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Title: The Death Sculptor

Author: Chris Carter

Narrator: Thomas Judd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-17

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

"Good job you didn't turn on the lights...."

A student nurse has the shock of her life when she discovers her patient, prosecutor Derek Nicholson, brutally murdered in his bed. The act seems senseless - Nicholson was terminally ill, with only weeks to live. But what most shocks Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Robbery Homicide Division is the calling card the killer left behind.

For Hunter, there is no doubt that the killer is trying to communicate with the police, but the method is unlike anything he's ever seen before. And what could the hidden message be?

Just as Hunter and his partner, Garcia, reckon they've found a lead, a new body is found - and a new calling card. But with no apparent link between the first and second victims, all the progress they've made so far goes out the window.

Pushed into an uncomfortable alliance with confident investigator Alice Beaumont, Hunter must race to put together the pieces of the puzzle...before the Death Sculptor puts the final touches on his masterpiece.

Members Reviews:

another great read. 5 star

I really am enjoying this Hunter and Garcia series. Got through so quick as took advantage of any opportunity to listen

Loved it

Another good listen ! That good I finshed it in a day and a half ! Audio your costing me a fortune .

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Title: Prayer for the Dead

Subtitle: Inspector McLean, Book 5

Author: James Oswald

Narrator: Ian Hanmore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-14-17

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Detective Inspector Tony McLean is on the case when the search for a missing journalist uncovers the scene of a carefully staged murder. In a sealed chamber, deep in the heart of Gilmerton Cove, a mysterious network of caves and passages sprawling beneath Edinburgh, the body is discovered in a seemingly macabre ritual of purification. But McLean knew the dead man and can't shake off the suspicion that there is far more to this case than meets the eye.

For one thing, the baffling lack of forensics at the crime scene seems impossible. But that's just the first in a series of revelations about this case that seems beyond belief. Teamed with the most unlikely and unwelcome of allies, McLean must track down a killer - driven by the darkest compulsions and who will answer only to a higher power - until it's his own blood on the altar.

Shocking and suspenseful, Prayer for the Dead, the fifth installment in James Oswald's internationally best-selling series, plunges listeners into the bone-chilling darkness of an underground world filled with ancient secrets.

Members Reviews:

The whispering!!!! UGH!

A decent story that is somewhat hard to understand because the earlier books are not available and , apparently, the characters stories carryover. But for all that, it held my interest.

The narrator was not bad but whoever had the idea of the perpetrator's "menacing" (not!) whispering should be fired! Totally annoying and had to grit my teeth to get through them. Not a good choice.

It would have been good to know more of Inspector McClean's backstory. I'll try the next installment and see how that goes!

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Title: Looking to the Woods

Subtitle: Paris Homicide, Book 4

Author: Frédérique Molay, Anne Trager - translation

Narrator: David de Vries

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-17-17

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When a ten-year-old girl's mutilated body is found in a public park in Paris, chief of police Nico Sirsky takes action. But his elite team of homicide detectives isn't on the case for even twenty-four hours before a second child is found murdered and left to rot inside a middle-school classroom. With the City of Light on edge awaiting another gruesome discovery, the clock starts ticking for Sirsky to catch the elusive killer who calls himself the gamemaster.

As the pressure mounts, Sirsky is also confronted with a conundrum in his personal life: his girlfriend is inexplicably pulling away from him. But he must once again put his own problems aside when the investigation turns up nothing but taunts from the killer. It will take an entire team of police psychologists, forensic specialists, and criminal investigators to uncover the truth hidden in a web of murder more tangled than any of them could have imagined.

Members Reviews:

Bravo to the new voice actor!

The voice actor for this book is different come the one for the first three books on the series. His French pronunciations are a great improvement, as are his voicings of the characters. I was able to lose myself In the story instead of being frustrated with the reading.

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Titel: Cherringham - Landluft kann tödlich sein: Sammelband 6 (Cherringham 16-18)

Autor:: Neil Richards, Matthew Costello

Erzähler: Sabina Godec

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 21 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-11-16

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 5 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Very British - drei England-Krimis in einem Band!

