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Title: Ghouls Night Out

Subtitle: Larue Donavan, Book 2

Author: Rose Pressey

Narrator: Elizabeth Klett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-20-14

Publisher: Rose Pressey

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 104 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Larue Donavan is a bookstore owner by day and psychic medium ghost buster by night. Just when she thought she'd gotten rid of the pesky ghosts following her, a new ghostly entourage has appeared. Her new group of ghoul friends includes a celebrity...the ghost of Mae West. And does Mae ever have dating advice for Larue!

When a stranger shows up in Magnolia, Kentucky, things take a turn for the worse. Larue's new love interest, Callahan Weiss, barista extraordinaire, isn't sure if Larue is interested in what he's got brewing. Something weird is going on in town and Larue's best friend, Mindy, is in danger. Has a demon followed Larue home from an investigation? Is the new man in town to blame for the strange occurrences? Not only is Larue trying to save Mindy, but the coven leader wants Larue to use her new spellbinding talents and become a full-time witch. Larue's not sure she's ready for her new paranormal gift though. If Larue doesn't find the source of the evil soon, she may lose all she holds dear.

Members Reviews:

Seems like a repeat of book One!

To be fair I liked this book, I just felt it was a repeat of the first in the series. So a=many of the same elements that happened in the first book. Really, your boyfriend and BFF are both acting out of character, and you didn't think it was a spell right off?

I like Larue, most of the time. She just has this whole mopey thing that gets tired. For somebody who has the ability to see ghosts her whole life, she doesn't know very much about out them. She has some great moments, but it is hard to get past the immature dialogue and her flighty actions.

My liking of the first book is what kept me reading long after I was bored to tears. I might go on to the next book in the series, but if it is rehashing the same plot, I will be done with this ghoul!

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Elizabeth Klett, who does a fantastic job. She has a great tone that transcends the youthful dialogue. Had she not kept the maturity in her read, this could have been a very different review. Her pace is terrific, just swift enough to keep the story moving when it lagged. Her voices were great, she didn't try to butch it up for the men but she did give them a masculine touch. I will definitely be looking for more of her reads!

Overall, I have wanted to love these reads but end up underwhelmed. They have such fun covers and engaging blurbs.

Disclosure I received this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts opinions and ratings are my own.

*** If you found this review at all helpful, please take a moment to let me know. I love reading and sharing my opinions with other readers. I listen at double speed, all my impressions of the narration are from that setting. Thanks for taking the time to read my review! You can see more audiobook reviews on my blog Eargasms Audiobook Reviews ***

Book 2

Any additional comments?

Ghouls Night Out was just as funny as Me and My Ghoulfriends. Larue's ghostly friends are a delight and there is something about this audobook that made this hard to put down...you can't go wrong with a Rose Pressey books, very entertaining.

Elizabeth Klett does it again!

Would you listen to Ghouls Night Out again? Why?

This is definitely a book I'd listen to again and again. Ms.

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Title: Pearlhanger (Lovejoy)

Author: Jonathan Gash

Narrator: Michael Fenton Stevens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-09-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

'I don't much like working for clients. It means that I have to follow someone else's instructions, and I've never been too good at that. When those instructions came from a spirit guide at a seance, I just had to laugh. Well, you would, wouldn't you? The rather attractive young woman whose husband the spook had said I should help her to find took me on a quest that turned into a trail of lucrative antiques deals, spoiled only when the police came plodding in, and I found myself up to my neck in forgeries and murders. Situation normal, really. Then the killer turned his attentions to me, just as the spirit had said he would, and I certainly wasn't laughing any more.'

Critic Reviews:

"Surely now established as an enduring sleuth and snogger." (The Times)

Members Reviews:

Some books shouldn't be on audio.

I love the Lovejoy character, but unless you're doing absolutely nothing else while listening this will be difficult to follow. There's a thousand characters. Even relatively undistracted while driving I could barely follow.

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Title: Maximum Security

Subtitle: A Dog Park Mystery

Author: C. A. Newsome

Narrator: Jane Boyer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-04-14

Publisher: Carol Ann Newsome

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

It's not like she's going to do anything dangerous...

