asian organized crime syndicate. Undercover operative Jack Taggart, who is called in to investigate, quickly identifies a top crime boss as the perpetrator, but he must still figure out how to infiltrate the man's inner circle. Taggart approaches a young Chinese woman on the fringes of the syndicate and tries to coerce her into becoming his informant. Unbeknownst to him, the young woman is actually a Chinese spy working for a rogue intelligence officer known only as Mr. Frank. When she offers to introduce Taggart to the crime boss, he jumps at the chance, hoping to gain evidence about the murder. But Taggart gets more than he bargained for when Mr. Frank draws up a deadly plan of murder and deceit to hide his trail.

Members Reviews:

Excellent

Jack and his partner infiltrate a Chinese spy ring and neutralize them. I hope there will soon be more book from Don Easton.

GREAT BOOK

Don Easton has written a great detective series centered on Jack Taggart, a Canadian undercover officer. Taggart must solve crimes while navigating the seas between the law, the bureaucracy, and justice- which are often in conflict and even opposition to each other. It is these conflicts, as much as the crimes themselves, which form the heart of these novels.

Easton was himself a law enforcement officer in Canada for twenty years so his plots and characters are realistic and absorbing.

As a retired law enforcement officer myself, I can testify to the realism he brings to his books and the fine story telling of his writing. I purchased one book, knowing nothing about Easton or his work and quickly devoured it, buying several others. Having read all of them I believe you will be entirely satisfied with this novel and wanting more of Easton books when you have finished it.

Thrilling Shocking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thrilling shocking mystery spiced with humor. Corruption at its finest from birth, politicians, justice system to Asian persuasion! The Benefactor is another page turner by Don Easton.

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Title: Jump Cut

Subtitle: Robert Christopher, Book 1

Author: Robert R. Irvine

Narrator: Richard Waterhouse

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-14

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

There are three members of KTFO's ace six o'clock news team - and two of them have been murdered. It is the hottest story of Bob Christopher's life, assuming he doesn't get canceled by a sniper's bullet. But what a story! There are Vegas mobsters, brown berets, a blackmailed executive, and a sex kittennot to mention the Ku Klux Klan, the Navajos, and an assassin built like a Mack truck. Is this what they call media backlash - or mass murder?

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Title: Money Is Thicker Than Blood

Subtitle: Murder in the SEC, Volume 1

Author: Stephen Woodfin

Narrator: Stephen Woodfin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-18-14

Publisher: Stephen Woodfin

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Football, murder, greed, corruption, revenge, religion, sex - just a typical Saturday afternoon in the SEC.

When an assassin guns down leading Heisman contender, Eliab McDermott, during the Iron Bowl game in Auburn, Alabama, a team of investigators, led by legendary Nashville PD detective Shot Glass Reynolds, sets out to crack the case.

Murder follows murder while the officers attempt to unravel a thread of deceit that stretches across three generations. As they get closer to the truth, they learn that their investigation threatens to expose a coverup at the highest level of collegiate football.

And they learn that although blood may be thicker than water, money is thicker than blood.

Members Reviews:

Four Stars

The author should have included more details of corruption in the NCAA.

Old-fashioned page turner!

If you are looking for a murder mystery with a bunch of weird, but very plausible twists, this is the book for you. The book opens with a very shocking murder in Jordan - Hare Stadium at the Iron Bowl, the annual Alabama - Auburn grid iron classic. The plot thickens to involve people on all levels of society, including very high officials in the SEC. I was happy to see that a some of my favorite characters from Woodfin's previous novel, "The Sickle's Compass: A Novel of Love, War, and Alzheimer's Disease," returned in this book.

I read the first couple of chapters, was interrupted and couldn't get back to the book until the next day. When I resumed reading, I stayed up until 2 a.m. the following night to finish, because I was physically incapable of putting the book down.

I give this book my highest recommendation and eagerly await the author's next novel.

Great read

This was an intreging read with lots of twists & turns in the plot as it developed the story line. I found it hard to put down at times. I'd highly recommend this book!

Highly Recommended

Highly recommended. This is the fourth book by Woodfin I have read and I was not disappointed. This one is firmly up to his usual high standard. Suspense, a multiplicity of well developed characters, nice settings, and a well-crafted plot. Get it. You won't be disappointed either.

Fast moving and action packed

What could be more fun than a murder in broad daylight in front of thousads of fans at the biggest football game of the year? Nothing. Except following a great cast of characters as they unravel the mystery ad solve the case. This is a fast paced page turner filled with memorable characters and great dialog. A fun read.

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Title: Decker P.I.

