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Title: The O Line Mystery Shorts Book 8

Author: M. Saylor Billings

Narrator: Nina Greeley, Beth Hutchens, Taisha Rucker, Colin Cahill, M. Saylor Billings

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-31-13

Publisher: Billibatt Productions

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The O Line Mystery Shorts books 1 through 11 comprise the complete dramatization of the short story mystery series. Originally released as podcasts, they have been remastered for audiobook listening. Book 8 features episodes: #33 "Sally's Goose Chase", #34 "Annie Rolls the Dice", #35 "Listening Device", and #36 "The Ho' Next Do'".

Set on Ohlone Island in the San Francisco Bay, island inhabitants Lorna and Annie have a penchant for discovering fraud, corruption, and murder. In episode 33, "Sally's Goose Chase", Against her better judgment, Roberta gets pulled in deeper into the plot when she and Sally send Lorna on a wild goose chase so Sally can slip out of town on business while Annie is still missing. In episode 34, "Annie Rolls the Dice", with Annie back on Ohlone Island, Michael and Sally hatch a plan to distract her and Lorna with a pub game at the local watering hole. But their plan backfires when Annie finally takes a chance and trust's Lorna above anyone else. In episode 35 "Listening Device", now that Lorna and Annie are back in cahoots Annie surprises Lorna with her secret weapon and they execute their big plan to help Sally. And in the final short, "The Ho' Next Do'", Annie and Lorna use Sally's newest diversion to further their own agenda and learn something new about the neighborhood and it's inhabitants.

Following in the footsteps of Classic Radio Drama's, The O Line Mystery Shorts brings to life new stories for the digital age. The companion book series available exclusively on Kindle e-books includes an introduction and the scripts that follow the stories evolution.

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Title: Death of a Hooker

Author: Henry Kane

Narrator: Stephen Bel Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Beverly Crystal had a million-dollar idea and a circle of "friends" who would never force her to hunt around for enemies. The happy crew included: Danny the Dance, who waltzed his way through life like a man sliding down a banister made of razor-blades; Mickey Bokino, who let money flow through his fingers like the acid he kept ready for people who couldn't - or wouldnt - pay him back; Vinnie Veneto, who owned everything and everybody and had his fingers in more pies than a drunken pastry chef on the morning after; and Peter Chambers, a private eye with a buck to make and more than a couple of murders to solve...provided the law couldn't pin the couple already committed on one Peter Chambers.

It was neck and neck all the way, with Death closing in in the backstretch and a loaded gun in an unknown hand waiting at the finish line.

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Title: In Dog We Trust

Author: Neil S. Plakcy

Narrator: Kelly Libatique

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-12

Publisher: Neil Plakcy

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 129 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

After a bad divorce and a brief prison term for computer hacking, 42-year-old Steve Levitan has returned to his home town of Stewart's Crossing and taken a part-time job as an adjunct professor of English at his alma mater, Eastern College. While walking around his gated community, he becomes friendly with his next-door neighbor, Caroline Kelly, and her golden retriever, Rochester. When Caroline is shot and killed while walking Rochester, Steve becomes the dog's temporary guardian. Together, these two unlikely sleuths work to uncover the mystery behind Caroline's death.

Members Reviews:

A Cute, Fun, Mystery, Especially for Dog Lovers

Where does In Dog We Trust rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Not sure. This is the first audiobook murder mystery I've listened to, especially one written in this lighthearted and fun style. Not that murder is funny, it's just that the author has a good sense of humor and the Golden Retriever is really cool. I rank it very high for enjoyability.

What did you like best about this story?

The suspense. Wondering what was going to happen next and who the culprit is. But I really liked how Rochester, the Golden, helped in solving the crime. It was kind of a revenge thing too since his owner was the one who was killed.

Which character as performed by Kelly Libatique was your favorite?

Well, Kelly did a *great job doing all sorts of characters, both male and female. The main character, Steve Levitan, was consistent in his style of a man with a regrettable past who is trying to get back on his feet. Kelly made this believable.