When Detective Peter Dourson arrests that nice stranger for the brutal murder of a dog park regular, he begs his girlfriend, artist Lia Anderson, to stay out of it. But her best patron takes the woman under her wing, and Renee insists her new friend needs help. Lia isn't going to do much, just ask a few questions. Surely that won't lead to trouble.

Besides, she's got an escape-artist foster dog to deal with. Then there's Peter's desire for a commitment she's not ready to make.

Of course, Lia's dog park friends refuse to be left out in this romp of a mystery laced with humor, dogs, and love.

Members Reviews:

First time Audible user

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

Not necessarily..... depends on the circumstances. I love to read. But it is also convenient to "multi-task"... listen to the story while doing something else.

What other book might you compare Maximum Security to and why?

I love a good mystery, so can't really pick one to compare. As far as audio books, we have listened to Daniel Silva books while traveling. The "reader" of his books is really, really good.

Have you listened to any of Jane Boyers other performances before? How does this one compare?

No have not heard Jane Boyer before. She does a good job with Maximum Security but I would not say she is as good as the Daniel Silva book reader.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Tracking down "Daisy" and the children's comments, and the living arrangements.

Any additional comments?

I love the Dog Park, Lia Anderson series, with the continuing characters. The plots are always well thought out, and I always think I figured out "who dunnit" and I'm always wrong. Love the surprises!!

Another fun dog park mystery

Lia Anderson is back, and her current foster dog, Max, is a canine Houdini, a genius at finding gaps in the dog park fence. And one fine day in October, Max returns from her solo exploration of the adjoining woods carrying a human femur.

And it's not very old.

Max is easily able to lead Lia and Jim back to the body, or rather, the bones, almost entirely stripped of its flesh. And once the bones are identified as George Munze (spelling is a guess; I listened to the audiobook), Lia is looking for his missing dog, Daisy, while her boyfriend, Cincinnati homicide detective Peter Dourson, is looking for a killer.

But of course Lia befriends the perfectly nice woman, Kate Anstad, who was George's high school sweetheart, recently returned to his life, who is an obvious suspect. Her best patron, Renee, takes Kate in when the police ask her not to leave town. A mix of compassion and suspicion leads the dog park friends to organize deliveries of meals to the Munze household--where George's wife, Monica. is also an obvious suspect; whose daughter Stacy his cracked a secret about George's private life; who also has a teenage neighbor with an obvious crush on Monica hanging around and doing outside chores.

And of course, Daisy's disappearance isn't unrelated to George's death.

Meanwhile, Lia and Peter are wrestling with their relationship and their own insecurities.

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Title: Murder Is a Beach

Subtitle: A Maggie, P.I. Mystery, Book 2

Author: Rose Pressey

Narrator: Emily Sutton-Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 107 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Maggie Thomas is still stumbling her way through running her uncles Miami Beach P.I. agency. When a dead woman washes up on the shore, Maggie has reason to believe the womans death wasnt an accident. Maggie may have recently solved her first case as a private eye, but handsome detective Jake Jackson warns her that this one is too complex.

Maggie ignores Jakes warning.

When a man involved in the case disappears without a trace, Maggie and her orthopedic shoe-wearing assistant, Dorothy Raye, go undercover to help crack the case - that is, if Dorothy can put down her knitting needles long enough.

With boat chases, explosions, and sharks, Maggie soon finds out that sometimes murder is a beach and sometimes you die.

Members Reviews:

Nice cozy

Easy listening. Nothing special, but a good few hours. Good continuation to the first.

Cutsie

Great book for a tween. A good story line. Will allow my grand daughter to listen .

Great Cozy Mystery

This was so much fun. I especially loved Dorothy, who constantly surprises the reader. Cannot wait for the next book in this series!!

Cute and fun PI story

Even though the narrator made the characters sound like they were from New Jersey she still did a good job lol

The story was so fun and had me laughing so much especially since I did PI work for a while.

Listening to the second one now :)

Entertaining

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

Yes, as it is a delightful cozy mystery.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Murder Is a Beach?

Her adventures as a waitress. Hard work!

Which character as performed by Emily Sutton-Smith was your favorite?

Dorothy

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

Would have been nice.

