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Title: Judas Kiss

Subtitle: Taylor Jackson Series #3

Author: J. T. Ellison

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-24-10

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 180 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

It was a murder made for TV: a trail of tiny bloody footprints. An innocent toddler playing beside her mothers bludgeoned body. Pretty young Corinne Wolff, seven months pregnant, brutally murdered in her own home.

Cameras and questions dont usually faze Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson, but the media frenzy surrounding the Wolff case is particularly nastyand thorough. When the seemingly model mommy is linked to an amateur porn website with underage actresses and unwitting players, the sharks begin to circle.

The shock is magnified when an old adversary uses the sexy secret footage to implicate Taylor in a murder an accusation that threatens her career, her reputation, and her relationship.

Both cases hinge on the evidence real or manufactured of crimes that go beyond passion, into the realm of obsessive vengeance and shocking betrayal. Just what the networks love.

Members Reviews:

Ceylon mckinnis hemet, ca

Wondering when Taylor and john are going to get married. Love the series so far. Love the characters and trying to get all of the books. Recommend reading.sometimes it is a bit scary and keeps me up at night reading until the next morning. Can't let the books go until i have finish reading them. Looking forward to john and Taylor wedding soon i hope.keep up the good work. J. T. Ellison, love reading the books you have with Catherine coulter also. Got every book. A true fan.

couldn't stop listening!!

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

I would definately recommed this audiobook to a friend.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Judas Kiss?

My most memorable moment was finding out that Corrine was leading a double life.

The other memoragle moment was finding Aiden dead by the hand of the Copy Cat.

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Title: 14: Taylor Jackson Series #2

Author: J. T. Ellison

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-23-10

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 186 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

In the mid-1980s the Snow White Killer terrorized the streets of Nashville, Tennessee. Then suddenly the murders stopped. A letter from the killer to the police stated that his work was done.

Now four more bodies are found, marked with his fatal signature. The residents of Nashville fear a madman has returned, decades later, to finish his sick fairy tale.

Homicide Lieutenant Taylor Jackson believes the killings are the work of a copycat killer who's even more terrifying. For this monster is meticulously honing his craft as he mimics famous serial murders - proving that the past is not to be forgotten.

Members Reviews:

new author

excellent book can't wait to read the next one.this is my new author, and I'm hoping that book 3 is as good as book 1 & 2.

Mediocre at best

Sorry, but I really had trouble fighting my way through the whole thing. The timeline was weird and didn't make much sense, in that often too much happened in too little time to be realistic.

There was a horrible error made about 1/3 of the way through the book. It was so stupid and so unforgivable that it simply kept preying on my mind.

Somewhere about 2/3 of the way through the book, it dawned on me that much of the driving essence for many characters was right out of "The Girl Who..." (Steig Larrsen). That did me in.

BTW, the performer was OK, not great. Her "Southern" accent varied from Tennessee, to Southern Virginia, to Texas. Didn't make much sense.

I've enjoyed other of the series, but, that probably killed it, for me.

#2 and it's the SH!+!

Oh wow! I've been doing some catch up on this author and I must say she is phenomenal!!

As the plot lays out you get to like Taylor Jackson and her no b.s. attitude. Her family's dynamics on the other hand, yikes! Made me sad for the character. I can't go to deep into this book as I know me, I'll give things away that the reader(s) should listen or read on their own. I want to just blurt exciting things, the sad, the Ugly.

Y'all have read the cover story and maybe the first book, "All the Pretty Girls", it's getting better!

Just ordered Judas Kiss today! Told you I am playing catch up, but for a first timer, this series is not a disappointment.

It's worth the time and money, if it changes, I'll let you know.

Happy Reading!!

Very entertaining!

What made the experience of listening to 14: Taylor Jackson Series #2 the most enjoyable?

I liked the twist and turns of the story. The author gives you just enough to try to figure out what is going on but always adds a twist that surprises you.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I love Lincoln. He is the quiet character, but has a personality you can't help but like and he is one of the smaller characters so I get excited when he is in a part being read.

What does Joyce Bean bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Perhaps she brings a sensce of realness to the characters.