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

When Steve was really coming to grips out his divorce, time in jail, the children he never had, and the life and career he has to re-make.

Any additional comments?

I liked it a lot. Looking forward to listening to the rest of the series.

A Good Fun Read for Dog Lovers

Steve Levitan has been living a pretty boring life, struggling to find regular work and enduring monthly visits from his parole officer. He recently spent six months in jail over a little light hacking, and as a result he lost his job, his wife, and his life in Silicon Valley. After leaving jail he moved back east and began work as an adjunct professor. Steve is unwilling to confess his conviction and jail time to his old friends and neighbors, and unable to move on and create new relationships without disclosing his past. He lives in suspense of discovery and rejection.

While on a walk one day, Steve discovers his next door neighbor's golden retriever, Rochester, running loose. Rochester leads Steve to the body of his owner by the side of the road, gunned down by three bullets. Steve wonders just what could cause someone to kill his neighbor, and before he can stop himself he's drawn into the mystery with help from his new doggy sidekick.

I enjoyed this mystery! This is the first in a series of seven starring Steve and Rochester, but it can be read as a standalone and doesn't end on a cliffhanger. The pace of the book is slow and steady, and the writing is simple and straightforward with plenty of descriptions and character development. Rochester, the golden retriever, was a gem and his mannerisms so truly doggy-like. I thought Steve's character arc was really well done.

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Title: Blood Stained

Subtitle: A Lucy Guardino FBI Thriller, Book 2

Author: CJ Lyons

Narrator: Lauren Roth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-12

Publisher: CJ Lyons, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Just your average Pittsburgh soccer mom, baking brownies and carrying a loaded 40-caliber Glock....

Until recently Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino was a shining star in the FBI's roster. But after killing a man and disobeying orders, Lucy's been sidelined, chained to her desk. When a mysterious letter arrives hinting that, thanks to Lucy, the wrong man was blamed for a string of serial rapes, kidnappings, and killings four years ago, Lucy jumps at the chance to re-open the case - despite orders to leave well enough alone.

Her unofficial investigation takes her back to the small town that thrust her into the spotlight four years ago when she saved the killer's last victims - before the killer took his own life and the life of one final victim, a mother who left a 10-year-old son and loving husband behind.

What Lucy doesn't know is that what happened four years ago was all a lie, fueled by sacrifice and betrayal, designed to shield the real killer.

With the lives of her family, a group of innocent children, and the future of one desperate boy at risk, Lucy races to stop an innocent from killing and a killer from butchering more innocents.

Members Reviews:

Excellent!

This story held my attention from the very 1st. It is very well written. Great character development and a logical flow made for a wonderful adventure.

Sounds like a repeat

Story was not original. Performance was so-so. All in all, it filled in the gap of a long car trip but wasn't very interesting. I'm not inclined to continue the series as the story line has been done multiple times - no big mystery and the ending leads me to believe it would be the same in the next book. Too bad because the first book was pretty good.

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Title: Hang by Your Neck

Author: Henry Kane

Narrator: Stephen Bel Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-03-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Peter Chambers is a private richard who has a real affinity for trouble. He hasn't any notion at all who polished off the nasty blonde with the round hole between her eyes - or the little man swinging by the neck from a bedroom window. Peter has strong incentives for finding out the answers - partly because the only thing he can do is break the case wide open before the going gets too rough. But mainly because his fee is Miami Moonbeam, six feet of ravishing, red-haired woman.

Members Reviews:

Needs work

This was a book clearly in need of editing. Or one that was submitted in first draft form. Characters would forget who they are talking about mid-conversation, they would repeat their actions. Making for a difficult read, somewhere between annoying and boring. The story's premise is good, but the telling needs work before this is a worthwile read.