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Title: Silenced

Subtitle: Alaskan Courage, Book 4

Author: Dani Pettrey

Narrator: Christina Moore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 211 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

A relaxing day of rock climbing takes a disturbing turn when Kayden McKenna's route leads her face to face with a dead climber. Is it a terrible accident or something sinister? When the case is handed to the overburdened sheriff, he turns to Jake Westin. With Jake's past now revealed, he's ready to use his talent for investigation again - but he could never prepare for where the case will take him. Kayden and Jake soon realize that the death was no accident. And worse, it seems the killer is on to them. When strange things begin happening in Yancey, Jake is terrified that once again his world may put someone he loves in danger. But the truth is far worse than he could ever imagine.

Members Reviews:

JAKE = SWOON

Jake is amazing and perfect. just like all the other books in this series it starts with a bang. this story had a little less suspense than the other ones but was still 5 stars. I didn't think I would anticipate Rafes story but I am; although probably because of Kirra

cheesey

rather cheesy and too many sexual innuendos

all of the books in the series are too much alike and unrealistic.

pretty good...but not amazing

The story is ok. It is the fourth book in the series and it is nice to keep contact with the characters and family but these books are not brilliant. I am a big Dee Henderson fan and was looking for some books to fill my library while Ms. Henderson continues to write. There just isn't a lot of substance to these stories. They are interesting but I always wish there was more.

Evil on the Loose

Good and fast moving from the first . God is always in charge. He does not promise his people freedom from pain and trouble, but he does promise He will be with His People.

Love the Alaskan theme, but

The books seem to follow a similar romantic pattern. we can all ready tell who the next couple will be in book 5.

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Title: Invisible City

Author: Julia Dahl

Narrator: Andi Arndt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-06-14

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 110 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Just months after Rebekah Roberts was born, her mother, an Hasidic Jew from Brooklyn, abandoned her Christian boyfriend and newborn baby to return to her religion. Neither Rebekah nor her father have heard from her since. Now a recent college graduate, Rebekah has moved to New York City to follow her dream of becoming a big-city reporter. But shes also drawn to the idea of being closer to her mother, who might still be living in the Hasidic community in Brooklyn.

Then Rebekah is called to cover the story of a murdered Hasidic woman. Rebekahs shocked to learn that, because of the NYPDs habit of kowtowing to the powerful ultra-Orthodox community, not only will the woman be buried without an autopsy, her killer may get away with murder. Rebekah cant let the story end there. But getting to the truth wont be easy - even as she immerses herself in the cloistered world where her mother grew up, it's clear that she's not welcome, and everyone she meets has a secret to keep from an outsider.In her riveting debut Invisible City, journalist Julia Dahl introduces a compelling new character in search of the truth about a murder and an understanding of her own heritage.

Members Reviews:

Loved this story!

I loved the way this story twisted and turned - I was totally taken by surprise! Will definitely buy the next in the series!

great!

heard about this on npr and after hearing the premise I knew I would love it. the storytelling was great and my husband and I both got so wrapped up in the story we couldn't stop listening.

Learned something new

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

I like books that combine a good story and learning about culture. The story was good and it made me think

Who was your favorite character and why?

The main character -

YA book in disguise

Full disclosure, I quit listening about a third of the way into the book. I wanted to hear the story, to get caught up in the suspense, to understand a culture I am unfamiliar with. For me, the book reads like a YA novel to which someone added sex, booze and a generous dose of the f-word. The protagonist comes across as shallow and immature and the other characters were one dimensional. It didn't feel authentic to New York and I was curious if it was because Rebekah was new to the city, but I didn't read far enough to find out.

Obviously, you should read other reviews. But if this book was recommended to you because you have enjoyed other thrillers or mysteries or if you were lured in by the Gillian Flynn quote on the front, this might not be what you are looking for.

I am more thankful than ever that Audible has a great return policy.

Good Story

i enjoined this story. Look forward to reading or listening to the next in the series.

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Title: The Case Has Altered

Subtitle: Richard Jury, Book 14

Author: Martha Grimes

Narrator: Steve West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-29-14

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 136 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The sun, smoking behind a haze of cloud, threw off a light of burnished pewter. Mysteriously lit, it was as if the watery, colorless land refused drabness, stood determinedly against dimishment. This is a landscape that can easily deceive, a landscape that volunteers nothing, as if to say, Youre on your own, mate - much like the habitués of the only pub for miles around called The Case Has Altered.