"Das letzte Rätsel": Als der liebenswerte alte Exzentriker Quentin Andrews stirbt, staunt ganz Cherringham über die Massen, die zu seiner Beerdigung angereist kommen. Noch erstaunlicher sind die Begünstigten in seinem Testament: Quentin hinterlässt sein wahrhaft beträchtliches Vermögen demjenigen, der als Erster ein raffiniertes "Cherringham-Kreuzworträtsel" löst. Und Letzteres ist nur eines von vielen Rätseln, die Jack und Sarah zu knacken haben, als sie die Schatzsuche verfolgen, Hinweisen nachgehen und allmählich zutage fördern, wer Quentin Andrews wirklich war und - das größte Rätsel von allen - ob er womöglich ermordet wurde.

"Gefährlicher Erfolg": Als Cherringham zum Drehort einer großen Filmproduktion mitsamt Lords, Ladys und blitzenden Schwertern wird, ist das ganze Dorf aus dem Häuschen. Bald jedoch bedrohen eine Reihe von gefährlichen Unfällen das Leben der jungen Hauptdarstellerin Zo? Harding, und Sarah und Jack werden eingeschaltet. Handelt es sich bei diesen Vorgängen wirklich um Unfälle? Oder könnte etwas weit Unheilvolleres, gar Tödliches dahinterstecken? Wer versucht, die Karriere eines schönen, jungen Stars zu zerstören - und warum?

"Der verschwundene Tourist": Als ein amerikanischer Tourist in Cherringham als vermisst gemeldet wird, sieht die örtliche Polizei zunächst keinen Grund zur Sorge, da sich bei geführten Touren häufiger Leute absetzen. Dann aber reist die Schwester des Touristen aus New York an, verzweifelt auf der Suche nach ihrem Bruder. Auch Jack und Sarah sind schließlich überzeugt, dass an dem Verschwinden des Mannes mehr dran ist, als es zunächst schien. Bald stecken sie knietief in einem Fall, bei dem es um heimlichen Betrug, Opfer, Schmach... und Tod geht.

©2016 Bastei Lübbe (P)2016 Lübbe Audio

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

NOT IN ENGLISH

What would have made Cherringham - Landluft kann tödlich sein better?

Why would you have the first 5 books in English, then they aren't!!!! Very disappointed.

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Titel: Im Wald (Bodenstein & Kirchhoff 8)

Autor:: Nele Neuhaus

Erzähler: Julia Nachtmann

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 53 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-14-16

Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH

Bewertung: 3.5 von 5 von 2 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Mitten in der Nacht geht im Wald bei Ruppertshain ein Wohnwagen in Flammen auf. Aus den Trümmern wird eine Leiche geborgen. Oliver von Bodenstein und Pia Sander ermitteln wegen Brandstiftung - und bald auch wegen Mordes. Kurz darauf wird eine alte Frau in einem Hospiz ermordet. Bodenstein ist erschüttert, er kannte die Frau seit seiner Kindheit. Die Ermittlungen führen Pia und ihn in die Vergangenheit, in den Sommer 1972, als Bodensteins bester Freund spurlos verschwand. Ein Kindheitstrauma, das er nie überwand - und für viele Ruppertshainer eine alte Geschichte, an die man besser nicht rührt. Doch es bleibt nicht bei zwei Toten.

©2016 Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH, Berlin / Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg (P)2016 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Confusing array of characters and friends

There are simply too many characters -and resulting relationships and friendships- in this book to make this an enjoyable read. At some point the reading became tedious. I've read all previous books in this series, and enjoyed them all. If you don't read this book in one sitting you may have problems when returning to it. Good development of recurring characters, the detectives. There is a list in front of the book that lists the dozens of characters and how they are related to each other. That may be nice for the hardcover or paperback versions of the book, but on Kindle it's a hassle. I hope the next book in the series will have a much smaller number of characters in its story!

