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Title: Suspicion

Author: Joseph Finder

Narrator: Steven Kearney

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-27-14

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 389 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

The new novel from New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder, "the master of the modern thriller", about a father who is forced to make a choice with unspeakable consequences.

When single father Danny Goodman suddenly finds himself unable to afford the private school his teenage daughter adores, he has no one to turn to for financial support.

In what seems like a stroke of brilliant luck, Danny meets Thomas Galvin, the father of his daughters new best friend, who also happens to be one of the wealthiest men in Boston. Galvin is aware of Danny's situation and out of the blue offers a $50,000 loan to help Danny cover his daughter's tuition. Uncomfortable but desperate, Danny takes the money, promising to pay Galvin back.

What transpires is something Danny never imagined. The moment the money is wired into his account, the DEA comes knocking on his door. Danny's impossible choice: an indictment for accepting drug money that he can't afford to fight in court, or an unthinkably treacherous undercover assignment helping the government get close to his new family friend.

As Danny begins to lie to everyone in his life, including those he loves most in the world, he must decide once and for all who the real enemy is or risk losing everything - and everyone - that matters to him.

Members Reviews:

Great Premise

Finder's Paranoia, Company Man, Power Play are huge favorites of mine. Suspicion has a wonderful premise and a great plot with ingenious twists. But it falls short, lacking character development and lacking detail in essential areas of the crimes and way too much with side characters.

I found the narration almost juvenile in terms of the reader's true voice. At times with a few characters he does well enough, but on the whole he's disappointing.

The story is worth a listen, but it give this book 3 stars.

How did this get published?

I've enjoyed many Joseph Finder books before, but this one was so bad I'm honestly surprised that it made it to press as is. I definitely think that if this had been submitted to publishers without Joseph Finder's name, it would never have been accepted.

The plot is not very original and you know how it will end from the very start, but that's not what disappointed me. The problem was that the author repeated the same unnecessary information over, and over, and over again. How many times in the same story do you have to hear about the fact that the milk is Lactaid when it has no bearing whatsoever on the story? When it states that he received a message to meet at the ihop of x street at 7:30pm, is it really necessary to make the next sentence "The meet had been set. They would meet at the ihop, on x street, at 7:30pm". That's how bad it was, and it was constant. It almost felt like a prank book.

I hate writing negative reviews, but I only do it in the hopes of saving someone a credit they will be sorry to loose.

beyond excellent!

i am an avid audio book listener.

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Title: Starfire

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Dale Brown

Narrator: William Dufris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-06-14

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 172 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

New York Times best-selling author Dale Brown - the best military writer in the country (Clive Cussler) - is back with Starfire, a masterful military thriller that explores a future all too possible and all too close: The weaponization of space.

With the death of his heroic father, bomber and space warfare veteran Patrick McLanahan, Bradley McLanahan must now fly solo, leading a team of young engineers designing Starfire, the worlds first orbiting solar power plant.

Starfire will not only deliver unlimited and inexpensive electricity anywhere on planet Earth, it can also transmit power to the moon, and even to spacecraft and asteroids. Its a crucial first step in the exploration of the solar system, and Bradley and his team are on the cutting edge.

But U.S. president Kenneth Phoenixs plans to militarize and industrialize Earths orbit sparks an arms race in space that eclipses the darkest and most terrifying days of the Cold War. Before he can prevent it, Bradley and his team are caught at the center of a battle that threatens to become an all-out global conflict for control of space.

Members Reviews:

State of the art Tech

Very well written excellent book you will not be disappointed, all of the characters that you were supposed to love you did ;the characters that you were not to like came through. you could see a sequel to this coming because the plot has not finished.

could have been far better

This was a good book, however was a little all over the place. The book fell flat in some areas. What could have been a great book is only good. I will say this is another book where the bad guys just seem to keep on winning over and over again and to be perfectly honest if these events were this bold and brazen the world would have ended multiple times.

WOW

After having helped build some of these assets like STSS Block12, I think this is the most fantastic, exciting page turner ever!

God Bless America!

Very well done

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

Very technical. very interesting.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Brad of course

Which scene was your favorite?

Space station battle

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

Neither. Just good high tech thriller.

Any additional comments?

Very good author, have read all of his novels.

I loved this novel.

I cannot wait for the next novel. the characters and narrative are amazing. I was there.

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Title: Lamp of the Wicked

Author: Phil Rickman

Narrator: Emma Powell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-14

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 81 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

The village of Underhowle appeared to be on the brink of a new prosperity after half a century of decay...but now, instead, it seems destined for notoriety as the home of a psychotic serial killer of women. DI Francis Bliss of Hereford CID is convinced he knows where the bodies are buried, but diocesan Deliverance Consultant Merrily Watkins called in to conduct a controversial funeral wonders if Bliss isnt blinkered by personal ambition.

