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Title: Conviction

Subtitle: Rebekah Roberts, Book 3

Author: Julia Dahl

Narrator: Andi Arndt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-28-17

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

In the summer of 1992, a year after riots exploded between black and Jewish neighbors in Crown Heights, a black family is brutally murdered in their Brooklyn home. A teenager is quickly convicted, and the justice system moves on.

Twenty-two years later, journalist Rebekah Roberts gets a letter: "I didn't do it." Frustrated with her work at the city's sleaziest tabloid, Rebekah starts to dig. But witnesses are missing, memories faded, and almost no one wants to talk about that grim, violent time in New York City - not even Saul Katz, a former cop and her source in Brooklyn's insular Hasidic community.

So she goes it alone. And as she gets closer to the truth of that night, Rebekah finds herself in the path of a killer with two decades of secrets to protect.

From the author of the Edgar-nominated Invisible City comes another timely thriller that illuminates society's darkest corners. Told in part through the eyes of a jittery eyewitness and the massacre's sole survivor, Julia Dahl's Conviction examines the power - and cost - of community, loyalty, and denial.

Members Reviews:

Can't wait for book 4!!

I love the complexity of the characters and intimate details woven throughout the contemporary plot.

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Title: A Twist of the Knife

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Becky Masterman

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-17

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Ex-FBI agent Brigid Quinn, now happily settled in Tucson, doesn't visit her family in Florida much. But her former partner on the force, Laura Coleman - a woman whose life she has saved and who has saved her life in turn - is living there now. So when Laura calls about a case that is not going well, Brigid doesn't hesitate to get on a plane.

On leave from the Bureau, Laura has been volunteering for a legal group trying to prove the innocence of a man who is on death row for killing his family. Laura is firmly convinced that he didn't do it, while Brigid isn't so sure - but the date for his execution is coming up so quickly that they'll have to act fast to find any evidence that may absolve him before it's too late.

Edgar Award and CWA Gold Dagger finalist Becky Masterman's third Brigid Quinn audiobook is the masterful follow-up to Fear the Darkness and Rage Against the Dying.

Critic Reviews:

"A crime novel that transcends the genre - a twisting, high-stakes story with characters so real and so recognizably human, that it breaks your heart a little. Brilliant." (Shari Lapena, author of the New York Times best seller The Couple Next Door)

Members Reviews:

Laborious

Bridget Quinn is a great character but this story was a dud. It was so slow and really not as interesting as her two previous outings. The characters were dull, and the pace was maddening. First time I really had to make an effort to finish the book.

Disappointed

I have read all three books in this series. I really enjoyed the first two - I thought the plots were suspenseful and the characterizations were fairly original. Unfortunately I can't say the same about *A Twist of the Knife*. The self reflections and internal musings on Brigid's part got annoyingly repetitious - to the point where I wanted to say *alright, alright, we get it! Now move on.* Also, I got sick and tired of hearing about all the Quinn family's dysfunction. The specifics given to the reader/listener did not sound all that dysfunctional, for one thing. For another, I didn't get why *Mom* is blamed for everything. It seemed to me that as far as specific behaviors, *Dad* was more inappropriate, what with his throwing things and sharing the grisly details of his police work with children under 12 years old. All of Brigid's angst about her family of origin and how it impaired her emotionally was just not convincing. And saying that, I thought a lot of things in the book were less than credible. For example, - and I'm going out on a limb here - I think I have read that dropping a hair dryer in the bathtub isn't lethal. (used to be but safety measures now prevent)

My last complaint is that the narrator doesn't get the tone right for a first person characterization of a seasoned and tough retired FBI officer.

On the positive side, I do like Carlo's character and I'm grateful that Brigid didn't call him *perfessor* one single time in this book. I wish that his part in these books wasn't limited to the role of supportive spouse. He has a very interesting back story that I think could be used to great effect.

I can't say that I won't read anymore books in this series because the first two were great.

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Title: The Killing Bay

Subtitle: Foroyar Trilogy, Book 2

Author: Chris Ould

Narrator: Matt Addis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-21-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 47 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When a group of international activists arrive on the Faroe Islands intent on stopping the traditional whale hunts, or grindadrap, tensions between islanders and protestors run high. And when a woman is found murdered only hours after a violent confrontation at a whale drive, the circumstances seem purposely designed to create even more animosity between the two sides.

