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Title: Loose Ends

Subtitle: A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery, Book One

Author: Terri Reid

Narrator: Erin Spencer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-13

Publisher: Terri Reid

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 404 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Dying is what changed Mary O'Reilly's life. Well, actually, coming back from the dead and having the ability to communicate with ghosts is really what did it.

Now, a private investigator in rural Freeport, Illinois, Mary's trying to learn how to incorporate her experience as a Chicago cop and new-found talent into a real job. Her challenge is to solve the mysteries, get real evidence (a ghost's word just doesn't hold up in court), and be sure the folks in town, especially the handsome new police chief, don't think she's nuts.

Twenty-four years ago, a young woman drowned in the swimming pool of a newly elected state senator. It was ruled an accident. But now, as the senator prepares to move on to higher positions, the ghost of the woman is appearing to the Senator's wife.

Mary is hired to discover the truth behind the death. She unearths a connection between the murder and the disappearance of five little girls whose cases, 24 years later, are still all unsolved. As she digs further, she becomes the next target for the serial killers' quest to tie up all his loose ends.

Members Reviews:

Great book bad narration.

Any additional comments?

Absolutely love reading this collection. Very disappointed in narrator. Very flat, no emotion. Only got to about chapter 2 and had to stop. Will reread book again. Sorry

I'm Ready for the Next Book in the Series

I'm normally reluctant to buy an audiobook that is performed by someone new. But, Erin Spencer was better than I had expected. The male characters sounded a little goofy, and I would have preferred it if she had sped up her reading just a tad bit, or maybe I'm just being too picky. I think she has the potential to be a really awesome narrator with a few minor adjustments.

As far as the story goes...

I really enjoyed the characters. I know there are plenty of paranormal mystery books out there with main characters that solve crimes with the aid of ghosts. (I really enjoyed Amanda Steven's Graveyard Queen series) Yet, this book felt different. I think it was the humor Terri Reid injected into the dialogue. The mystery wasn't much of a mystery, but the plot didn't really suffer from the lack of suspense. I still wanted to know how it's all resolved. Now I'm eager to listen to the next book, Good Tidings, to see where things go with Mary and Bradley.

Meh

Possibly this book would haveqbeen better to read, as opposed to the audio version. The narrator did an awful, and I mean AWFUL, job with the men's voices and everything said by them just sounded stupid. Wouldn't the producer have realized this before release? Anyway, there were were a few plot holes due to weak editing, but if you have nothing else to listen to, this will do the job. Sadly, I have nothing else to listen to, and plan to give the qaseaassecond book a try....I'm hoping it's better.

Read The Book

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Yes, the narrator ruined it for me. I was so excited to see these books on audible and then the narration screwed it up for me.

What didnt you like about Erin Spencers performance?

Everything. Should have used Susan Erickson or Luke Daniels!

Any additional comments?

I really enjoy these books but the narrator ruined them completely for me.

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Title: McNally's Luck

Subtitle: Archy McNally, Book 2

Author: Lawrence Sanders

Narrator: Victor Bevine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 88 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Sex, suspense, sheer entertainment - Mcnally's Luck is Lawrence Sanders' seductive game of cat and mouse (and murder).

Playboy/lover/sleuth Archy McNally is back - and the secrets of the filthy rich have never been filthier....

What begins with a kidnapped cat leads to ransom and homicide. And if a sensuous psychic makes a believer out of McNally, he'll learn that humans don't have none lives...but scandals do.

Members Reviews:

A Solid Three Meaning, OK

Archy McNally should be the hero of an American basic cable TV network original series. Something like "Psych" or "Royal Pains" like that. You know, the sort of thing you turn on when you can't find anything else and you know that they won't offend. And they don't offend reeeeely reeeeely capably.

It's good to have an Archy McNally book on your iPod, iPhone, or whatever. Heck, beats popping Xanax, right? I'll probably buy the next in this series and when I need Archy, he'll be there. This production earns a very competent 3 stars. Sanders amuses, Bevine reads it well Life is good.

Refreshing character and backdrop.

A complete turn for Mr. Sanders. Whimsical character and well sorted backdrop make for an entertaining murder mystery.