And are the Underhowle deaths really linked to the most sickening mass murders in British criminal history? The fifth Merrily Watkins mystery takes our endearingly fallible heroine from the wilder shores of millennial spirituality to the darkest hinterland of human depravity.

Members Reviews:

I can 't wait for the next one!

As usual the characters and the land drive the books. I had fun reading it!

Enough Global Warming Scare Tactics!

Would you listen to Lamp of the Wicked again? Why?

Yes, because his writing is amazing!

What could Phil Rickman have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

I would have liked not to be Preached to over Global Warming Issues that Have Not been Scientifically Proven As Factual.- Not "Peer Reviewed"

Which scene was your favorite?

When the guy was electrocuted on a Pylon...Who's dumb enough to get near one of those?

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

Pylon!

Distracting accent problems

Any additional comments?

I agree with the previous reviewer about the accents - key characters have had quite major accent changes from previous recordings, which is distracting. It's a good story and Emma Powell is generally a strong narrator, but on at least one occasion, Franny Bliss's accent veers wildly from Scouse to Birmingham and back again several times within one conversation! When you're losing focus on the story because the accents are becoming so irritating, think it's time to consider re-recording. Otherwise, a good and well read novel.

Uneasy listening

I have the impression the Phil Rickman poured a very great deal into this complex, thoughtful meditation on the Wests and on the nature of evil. His imaginative leaps into the mind of Fred West are disturbing. But it's more than just that, with Rickman pouring misery and fear into the lives of his familiar characters, the bereaved Gomer, the obsessed Bliss, the fear Lol, and the probably depressed Jane. And the end, both characters and (this) reader seem exhausted. It's a long book and the narrator, Emma Powell, seems less sure of her character's voices. Too many men blur, and everyone seems "rural."

Another good Ms Watkins outing

If you could sum up Lamp of the Wicked in three words, what would they be?

Overly whiney Teenager

What other book might you compare Lamp of the Wicked to, and why?

This book stands up well to the others in the series.

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Title: Taken! Box Set - Books 1-6

Author: Donald Wells

Narrator: Christopher Eicher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-30-14

Publisher: Year Zero Publishing

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Twenty-three women are dead, murdered by a serial killer who shows no mercy. All 23 women shared the same look as Karen Ryan and now Karen Ryan is being stalked, hunted like prey by a man who will stop at nothing to possess her. Will Karen become victim number 24? Or does the prey hide a secret that will bring her predator down?

*******SPOILER ALERT*****SPOILER ALERT*********

Reading the descriptions of Taken! 2-6 may spoil the twist ending of Taken!

Taken! 2 - Young Blood

There's a killer at large in the Colorado community of Eagle's Bluff, and the death toll is frightening. Three families have been brutally murdered, but what really sets the town on edge is the fact that the killer is one of their own. Gregory Michael Rouse, a 17-year-old loner, was on the outside looking in among the affluent residents. Gregory just never seemed to fit and was often the butt of cruel jokes. Now, no one's laughing after Gregory surfaces as the prime suspect in the slayings. Dr. White knows that Gregory's days of freedom are numbered, because the only thing more dangerous than the man they hunt, is her husband.

Taken! 3 - RegretAfter Sandra Jenkins' six-year-old daughter was taken, the young mother trusted the authorities to get her little girl back. But when the man who holds the only possible lead to her daughter's whereabouts is set free, Sandra goes after him. Hours later, the man is dead and Sandra is following a trail that she hopes will lead to her daughter, Chrissie. As the young mother's quest makes the news, it catches the attention of Dr. White and her husband. As the path to her daughter grows more dangerous, Sandra gains new allies and closes in on the men who have Chrissie. The odds against her are high, and when Sandra walks into a trap, her only hope of rescue is Dr. White and her husband. What comes next is a violent climax that forces husband and wife to break all the rules and, in the end, will leave them changed forever.

Taken! 4 - Mirror Image

When Jeffrey Mitchell abducted 18-year-old Hanna Jones, he had every intention of killing her. But now, years later, as husband and wife they play games that have only losers. Dr. White and her husband share a similar past, but when these two couples collide, only one pair can come out on top.

Taken! 5 - Young Love

Couples meet in many ways, but when beautiful, young, Jessica White awakened to find herself naked and tied to a bed, the last thing on her mind was romance. However, terror soon morphed into an intense fascination with her captor and her innate understanding of human nature allowed her to see past his actions and into his heart. Meanwhile, Jessica's father was being threatened by a serial killer with a personal grudge. But Dr. White is in luck, because his daughter's made a new friend, and he may be the only thing deadlier than the man that stalks him.

