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Title: The Letter of the Law

Author: Tim Green

Narrator: Richard Poe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-20-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Attorney and novelist Tim Green leaped onto best seller lists with The Dark Side of the Game, his nonfiction account of life inside the National Football League. In The Letter of the Law, he serves up a thrilling dose of fictional legal intrigue in the tradition of John Grisham and James Grippando.

When world-famous law professor Eric Lipton is seen driving away from the home of his horribly mutilated student - and is later caught fleeing the country with the woman's bloody underwear - the case seems open and shut. But ambitious defense attorney Casey Jordan is a master at injecting reasonable doubt into the minds of jurors. Somewhere between legal maneuvering and the letter of the law, however, Casey finds her own doubts rising to the surface - and her life in jeopardy from a remorseless killer!

Fast-paced and compelling, The Letter of the Law showcases Tim Green as a major author of legal thrillers. Richard Poe's powerful narration leads listeners relentlessly through each unpredictable twist and turn.

Members Reviews:

Okay...not great!

I was not really sure how to rate this book. I have read another book by Mr. Green that I loved. His novel Exact Revenge was his Count of Monte Cristo story, which is a favorite of mine, so I went into it with already knowing I was going to like it. But his books get such mixed reviews, I wasn't sure if I would read any others. So, with that said, I read great reviews for the sequel to Letter of the Law, so I decided to try it, knowing I had to read this one first. It was okay....not great. I didn't hate the characters like so many other reviewers did, at least the main character was honest with herself about her flaws. And I loved the character of the vicim's father. Don't know if we will see him again or not. But anyway, the story was good, even if it seemed not very plausible,and it kept me reading so I could see what happened. Not great, just okay.

Enjoyed it very much

Lots of twists and very interesting. Enjoyed it very much. Book arrived on time and

was securely packaged. I would do business with this dealer again.

Four Stars

Worth reading-his best "exact revenge"

Really nice read on a plane, but good anywhere.

Enjoyed this book on plane rides from Tucson to Raleigh and back. Always enjoy Tim's legal suspense novels, but they really help to pass the time pleasantly on airplanes.

Another great story Mr. Green

Finally a book that I did not want to put down as I made the turn at the halfway mark. This was a well written story that flowed well from beginning to end. Another one of Tim Green's addictive stories.

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Title: The So Blue Marble

Subtitle: Griselda Satterlee, Book 1

Author: Dorothy B. Hughes

Narrator: Gabrielle de Cuir

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-08-14

Publisher: Skyboat Media, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

An actress finds herself caught between her ex-husband and a pair of murderous twins.

At the age of twenty-four, Griselda Satter lee has already lived two lifetimes. A star of the silver screen, she gives up Hollywood after a year and moves to New York to become a designer. While her ex-husband, Con, is out of town, she is staying in his apartment. Walking back one night, she mets two cheerful young men who want to go home with her - and won't take no for an answer.

David and Danny are twins, and they are the most beautiful men Griselda has ever seen. They are also the most dangerous. They want something from her: a lustrous blue marble, which they insist is in Con's apartment. Though they leave without hurting her, Griselda knows that next time, they won't be so amiable. To save herself, she must discover the secret of the marble - a secret with death at its core.

Members Reviews:

CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER....

This one makes you larger and this one makes you small - this one makes you happy and this one makes you sad: cigarettes, owned by THE TWINS, one dark, one fair, both deadly.

And so goes the tale of THE SO BLUE MARBLE, Dorothy B. Hughes fiction noir. My favorite genre, one of my favorite authors. Thank you Kindle Unlimited, where I got to read and listen to this finely tuned story for free! Will be buying it anyway, the next time the book goes on sale (hint, hint to anyone who might be in charge of these things!). The narration for this title was SO. WELL. DONE, that this is one audiobook I can listen to again and again. What a terrific performance!

I also look forward to reading the book in print as reading is almost always somewhat of a different experience than listening, but Im sure this one will be equally fine. I read her RIDE THE PINK HORSE which, oh, I thought was just great right from the first page: I really like this author!!

Okay thriller

Disappointing crime story with clueless characters trapped in situations that a sane person would have avoided. I never cared about any of the spoiled and stupid members of the upper class who filled the story.

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Title: Dying for a Daiquiri

Subtitle: Laurel McKay Mysteries. Book 3

Author: Cindy Sample

Narrator: Pilar Uribe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-07-14

Publisher: Cindy Sample Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When Laurel McKay attends a Hawaiian wedding, her vacation soon becomes more deadly than the calorie count in her daiquiri. Her post-wedding holiday upends after a beautiful hula dancer is found dead on the rocks below the oceanfront restaurant owned by Laurel's brother and sister-in-law. When a family member is arrested for the murder, Laurel is plunged into a mystery where exotic Big Island locations - a coffee plantation, black sand beaches and a volcano - reveal their deadly side.

