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Title: Edge

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Jeffery Deaver

Narrator: Skipp Sudduth

Format: Abridged

Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-15-10

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Behind the well-known U.S. security organizations the FBI and CIA among themlies a heavily guarded, anonymous government agency dedicated to intelligence surveillance and to a highly specialized brand of citizen protection.

Shockwaves of alarm ripple through the clandestine agency when Washington, D.C., police detective Ryan Kessler inexplicably becomes the target of Henry Loving, a seasoned, ruthless "lifter" hired to obtain information using whatever means necessary. While Loving is deft at torture, his expertise lies in getting an "edge" on his victimleverageusually by kidnapping or threatening family until the "primary" caves under pressure.

The job of keeping the Kessler family alive falls to a man named Corte, a senior federal protection officer known as a "shepherd." Uncompromising, relentlessly devoted to protecting those in his care and a passionate board game aficionado, he applies brilliant gaming strategy to his work. For Corte, the reappearance of Lovingthe man who, six years earlier, had tortured and killed someone close to himis also an opportunity to avenge his friend's death. The assignment soon escalates into a fast-paced duel between Corte and Loving, a dangerous volley of wits and calculated risks.

As he shepherds the Kesslers to a concealed safe house, Corte must anticipate Loving's every step as the lifter moves in on his prey, and with the help of razor-sharp investigator Claire DuBois and his longtime ally, FBI agent Paul Fredericks, pinpoint which of Kessler's seemingly insignificant cases has triggered Loving's return. As the team digs deeper, each of the Kesslers comes under close scrutiny, and in captivity their family bonds are stretched to the breaking pointas the lifter draws near, Corte must ultimately choose between protecting his charges and exposing them to a killer in the name of long-awaited revenge.

Members Reviews:

One of his best in recent years

I've read most everything Deaver has written, and the premise of this one sounded original enough to grab my interest. I'm not particularly a fan of his Lincoln Rhyme stuff, so a novel introducing a new character automatically has my vote. Deaver has created a thrilling new hero in Corte, a "shepherd" who protects those hunted by "lifters" seeking to torture information out of them or worse. Adding to Corte's quirkiness is the fact that he is a board-game aficionado, and regularly uses the rules and strategies of winning a game in his profession.

In recent years, Deaver's work as the "plot twist author" has really seemed to suffer. Much like Shyamalan who felt the need to keep throwing twists out in his films as his gimmick, Deaver's work started to become a "the killer reaches for the hero...but the hero knew it so he has backup to protect himself...but the villain knew it so he sent in a duplicate to get caught instead...but the hero knew it so he..." Understand what I mean?

In "Edge", the plot twists are still there but they aren't so obvious anymore. I caught a few as they were coming up, but Deaver genuinely caught me off guard a number of times...especially with the ending.

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Title: Edge

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Jeffery Deaver

Narrator: Skipp Sudduth

Format: Abridged

Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-15-10

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Behind the well-known U.S. security organizations the FBI and CIA among themlies a heavily guarded, anonymous government agency dedicated to intelligence surveillance and to a highly specialized brand of citizen protection.

Shockwaves of alarm ripple through the clandestine agency when Washington, D.C., police detective Ryan Kessler inexplicably becomes the target of Henry Loving, a seasoned, ruthless "lifter" hired to obtain information using whatever means necessary. While Loving is deft at torture, his expertise lies in getting an "edge" on his victimleverageusually by kidnapping or threatening family until the "primary" caves under pressure.

The job of keeping the Kessler family alive falls to a man named Corte, a senior federal protection officer known as a "shepherd." Uncompromising, relentlessly devoted to protecting those in his care and a passionate board game aficionado, he applies brilliant gaming strategy to his work. For Corte, the reappearance of Lovingthe man who, six years earlier, had tortured and killed someone close to himis also an opportunity to avenge his friend's death. The assignment soon escalates into a fast-paced duel between Corte and Loving, a dangerous volley of wits and calculated risks.

As he shepherds the Kesslers to a concealed safe house, Corte must anticipate Loving's every step as the lifter moves in on his prey, and with the help of razor-sharp investigator Claire DuBois and his longtime ally, FBI agent Paul Fredericks, pinpoint which of Kessler's seemingly insignificant cases has triggered Loving's return. As the team digs deeper, each of the Kesslers comes under close scrutiny, and in captivity their family bonds are stretched to the breaking pointas the lifter draws near, Corte must ultimately choose between protecting his charges and exposing them to a killer in the name of long-awaited revenge.

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Titel: Headhunter [German Edition]

Autor:: Jo Nesb

Erzähler: Johannes Steck

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 47 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 07-29-10

Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Roger Brown genießt als Headhunter in Wirtschaftskreisen einen exzellenten Ruf. Was niemand weiß: Er raubt seine Klienten aus, bringt sie um ihre Kunstwerke. Auf einer Vernissage lernt er den Holländer Greve kennen, der ihm die perfekte Besetzung für den Geschäftsführerposten eines GPS-Unternehmens zu sein scheint. Als Brown erfährt, dass Greve einen lange verloren geglaubten Rubens besitzt, stiehlt er das wertvolle Gemälde. Eine gnadenlose Verfolgungsjagd beginnt.