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

I laugh a lot through J.T.

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Title: Book of Souls

Author: Glenn Cooper

Narrator: Mark Boyett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 908 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The Library: Only a handful know it exists. It holds the world's most astonishing and terrifying information. But the one book that is the key to the greatest secret of all time is missing.

Former FBI Special Agent Will Piper solved and survived the "Doomsday Killer" case, and his reward was a forced early retirement. But the shattering truths he learned about the government's most covert operations won't let him rest, and now he's on the trail of a mysterious volume that's been lost for six centuries. This is the book that inspired Shakespeare and the prophecies of Nostradamus, and once Will gets his hands on it, his life will be worth nothing, his death sentence a top priority handed down from the very highest levels of power. Because there are some truths too dangerous for anyone to know - those that concern the future, world domination, and the end of everything.

Members Reviews:

Completely gripped me.

One of the best audible books I've listened to, out of hundreds.

I found this audiobook just surfing around the audible site. I'd never heard of this author before. I found a gem.

The author is a wordmaster and a master of ideas. The story is very fresh and original

and it completely gripped me.

The narration is perfect. Clear and concise, the narrator mastered his voices and accents.

The characters are well defined and interesting.

Definitely, I would listen to the first book first, and then this one.

If you like the first one, you will enjoy this one too. They are cut from the same mold and part of the same fantastic mythos.

Must Read!

A cross between Brown's DaVinci Code & Follett's Pillars of the Earth, Cooper gives a fast and thrilling read. I highly recommend reading The Secret of the Seventh Son, which is the prequel to this book, before delving into this one, as it provides greater depth into the history of the Books and the Order. Both novels are excellent.

Great Read

First of all if you have not read Secrets of the Seventh Son do not read this one first! I did read Book of Souls first and I throughly enjoyed it but realized that if I had read the first book first I would have "caught on" much sooner. It was a little trying jumping back into the past then forward into the future but once I understood why Mr. Cooper was doing this the book came together for me. This is my first read with Glenn Cooper and I loved his style. I am now going to read Secrets of the Seventh Sons. The narration was great too. I would highly recommend this one AFTER you read Seventh Sons.

Surprising!

Boyett narrates one of the more intriguing thrillers I have heard in awhile. Plot rips along, and interesting historical flashbacks add some colour. Actually the resolve leaves one wanting abit more. I recommend this one!

Wonderful, but hear 7th Son first

I had never heard of Glenn Cooper before downloading Secret of the 7th Son, but he's well worth listening to. The narrator is excellent. I can't wait to get into the car so I can keep listening.

However, don't listen to this one first. The 7th Son is the first story and if you were to listen to them in reverse, I think you'd miss a lot.

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Title: All Mortal Flesh

Subtitle: A Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery

Author: Julia Spencer-Fleming

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-10

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 100 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Police Chief Russ van Alstyne doesn't expect any gossip in the town about his carefully contained feelings for the Reverend Clare Fergusson. So he certainly doesn't expect to be the prime suspect when his wife is found murdered in their own home. To the state police, it's an open-and-shut-case of a disaffected husband, silencing first his wife, then the investigation he controls.

But nothing is as it seems in the small Adirondack town of Millers Kill, where betrayal twists old friendships and evil waits inside white-clapboard farmhouses. Russ and Clare struggle against the reach of the law, the authority of the church, and their own guilty hearts in All Mortal Flesh.

Critic Reviews:

"Fans, once they start reading, will hang Do Not Disturb signs on their doors." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Advances the Narrative

The characters depart from working together as they had in previous books ... looking forward to reading how the relationship changes in the next book.

Fabulous series, great writing

I love the complexity of the people in this series. The relationship between Russ and Clare gets especially complicated in this one. The tension between the two of them is paralleled by the tension between each and his or her employers. And that's without the drama of the murder and chasing down suspects and Clare getting herself in peril yet again. I also like the writing: The language and imagery are both varied and sophisticated which makes for a satisfying and stimulating read.

The best one in the series yet -- but it is no 5!

Would you listen to All Mortal Flesh again? Why?