Great read/listen

The performer was great, especially given the author's satire and style of writing. Great story line. Not as predictable as some mysteries are. Worth a listen!

5 stars

The narrator, Victor Bevine, is absolutely spot on as Archie -

I found the recording delightful and I highly

recommend this series -

I Love Archy McNally Mysteries and You Will Too

It is wonderful that this series has re-emerged in full length, nonabridged versions. This mystery (and the whole series) is set in Palm Beach amongst the rich and those that wish they were. Lawrence Sanders wrote a whole array of mysteries, some of them pretty dark.

Victor Bevine does a very nice job performing this crime novel.

This series came at the author's height when he wanted to have some fun with his playboy protagonist, Archy McNally. Archy works for his father in a "Discrete Investigations" section of his father's law firm. The rich in Palm Beach don't want the police in their personal business, so they turn to Archy. This novel is fun, and I promise you, you will find the outcome highly surprising. Along the way, you will be entertained. The great thing about this fun mystery is that Lawrence Sanders is a great writer and he can create an interesting and obscure plot. This story starts with a kidnapped cat but spirals in amazing ways.

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Title: The Ghost Rock Cafe

Author: Chinle Miller

Narrator: E. Roy Worley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-12

Publisher: Yellow Cat Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 96 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

An old hermit has been killed in Utah's wildlands, and Sheriff Bud Shumway knows it's murder, even though some say it was a cougar kill. Others think it was done by a Bigfoot who has roamed the area for years, killing cattle and leaving people so traumatized that they never want to go into the wilderness again. But Sheriff Shumway can't afford to believe in Bigfoot, given the huge area he's responsible for, most of it wildlands.

Set at the Ghost Rock Cafe, high on the wild and mysterious San Rafael Swell, this mystery will have you laughing, scared to death, and wondering if Bigfoot might really exist. In any case, you'll find out who really killed the hermit of Swasey's Cabin, and it may not be who you think.

If you like mysteries, Bigfoot, and the wilderness, this book has it all - trains, movie producers, geology students, ranchers, floods, watermelon farmers, missing cattle who really aren't missing, ravens, weener dogs, Indian pots, dynamite truck drivers, stretch Hummers...the list is endless and makes for a wild and sometimes terrifying tale, but one that's a real pause-resister, tons of fun, and a great listen.

Members Reviews:

Fun and crazy mystery!

What made the experience of listening to The Ghost Rock Cafe the most enjoyable?

Lots of action and a mellow narrator.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Lots of twists and turns. The ending was a big surprise.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Bud talks to the Bigfoot, thinking it's a guy in a costume, telling it he's going to arrest it. Pretty scary, yet funny.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Murder and Bigfoot in the Badlands - a mellow sheriff and his bumbling deputy keep you in suspense or laughing the whole time.

Any additional comments?

No gore or anything offensive, the writer uses good storytelling to grab you. Really enjoyed it.

Fun easy listening

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this audio to anyone looking for a fun,easy lisstening experience. The story was fun,not great literature,but engaging. The narrator was such a pleasure to listen to. Having too much stress in your life? Great commute book or wind down after a hectic day book.I hope for more from this author and marrator.

Poor narration mars good story

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I enjoyed the story why doing my daily walks, but the lack of pauses when the story moved from one scene to another lost me sometimes and I had to back up and re-listen to pick up the change.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Ghost Rock Cafe?

The sheriff quitting and turning the job over to a incompetent deputy that seemed careless and dangerous to me.

Would you be willing to try another one of E. Roy Worleys performances?

No some fundamentals of narration were lacking and having lived in Green River, UT for a few months I don't know where the terrible accent came from.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

For sure if the filmed in Utah I love that country.

Any additional comments?

I am a resident of Utah and familiar with the area and think the the book would have been well served with a few paragraphs spent on describing the geology and archaeology of the area.

Fun and Laid Back Mystery

This is the first book in a series, and the first I have read.

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Title: Paying the Piper

Author: Simon Wood

Narrator: Mel Foster

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-07-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 185 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

A serial kidnapper known as the Piper spent years snatching children from San Franciscos wealthiest families. When crime reporter Scott Fleetwood got himself involved in one of the cases, the Piper went from kidnapper to murdererand vanished.