©2010 Ullstein BuchverlageGmbH, Berlin; (P)2010 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

rip off

The book was unreadable, sweedish. Spent the money to mail it back . No refund and no responce. How can you send a book within the US that is not in english without stating this when selling it.

Headhunter-German

This book is in German. It is not obvious from the English title and description, "thriller". The problem is in the description on the Amazon site which refers to third party sellers. You have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to see the description:"Language: German ISBN-10: 9783548280455". This description is below the picture of the book and below pictures of other books by this author and thus easy to miss. I have sent the book back, but the round trip shipping is half the total cost. Don't buy this book unless you can read German. The really strange thing is the book was not even written in German. It is translated from Norwegian into German!

Jo Nesbo's books

I, too, was having difficulty discovering which Jo Nesbo books are translated to English and which are not. I was also curious if there was a reading order to his Harry Hole books. Below is a response from his PR company regarding both.

THE BAT MAN (Harry Hole #1) and THE COCKROACHES (Harry Hole #2) are not translated into English yet but

are slated for publication by Harvill in the UK 2012 and 2013. Unfortunately we don't have a publication date for the US yet.

Here is the order in which the Harry Hole series is written (all of them except the first two and his latest one are available in English and can be purchased on amazon.co.uk):

THE BAT MAN

THE COCKROACHES

THE REDBREAST

NEMESIS

THE DEVIL'S STAR

THE REDEEMER

THE SNOWMAN

THE LEOPARD

PHANTOM

HEADHUNTERS (a stand-alone thriller) is not yet available in English, but will be available in the UK and the US within the next year or two.

I found this information very helpful. Hope you do as well.

My rating is meant to be neither good nor bad as I have not read the book...because it's not available in English yet.

Not what I expected

Not as gritty as his Harry Hole series, this Norwegian thriller had a bit of a slow start but once it got going, it became a pretty good thriller about a professional executive headhunter who supplements his income with art thefts. He may have bitten off more than he can chew on his latest heist though when he discovers the man he's stealing from is having an affair with his wife.

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Titel: Headhunter [German Edition]

Autor:: Jo Nesb

Erzähler: Johannes Steck

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 47 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 07-29-10

Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Roger Brown genießt als Headhunter in Wirtschaftskreisen einen exzellenten Ruf. Was niemand weiß: Er raubt seine Klienten aus, bringt sie um ihre Kunstwerke. Auf einer Vernissage lernt er den Holländer Greve kennen, der ihm die perfekte Besetzung für den Geschäftsführerposten eines GPS-Unternehmens zu sein scheint. Als Brown erfährt, dass Greve einen lange verloren geglaubten Rubens besitzt, stiehlt er das wertvolle Gemälde. Eine gnadenlose Verfolgungsjagd beginnt.

©2010 Ullstein BuchverlageGmbH, Berlin; (P)2010 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH

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Title: The Eye of the Virgin

Subtitle: An Ike Schwartz Mystery

Author: Frederick Ramsay

Narrator: Lloyd James

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-23-10

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Ike Schwartz is the sheriff of Picketsville, a small town not far from Washington, D.C. A former CIA agent, Ike remains connected to the Agency through a friend who sometimes still involves him in cases on the side. Ike is also courting Ruth, the fiercely independent president of the towns new university. All this is usually enough to bring some interesting conflicts Ikes way.

A new one arises when a body is found in Picketsvilles urgent-care clinic, a body sitting in a chair but dead for hours. Perhaps not coincidentally, there is also a break-in at the house of a new university faculty member whose expertise lies in icons. Can a specific icon called the Virgin of Tenderness be the spark to these crimes? Ike figures that any spycraft contained in the picture would be decades old. Or would it?

Critic Reviews:

Absorbing.With folksy charm and dollops of humor, Ramsay crafts a tale of international intrigue in which the past and present make poor bedfellows. Fans of Ruth and Ikes blossoming romance will find plenty to cheer about. (Publishers Weekly)

Sure-footed plotting and easy banter make Ramsay's sixth Sheriff Ike mystery a brisk, entertaining read. (Kirkus Reviews)

Members Reviews:

A pretty good read

This one starts of with Louis Dakis. He's an Iconologist.

An Iconologist who finds, repairs and sells Icons.

He and his wife are separated. The wife is in the store they are partners in. This store is in DC and it has been broken into and ransacked.

His wife went to buy an Icon in Egypt, met a smooth talker and immediately changed Louis for Sacci. This was one big revelation to hubby.

After separating from his wife, Louis moved to Picketsville and got a job at Callend College.

Louis gets to his house and finds he's had a break in and the perp is still inside. Louis yells, the perp heads out the back door and Louis never get a look at him.

We also have a body found in the ER clinic in Piketsville. Seems the guy was sitting in a chair quite dead and none of the medical people noticed him. Of course the ER was full of sick kids throwing up all over the place at the time. The place was packed.

Ike and his deputies investigate and find the guy was shot somewhere else and dumped in the ER. Many questions with no answers.