The Lincolnshire fenlands are the right setting for Richard Jurys latest case, a mystifying double murder. The body of one woman is found on the wash; another woman lies floating in a canal in Windy Fen. Both women are connected with Fengate: Dorcas Reese, a servant; Verna Dunn, the louche ex-wife of the owner, Max Owen, a man with a passion for antiques. So when the principal suspect turns out to be Jenny Kennington, a woman Jury has long loved, he decides he needs someone inside Fengate, someone who can impersonate an antiques expert.

Members Reviews:

classic martha grimes

not the most exciting of her books, so it tends to be a little long. But you get a closer look at Jury and Melrose, and of course Aunt Agatha!

Wonderful Narrator!

Light, interesting, entertaining. This series introduced me to Steve West, who is among my favorite narrators--up there with Robin Sachs, Robert Glenister, Gerard Doyle, Guildart Jackson, Julian Rhind-Tutt and George Guidell.

Very good book, but a bit shallow

The best part of this book is Marshall Trueblood acting as a defense council in a trial brought by Aunt Agatha. As always Merlrose Plant is a delight and the scenes he is in are very good and interesting.

I am however growing weary of Richard Jury and his long list of women, all of whom have secrets, are unattainable, and generally make him look a fool.

The mystery is pretty good, but I actually was disappointed at the culprit.

Good girl Martha .

I love Martha Grimes. I never just pick her writing apart. May she live forever.

The plot is great but take a bit long to wrap up

I am still a fan but the plots are getting a bit too fancy and complex.

Also, at some point Jury and/ or Plant have to fall in love and get married.???? Right??

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Title: Merchant of Venus

Subtitle: A Jane Lawless Mystery, Book 10

Author: Ellen Hart

Narrator: Aimee Jolson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-08-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Jane Lawless is a woman at a crossroads - her lover has left, she has finally recovered from a vicious attack sustained last year, and the holidays are closing in. With no one to help her ring in the new year, Jane reluctantly agrees to accompany her good friend Cordelia Thorn on a peculiar holiday trip: Cordelia's estranged sister, Broadway star Octavia Thorn, has asked them to attend her wedding.

Octavia getting married is no surprise - she's done it three times before - but her candidate for hubby #4 certainly is. Roland Lester is a reclusive 83-year-old retired Hollywood director, a relic from the golden age of Tinseltown with a controversial past. No one can understand how the two met, much less fell in love. When the bodies start to drop, Jane realizes it might not be love at all that brought the young diva and the aged director together, but something much deeper, and perhaps more sinister.

Delving deep into film history, Jane finds unsettling connections between Roland and a murder that was never solved. Finding out what happened 40 years ago could be the key to unlock the mystery of Octavia's curious marriage, but laying bare such long-buried secrets also promises grave consequences for everyone involved.

Members Reviews:

Captivating

I really enjoyed this book. It's always a treat to catch up with Jane and Cordelia. Looking forward to starting the next one.

A Wonderful and Intricately Plotted Mystery

This is Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless's tenth mystery outing, and the novels keep getting increasingly complex, not to mention more intricately plotted. Jane is still recovering from injuries suffered the previous fall when she was nearly killed, and in this book, she is more vulnerable than she has ever been in any of the previous books. She and her best buddy, Cordelia, travel to upstate Connecticut to an old mansion, Innishannon, to attend the wedding of Cordelia's estranged sister, Octavia, a stage actress who caught the attention of the living legend, Roland Lester. He's an 82-year-old movie director, a millionaire, and a man with multiple secrets including one that goes all the way back to 1957 when his best friend and purported lover, Lew Wallace, was shot in a murder that was never solved. Is this the kind of man Octavia should be marrying? Can Cordelia and Octavia put aside eight years worth of differences and reconcile? And what about the zany cast of characters rattling around at Innishannon? Roland's brother, a grand-niece, Lew Wallace's son, the housekeeper, and a documentary filmmaker on site all have their own secrets to hide, too. Soon enough, there are more killings, and it is unclear whether they are connected to the past murders or not.

I loved the references to the movies. Hart has taken the time to flesh out a mix of made up characters with the real-life stories about Hollywood legends such as Loretta Young, John Wayne, Clark Gable, George Cukor, and many more. Along with that, Cordelia's humor-and even Jane's occasional wry sense of humor-was entertaining.