Corpses, Bags of Money, & Jail Cells

Hang By Your Neck is the third of thirty Peter Chambers PI novels written by Henry Kane (not to be confused with Fran Kane, another PI writer of the same period). He published thirty of these between 1949 and 1971. The plot involves the old standby of a dead corpse that had previously been a lovely woman and a suitcase stuffed with money. Finding both makes Chambers a sad fall guy and, when the guy who seemed to have set him up is found swinging from a rope, Chambers has to find out what's up. What follows is a hopelessly convoluted story involving affairs, models, after hours nightclubs, wrestlers, painters, small town cops, conniving damsels, nymphomaniacs, bartenders, and more.

While the initial plan plot is quite interesting, the story feels rather flat for the most part and hopelessly convoluted. There's a lot of good material here. It just doesn't do much for the reader.

You're Reader, You Read Books, Everything Else is for Laughs

I picked up a copy of Hang by the Neck out of curiosity as Iâd listened to the Crime and Peter Chambers golden age radio program and was curious what the books were like.

The answer is very much the same, only with a more complex plot.

In the book, Pete is hired by Johnny the Mick to go pick up a suitcase from Johnnyâs apartment. However, Pete finds the body of a beautiful woman and then the police come up and haul Johnny and Pete off to jail. Chambers released only to come home and find the body of Johnny the Mick hanging from his window.

The police conclude that Johnny murdered the girl and committed suicide but Pete knows Johnny the Mick well enough to not buy the explanation.

What follows is Chambersâ questioning and conversing with a wide variety of shady characters to get to the truth. The suspects are pretty much stock characters for a hard boiled detective novel: the seductive performer, the charming model, the shady night club owner. The one exception to this is an ex-boxer turned painter which was a nice touch. Thereâs also a great speech from a cop about what private investigators are for and what they ought stick to investigating. Though later events in the book make the speech more than a tad ironic.

Radio programs were known for taking massive liberities when bringing detectives not named Sherlock Holmes to the microphone, so I was surprised to find that the characters in the book spoke exactly like the radio program with some very stylized dialogue.

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Title: Home Front

Subtitle: Sparky Hemingway, Book 1

Author: Joel Rosenberg

Narrator: Tom Richards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-21-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When aging, balding, copy editor Ernest "Sparky" Hemingway (no relation) gets a call from the daughter of his Vietnam buddy George Washington (also no relation), he is faced with a choice. He can head out to Minneapolis to help her out of a jam or hang up the phone - and this phone call has the potential to turn Sparky's life upside down. He's managed to erect a pretty effective cocoon around himself over the last few years, and no amount of aggravation (or thoughts about his long-gone ex-wife) can get through his very carefully nurtured shell. He's very comfortable living (well, maybe just existing) in the little North Dakota town of Hardwoods, filled with its decidedly odd folks who just do what they have to in order to get along, where everybody knows everybody else's secret but pretends they don't. He's left alone, and that's the way Sparky likes it.

But you don't walk away from a promise. Especially when that promise was made to somebody who pulled your butt out of more unfriendly and friendly fire than a hailstorm of June bugs. You don't ask, you just do.

His fellow vet buddy Doc Holiday (you guessed it, no relation) meets him in Minneapolis and tosses him a .45, which comes in handy when they run into a hard time with some gang-bangers who are after the girl in question. They rescue Washington's teenage daughter, Tenisha, and Doc and Sparky split up, Sparky taking Tenisha and her cat back to his place.

Between dealing with the aforementioned gang-bangers, the Minneapolis police, who are hassling Sparky, Doc's brain tumor, and the mostly white town Sparky lives in taking umbrage at the color of Tenisha's skin - not to mention having to haul a four-month-pregnant neighbor and her baby to his house for safety during a blizzard - Sparky thinks he's handling himself pretty well.

Members Reviews:

Disappointed

I had listened to a different book by this author and enjoyed it very much. However, this book was filled with profane language, which caused me to return it to audible for a refund.

Home Front leaves you feeling good.

What did you love best about Home Front?

I loved the way the book made me feel good about friendships while making me wonder who might be bad guys later in the novel.

What did you like best about this story?

Sparky's bad natured responses to people then his changes.

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

no

Any additional comments?

This is a suspense but feel good book - with good descriptions of hometown relationships.