And where is her hunky on-again/off-again boyfriend detective when she needs him? Laurel zip-lines and four-wheels her way through the island paradise unearthing long hidden secrets. Will ingenuity and pluck be enough? Or will this hula be her last?

Members Reviews:

Returning

I liked the first book in the series. The second one had issues, but I thought I would give this third one a try. I have just returned it.

Honestly, the characters are just weird. I understand jumping when someone startles you, but do you try to strangle that person in a public place? In broad daylight? This action was the last straw. Lots of other weird attempts at creating tension caused I a heroin who is to inapt to live, added to my dislike of this book. Example: she just happens to hit the speaker button on her cell phone as her sister-in-law makes him incriminating statement at a time the room is quiet, so the cops hear it. I just got tired of bumbling this and bumbling that for comedic or dramatic effect.

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Title: Behind the Walls

Subtitle: Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery Series, Book 6

Author: Elaine Orr

Narrator: Michael Spence

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-02-14

Publisher: Lifelong Dreams Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

It's fun to buy a house. Unless, there is something hidden behind the walls and someone wants it. Someone who is willing to kill for it. Jolie is pursued by a purse thief and a burglar, but the guy she's most worried about is the one who left an elderly auctioneer dead on her porch swing. In between appraising houses and planning a fund-raiser for the food pantry (can you say liquid string contest?), Jolie, Scoobie, and friends need to figure who left a cache of jewelry behind the walls in her house. And who is going to help her cat Jazz feel at home in the new house? Maybe a different kind of pet...

Members Reviews:

good book for walking

this was the first book I bought to start my walking program. glad I did!

Charming cozy mystery

Would you consider the audio edition of Behind the Walls to be better than the print version?

The audio edition does bring the characters to life to a certain extent. Loved the hollow sound for when she was talking to herself. Seemed strange to be read by a man for a female lead, but then most of the other characters were male.

What did you like best about this story?

Despite the fact that there are murders, there is no grisly description. Lots of human interaction that seemed quite realistic.

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

Every time I had to quit listening, I was eager to return.

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Title: Isolated

Subtitle: A Keenan Fitzpatrick Mystery

Author: Trevor Scott

Narrator: Steven Roy Grimsley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When former Reno, Nevada sheriff, Keenan Fitzpatrick, wins a free moose hunting trip to Newfoundland, Canada, he is happy to get away from his current job as a casino security officer. Shortly after arriving at the isolated hunting lodge forty miles from the nearest road, a man is shot to death. The other guests and guides immediately recruit Fitz to solve the murder. But without any technology to run background on all of the characters at the lodge, Fitz must rely only on his personal skills to uncover the killer. With six days before anyone from the outside world will learn anything is wrong at the lodge, Fitz must stop the killer before everyone is murdered.

Members Reviews:

Newfoundland thriller

Quite a different storyline, a little old fashioned style but a great diversion. The newfli language i a good part of the story.

Great story, characters, and setting!

Wow, this is a thrilling, fast-paced whodunit set at a hunting lodge in the wilds of Newfoundland. Retired sheriff Keenan Fitzpatrick is reluctantly chosen as the unofficial investigator after one of the guests is shot. One by one, more guests and hunting guides are eliminated as the suspect list rises. Very suspenseful and tense, with great character development, and the author's use of the Newfie accent by the locals really gave it an authentic flavor that made me feel like I was right there. This book felt like a real-life version of the game Clue, with different suspects, different weapons/methods of death, and all happening at various areas in and around the lodge. This is the twelfth Trevor Scott book that I've read, and not only is it a complete departure from all the others, it is, in my opinion, also his best effort yet. I enjoyed this one immensely. Give us more Fitz, please!

A good read

An enjoyable read. I got to like the "sheriff" and I look forward to the next book in the series.

Suspense

Makes a person remember that nothing in life is free. Great plot that makes everyone a suspect until the climax of the novel.

Great location for a mystery.

Bein a hnter,, I was intriqued from the start. The author does an excelent job of covering the sub-plots. Woul likedto have more detail of the lodge itself.