For Faroese detective Hjalti Hentze and DI Jan Reyna, the case quickly exposes personal connections and conflicts of interest. But as they dig deeper, it becomes increasingly clear that the murder has other more sinister aspects to it. Knowing evidence is being hidden from them, and faced with deception on all sides, neither Reyna nor Hentze knows who to trust or how far some people might go to defend their beliefs.

Members Reviews:

Absolutely love this series

Found these stories by clicking on suggested selections below the book I was thinking about. Decided to go for it and now anxiously awaiting book 3. Lovely believable characters, good mystery, great location. I was unaware of the Faeroe Islands, learning a little about them is an added bonus.

Can't wait for the third one!

Love this series and am looking forward to the release of the third and final. Narrator is excellent.

I enjoyed this tremendously.

I enjoyed this book tremendously I cannot wait until book 3 of the trilogy is released

Excellent book, well read

I really like the way that Chris Ould writes, his characters are normal people without obsessions and behave as real people would behave.

This had a good story, I wasn't on the edge of my seat with suspense - but I enjoyed listening to the unfolding tale in a relaxed way.

It was very well read by Matt Addis.

Have I really got to wait a year for number three in the trilogy? Sigh!!

Tense and atmospheric

narration was very good and the story was tense with believable characters thoroughly enjoyed and will be looking forward to the next episode

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Title: The Old Wine Shades

Subtitle: Richard Jury, Book 20

Author: Martha Grimes

Narrator: Steve West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-16-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 41 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The latest in New York Times best-selling author Martha Grimes's Richard Jury mystery series

"The dog came back."

"This is a joke, right?"

"No, it isn't.... So do you want to hear the rest of it?"

Dumbly, Jury nodded. The rest of it is told by Harry Johnson, a stranger who sits down next to Richard Jury as he's drinking in a London pub called the Old Wine Shades. Over three successive nights Harry spins this complicated story about a good friend of his whose wife and son (and dog) disappeared one day as they were viewing property in Surrey. They've been missing for nine months - no trace, no clue, no lead as to what happened.

He's a fascinating bloke, this Harry Johnson - rich, handsome, unattached, and brainy about the esoteric subject of quantum mechanics, a field in which the vanished woman's husband, Hugh Gault, excels: He's an authority on string theory, which has some pretty funny notions about the nature of reality.

Jury wonders, Is Harry Johnson winding him up? Or did it really happen? The dog did come back - but how? And from where? And when Jury investigates, all seems to be just as Harry described it.

Until they find the body.

Members Reviews:

Keep it straight..

The story ambled along like a wine infused dream... nonsense and dribbles of storyline. Annoying ...

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Titel: Im Wald (Bodenstein & Kirchhoff 8)

Autor:: Nele Neuhaus

Erzähler: Oliver Siebeck

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 20 hrs and 9 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-14-16

Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH

Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 26 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Mitten in der Nacht geht im Wald bei Ruppertshain ein Wohnwagen in Flammen auf. Aus den Trümmern wird eine Leiche geborgen. Oliver von Bodenstein und Pia Sander ermitteln wegen Brandstiftung - und bald auch wegen Mordes.

Kurz darauf wird eine alte Frau in einem Hospiz ermordet. Bodenstein ist erschüttert, er kannte die Frau seit seiner Kindheit. Die Ermittlungen führen Pia und ihn in die Vergangenheit, in den Sommer 1972, als Bodensteins bester Freund spurlos verschwand. Ein Kindheitstrauma, das er nie überwand - und für viele Ruppertshainer eine alte Geschichte, an die man besser nicht rührt. Doch es bleibt nicht bei zwei Toten.

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

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

excellent

love Nele Neuhaus. Oliver Siebeck is easy to listen too. Great book. would recommend anytime.

Langwierig und etwas zäh, vor Allem als Hörbuch

Die Geschichte ist gut und komplex, zieht sich aber unnötig in die Länge - dadurch verliert es die Spannung und macht das Hören zäh

Great intriguing story

However as there are many characters it is best to listen over a short period to put all the characters in the right order. At short intervals, over a few days I struggled to remember who fitted where in the story. Most intriguing and kept my attention.

The story seems to be nice...

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

. but I have a real problem with the reading of Oliver Siebeck. He is taking these loud breaths in the middle of a sentence, which are really distracting and I doubt, that I will listen to much more (half way through Chapter 1)

What didnt you like about Oliver Siebecks performance?