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Title: The Gallows in My Garden

Author: Richard Deming

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-23-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

"The gallows in my garden, people say,

Is new and neat and adequately tall.

I tie the noose on in a knowing way

As one that knots his necktie for a ball;

But just as all the neighbors...on the wail...

Are drawing a long breath to shout 'Hurray!'

The strangest whim has seized me.... After all

I think I will not hang myself today.'' - From G. K. Chestertons "A Ballade of Suicide"

Young Donald Lawson was familiar with that poem...yet now his body hung dead on a crag. Murder or suicide, Manville Moon was already on the case, as bodyguard to Don's beautiful sister, Grace. For Grace's life was threatened, too. And to protect it Moon found himself crossing fists and guns with hired killers, and fencing desperately with Grace's friends, family, and fiancé, anyone of whom might have wanted to kill her.

Members Reviews:

Incomprehensible twaddle

I don't know who the audience for this book might be. The characters are trivial. The plot is ludicrous. The entire situation strains credulity to the point of shattering it.Joe Barrett has read a number of good book over the years, but this isn't one of them. I will quote Groucho Marx here: I've had a good evening. Unfortunately, this wasn't one of them.

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Title: Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice

Subtitle: A Jesse Stone Novel

Author: Michael Brandman, Robert B. Parker (creator)

Narrator: James Naughton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-11-12

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 179 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Autumn in Paradise, Massachusetts, is usually an idyllic time - but not this year. A Hollywood movie company has come to town, and brought with it a huge cast, crew, and a troubled star. Marisol Hinton is very beautiful, reasonably talented, and scared out of her wits that her estranged husband's jealousy might take a dangerous turn. When she becomes the subject of a death threat, Jesse and the rest of the Paradise police department go on high alert.

And when Jesse witnesses a horrifying collision caused by a distracted teenage driver, the political repercussions of her arrest bring him into conflict with the local selectmen, the DA, and some people with very deep pockets. There's murder in the air, and Jesse's reputation as an uncompromising defender of the law - and his life - are on the line.

Members Reviews:

Jesse's in good hands

Michael Brandman may be able to keep the Jesse Stone character going.

The dialog wasn't as sharp as in the past - but it was close.

I still miss Joe Montegna narrating - but James Naughton would be my second choice,

All in all - if you are a Jesse Stone fan - enjoy the listen.

If you are new to this series - get going, you are missing some great books!

A nice compromise

Okay; I understand that Brandman isn't Robert Parker. Much of the wit is missing and for the second time he has turned Molly into a sitcom character. Still I enjoyed both this book as well as it's predecessor. As always Jesse's humanity shines through all the less than stellar writing of the replacement sent into the game for the fallen star. His relationship with the teenagers who he reaches is the highlight of this work; as it was in his previous closing of a Jesse Stone novel began by Parker. Though I didn't think as highly of this selection as his previous work, I still recommend it.

Jesse Stone -still a hero

Would you consider the audio edition of Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice to be better than the print version?

No, did not care for the narrator

What was one of the most memorable moments of Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice?

It is always Jesse Stone's humanity. He cares for what is right, more than what is expedient. He saw through the bluster of a hurting teenager and tried to instill some self worth.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He cannot change voice effectively

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

Hopped Up Husband's Hit on Hollywood Hottie

Any additional comments?

"Robert Parker's" books are predictable and that's what I like. I count on it. Michael Brandman did a good job at capturing his voice. I was surprised to find Jesse with a cat instead of a dog. Did I miss a book? The book had enough sub plots

i.e a movie star's junkie husband, stealing at the local water company, a spoiled and truly nasty teenage girl and even at the end a self absorbed FBI team leader to keep me listening straight through a Sunday. If you like Parker you will add this book to your history.

Great performance of an average story

What made the experience of listening to Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice the most enjoyable?

James Naughton's performance is perfect. Rich and rewarding.

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Title: He Who Hesitates

Subtitle: An 87th Precinct Novel, Book 19

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Dick Hill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-15-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

A craftsman visiting the city struggles to contact the 87th Precinct with details of a former lovers sudden death when theres another beauty distracting him.....