Taken! 6 - Red, White and Blue

When Dr. Jessica White is taken captive by fugitive, Sebastian Rojo, her husband will stop at nothing to get her back. Aided by a sexy female bounty hunter named Blue Steele, and the ever-efficient Carly Zhang, he races against time as a winter storm threatens and corrupt government officials plot his wife's death.

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Title: Crazy Days in Big Lake

Subtitle: Book 3

Author: Nick Russell

Narrator: Bruce Miles

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-13

Publisher: Nick Russell

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Everybody seems to have gone crazy in the little mountain community of Big Lake, Arizona. Neighbors are threatening violence, eco-protestors are on the march, flower children are camping in the nearby forest, two of Sheriff Jim Weber's deputies have gotten into a fistfight in the ButterCup Café, the grocery store manager has locked himself in his office and won't come out, bears are chasing dogs into houses, and somebody has stolen the town's mascot. As if that isn't enough to deal with, a mild mannered retired couple have shot an intruder during a home invasion. By the time this wild tale is finished, more blood will be shed and the good people of Big Lake will be left wondering just how well they really know their neighbors. Many of the characters that made the first two books in the Big Lake book such a hit are back, along with some new ones listeners will remember for a long time.

Members Reviews:

Big Lake rocks!

Mysteries are a favorite of mine and this one entertained me and got me thinking about the 'who done it. Great read.

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Title: Happy Mutant Baby Pills

Author: Jerry Stahl

Narrator: Peter Ganim

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-05-13

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Lloyd has a particular set of skills. He writes the small print for prescription drugs, marital aids, and incontinence products. The clients present him with a list of possible side effects. His job is "to recite and minimize" sometimes by just saying them really fast and other times by finding the language that can render them acceptable. The results are ingenious. The methods diabolical.

Lloyd has a habit, too. He cops smack during coffee breaks at his new job writing copy for Christian Swingles, an online dating service for the faithful. He finds a precarious balance between hackwork and heroin until he encounters Nora, a mysterious and troubled young woman, a Sylvia Plath with tattoos and implants, who asks for his help.

Lloyd falls swiftly in love, but Nora bestows her affections at a cost. Before Lloyd clears his head from the fog of romance, he finds himself complicit in Nora's grand scheme to horrify the world and exact revenge on those who poison the populace in order to sell them the cure.

Members Reviews:

Pretty damn good

Decent dopehead tale. decent cultural satire. definitely worth a read/listen. still a big Jerry Stahl fan. better than any episode of Alf I've ever seen. keep it up man.

wow. that's really all I can say

one of the best stories I have heard in a long time. definitely going to look up the rest of his stuff now

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Title: Drone

Author: Mike Maden

Narrator: Jason Culp

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-24-13

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 88 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Troy Pearce is the CEO of Pearce Systems, a private security firm that is the best in the world at drone technologies. A former CIA SOG operative, Pearce used his intelligence and combat skills to hunt down Americas sworn enemies in the War on Terror. But after a decade of clandestine special ops, Pearce opted out. Too many of his friends had been sacrificed on the altar of political expediency. Now Pearce and his team chose which battles he will take on by deploying his land, sea, and air drones with surgical precision.

Pearce thinks hes done with the U.S. government for good, until a pair of drug cartel hit men assault a group of American students on American soil. New U.S. president Margaret Meyers then secretly authorizes Pearce Systems to locate and destroy the killers sheltered in Mexico. Pearce and his team go to work, and they are soon thrust into a showdown with the hidden powers behind the El Paso attack - unleashing a host of unexpected repercussions.

Members Reviews:

Drone just seemed to Drone on and on and...

Would you try another book from Mike Maden and/or Jason Culp?

I have listened to Jason Culp before. He is not in my top 10 favorite narrators but he is not the worst either.

Would you be willing to try another book from Mike Maden? Why or why not?

I'm not sure. I found myself checking how much more time was left a little too often. I found my mind wandering but had to finish just because.

Any additional comments?

I purchased this book because I noticed that a second book in this series was just released and I have had this one in my wish list for a very long time but was hesitant based on some of the reviews I had read.

Where is Maden's next novel?

Having run out of books by my favorite authors (Griffin, Clancy, Flynn, Demille, etc) to read, I was looking for something new to spend my most recent credit on. I came across Mike Maden's Drone. In an age where a large bit of our military capability has been outsourced to private military contractors, this book seemed to be incredibly timely and indicative of the world we currently live in. The story was riveting and kept a nice pace all the way through. I felt that the end was a little weak, but not enough to take away from the overall story. It was good enough that I hope we will see more from Maden, and his character Troy Pierce.