Now, after Fleetwood has languished under crippling guilt and public scorn for eight years, the Piper emerges from hiding to kidnap Fleetwoods son. Hes demanding $2 million, but its not really about the money: the Piper wants blood - and hes going to use Fleetwood to get it.

In the pulse-pounding tradition of Harlan Coben and Gregg Hurwitz, Simon Wood hangs listeners on hooks of suspense and action, leaving them white-knuckled until the bloody, bitter end.

Members Reviews:

Book 2 Coming Soon...

I listened to this book a few years ago and never left a review. It's one of those light and predictable books that just don't really make a whole lot of impact. Although not horrible it's not exactly memorable. I do think the characters have the potential to make a good series.

With that being said, while browsing mysteries coming out soon, I noticed a second book featuring Sheils and Fleetwood (the protagonists from this book). That book is Saving Grace and is going to be released on 1/9/18. After reading that book's description I would recommend reading this book first. If you are a kindle unlimited subscriber this audio is FREE!

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Great thriller

I'd say it was near perfect except that the narrator used the same voice technique on a couple of different characters and I would get confused about who was talking.

Loved the story line!

WOW!

Would you consider the audio edition of Paying the Piper to be better than the print version?

Either, or.

What other book might you compare Paying the Piper to and why?

I've read a lot of very good books, but I don't believe I have read one that quite meets this standard. James Patterson, Michael Connolly and the like write with similar style.

Which character as performed by Mel Foster was your favorite?

I don't know that I have a favorite.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Heart-stopping.

Any additional comments?

In "Paying the Piper" by Simon Wood, we have a serial kidnapper who becomes active again after a 9-year hiatus - or at least that's how it seems. In reality, nothing is like it seems. There are enough twists, enough heart-stopping moments, and enough intrigue to keep your heart pounding, your breathing labored, and your mind racing from start to finish. I could not put it down. Amazing tale from an amazing author!

Time to pay the piper

This book was so good. I had full intentions of giving it five stars up until the last two hours. Don't get me wrong, the author really knows how to put twists and turns in a story. It was a very clever story. But it seemed to take too long to execute each movement. It could've been shorter. All in all it was still worth reading/ listening to. I love this author's work. I plan on reading/ listening to all his books. Scott's wife was so annoying, and at times, so was Scott. I think this was mainly due to the narrator. He was pretty good with the story and most characters but a few of them sounded the same and the voice for the women sounded too whiny.

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Title: Roast Mortem

Subtitle: A Coffeehouse Mystery, Book 9

Author: Cleo Coyle

Narrator: Rebecca Gibel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 351 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When the firefighters of Ladder Company 189 pull Clare's friends out of a blazing cafe, she happily comes to their rescue. As a favor to the men, she visits their firehouse kitchen to teach them the finer points of operating their newly donated espresso machine. But more than their coffee turns out to be hot. Somebody's torching cafes around the city, and firefighters are beginning to die in suspicious ways....

Believing the two events are related, Clare investigates, staking out a five-borough bake sale and sniffing out clues in the pizza joints of Brooklyn. When her detective boyfriend, Mike Quinn, is pulled into the fire of a false accusation, Clare is desperate to put out the flames. But will she be able to come to Mike's rescue before someone tries to extinguish her?

Members Reviews:

Firefighters play a big part in this cozy mystery-

Clare Cosi of the NY Village Blend coffeehouse is back into detecting murder. This time she, her famed mother-in-law, and another of her employees are caught in a fire bomb at another coffeehouse. Their good friend and artist ends up in a coma and the fire investigator is not convinced that a firebomb started the fire. But when one of the firefighters looses his life in a second coffeehouse fire, the search begins for this serial arsonist.

This series is always exciting and informative. This book is dedicated to firefighters and their families everywhere, but especially to all those men and women who fought the blazes after the 9/11 tragedy. The authors do a great job humanizing these firefighters--one of which is the fictional brazen cousin of Clare's policeman boyfriend. These cousins' relationship has been less than friendly in the past. We learn about their history in this mystery.

I highly recommend this series. It's also filled with delicious recepies. I've been listening to the audio version of these books, and have found the reader adds a great deal to my enjoyment.

NOT Awful :-) !