Immer empfehlenswert!

Ich habe bisher alle in dieser Serie gelesen und ich fand sie alle sehr spannend. Dieser Roman hat mich auch nicht enttäuscht.

Book of the year

Fantastic book, best book from Nele Neuhaus, ever!

Five Stars

Ein typischer Neuhaus

Ein Highlight unter den bisherigen Krimis der Reihe

Inhalt:

Im Wald von Ruppertshain geht ein Wohnwagen in Flammen auf , in den Trümmern wird eine Leiche gefunden . Was zuerst nach einer Brandstiftung aussieht, entpuppt sich schon bald als Mord .Pia Sander ( ehemals Kirchhoff) und Oliver von Bodenstein nehmen zusammen mit ihrem Team die Ermittlungen auf. Als kurz darauf eine alte Frau in einem Sterbehospiz ermordet wird, gibt es erste Hinweise auf einen ungeklärten Fall, der sich vor 42 Jahren ereignet hat. Zu dem Zeitpunkt verschwand der 10jährige Artur spurlos, Olivers bester Freund aus Kindertagen .

Da er persönlich in die Geschichte involviert ist, wird Pia die Leitung der Ermittlungen übertragen. Außerdem wird sie als Nachfolgerin von Oliver von Bodenstein gehandelt, da dieser sich eine einjährige Auszeit vom Beruf nehmen will.

Schon bald ist allen klar, dass der Schlüssel zur Lösung der Fälle in der Vergangenheit liegt und so beginnen sie Stück für Stück die damaligen Geschehnisse aufzuarbeiten.

Hierbei stoßen Sie bei den Dorfbewohnern auf eine Mauer des Schweigens. Außerdem arbeitet die Zeit gegen sie, da der Mörder seine Mission noch nicht beendet hat.

Meine Meinung:

Wie bei allen vorhergehenden Büchern, herrscht auch hier von Anfang an, eine große Spannung.

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Title: Black Hills

Author: Franklin Schneider, Jennifer Schneider

Narrator: Carly Robins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-11-16

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When Brooklyn private investigator Alice Riley reluctantly travels to Whitehurst, South Dakota, to investigate an assault charge against her ex-boss's husband, she discovers more than just a tawdry small-town scandal. A surveyor for the local fracking operation, the accused was leading a dangerous double life - shacking up with a prostitute named Kim and overindulging in Whitehurst's deadly new drug, a powerful stimulant called "devil dust."

Out of her element in this badlands boomtown, Alice joins forces with the street-smart Kim, whose connections open doors some in town would rather keep closed. Working together, they descend into the heart of the local drug trade, unraveling a decades-old conspiracy that reaches to the top of Whitehurst's social strata.

As Alice comes closer to cracking the case, however, people around her start disappearing. With the case and her life spinning out of control, Alice embarks on a single-minded, dust-fueled campaign to expose the truth - an effort that will take her to the darkest places imaginable.

Members Reviews:

Lesbian fiction not favorite.

I have lived in SD all my life, and I am not a fan of stories set in South Dakota, and written be an author who has obviously not lived in SD for any length of time. As an editor I can appreciate a wall written story, good Grammar makes both reading and listening makes the story easy to follow and to listen to the story. I am also not a fan of lesbian drama, as it takes years of experience (Takes on to know one) to write a good lesbian drama. I've lived, loved, and tragically lost a partner. And I still can't write about it.

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Title: At Risk

Author: S. G. Redling

Narrator: Andi Arndt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-20-16

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 48 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Colleen McElroy grew up wealthy and pampered, the daughter of a prominent society family in Lexington, Kentucky. But her privileged upbringing could not prepare or protect her from her cruel and abusive first husband. Although her calamitous marriage left her with physical and emotional scars that have yet to heal, they haven't prevented her from doing her best to rebuild her life.