Ike also investigates the break in at the Dakis residence. Dakis fills him in on what he knows. Ike asks questions about Icons and Dakis shows him one. The Eye of the Virgin. Ike examines it and finds something he never expected to see.

He contacts Charlie Garland and the race is on.

So begins one great read.

This one has murderers, a traitor, Isreali contractors, a history lesson from 1967, the FBI and one dead guy who apparantly made his way into Mrs. Dakis's life for one reason only. The Icon.

Just a good well written story with twists and turns all over the place.

We also get a happy ending for Sam and her FBI guy. Who knew?

Five Stars all the way.

Five Stars

Have not finished reading the book, but, so far, it is good

I love how Fred weaves the description of the day in ...

I love how Fred weaves the description of the day in his books about stories that took place in the ancient world.

an excellent off-beat crime novel

Sheriff Ike Schwartz is in it again. Some odd break-ins have occurred in the area around the town of Picketsville, Virginia.

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Title: The Eye of the Virgin

Subtitle: An Ike Schwartz Mystery

Author: Frederick Ramsay

Narrator: Lloyd James

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-23-10

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Ike Schwartz is the sheriff of Picketsville, a small town not far from Washington, D.C. A former CIA agent, Ike remains connected to the Agency through a friend who sometimes still involves him in cases on the side. Ike is also courting Ruth, the fiercely independent president of the towns new university. All this is usually enough to bring some interesting conflicts Ikes way.

A new one arises when a body is found in Picketsvilles urgent-care clinic, a body sitting in a chair but dead for hours. Perhaps not coincidentally, there is also a break-in at the house of a new university faculty member whose expertise lies in icons. Can a specific icon called the Virgin of Tenderness be the spark to these crimes? Ike figures that any spycraft contained in the picture would be decades old. Or would it?

Critic Reviews:

Absorbing.With folksy charm and dollops of humor, Ramsay crafts a tale of international intrigue in which the past and present make poor bedfellows. Fans of Ruth and Ikes blossoming romance will find plenty to cheer about. (Publishers Weekly)

Sure-footed plotting and easy banter make Ramsay's sixth Sheriff Ike mystery a brisk, entertaining read. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Titel: Der Modigliani Skandal

Autor:: Ken Follett

Erzähler: Simon Roden

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 43 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-25-10

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Die junge Engländerin Dee und ihr amerikanischer Freund Mike stoßen in Paris auf die Spur eines verschwundenen Meisterwerkes - ein Bild des berühmten Malers Amedeo Modigliani. Aber es machen noch andere Jagd auf die kostbare Beute, und sie schrecken vor nichts zurück. Diebstahl, Betrug und vielleicht Mord sind im Spiel. Und keiner weiß: Gibt es das Bild von Modigliani wirklich? Und wenn ja, ist es echt?

(c)+(p) 2010 Lübbe Audio

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Titel: Der Modigliani Skandal

Autor:: Ken Follett

Erzähler: Simon Roden

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 43 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-25-10

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Die junge Engländerin Dee und ihr amerikanischer Freund Mike stoßen in Paris auf die Spur eines verschwundenen Meisterwerkes - ein Bild des berühmten Malers Amedeo Modigliani. Aber es machen noch andere Jagd auf die kostbare Beute, und sie schrecken vor nichts zurück. Diebstahl, Betrug und vielleicht Mord sind im Spiel. Und keiner weiß: Gibt es das Bild von Modigliani wirklich? Und wenn ja, ist es echt?

(c)+(p) 2010 Lübbe Audio

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Titel: Tod in Tanger

Autor:: Alfred Bekker

Erzähler: Sabine Lorenz

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 47 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-04-10

Herausgeber: Action Verlag

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Zunächst glaubt sie ihm bedingungslos und vertraut ihm etliches aus ihrer bedrückenden Vergangenheit an. Doch als sie bemerkt, dass Robert Schminkutensilien benutzt und über mehrere Pässe verfügt, beginnt sie sich über Roberts Geschäfte Gedanken zu machen.

Als sich Robert auf eine seiner sogenannten Geschäftsreisen nach Spanien und Frankreich begibt, bleibt Elsa zusammen mit dem arabischen Hausdiener alleine in der Villa zurück. Durch Zufall entdeckt sie einen Koffer. Dieser birgt das Geheimnis von Roberts wahrer Identität...

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Titel: Tod in Tanger

Autor:: Alfred Bekker

Erzähler: Sabine Lorenz

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 47 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-04-10

Herausgeber: Action Verlag

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Zunächst glaubt sie ihm bedingungslos und vertraut ihm etliches aus ihrer bedrückenden Vergangenheit an. Doch als sie bemerkt, dass Robert Schminkutensilien benutzt und über mehrere Pässe verfügt, beginnt sie sich über Roberts Geschäfte Gedanken zu machen.

Als sich Robert auf eine seiner sogenannten Geschäftsreisen nach Spanien und Frankreich begibt, bleibt Elsa zusammen mit dem arabischen Hausdiener alleine in der Villa zurück. Durch Zufall entdeckt sie einen Koffer. Dieser birgt das Geheimnis von Roberts wahrer Identität...

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