I have a real problem with the reading of Oliver Siebeck. He is taking these loud breaths in the middle of a sentence, which are really distracting and I doubt, that I will listen to much more (half way through Chapter 1)

Very enjoyable

Another excellent book in the Bodenstein series. Perfectly narrated. I love a good Krimi in my native German Language.

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Title: Ladybird

Subtitle: A Detective Jason Smith Thriller, Book 3

Author: Stewart Giles

Narrator: J.T. McDaniel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-07-16

Publisher: Stewart Giles

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Detective Sergeant Jason Smith is days away from the end of his sick leave after a case that almost cost him his life when he gets a call from an old friend. His friend has been arrested for the murder of a student. He wants Smith to investigate the murder and prove his innocence. Smith is persuaded return to work. The student was killed with a bread knife. Ladybirds were scattered on his dead body.

When another man is found dead with ladybirds on his body, Smith enlists the help of an insect doctor, the enigmatic Dr. Karen Wood, to try and understand the significance of the ladybirds. As Smith gets drawn closer to this mysterious woman and more and more men wind up dead with ladybirds on their bodies, Smith quickly realizes that Dr. Wood is not who she seems to be.

Smith and his team unearth a terrible secret from 20 years earlier; somebody wants justice and, as more and more men die, Smith realizes he is running out of time to find out who.

Members Reviews:

Winner

This book gets a four because it was good but not good enough for a five.

I will definitely look for more from this author.

You won't be disappointed with this series.

A super author with a great balance of personal and professional story-lines. Canât get enough of this series, they are a must to read.

Another good D S Jason Smith thriller. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

I enjoyed reading this book. It took me much longer this time to really figure out who the killer was.. Excellent writing.

So, what's a ladybird???

This is a definite keeper.

An excellent part of the total series.

Didn't put it down!

Freaked me out fabulously! Stewart honey, you ain't right in the head. I love it! I've already bought more!

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Titel: Der Passagier vom 1. November

Autor:: Georges Simenon

Erzähler: Hans Paetsch, Hanns Lothar

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 32 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-25-16

Herausgeber: Der Audio Verlag

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Am Abend vor Allerheiligen kommt ein junger Mann nach La Rochelle. Gilles Mauvoisin weiß noch nicht, was ihn in der Heimatstadt seiner Eltern erwarten wird. Bald bekommt er eine überraschende Nachricht: Er, der mittellose Vollwaise, ist als Alleinerbe des großen Vermögens seines Onkels eingesetzt, den alle im Ort hassten. Nach seiner unbeschwerten Jugend unter Zirkuskünstlern muss Gilles nun schnell erwachsen werden, um Licht in die dunklen Machenschaften des Ortes, einem Netzwerk aus Korruption, Betrug, Erpressung und Mord, zu bringen.

©2016 Diogenes (P)2016 DAV

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Titel: Maigrets erste Untersuchung

Autor:: Georges Simenon

Erzähler: Evelyn Hamann, Hanns Lothar, Charles Wirths, Charles Brauer

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 56 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-25-16

Herausgeber: Der Audio Verlag

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

April 1913: Der junge Jules Maigret hat gerade Nachtdienst, als im Kommissariat ein aufgeregter Mann erscheint. Justin Minard, Flötist in einem Salonorchester, ist Zeuge eines Verbrechens geworden. Er hat beobachtet, wie eine Frau am Fenster einer einsam gelegenen Villa lehnte und um Hilfe schrie - dann fiel ein Schuss. Es scheint sich um einen Mord zu handeln. Maigret, der eigentlich nur Sekretär des weltmännischen Kommissars Le Bret ist, eilt zum Tatort, wohlwissend, dass in der Villa ein Mann residiert, der großen Einfluss in Paris genießt. Es wird Maigrets erster Fall.