Charismatic Patrick McElroy has scars of his own from his traumatic childhood in the foster care system, but with his business partner, John, he has built a celebrated, state-of-the-art home for at-risk youths. When one goes missing, Colleen is plunged into a nightmare of uncertainty about the girl's disappearance. Is she paranoid, seeing disasters where there is just bad luck, or does an unspeakable evil lurk behind the new life she's made for herself? No longer sure of whom she can trust, Colleen will have to rely on herself to discover the truth.

Members Reviews:

Her novel, At Risk, was worth the $1.99 I paid!

This is my 4th SG Redling novel. The others are Redemption Key, Baggage, and The Widow File. At Risk is an excellent little action thriller if you can avoid noting her incorrect geographic detail; she apparently does no geographic or local weather research for her novels. Still, it is an interesting story. Narration is excellent.

Good story, didn't like narrators voice at first

It took about 30 mins of listening to like the narrators voice. Something about it I just didn't like at first but the more you listen it gets better. As for the story I liked it. Thought it was a little slow in the beginning and forgot what the book was even about but I understand that the author was trying to build the character while hinting of her back story. Once I got into the real story line then it had my attention and I actually sat in my living listening to it to see what happens. I usually just listen on the way to work and back.

Wow!

Well knock me down.....this book turned out to be so utterly crazy near the end, I couldnt help but pull at my hair. My thought was Was EVERYONE crazy?.

Boy, I love this author. This book was tops. And the narrator very good. Going to find another S.G. Redling book. This one was my 4th.

Keep em coming, S.G. Redling.

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Title: Wake the Devil

Subtitle: A Thriller

Author: Robert Daniels

Narrator: Dina Pearlman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-13-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Seven months after their last encounter, retired FBI agent Jack Kale and Atlanta Police Detective Beth Sturgis are reunited by a new case that pits them against the Sandman, a nearly perfect assassin who leaves no clues, can change his appearance seemingly at will, and has eluded police on four continents for years.

Now, it's a race against time to protect the Sandman's next targets - two witnesses scheduled to testify before a grand jury by the end of the week. With the clock ticking down, Kale and Sturgis dive headfirst into a desperate chase to catch the killer before he strikes and disappears again.

Just as he thought he was finally safe, Kale must one again battle the demons lurking in the corners of his mind to take on an all-too-real new nightmare in Wake the Devil, the second in Robert Daniels's thrilling series.

Members Reviews:

Excellent story

Robert Daniels has written an excellent story for the second book in the story. Many twists and turns and a great ending.

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Title: Dearly Depotted

Subtitle: Flower Shop Mystery, Book 3

Author: Kate Collins

Narrator: Elise Arsenault

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-02-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Abby has her hands full at her cousin Jillian's wedding as florist, bridesmaid, and grandma-sitter - all while wearing a hideous dress. Then the groom's 90-year-old grandmother goes missing from the reception. On her search Abby finds the corpse of guest Jack Snyder. Now she must find out who killed Jack in the pulpit.

Members Reviews:

Murder and marriage don't mix

Kate Collins' third book in the Flower Shop Mystery series, "Dearly Depotted", provided a lot of entertainment, humor and page-turning. Protagonist Abby Knight is the owner of a florist shop named Bloomers, which she opened up after failing out of law school. Her biggest job at the moment is doing the flowers and decorating for her cousin Jillian's wedding to wealthy country club type, Claymore Osborne. Cousin Jillian has had cold feet before and Abby knows she's going to go through this again.

After the cold feet once again warm up, the wedding seems to be going off without a hitch, when Abby loses track of Claymore's grandmother who Abby must keep an eye on during the nuptials because she tends to wander off sometimes. When Abby finds Grandmother, she is by the gazebo staring at the dead body of Jack Snyder. During the wedding, Jack and a large, brutish man named Josiah Turner had gotten into a fist fight. Josiah was distant family and everyone was glad that he didn't wear his bib overalls to the wedding, but all were surprised to see him there. Josiah becomes the first suspect in the death of Jack. There are many more suspects who come to light in this well-written mystery, but it will keep you guessing.

