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Title: Eyewall

Author: H. W. "Buzz" Bernard

Narrator: Marshall Seese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-11-12

Publisher: Belle Books, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 28 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

No one was aware of the storm's sudden force. Not the Hurricane Hunter crew trapped in its center. Not the family marooned on a resort island while searching for their missing teen. A deadly Category Five hurricane has never hit the Georgia coast in modern times.

Until now.

No one predicted the storm's sudden force. A crippled Air Force recon plane, trapped in the eye of a violent hurricane. An outspoken tropical weather forecaster, fired from his network TV job before he can issue a warning: the storm is changing course and intensifying. A desperate family searching for a runaway daughter on Georgia's posh St. Simons Island, cut off from escape as the hurricane roars toward them. A marriage on the rocks; an unrequited sexual attraction; a May-December romance. All will be swept up by the monster storm. Get ready for a white-knuckle adventure.

H.W. "Buzz" Bernard is a retired meteorologist who worked for 13 years at the Atlanta-based Weather Channel. He considers St. Simons Island his second home. Visit him at www.buzzbernard.com.

Critic Reviews:

"You can't put it down." (Jack Williams, science author and founding weather editor at USA Today)

"A one-sitting, white-knuckle read." (Vicki Hinze, award-winning author of Deadly Ties)

"An angry hurricane collides with the frailty and heroism of human nature...exciting and emotional." (Michael Buchanan, co-author and screenwriter of The Fat Boy Chronicles and Micah's Child)

Members Reviews:

A good first novel By Dr. Bernard

What did you like best about Eyewall? What did you like least?

Action surrounding the Hurricane Hunter aircraft was riveting, palpable. Good descriptions of St. Simons Island also. Author may need to flesh out his characters a bit more. But all in all a very entertaining listen. I intend to watch for his next 2 novels Dr. Bernard is working on.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I would have worked less with the meteorological data explanations and built more backstory into the characters.

What about Marshall Seeses performance did you like?

Enjoyed it. Good characterizations.

Do you think Eyewall needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

I don't think a sequel is appropriate. Author tied up most of the character loose ends fairly well at the end of the work.

The book is kind of stormy, no pun intended

Eyewall written by H. W. "Buzz" Bernard and narrated by Marshall Seese is a natural disaster story in the likes of The Poseidon Adventure or The Towering Inferno. This story takes place during a hurricane that rapidly increases in intensity and goes off course decimating an island off the Georgian coast. The author wraps in various relationships that are not directly related to the story. If you are someone who enjoys book of the natural disaster genre or likes learning a great deal about weather, Eyewall might be a good book for you. I was amazed by the amount of research and depth that went into that part of the book. If you decide to pick up this book, I recommend you do it in digital format and not the audiobook for reasons I will cover later in the review.

The author did a great job of telling this story and educating the reader on the complexities of weather forecasting and the wonderful people who chase hurricanes and report on these massive storms.

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Titel: Der Beschützer

Autor:: Belinda Bauer

Erzähler: Phil Daub

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 59 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-23-12

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Mitten im Winter schockiert der Mord an einer hilflosen alten Frau den kleinen Ort Shipcott im englischen Somerset. Während der Schnee die Bewohner von der Außenwelt abschneidet, versucht Dorfpolizist Jonas Holly den Killer zu finden. Doch dann reißen Beamte aus der Stadt die Untersuchung an sich, und Holly wird zu einer Statistenrolle verdammt. Daraufhin treffen immer bedrohlichere anonyme Botschaften bei ihm ein, in denen ihm vorgeworfen wird, seine Pflicht nicht zu tun. Als weitere Morde geschehen, werden aus den Vorwürfen unverhohlene Drohungen. Irgendjemand scheint Jonas die Schuld an den Ereignissen zu geben. Selbstanklagen und die Sorge um seine schwerkranke Frau bringen ihn langsam an den Rand des Zusammenbruchs. Zumal er sich fragen muss: Wer jagt hier wen?

©2011 / 2012 Belinda Bauer / Goldmann Verlag (P)2012 Der Hörverlag

Kritik Bewertungen:

Sie werden dieses Jahr wahrscheinlich kein schockierenderes Ende lesen. Es gibt kein aufregenderes neues Talent als Belinda Bauer.

-- Val McDermid

Herausragend. Ein ungewöhnlich fesselnder Roman, in dem Schauplatz und Figuren packend realistisch geschildert werden und das Ende absolut unvorhersehbar ist.

--Literary Review

Belinda Bauer wurde für ihr Debüt mit dem Gold Dagger ausgezeichnet und hat nun mit 'Der Beschützer' einen mitreißenden zweiten Thriller vorgelegt. Mutig, präzise beobachtet und einfühlsam - dieser Roman bestätigt Bauers Ruf als großes neues Talent.

-- The Sunday Times

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Title: The Games

Author: Ted Kosmatka

Narrator: Scott Brick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-13-12

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 86 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

This stunning first novel from Nebula Award and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist Ted Kosmatka is a riveting tale of science cut loose from ethics. Set in an amoral future where genetically engineered monstrosities fight each other to the death in an Olympic event, The Games envisions a harrowing world that may arrive sooner than you think.