Subtitle: Death Song

Author: Bill Craig

Narrator: Stephen Woodfin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-18-14

Publisher: Bill Craig

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

While in the Everglades promoting both a fishing tournament and a concert to save the Everglades, country music icon Wally Norwood finds a dead body and a metric ton of pot and is immediately arrested for possession. Wally hires ex-DEA agent turned private investigator Sam Decker to clear his name and find out who framed him. As Decker begins to weed his way through the case, he begins to understand that there are a lot of suspects, including the very sheriff's department that made the initial arrest. Can he uncover the truth and clear Wally Norwood's name? Or will the country music legend find himself singing his own death song?

Members Reviews:

GREAT STORY

Great read. Could not put it down, so many twists & turns. Really great fast, easy to follow. Very exciting hated to see it end. Sorry I didn't read them in order. Wish I could read this type of book everyday.

Fun read

This series is a fun, easy read. Very enjoyable!

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Title: Bound

Author: Vanda Symon

Narrator: Laura Hill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-14

Publisher: Penguin Books NZ

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

A brutal home invasion shocks the nation. A man is murdered, his wife bound, gagged and left to watch. But when Detective Sam Shephard scratches the surface, the victim, a successful businessman, is not all he seems to be. And when the evidence points to two of Dunedin's most hated criminals, the case seems cut and dried - until the body count starts to rise. Meanwhile, Sam is in big trouble again.

Members Reviews:

Vanda produces another novel that thoroughly entertains

Another in the Sam Shepard series which has many twists. Plus she intertwines Sam's personal struggles as she tracks through normal people's challenges. I have brought the next in the series 'The Faceless' what is going to happen to Sam now?

Good easy read, clever plot and not too grim

Sam Shephard is growing on me - perhaps she is maturing, holding her tongue more. Enjoyed reading the Dunedin setting, Clever plot with unexpected twist, characters appropriate to the story. Enjoyable easy read

Another page turner

Another 5 stars for Vanda Symon. Loved it!

Local names location and activities. Believable.

Local names location and activities. Believable.

The best one yet in a cracking good series!

A leading light amongst the recent surge in quality Kiwi crime writing, Dunedin-based Vanda Symon was deservedly a finalist for the inaugural Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel in 2010, for her third Sam Shephard novel, CONTAINMENT. Over the course of the series Shephard has worked her way up from sole charge rural policewoman in a small farming community, to junior detective on the rise (well, maybe) in the 'big smoke' of Dunedin, an historic city in the south of New Zealand.

BOUND, the fourth in what has become an excellent series, sees Shephard return in a thrilling tale kick-started by a brutal home invasion. A shady businessman is shotgunned and his wife is left hospitalised after being tied to a chair, gagged, and left to watch his blood pool on the floor. When evidence starts pointing to a couple of high-profile lowlifes who are prime suspects in an earlier unsolved cop killing, many of Shephardâs Dunedin CID colleagues are ecstatic. But our sassy heroine is uneasy, and decides to investigate further - irritating and frustrating her colleagues - while at the same time juggling plenty of professional and personal conundrums; a dying father, ongoing family issues, and the stresses of a workplace relationship.

Symon also has a nice touch for the southern scenery of Dunedin and its surrounds, a real feel for the city and the people, personalities, and places there, from the youthful exuberance of the transient student population, to the historic buildings, to the natural environment, and much more.

With BOUND, Symon takes an already-great series to another level, bringing everything together superbly with real verve and personality. Shephard has become one of the better heroines in contemporary crime fiction, anywhere. A protagonist that is energetic and intriguing, with plenty of layers and personality. She's very much her own woman, and a real 'Kiwi lass' at that. Symon has a really good touch for the spiralling interpersonal relationships of her characters, the everyday, very human fears and foibles that all of us can face as we make our way through the world, regardless of whether we fight crime or not.

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Title: The Ringmaster

Author: Vanda Symon

Narrator: Susan Curnow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-23-14

Publisher: Penguin Books NZ

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Death is stalking the southern South Island. And what role does the visiting Darling Brothers Circus have to play?

Sam Shephard is on the bottom rung of detective training in Dunedin, and her boss makes sure she knows it. She gets involved in her first homicide investigation there when a university student is murdered in the Botanic Gardens. Sam soon discovers this is not an isolated incident. There is a chilling prospect of a predator loose in Dunedin. Is the murderer in the circus or closer to home? Sam must find out who's running the show.

Members Reviews:

Great work

Sam Shepherd and her friend Maggie are living with Maggie's Aunt and Uncle. After a uni student is found dead in the river Sam wants to investigate, but her lowly status at Dunedin CIB leave her in charge of menial tasks instead. However, Sam is still the one to uncover the deeper connections involved int he case.

As before Sam's headstrong attitude and disobedience both put her at odds with everyone she's trying to help and also put her in danger. Without them though she wouldn't be able to follow the leads and clues that she puts together even though her working life seems more of an obstruction than a help.