©2016 Diogenes (P)2016 DAV

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Titel: Der Tod zu Gast auf Mallory Manor (Sherlock Holmes 66)

Autor:: Andreas Masuth, Peter Krüger

Erzähler: Christian Rode, Peter Gröger, Sabine Bohlmann, Pascal Breuer, Melanie Manstein, Tobias Lelle

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 34 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-03-16

Herausgeber: Maritim

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Als Sir Joseph Mallory leblos auf seinem Landsitz bei Cheltenham aufgefunden wird, glaubt jeder zunächst an das Augenscheinliche: Ein unerwartetes Herzversagen... Nichts weist darauf hin, dass der Patriarch, der erst kürzlich aus Indien zurückgekehrt war, eines gewaltsamen Todes gestorben sein könnte. Einzig der Notar Philipp Driscoll argwöhnt, dass der Schein in diesem Fall trügen könnte, denn Sir Joseph erfreute sich bis zuletzt allerbester Gesundheit.

Driscoll sendet ein Telegramm an Sherlock Holmes und bittet den Meisterdetektiv um Hilfe. Gemeinsam mit Dr. Watson macht Holmes sich auf die Reise, die von London bis in die Nähe des Bristol-Kanals führt.

Gerade erst auf Mallory Manor eingetroffen, gerät Holmes in ein Labyrinth verwirrender Fakten und raffinierter Intrigen: Wenn Sir Joseph tatsächlich ganz plötzlich und unerwartet in seinem Sessel starb -weshalb hielt er dann mit einer Hand ein Gewehr umklammert und in der anderen seine Zigarre? Warum beharrt der Gehilfe des Lords darauf, ein uralter Fluch könnte Sir Joseph ereilt haben? Und was haben die anderen Bewohner von Mallory Manor zu verbergen?

Es herrscht eine bedrückende Atmosphäre allgegenwärtigen Misstrauens... Denn vom Butler bis zu den einzelnen Familienmitgliedern besitzt jeder ein potentielles Motiv, Sir Joseph ermordet zu haben. Doch als unvermittelt eine weitere Leiche gefunden wird, begreifen Holmes und Watson die erschreckende Wahrheit: Es ist ... der Tod zu Gast auf Mallory Manor...

Begleiten Sie den größten Detektiv der Romangeschichte bei seinen Ermittlungen auf Mallory Manor. Auf Mallory Manor gibt es viele Türen und viele Verdächtige. Sie alle verbergen etwas. Ihre Geheimnisse werden Sie erst kennen, wenn Sie alle Türen geöffnet und jedem Verdächtigen zugehört haben. Erst dann erschließt sich das Bild in seiner Gesamtheit. Erst dann kennen Sie die ganze Wahrheit. Aber, ... gibt es diese überhaupt? Die eine und alles erklärende Wahrheit..?

©2008 Hermann Media (P)2016 Hermann Media

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Title: Dead Men Don't Crochet

Subtitle: Crochet Mystery, Book 2

Author: Betty Hechtman

Narrator: Margaret Strom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-24-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The Tarzana Hookers are a motley crew of women, all of whom are not afraid to speak their minds. Except Sheila, a timid, anxiety-ridden crocheter in desperate need of money, who sells her beautiful scarves at a local consignment store. When the owner stiffs Sheila, the boisterous ladies rally to her support. Then the shop owner is found dead. Molly Pink ignores the warnings from her homicide-detective boyfriend and sets out with her stitchmates to clear Sheila's name.

Members Reviews:

Needed a break from DeMille

I decided it was time to take a break from DeMille and I love to crochet so I gave Hooked on Murder a try. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn't mind a few errors in spelling etc. as I am not a perfectionist. I immediately loaded Dead Men Don't Crochet to my Kindle and I am almost done with it. I have now purchased all the books in the series and look forward to reading them as well.

The only disappointment for me was I tried to crochet the Hugs of Comfort Shawl and even though I am a pretty accomplished crocheter, I could not make this pattern work for me at all. I would be interested to know if anyone else has tried it and how they made out.

Good read

Very engrossing. Kept me interested and involved. Will continue reading the books In this series. Ordering another Crochet Mystery today.

Love a good mystery

This was a very enjoyable book. The characters came to life and I loved the mystery of who done it and kept me guessing till the very last.

Also enjoyed the crochet group because I love to crochet with thread or yarn.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery and loved that the pattern for the shawl and recipe for cheese cake was included. Going to try both.

Good.

Good book, but I found it hard to stay in the story.

great casual read!

great series... I love to crochet so this is a fun read for me. It's not heavy on crochet terminology and it doesn't spend too much time there though, so if you don't crochet you can still enjoy the book. There is a story running behind the individual stories...Molly and her relationships progress through the series, so it's good to start with book 1.