Clancy-like Story, New Action Character

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

Mike Maden might be a successor to Tom Clancy. Drone is a terrific story with a great performance.

Unsatisfying Ending but Good Story

I had to mark this one down because I did not much care for the ending, but overall it was a good listen. I think in many respects when I listen to a novel of this variety I am thinking that there will likely be a sequel. I am almost certain, however, that there won't be one here. I don't think this one is set up that way. It's an interesting premise and there were only a few things that made me go "hmmmm." Definitely worth a listen, but likely not to be your favorite book.

Very good in every respect.

So nice to listen to a story that grabs you at the first word and holds on to you through out.

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Title: Mistress of Redemption

Author: Joey W. Hill

Narrator: Maxine Mitchell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 66 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

The white-collar life Jonathan Powell created for himself is gone. Standing outside Wentworth prison after serving his five-year sentence, he knows he has to start over. No more hooking up with Dominant women so he can enjoy the challenge of screwing up their minds. But who knew his last target would be a psychopathic killer who tried to off two cops? No, it wasn't the game that was the problem. He just made some key mistakes. Mistakes he won't make again. Then Mistress Dona shows up to give him a ride from the prison into his new life, and his resolve goes out the window. She's everything he can't resist. Dona knows she has to help Jonathan make the right choice this time, because Hell doesn't offer options. He has to understand and accept what surrender truly means. His only hope is a Mistress of Redemption. The problem is she may lose her own soul in the attempt to save his.

Editorial Reviews:

Jonathan Powell was living the fast life - fast cars, fast money, fast women. But an executive transgression goes too far and lands him in prison for five years.

Now, recently released, Jonathan vows to be a better man and live it straight. But that vow changes dramatically when he meets Mistress Dona. Shes everything that makes him weak with desire to dominate women...in the bedroom. A killer on Powells trail is an added twist to a plot full of, ahem, arousing meanderings.

Mistress of Redemption is coquettishly performed in suggestive tones by Maxine Mitchell.

Members Reviews:

A lot of blood.

I didn't like the hard core blood play. not like the rest in the series.

Difficult Heavy on S&M

As great as the performance was by Ms Mitchell, it was difficult to listen to the content of the story. For me it was hard to imagine anyone being aroused through most of the things done to Jonathan. Hearing the abuse he endured was also difficult. I listened to series out of order and this was my least favorite. I have already listened to a couple of the stories again. That will not be happening with this book.

Not good

Not my kind of book at all his other books are way better. The whole devil hell saved soles are not my kind of thing

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Titel: Bastard (Kay Scarpetta 18)

Autor:: Patricia Cornwell

Erzähler: Nina Petri

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 7 hrs and 27 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-02-13

Herausgeber: Hoffmann und Campe

Bewertung: 3 von 5 von 3 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Ein junger Mann bricht unvermittelt auf der Straße zusammen und stirbt. Im Gerichtsmedizinischen Institut von Kay Scarpetta stellt man rätselhafte Blutungen an der Leiche fest. Ein Skandal, der Scarpettas Karriere für immer beenden könnte.

©2011 Hoffmann und Campe Verlag (P)2011 Hoffmann und Campe Verlag

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Title: McNally's Trial

Subtitle: Archy McNally, Book 5

Author: Lawrence Sanders

Narrator: Victor Bevine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-20-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 45 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

At the request of the nubile treasurer of a posh funeral home, Archy McNally and his partner, Binky Watrous, investigate suspicious goings-on and uncover family scandal, criminal conspiracy, business intrigue, and other sinister surprises.

Members Reviews:

Pony's One Trick's Gotten Old

Archie McNally's ridden in the car with me to vacations. This was the fifth, and maybe the last time. From the begining, the plot & why-dunnit's were obvious as a gold-digger's cleavage. Mr. Sander's imagination for mystery's gone flaccid. And Archie McNally, a young man trapped in the body of an old man, has become... well... old.

Worse yet, Sander's introduced a new character in "Trial" and that Binky guy's... well insufferable. His every appearance in the story wrenched me out of it, totally aware that Sanders was trying out writers' tricks. I'd rather he learn on someone else's Audible credit.

As usual, Victor Bevine's slick talent for doing voices, particularly Consuela's (Archie's girlfriend) almost saved this book... But after 4 other Archy adventures, well new words pasted over the identical melody were as boring, sometimes as painful, as hearing a song you once liked, played too many times.

Maybe a couple of years from now I'll give Archy McNally another visit. And maybe I'll replay an old recording I grew tired of... Maybe...