Probably not -- I rarely read books twice or listen to them twice.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Claire -- I am an Episcopalian so it's neat to have a main character from my church and tradition. Plus she's a strong female character which is always refreshing

Any additional comments?

This is book no. 5 in the series not book no. 4 which is what the Audible information says! Please fix this Audible. It's VERY important to read these books in order and as far as I know they are not all available as audiobooks on Audible. I had to read a couple in regular print form. Please do them all as audiobooks and number them correctly!

A Must-Read in the Series

While I'm more of a crime or detective mystery reader, the series' premise of an Episcopal priest who falls in love with the married police chief while investigating crimes in their small community has been an intriguing storyline to watch develop. I didn't like this story as much as the first books in the series; but it seems to be one that you must read before moving on to the others. And, I will be reading the others.

couldn't finish it

What disappointed you about All Mortal Flesh?

narration

Any additional comments?

I think this quite possibly would have been a good book. I couldn't get past the horrific narration. Upstate New York is not the deep south so what's with the southern belle accent? And if you can't do a male voice then for pity's sake just read with your own voice and let the listener figure it out. What a waste.

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Title: Swimsuit

Author: James Patterson

Narrator: Christian Rummel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-29-09

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 546 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

LA Times reporter Ben Hawkins is conducting his own research into the case, hoping to help the victim and get an idea for his next bestseller. With no leads and no closer to uncovering the kidnapper's identity than when he stepped off the plane, Ben gets a shocking visit that pushes him into an impossible-to-resist deal with the devil.

A heart-pounding story of fear and desire, Swimsuit transports listeners to a chilling new territory where the collision of beauty and murder transforms paradise into a hell of unspeakable horrors.

Members Reviews:

DISAPPOINTING AND DISGUSTING!

This is one of the worst books I have ever listened to from Audible. I enjoy murder mysteries and listen to them regularly. This one crosses the line into some kind of sick voyeuristic perversion. This book contains vivid descriptions on the rape, torture and murder of women. This book focuses on the exploitation of women more than solving the crime. My husband was horrified by what he heard. We asked for a refund the book was so bad. I have been a Platinum member for 6 or 7 years and have NEVER requested a refund until now. This book is awful.

Swimsuit

I bought it because I like the author and usually enjoy what he writes. For me, this was just too sick, graphic and sad.

Violent terror and torture..too realistic

This storyline will cause nightmares. It should come with a warning label. I am a huge Patterson fan..love the Cross series and Women's Murder Club. Some collaborations are ok. This story however saddens me to think that there may be some disturbed individuals in our world such as the main characters. It also makes one wonder what reasonable person would write such horror. This one is a bit too graphic for me.

Another Disappointing Collaboration

I really like James Patterson's books, but since he has been co-authoring these stories, I cannot remember one that I've really liked.

This one is not believable. The characters are stupid, shallow and not interesting, even the "evil killer" is bland. It is all very predictable and for me really, sorry to say, a waste of a credit.

swimsuit

substitutes gruesome scenes and horrific characters for plot and skill. weak ending. save your money.

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Title: Where the Dead Lay

Author: David Levien

Narrator: Scott Brick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-24-09

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 115 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Early in the dark, Indianapolis morning, Frank Behr's friend and mentor is murdered with no motive and no trace of evidence left behind. Behr, a quiet, mountainous former cop, thirsts for answers and retaliation. But before he can make headway in the dead-end investigation, an exclusive private firm approaches him with a delicate proposition: two of its detectives have gone missing, and the firm wants Behr to find out what happened to them. Prodded to take the case by his old boss, the Indianapolis chief of police who holds the strings to Frank's possible return to the force, Behr accepts.

The search for the missing detectives takes Behr into the recesses of Indianapolis' underworld, a place rife with brutality and vice and a stark contrast to the city's gentle public image. As Behr calls on old street contacts and his hard-boiled investigative skills, he is led deeper into a twisted society of organized crime and an unknown landscape of "pea-shake" houses, low-rent, transient gambling rings staged in condemned buildings around the city.

Unexpectedly, Behr uncovers a shocking thread connecting the missing detectives to his friend's brutal murder, and, in the process, Behr is forced to confront an ominous, deadly new breed of crime family.