I've read and listened to a lot of the Cleo Coyle Coffee House Mysteries. Love them. It is set in a compolitan background with lots of different accents: Brooklyn, NJ, English, French, Italian....

Interesting plot and satifying ending.

A Salute to Fire Fighters

This story gets off to a fast and frightening start when Clare and two friends are trapped in a fire while visiting a coffee house owned by an acquaintance. They are rescued by the FDNY.

Fire fighters are key characters in the plot and I found that aspect of the story interesting.

I loved the first book of this series that I read (Murder by Mocha). I did not like this one quite as much for reasons that are particular to me. I enjoy stories about amateur detective . However, I do not enjoy it when the amateur detective puts herself in danger while following a "hunch". That occurs several times in this story.

I will give this series another try. The core characters are colorful and interesting. The mysteries are intricate and move along at a steady pace.

Narrator Rebecca Gibel has a clear voice and excellent diction.

Can't get all the way through this one.

Would you try another book from Cleo Coyle and/or Rebecca Gibel?

I like Cleo Coyle, but will skip the audiobook from now on.

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Title: Silenced

Subtitle: Lucy Kincaid, Book 4

Author: Allison Brennan

Narrator: Kate Udall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-29-12

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 107 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Lucy Kincaid is back - with a vengeance.

A Washington sex scandal...

It has been seven years since Lucy was attacked - and almost killed - by an online predator. Today, she is well on her way toward a new life. While waiting to begin her training at the FBI Academy, Lucys is tireless in her fight against cyber sex crime. Her current mission: to find out who killed a high-priced call girl linked to a powerful Congressman.

A cold-blooded killer...

A number of known prostitutes - with scores of high-profile clients - are turning up dead all over D.C. Is this the work of a depraved killer? Or the result of an inside job? Lucys investigation will take her into an underground network of prostitutes, the chambers of the countrys most powerful players, and her own dark past to confront an unknown enemy whos always one step ahead of her. With the help of her P.I. boyfriend, Sean Rogan, Lucy must find and protect the only witness who can identify the killer and end the conspiracy, but can the witness be trusted?

Lucy will risk everything to expose the truth and ensure justice is served, even if that means putting herself in the line of fire.

Critic Reviews:

"Engrossing." (

PublishersWeekly)

"Riveting." (

RT Book Reviews)

"A world-class nail-biter." (Lee Child)

Members Reviews:

Love the book Hate the narrator

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

No! I loved the first three audio books and would listen to them more than once, but they changed the narrator and she is horrible.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Silenced?

The end

How could the performance have been better?

The narrator is so annoying and sounds like she is slurping something while she reads. She doesn't do the voices very well and is rather monotone.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Yes, the story is really good and the characters are captivating.

Any additional comments?

I am very disappointed that they switched narrators and will not be purchasing the rest of the series on audio.

Love the book hate the narration.

I really like this book, but I can't stand the narrator. She does an okay job for Lucy, but when it comes to Sean Rogan I can't stand it. I would prefer the first narrator over Kate Udall. Ann Marie Lee isn't the best at the guys voice, but to me it's more tolerable.

Get hooked

I'm hooked on FB I thrillers to say the least. Authors like Allison Brennan just fuel my inner lust lol. I will read purchase any and all books bring Brennan enough said.

My favorite in the series so far

Where does Silenced rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

One of the better.

What does Kate Udall bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Kate is better than the original narrator. Kate's voice is stronger where the previous narrators voice too girly and feeble for a girl planning to be in the FBI.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Watch your back.

Any additional comments?

Great book, lots of good characters!

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Title: Cinderella

Subtitle: Matthew Hope

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-27-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

With his private-detective friend murdered and two Cubans leaving a bloody trail in their search for a mysterious woman, Matthew Hope must decipher the clues to save her - and put his friends memory to rest.

Critic Reviews:

The first page of a McBain novel is like the first potato chip: It whets the appetite for more. (Newsday)

Its hard to think of anyone better at what he does. In fact, its impossible. (Robert B. Parker)

Members Reviews:

Excellent 1986 novel with great narration

Cinderella is the third Ed McBain novel I've listened to recently. This legal/detective thriller from the Matthew Hope series is the best of the three. Like other Matthew Hope series novels it is set in Florida and it deals with the sale and purchase of illegal drugs. It is amazing how far political correctness has taken our out culture in 30 years; Cinderella consistently and repeatedly egregiously violates current PC standards, far more so than Donald Trump did during the recent presidential election campaign.