Abby is a character that I like because of her humor and her persistence. She takes on the investigation into who killed Jack Snyder along with the handsome Marco to whom she is attracted. Abby can do some things that aren't in her own best interest and safety sometimes, but she is very loyal to her friends and family and wants only to be as helpful as possible. The other characters who work in the floral shop are a warm and likeable group of people, too.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to reading the 4th in the series,

Snipped in the Bud (Flower Shop Mysteries, No. 4). These are light, cozy mysteries, but are better written than some of the others I've read. There is more detail and it's interesting to read about the combinations of flowers that Abby uses in her arrangements. Nice, fast read.

Three Stars

An average mystery series. Enjoyable light read.

Well Done Cozy Mystery

Abby Knight is thrilled that her cousin Jillian is getting married. Sure, she's not thrilled that her bridesmaid's dress makes her look like a clown, but Jillian has hired her to do the flowers for the wedding and Abby, owners of the Bloomers Flower Shop, can use the money. Abby's even willing to look after Jillian's grandmother-in-law during the wedding. Life is never dull with Abby around as a fistfight breaks out during the wedding. But the real trouble starts when Grandma wanders off and Abby finds her near a dead body. Abby's not one to shy away from investigating a murder and is especially anxious to solve this case, as one of the suspects is the boyfriend of Grace, her shop assistant.

"Dearly Depotted" is a delightful entry in this charming cozy mystery series.

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Title: Borderline Insanity

Subtitle: Dagny Gray, Book 2

Author: Jeff Miller

Narrator: Angela Dawe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-05-16

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Special Agent Dagny Gray is a member of a small FBI team with unprecedented independence. To maintain their autonomy, the team must continue to solve big cases. To stay on the team, Dagny must keep her personal demons under control.

When Father Diego Vega tells her that undocumented workers are vanishing from a small town gripped by immigration politics, Dagny thinks she's found her next case. But without bodies or proof of foul play, her boss won't let her take it. Defying his orders, Dagny risks her career to investigate with Father Vega.

The families of the victims don't trust her. The local police won't help her, and the sheriff wants to stop her. Deep down, she worries that she's not going to find the missing men alive. But what she uncovers is more horrifying than anything she could have imagined....

Members Reviews:

Fantastic

I ended up enjoying this book very much. I found it hard to get started because of the subject matter, I deal with Hispanics, legal and illegal every day, so the subject touched close to home. I started off with the Kindle version which I won on a Goodreads giveaway and then switched to the Audible version and was able to get through the book much easier.

The writing was excellent and I stayed on the seat of my pants the last half of the book. There was a lot of character growth in Dagny and there was plenty of character information on the other main characters in the book. I didn't feel like they were 1 or 2 dimensional characters.

There were twists I didn't expect, there were a couple of twists I thought would go one way but ended going a totally different direction, so I was kept guessing. The pace was brisk without being too fast and I was kept on my toes in a couple of places trying to figure out what was going to happen.

Angela Dawe did an excellent job in the narration, pacing was good, emotions were what they should be. All and all I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

I look forward to reading other Dagny Gray novels as they come out.

"Aimed For An Iceberg"

Would you listen to Borderline Insanity again? Why?

yes, as it had the flavor of Linda Howard's Cry No More, a romance mystery.

This story showcases "perception is more important than reality".

I hope author has book # 3 in the hopper with Ms Dawe reading it. Book #1 reader sample didn't appeal to me. (no sample of her male voice)

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lots of characters to like in this story as it is a fast pace good dialogue story.

Victor, special agent forensics accountant, is a fave because he has brains and puppy dog tenacity to follow our fearless heroine Dagey. Father Diego, "a lot of handsome wasted on a priest."

Have you listened to any of Angela Dawes other performances before? How does this one compare?

Ms Dawe has really hit her stride in this book with great accents and voice inflections.

Ms Dawe's male voices are her best quality (lots of male characters in this story) and she has wonderfully improved her cadence. (note: I do use the new 1.25x speed to match the author's intent)

I just finshed Marcia Clark's Moral Defense, both are outstanding listens.