I am really growing to like Sam's character in this series. An excellent follow-up to Overkill, and I look forward to reading more of Vanda Symon.

Great work.

Good easy read

In the mind of Sam Shepherd capable likeable young detective - headstrong and irreverent. Enjoyed the setting of familiar Dunedin. Only gave it a 3 as the denouement was a bit weak. Good simple book if need diversion.

Enjoyable book

Great book

Ringmaster

Love Vanda's writing as it is local but really interesting. Easy to read but with unexpected twists.

A terrific book that leaves you wanting more of the main character

Dunedin writer Vanda Symonâs follow-up to her excellent debut Overkill (Penguin, 2007) finds heroine Sam Shepherd having moved to Dunedin from Mataura; bridges burnt. Undertaking detective training, Shepherdâs on the bottom rung of the ladder, battling her grudge-holding boss for any involvement.

The Ringmaster opens with a murder in the Botanic Gardens, before switching to stroppy Samâs first-person narration. Marginalised, she struggles to participate in the investigation, working in her own time and feeding off the scraps her partner Smithy smuggles her way. She eventually uncovers a link between the visiting circus, and a series of deaths throughout the lower South Island.

Of the many admirable aspects of Symonâs storytelling, chief is her creation of Sam Shepherd, a protagonist you want to follow; headstrong, passionate, and flawed. A talented detective, but not infallible. Shepherd puts herself out there, cares, makes mistakes, and has real emotions; fear, jealousy, anger, sadness. Sheâs human, real, and well-rounded.

Symon shows a talent for creating rounded characters throughout, from Shepherdâs friend Maggie, the âvoice of reasonâ, to nemesis characters such as DI Johns and circus owner Terry Bennett. Symon ensures that even the antagonists ring true; they have good points as well as bad, and have understandable motives for their objectionable behaviour.

Another impressive facet is her use of the Dunedin setting. From the opening murder beside the Leith, to Highlanders games, and student life, Symon brings alive this southern city.

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Titel: Cotton Reloaded: Sammelband 2 (Cotton Reloaded 4 - 6)

Autor:: Alexander Lohmann, Linda Budinger, Peter Mennigen

Erzähler: Tobias Kluckert

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 32 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-08-14

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Eine neue Zeit. Eine neue Mission. Ein neuer Held: Erleben Sie die Geburt einer neuen Legende! COTTON RELOADED ist das Remake der erfolgreichen Kultserie "Jerry Cotton".

Drei spannende Thriller in einem Band:

©2014 Bastei Lübbe AG (P)2014 Bastei Lübbe AG

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Titel: Cotton Reloaded: Sammelband 3 (Cotton Reloaded 7 - 9)

Autor:: Mara Laue, Peter Mennigen, Alfred Bekker

Erzähler: Tobias Kluckert

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 9 hrs and 19 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-28-14

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Eine neue Zeit. Eine neue Mission. Ein neuer Held: Erleben Sie die Geburt einer neuen Legende! COTTON RELOADED ist das Remake der erfolgreichen Kultserie "Jerry Cotton".

Drei spannende Thriller in einem Band:

©2014 Bastei Lübbe AG (P)2014 Bastei Lübbe AG

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Titel: Cotton Reloaded: Sammelband 1 (Cotton Reloaded 1 - 3)

Autor:: Mario Giordano, Peter Mennigen, Jan Gardemann

Erzähler: Tobias Kluckert

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-28-14

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Eine neue Zeit. Eine neue Mission. Ein neuer Held: Erleben Sie die Geburt einer neuen Legende! COTTON RELOADED ist das Remake der erfolgreichen Kultserie "Jerry Cotton".

Drei spannende Thriller in einem Band:

©2014 Bastei Lübbe AG (P)2014 Bastei Lübbe AG

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Title: Blood Line

Subtitle: Gabe Wager, Book 10

Author: Rex Burns

Narrator: Chris Sorensen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-23-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When gang warfare claims his cousin, Detective Wager seeks justice.

There was a time in Denver when a childs murder was a tragedy, but now that gangs have taken hold of the city, teenage deaths are sickeningly routine. As far as homicide detective Gabriel Wager can tell, the latest victim, a thirteen-year-old boy, was a good kid, with no affiliation to any local gang. But in gangland, even innocents have a way of becoming targets.

As he investigates the boys murder, Wagers aunt asks him to speak to her son Julio, a teenager whos been cutting class and quit his after-school construction job. They fail to connect, and a few days later Julio is found executed in the same style as the previous boy, shot in the back of the head. As he tries to unravel the dual mystery, Wager finds himself deep in a callous world, where even children can be killers.