Introduced in City of the Sun, Frank Behr instantly attracted critical attention and a devoted fan base, and Where the Dead Lay places Behr on a broader, edgier stage. This extraordinary crime novel stands with the best of Michael Connelly and Lee Child, featuring a brilliantly drawn, ruthless criminal family whom readers will not soon forget, and showcasing the immense talents of David Levien.

Critic Reviews:

"Relentless....The story conveys a piercing sense of honesty....The truth of the characters - and the intensity of their pain - is as unbearably real as it gets." (The New York Times Book Review)

"City of the Sun is going to be a finalist for thriller of the year." (Rocky Mountain News)

"One of the toughest, most gut-wrenching, and most believable suspense novels I've ever encountered." (Lincoln Child)

Members Reviews:

Very Good Writer

I liked this book and its predecessor .Great characters and a deliberate plot that the writer takes no short cuts with. I hope there is more to come

Tough Guy

I don't understand why this book is being ignored by downloaders??? Author David Levien has created an outstanding lead character in Frank Behr. He is a throw-back to the unrepentant bad-@$$ tough guys of the past, but with a modern edge (I love the Brazilian jiu-jitsu angle). Behr is the kind of dude that we all wish really existed and were on our side. Behr is as complex and interesting as my favorite cop/private eyes (Bosch, Robicheaux, & Cole). This book and its predecessor, City of the Sun, are on par with some of the best crime novels of the last few years. Levien's skills aren't quite yet in the same class as Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke, and Robert Crais, but he's on the same campus.

The Luckiest PI in the world

Clues, solutions, escapes, come WAY too easily for this PI.

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Title: The Memory Collector

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Meg Gardiner

Narrator: Susan Ericksen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-24-09

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 53 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Jo is called to the scene of an aircraft inbound from London to help deal with a passenger who is behaving erratically. She figures out that he's got anterograde amnesia, and can't form new memories. Jo finds herself racing to save a patient who can walk and talk and yet can't help Jo figure out just what happened to him. For every cryptic clue he is able to drag up from his memory, Jo has to sift through a dozen nonsensical statements.

Suddenly a string of clues arises, something to do with a super deadly biological agent code - named "Slick," a missing wife and son, and a secret partnership gone horribly wrong. Jo realizes her patient's addled mind may hold the key to preventing something terrible from happening in her beloved San Francisco. In order to prevent it, she will have to get deeper into the life of a patient than she ever has before, hoping the truth emerges from the fog of his mind in time to save her city - and herself.

Members Reviews:

Narrator is great... Story ok... Ending bad

Narrator is great... Story ok... Ending terrible

Good story telling... Bit transparent though and lags... Then ends bad.

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Title: The Scarecrow: Jack McEvoy, Book 2

Author: Michael Connelly

Narrator: Peter Giles

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-09

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 102 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

His last assignment? Training his replacement, a low-cost reporter just out of J-school who couldn't find the police station if it was right next store to the Times, which it is.

But Jack has other plans for his exit. He is going to go out with a bang - a final story that will win newspaper journalism's highest honor - a Pulitzer Prize. He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder. But as he delves into the story, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus. The kid might actually be innocent.

Members Reviews:

Wonderful listen

Michael Connelly at his best. This is highly recommended book. Any listener will not be dissapointed.

Fantasic - couldn't stop!

What did you like about this audiobook?

Another fantastic Michael Connelly novel - fast moving and gets your interest from the start . As the story unfolds the way the characters are described makes them real. Very good plot too.

Fantastic! Could not stop listening!

The 2nd instalment of the Jack McEvoy series was just great. I could not stop listening and finished the book in just a day. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a good read.

If you liked The Poet, you'll like this!

I very much enjoyed Connelly's books about the Poet and looked forward to another McEvoy novel. This book does not dissappoint! The shifting perspective between the killer and those who chase him, and of course the plot as a whole make it well worth listening. Peter Giles does a great job narrating.

Suspenseful, good listen

I enjoyed Peter Giles narration of The Scarecrow. It was simple to follow when characters changed. I think his voice added a robustness to the characters and brought the book to life for me. I enjoyed listening to this story as it was gripping from start to finish. One I am sure I will come back to.