Cinderella is an excellent and clever story and it is likely the best Ed McBain I have read. It is well worth the time and cost.

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Title: Dangerous Waters

Author: Toni Anderson

Narrator: Emily Beresford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-20-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 366 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Investigating the discovery of the body, Sergeant Holly Rudd knows shes an unwelcome presence in the close-knit community of Bamfield. But she doesnt expect the residents to be spooked by the mere sight of her. What rattles Holly even more, though, is her overwhelming desire for diver and former Special Forces soldier Finn Carver.

Finn has no doubt that the corpse he found while diving was a victim of foul play - just as theres no doubt that he wants Holly. Now the two will have to come together to outwit a criminal whos already gotten away with murder.

Members Reviews:

Boringly Dissapointed

Every time (EVERY time) the "hero" and "heroine" of this story glance at one another, the plot (such as it is) comes to a dead standstill while whichever protagonist currently holds POV indulges in paragraphs of lustfilled thoughts and then more paragraphs thinking about why it's a bad idea. Over and over again to the point of being stupid.

You expect some of that in romantic suspense but Ms. Anderson manages to make it boring and repetitive instead of using it for character development and excitement. Added to her penchant for having her characters talk almost exclusively in lame cliches, it renders the book almost listenable.

Having said that over 80% of people rated this book 4 or 5 so maybe this style is not for me.

Emily Beresford was good with the delivery of the story.

Not the best book Ive listened to

The story moved right along and held my interest. My biggest issue was the narrators voicing of Finn and other male characters. They sounded like adolescent boys. Therefore it was hard for me to think of him as a hunk or get in to the romance.

I couldnt finish it

I was turned off from the narrator. I didnt like how she read it. Voices of the character was Ok.

From what i got through, the story seems to be interesting. I have to read the book when I have the time.

Predictable but ok

I didn't love the story and it waa very predictable but entertaining enough to finish.

Good mystery but

The mystery portion was great! I totally didnt see it coming. My issue with the book are the random sex scenes that came out if no where and were encryptingly vulgar. The story didnt need them.

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Title: Guardian Angel

Subtitle: V. I. Warshawski, Book 7

Author: Sara Paretsky

Narrator: Susan Ericksen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-08-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 119 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Racine Avenue is going upscale bad news for hand-to-mouth residents like V. I. Warshawski. As tax bills skyrocket, newcomers pressure old inhabitants into fixing up their homes or moving out. To the yuppies on the block the worst eyesore belongs to old Hattie Frizell, whose yard is returning to native prairie, complete with hubcaps. Their block club wants her and her five dogs gone.V. I. and Hattie have a relationship of sorts: one of those five dogs gave V. I.s dog Peppy an unwelcome litter.

When Hattie slips in her bath and is rushed unconscious to the hospital, V. I. feels compelled to get involved. But neighboring lawyer Todd Pichea and his wife, Chrissie, act swiftly to get the courts to make them Hatties legal guardians. V. I. returns from a business trip to find theyve put the old womans dogs to sleep. Furious, V. I. starts poking around in the Picheas affairs, hoping to turn up something scandalous enough to make them lose their guardianship. Hattie isnt the detectives only worry. When her downstairs neighbors oldest friend disappears, Mr. Contreras persuades V. I. to investigate. As she probes both problems, V. I. uncovers a scandal linking one of Chicagos oldest industrial families to union fraud and a politically connected bank.

Her investigation takes her into the depths of the steamy Sanitary Canal and brings her eyeball-to-eyeball with her ex-husband, Dick Yarborough. When her dear friend Lotty Herschel and her own lawyer turn against her, V. I. is left alone to struggle with the most serious case of her career.

Members Reviews:

Lots of suspense

This is the seventh book in the Warshawski series and was published in 1992. I noticed there were no cell phones, Vic was always looking for a pay phone, and I also noted she was using an Olivetti typewriter. Vic did say in the story she needed to learn how to use a computer and obtain one, she said this during a break-in, while trying to figure out how to get into the companies computer for information.