Critic Reviews:

The 87th Precinct [is] one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century. (Newsday)

"McBain has the ability to make every character believable - which few writers these days can do. (Associated Press)

Members Reviews:

Reaching the end of this fantastic series will be a sad day.

What can you say about Ed McBainâs 87th Precinct series that hasnât been said already?

He set the standard for police procedurals and over 57 books in the series always met that standard and most times bested it. Only McBain could make the weather â a February snowstorm in this case â a character as richly drawn as any human one.

And many times, he broke the mold â like here. This is an 87th Precinct book, yet the people who populate the word of the 87th Precinct are only bit players in this entry. The star is a man who spends the whole book vacillating between going to the police and returning to his home in upstate New York. That it didnât feature McBainâs major characters kept me from giving it a higher rating.

This is the 19th book in the series, written in 1965, and it shows in the dialog, police procedures, and little details (75 cents for a Valentineâs Day card!) that bring a book to life. But McBainâs storytelling is as crisp and engaging today as it was 53(!) years ago.

'He Who Hesitates' is only 164 pages long, yet the story McBain tells is as complex and richly drawn as any two or three times that length. Thatâs the mark of a master.

I only have 6 books from this series left to read. And when I finish that sixth one, it will be a sad day indeed.

This little book was not in great condition, but it is fine with me because ...

This little book was not in great condition, but it is fine with me because I enjoy subject matter of book, which is new to me since this is my first book from McBain, and I have to get used to his writings. It is different from my reading experience say by Michael Connelly and Bosh. To me the actions devolved in its content seem too slow and it appears that lead detective does not have the tech tools to resolve the killing of 3 cops. It is hard to explain, but upper police management lacks action and integrity how and what are doing to stop this major problem. No answer. It looks to me that they are just waiting to see the next dead cop. Hard to see. To me they are not visible. Cop after cop killing seems like this just happened. No noise, no politics in the police group...I guess Connelly have me used to his tricky intricacies and action in any crime of his books. We will see in next book by McBain.

I hope he will write more about little details of NYC which I know very well. Give me details of a cop driving a given known avenue or street and apartment location, park, etc.

Thank you

Book came quickly to my home

Thank you

You Can't Go Wrong with ANY Ed McBain Novel !!!!!

This is the FIRST "87th Precinct" novel by the late, GREAT, Ed McBain. There's really no crime novelist that will ever be as good as he was. He wrote other novels as well but the "87th Precinct" was his whole other fabulous world.

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Title: Murder Must Wait

Subtitle: A Napoleon Bonaparte Mystery, Book 19

Author: Arthur W. Upfield

Narrator: Peter Hosking

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-12

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 31 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte arrives in the little town of Mitford, New South Wales, to find that five babies have been abducted and a murder committed. The half-aborigine sleuth calls in policewoman Alice McGorr to help him, and one of the most important clues they find is a cave drawing depicting an aboriginal legend. Bony, as unorthodox and cunning as ever, reenacts the legend in order to solve the mystery.

Members Reviews:

Bony in town

Bony demonstrates his tracking ability in a urban environment.

As always Arthur upfields books take the lisener back in time

and to different locations from the most mystery & thriller novels

Not up to the usual standard of this series

Storyline is very convoluted and shows little understanding of the psychology of characters that usually grace Upfield's novels. Of all his novels I would put this one at the bottom of the list.

A Bony novel to keep you guessing!

Murder Must Wait is original, suspenseful and 100% classic Bony. I couldn't stop listening. The talented and well-suited narrating of Peter Hosking makes these audio books what they are and will have you coming back until you've listened to them all!

Reader bothers me.

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

The story is good, as Arthur Upfield's stories invariably are, but, this reader can kill a good story. Please find someone who would do justice to Upfield.

What three words best describe Peter Hoskings voice?

Boring boring boring.

a good llisten. great for the long car trip.

a good story that keeps u guessing. boney the sentral character, cleverly and strategically investigate the abductions