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Title: Miss Julia Delivers the Goods

Author: Ann Ross

Narrator: Cynthia Darlow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-16-09

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 129 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Miss Julia reckons Mr. J.D. Pickens is the key to solving all of Hazel Marie's problems, especially the female kind. But how can Miss Julia coax the savvy PI back to town - and back into the arms of her 40-something friend Hazel Marie?

Members Reviews:

Light Read

I chose this book for a light read, and that's what I got. The author's strength is in her characterization, but the plot was weak. Some reviewers didn't care for the narrator, but I thought she did an adequate reading for most of the characters and a fine job with Miss Julia.

Delightful Story

After reading the review by Deborah, I almost didn't purchase this book. I'm glad I relented, because the story is delightful and I did not have the same issue with the narrator that Deborah had. I do agree that the voice of Little Lloyd is a bit juvenile, but not so much as to affect the overall quality of narration. I'm eagerly awaiting the next in the Miss Julia series.

Wonderful Read, disappointing Narrator

Perhaps one of the best of Ross' "Miss Julia" books, full of twist and turns, southern old-style charm we fans have come to adore. I would easily have given this 4 stars but for the narrator, who makes men sound like they are billy goat gruffs, and the children sound like they are toddlers, and worst of all, Miss Julia sound sing-songy and fake. If you want to hear a truly great narrator handle one of the Miss Julia books, try "Miss Julia Paints the Town, narrated by Claudia Hughes. Hughes' voice contains the nuances of each personality as they were written by Ross. In an audiobook, the narrator can make or break a story. It's only my deep love and affection for "Miss Julia" that made me download this book, knowing that even Cynthia Darlow couldn't ruin the story for me. But then, I had to listen to one of the earlier books narrated by Claudia Hughes to get the Darlow voices out of my head. If you can hack the narrator, the story is terrific.

Miss Julia does it again

Ann B. Ross is amazing. All of the Miss Julia books are incredible. I laugh so hard I cry. And, this book is no exception. I can hardly wait for the next book. You will not be disappointed if you choose this book.

An unexpected pregnancy of Hazel Marie

Miss Julia faces two serious personal crises in Miss Julia Delivers the Goods by Ann B Ross. First, Hazel Marie, the former mistress of Julia's first husband and the mother of Wesley Lloyd Springer's illegitimate son, Lloyd, gets really sick. Taking Hazel Marie to the doctor, Miss Julia has to put her friend in the hospital until the young doctor substituting for the regular doctor on vacation finally does a pregnancy test, which comes out positive. But Hazel Marie has just broken up with her longtime gentleman friend, JD Pickens, because he has no desire to get married, so Hazel Marie has decided to stand up for herself and end things with Mr. Pickens and refuses to tell him about her pregnancy. So ashamed of having another illegitimate baby, Hazel Marie tries to find all sorts of schemes to get away from town, so no one will know her sin.

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Title: Nightwalker

Author: Heather Graham

Narrator: Tanya Eby Sirois, Fred Stella

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-31-09

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 92 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Hired to investigate the murder, private detective Dillon Wolf finds himself fascinated by the gorgeous redhead who'd been trapped beneath the victim - and by the single word the dying man had whispered in her ear, Indigo.

What neither of them realizes is that the nightmare is only just beginning. Because bodyguard Tanner Green may have been killed by that knife, but his angry ghost isn't going anywhere - not without vengeance. Now, literally caught between the living and the dead, Dillon and Jessy have no choice but to forge ahead together. Their investigation will take them from the glitz of the Vegas strip into the dealings of casino magnate Emil Landon, the man who signs both their paychecks, and out into the desert to a ghost town called Indigo, where past and present come together in a search for gold.

Years ago, blood was shed on that very ground, and now it looks as if history is about to repeat itself, with the living and the dead facing off for possession of a fortune, and Dillon and Jessy fighting not only to stay alive but for the chance to build a future.

Members Reviews:

Very entertaining.

Heather incorporated history with a mystery which I like. It was good and she's a great author.