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Title: Killer Physique

Subtitle: Savannah Reid, Book 19

Author: G. A. McKevett

Narrator: Dina Pearlman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-25-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 102 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Plus-sized P.I. Savannah Reid gets a taste of the high life when she attends a Hollywood premiere on the arm of husband Dirk Coulter. Savannah may be a newlywed, but even she gets weak in the knees when she meets celebrity-athlete-turned-movie-star Jason Tyrone. So imagine how she feels when the stars rock-hard body is found rock-hard dead.

Some guys have everything. With his stunning looks and dazzling charm, Jason Tyrone is Americas favorite new action hero. Make that was. Once so spectacular in action, the blockbuster idol was found dead in his hotel room after his latest premiere. Despite his chiseled physique, Jason is never getting up again.Though the autopsy reveals Jason may have gotten his killer body through doping, no one wants to believe the beloved athlete is a fraud, least of all Savannah. Soon shes deeply immersed in the dark world of body enhancing drugs, and wondering if the world-class gym where Jason worked out is really just a front for a lucrative drug ring. Was Jasons death the price he paid for threatening to expose other celebrities caught in the clutch of keeping a flawless image? Or was everyones favorite hero a victim of his own desire to always be at the top of his game? No stranger to societys obsession with image, Savannah is determined to get to the truth. And for the voluptuous investigator, this time its personal.

Members Reviews:

My favorite book yet!

I absolutely loved all of the twists and turns this book had! One of my most favorite of her books yet! Dirk & Van forever

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Title: Providence Rag

Subtitle: A Liam Mulligan Novel

Author: Bruce DeSilva

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-11-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 240 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Edgar Award-winner Bruce DeSilva returns with Liam Mulligan, an old-school investigative reporter for a dying newspaper in Providence, Rhode Island. Mulligan knows every street and alley, every priest and prostitute, every cop and street thug. He knows the mobsters and politicians - who are pretty much one and the same. Inspired by a true story, Providence Rag finds Mulligan, his pal Mason, and the newspaper they both work for at an ethical crossroad. The youngest serial killer in history butchered five of his neighbors before he was old enough to drive. When he was caught eighteen years ago, Rhode Island's antiquated criminal statutes - never intended for someone like him - required that all juveniles, no matter their crimes, be released at age 21. The killer is still behind bars, serving time for crimes supposedly committed on the inside. That these charges were fabricated is an open secret; but nearly everyone is fine with it - if the monster ever gets out more people will surely die. But Mason is not fine with it. If officials can get away with framing this killer they could do it to anybody. As Mason sets out to prove officials are perverting the justice system, Mulligan searches frantically for some legal way to keep the monster behind bars. The dueling investigations pit the friends against each other in a high-stakes race against time - and snares them in an ethical dilemma that has no right answer. Providence Rag is a gripping novel of suspense by one of the rising talents in the mystery field.

Members Reviews:

Awesome book, a who done it until the end

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

Providence Rag rocked, it ranks right up there in my top 10. Book 3 of the Mulligan series did not disappoint, you do not need to read the first 2 to enjoy this book, it makes reference to the previous books but it is a novel all on its own.

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

The plot kept me guess until the very end, once I thought I had the book figured out I was wrong, it kept me guessing until the very end.

Have you listened to any of Jeff Woodmans other performances before? How does this one compare?

Jeff Woodman does and excellent job, his New England accent is right on, Mulligan and the other main characters all had their own voice, I could tell a different person was speaking each time, some just read the book, Jeff did a wicked good job.

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

The book is based off a real life case from Rhode Island from some years ago, I was interested in this case so I did the natural thing... I Googled it, that made me aware of the case and I was not aware that this happened right here in my back yard.

Any additional comments?

Bruce DeSilva is from Rhode Island or he worked here because what I enjoyed was the land marks are correct, from a gas station on Post Rd. in Warwick to some of the neighborhoods, Newport and Narragansett, as Jeff is reading there have been times I will be passing the exact same spot as in the book. An excellent listen.

Yuck

I had looked forward to getting to know the characters in this story, because they were mentioned by other reviewers as being interesting. And, as a former reporter, I looked forward to reading about the old newspaper world I knew back in the day.