In this story Mr. Contaras, an elderly neighbor of V. I. Warshawski, has an alcoholic friend Mitch Kruger. They both retired from Diamond Head Machine Company at the same time approximately 12 years ago. Kruger bragged he is going to be rich from Diamond Head but then he is then found dead in a sanitary canal. A neighbor down the street Mrs. Frizell was found to have traded her CD investment for junk bonds in Diamond Head. Vic is on the case with numerous threatening confrontations, middle of the night file searches, car chases and crashes, another murder, a nasty beating of her friend Dr. Lotty Hershel and the appearance in the case of Vics ex-husband. We have a scandal of one of Chicago oldest industrial families, union fraud, and a politically connected bank. Suspense rarely flags in a Paretsky novel.

Susan Ericksen does a great job of portraying the flippant, mean mouth style of Warshawski. Some of the other readers in this series could not pull it off as well as Ericksen. Kathy Bates was the other reader than did a good job with Warshawski. If you enjoy the Paretsky series you will enjoy this book. Even though each book stands alone I do wish I had read this series in order so I could see the development of the various characters.

Not as good as her earliest books

I have become disappointed in her more recent books.

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Title: Holiday Grind

Subtitle: A Coffeehouse Mystery, Book 8

Author: Cleo Coyle

Narrator: Rebecca Gibel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-06-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 408 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Clare's grown very fond of Alfred Glockner, the part-time comic and genuinely jolly charity Santa who's been using her coffeehouse as a place to warm his mittens. When she finds him gunned down in a nearby alley, a few subtle clues convince her that Alfred's death was something more than the tragic result of a random mugging, despite the conclusions of the police. With Clare's boyfriend, NYPD detective Mike Quinn, distracted by a cold case of his own, and ex-husband, Matt, "investigating" this year's holiday lingerie catalogs", Clare charges ahead solo and discovers this Santa had a list that he was checking twice - and the folks on it were not very nice. Then someone tries to ice Clare, and she really gets steamed.

Between baking delicious Christmas goodies and fending off the attentions of a persistent professional elf, Clare sets out to solve St. Nick's murder. But she'd better watch out, because if she fails to stop this stone-cold killer, she may just get the biggest chill of her life.

Members Reviews:

Cleo Coyle brews up delightful tales

Claire Cosi, manager of the iconic Village Blend coffee house, finds herself pulled into another murder investigation after finding her friend, and traveling Santa, shot dead in a nearby alley. Worried the police are going to chalk it up as a random mugging gone wrong, Claire refuses to let her friend's murderer get away.

Rebecca Gibel's performance is crisp and delightful.

Santa's checking the good and the bad!

Clare Cosi's and all the other characters from the Village Blend Coffee shop are back for a Christmas themed mystery. Clare is hosting a party with her friends to decide on some new Christmas blend coffees. But as always, things never go smoothly, and this time one of Clare's good friends, a charity Santa Clause, I'd found shot dead in a back alley. The police believe it's a mugging, but Clare is sure that more is going on there.

This mystery centers around the photographers and gossip columnists who chase after the rich and famous. It also melds into Dicken's a CHRISTMAS CAROL's idea of just doing good for others. There is explosive action between Clare and her new love, Detective Mike Quinn as his ex wife causes issues of her own.

This continues to be a great series, though for me, the topics of following the rich and famous wasn't as interesting as most of the other bases for these mysteries. Though the holiday coffee blends definitely got my digestive juices going. The authors also suggested a couple of Christmas charities that are definitely worthwhile too. I have been listening to the audio version of these books, and find the reader adds exponentially to my enjoyment of these books. Hope this series goes on and on forever!

Another great brew

If you could sum up Holiday Grind in three words, what would they be?

Another caffeinated murder

What other book might you compare Holiday Grind to and why?

Good as the others in the series.

What about Rebecca Gibels performance did you like?

She does a fine job, as always.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, since it was Christmas it was perfect.

Any additional comments?

Great series, just sorry they aren't longer.

Too Easy

Too simple to solve.

I keep reading hoping Joy will stop being a spoiled brat andCC will get taste in men.