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Title: Fatal Storm

Subtitle: Chase Dagger, Book 5

Author: Lee Driver

Narrator: Jerry Sciarrio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-10-14

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The Indiana Paranormal Investigators are spending the night in a gothic mansion on the outskirts of Cedar Point, Indiana. Four people are participating...only three remain in the morning. There have been other disappearances and homicides in the past connected with the mansion. And the one common denominator has been the weather. Fatal Storm finds Dagger and his entourage spending a night in the mansion to seek answers. But they get more than they bargain for as another storm builds on the horizon. This is the fifth in the Chase Dagger series which combines mystery with elements of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror.

Members Reviews:

Looking to pick up another book in the Chase Dagger Series ...

This was my first book from the Chase Dagger Series. I discovered this book via BookBub and got it free or for $1.00. I didn't feel at a loss by not having read Books 1-4 in the Series. This one seemed pretty self-contained. The characters were well developed and the author did a fine job giving me a glimpse into their thinking and actions without having read other books in the Series.. The supernatural edge to the story was enjoyable even though parts of the book dragged a little. In the end, the author kept me reading. I'm looking forward to looking into one of the other books in the series.

Strange and very good.

A strange and very good read.

This one starts with Sheila Monroe working as a reporter. She's with a paranormal group investigating a supposedly haunted mansion. The lights have gone out and candles just ain't doing it.

The paranormal group consists of Flea, the electronics whiz, Josh the founder and Venus the medium. They have visited many places looking for ghosts and think the Sebold mansion has a history of death. Its a good place for a paranormal group to ghosthunt.

Of course Sheila will be looking to discredit the group as she thinks they are a bunch of idiots and there are no such things as ghosts. How wrong she turns out to be.

There is a driving thunderstorm outside and Sheila thinks she sees someone or something. This entitiy tells her she needs to STOP HIM.

Sheila, in the dark, catchs her toe on something and slams into the wall. From there she hits the floor with her head and passes out.

Dagger is recovering from wounds he suffered in the underground city. He really thinks he needs to leave Cedar Point and Sara. He's having a hard time dealing with all he learned in the underground city.

Sara tells Simon she thinks his mental wounds are much more serious than the physical wounds he suffered.

Padre Martinez and the Cecar Point PD get called in when Sheila Monroe disappears.

So begins one damned fine read.

This one has Dagger, Sara, Padre, Skizzy, Sheila, Venus, Josh, Flea, a man named Jensen, another man named Walker, a girl named Julie, another girl named Colleen, two skeletons in a dried up well, a portal, thunderstorms, murder and Dagger and Sara trying to figure the whole thing out.

Five Stars.

Love this series

This book carries on the saga of Chase Dagger and his partner, Sara Morningsky, and I am relieved to find that the writing has improved and is more like the earlier books than the last volume. A very inventive and captivating tale, with good character development and plot twists.

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Title: Killer Cruise

Subtitle: A Jaine Austen Mystery

Author: Laura Levine

Narrator: Brittany Pressley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-03-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 31 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Wordsmith Jaine Austen's ship has finally come in. Her new teaching gig on a fancy cruise line nabs her a free vacation--and access to a 24-hour buffet! But sooner than you can say "bon voyage," Jaine's all-expenses-paid trip to the Mexican Riviera seems destined to be a wreck

Things are already off to a rocky start when Jaine discovers a stowaway amidst her luggage--her persnickety cat Prozac. Jaine's sinking sensation grows stronger at dinner, where she meets chatty Emily Pritchard, a wealthy seventy-year-old who's traveling with her two nephews. Jaine can't help noticing the tension among them, especially when the cruise's charming--and sleazy--British dancer, Graham, whisks Emily out onto the dance floor.

Soon Emily is accepting Graham's invitations to every social event on the ship. Two nights later the bubbly couple announces their engagement, but the news is quickly overshadowed the next morning by the discovery of Graham's body with an ice pick protruding from his chest

Between hiding a furry fugitive, flirting with Emily's nephew Robbie, and baiting the hook for a clever murderer, Jaine is about to dive into her most dangerous case yet

Members Reviews:

I like this fun, light cozy murder-mystery series

I consider this book (and series) "brain candy," akin to the whole Hamish MacBeth series, but what a delightful read when you want something with a little whodunit in it that will also make you laugh out loud. The protagonist, Jaine, is utterly charming and hapless, and the cast of characters that run throughout this series provide depth and comedy without appearing wooden or stereotypical. In my reading so far (I have almost all of Levine's books), there is always a murder, plenty of antics, and a few entertaining screwballs. This book won't give you high drama, particularly if you read the series (it's not always obvious who the "bad guy" is, but you can bet that they will be found out and the plot will be wrapped up in a neat little bow), but although some of the shenanigans seem a little formulaic they are written (and read) in a way that come across as hilarious anyway. Pressley is the perfect narrator for the voice of Jaine, and she also delivers on all of the other characters (male and female) in a way that is believable yet also maintains the humor of the situation. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for a series of light-hearted cozy murder mysteries.

A great read

I love this series. The humor, mystery, cat and great narrator are what make this so great!

Poor combo of writing and narration

I found the narrator annoying. She sounded like an adult talking to a baby. I did not enjoy this book.

Jane stumbles through another mystery

This is an entertaining and funny series. Jane bends over backward to keep Prozac by her side and has the worse working vacation ever. But, through it all Jane keeps her cool and manages to stumble through another mystery with her usual silly antics. I'll be starting the next book in a couple of days.

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Title: Killer

Subtitle: An Alex Delaware Novel, Book 29

Author: Jonathan Kellerman

Narrator: John Rubinstein

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-11-14

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

After 35 riveting, internationally acclaimed novels of psychological suspense, number-one New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Kellerman returns with his most stunning thriller to date. Killer is a mesmerizing L.A. noir portrayal of the darkest impulses of human nature carried to shocking extremes.

The City of Angels has more than its share of psychopaths, and no one recognizes that more acutely than the brilliant psychologist and police consultant Dr. Alex Delaware. Despite that, Constance Sykes, a sophisticated, successful physician, hardly seems like someone Alex needs to fear. Then, at the behest of the court, he becomes embroiled in a bizarre child custody dispute initiated by Connie against her sister and begins to realize that there is much about the siblings he has failed to comprehend. And when the court battle between the Sykes sisters erupts into cold, calculating murder and a rapidly growing number of victims, Alex knows hes been snared in a toxic web of pathology.

Nothing would please Alex more than to be free of the ugly spectacle known as Sykes v. Sykes. But then the little girl at the center of the vicious dispute disappears and Alex knows he must work with longtime friend Detective Milo Sturgis, braving an obstacle course of Hollywood washouts, gangbangers, and self-serving jurists in order to save an innocent life.

Killer is Kellerman - and Delaware - at their finest.

Critic Reviews:

"Jonathan Kellerman has justly earned his reputation as a master of the psychological thriller." (People)

"Kellerman really knows how to keep those pages turning." (The New York Times Book Review)

Members Reviews:

Fair story but well read.

Not one of Kellerman's best stories but very well performed as usual. Looking forward to him writing up to his high standards.

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Title: Beyond Belief

Subtitle: An Emily Castle Mystery, Book 2

Author: Helen Smith

Narrator: Alison Larkin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-28-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Only a future-crimes investigator can beat a killers sleight of hand.

When famed psychic Perspicacious Peg foresees a murder at Englands Belief and Beyond conference, her science-minded colleagues recruit 26-year-old Emily Castle's to report on the event as a "future-crimes investigator". The likely victim: Edmund Zenon, the celebrated and outspoken magician planning a daring conference stunt - and offering 50,000 pounds to anyone who can prove that the paranormal exists.

In the lovely seaside town of Torquay, Emily meets a colorful cast of characters: a dramatic fortune-teller, psychic dachshunds and their friendly owner, devastated parents mourning their late son, a small but fervent religious cult, and more. Tensions fly as science, the supernatural, and the spiritual clash. But once a body count begins, Emily must excuse herself from the conferences séances and use old-fashioned detective work to find the killer.

Humor, horror, and British cream tea collide in Beyond Belief, an exciting and entertaining new Emily Castles mystery from Helen Smith.

Members Reviews:

Fast Flowing Murder Mystery

Any additional comments?

Beyond Belief by Helen Smith is an entertaining light fast audible listen. . Conference set in Torquay, Edmund Zenon has offered fifty thousand pounds to who can prove that paranormal is real. There cast of characters are diverse and the story is fast flowing.

A Murder mystery with humour thrown in. A must listen to this audible story.

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Title: The Chocolate Mouse Trap

Subtitle: A Chocoholic Mystery

Author: JoAnna Carl

Narrator: Teresa DeBerry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-30-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Chocolate-shop manager Lee McKinney has had enough of party planner Julie Singletree's cutesy e-mails. Then somebody actually kills the woman, putting everyone on her mailing list on edge. As their connections to the murder emerge, so do more attacks. Lee smells a rat - and it's not made of chocolate. And if she doesn't want to be permanently deleted, it's up to her to trap it.

Members Reviews:

Fun

The series has a great story line and a fun read. I'm enjoying each book in the series more and more