Silas Williams is the brilliant geneticist in charge of preparing the U.S. entry into the Olympic Gladiator competition, an internationally sanctioned bloodsport with only one rule: No human DNA is permitted in the design of the entrants. Silas lives and breathes genetics; his designs have led the United States to the gold in every previous event. But the other countries are catching up. Now, desperate for an edge in the upcoming games, Silass boss engages an experimental supercomputer to design the genetic code for a gladiator that cannot be beaten.

The result is a highly specialized killing machine, its genome never before seen on earth. Not even Silas, with all his genius and experience, can understand the horror he had a hand in making. And no one, he fears, can anticipate the consequences of entrusting the act of creation to a computers cold logic.

Now Silas races to understand what the computer has wrought, aided by a beautiful xenobiologist, Vidonia Joo. Yet as the fast-growing gladiator demonstrates preternatural strength, speed, and - most disquietingly - intelligence, Silas and Vidonia find their scientific curiosity giving way to a most unexpected emotion: sheer terror.

Critic Reviews:

Modern SF started with something like E. E. Smiths The Skylark of Space and progressed to Jack Williamsons The Legion of Space, then to Heinleins classics, and on through the work of Larry Niven, John Varley, Greg Egan, Charles Stross, Cory Doctorowand now, writers like Ted Kosmatka. (Jonathan Strahan)

Members Reviews:

Five star game!!

Amazing book. Part sci-fi and part thriller paired with Scott Brick is an all around winner. Reminiscent of Koonts early work and Robert Charles Wilson with a bit of Robert Sawyer thrown in for good measure. I found the synopsis intriguing and I was not disappointed. There are several different stories happening at the same time that converge about 2/3 of the way in. I think Kosmatka has a gift and I will be looking forward to his next endeavor The Games is a cautionary tale. Just because we can does not mean should!

An isolated AI singularity event

Genre: Sci-Fi

Rated: R for violence and horror

Static or Dynamic: the first half is static and straightforward plot setting and the second half is dynamic and actiony.

1st or 3rd Person: 3rd person with 3+ people to follow

Abstract or Concrete: Balanced: many parts of the book were concrete and mechanically described how something looked or how someone felt about something. However, a large portion of the book revolves around the concept of whether or not the society in the book is mature enough to handle the technologies they possess.

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Title: Little Face

Author: Sophie Hannah

Narrator: Charlotte Strevens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-12

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

She's only been gone two hours. Her husband, David, was meant to be looking after their two-week-old daughter. But when Alice Fancourt walks into the nursery, her terrifying ordeal begins, for Alice insists the baby in the cot is a stranger she's never seen before. With an increasingly hostile and menacing David swearing she must either be mad or lying, how can Alice make the police believe her before it's too late?

Members Reviews:

Disappointing

I gave up with this one - and I don't often do that. I got about half way through and decided to flick to the end, heard what was coming and couldn't be bothered to finish the rest of it which was a shame as the premise was quite interesting. I became irritated beyond words with Alice - yup, can see why she was a holistic therapist. The police procedure appeared shonky at best. My only regret is that I didn't listen to it earlier then I could have returned it.

Another tense thriller

Would you listen to Little Face again? Why?

I wouldn't listen again- too many other books to listen to. And I know what happened now- The thrill is listening and trying to work out the mystery...

Who was your favorite character and why?

Simon Waterhouse in his arrogance!

Which character as performed by Charlotte Strevens was your favourite?

Vivienne was expressed so coldly - very skilfully I thought. All the characters are well read with no confusion about who is who.

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

Some aspects turned my stomach- She writes so powerfully about a woman in a vulnerable position.

Any additional comments?

I have just bought the next book!

enjoyed

was put off initially by a ghastly Americanisation (it's an accelerator, not gas pedal) but it was a good listen, if not a tad predictable.

Load of codswallop

A totally annoying listen. The main character Alice is completely unbelievable - almost absurd. the narration is sub standard and the male and female voices did not sound very different. I listened to the end on the off chance it would resolve anything but it didnt:-(

Disappointing

If this book wasnt for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?

Not sure

What could Sophie Hannah have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

More believable characters lest predictable plot

Would you be willing to try another one of Charlotte Strevenss performances?

No this was the weakest part of the audiobook. She was totally miscast

You didnt love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The relationship between Charlie and Simon

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Title: Red April: A Novel

Author: Santiago Roncagliolo

Narrator: Gary Dikeos

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Peru, the 1980s and 1990s: It was a cruel, bloody and terrifying era. The rebels of Sendero Luminoso ("Shining Path"), founded by philosophy professor, Abimael Guzman, slaughtered vilagers in the mountains and hung dogs from power lines, their carcasses canvases for Maoist slogans. The government responded with a corrosive mix of assasination, bribery and intrigue which brought down the rebel leader but triggered the fall of the president. For some this described a successful counterinsurgency, for others a cautionary tale about the cost to democracy of fighting terrorism. For all this period of Peru's history was a nightmare.

Red April - remarkable for the self-assured clarity of its style, the inexorable momentum of its exposition, and the moral complexity of its concerns - traces the investigation of a bizarre, horrible murder, conducted by a mother-haunted, literature-loving, by-the-book prosecutor, Felix Chacaltana Saldivar, a heretofore unambitious petty bureaucrat abandoned by his wife. He has done nothing bad in life, nothing good. But as we follow the propulsive twists and turns of his investigation, we are compelled to confront what happens to a man and a society when death becomes the the only form of life.

A note to the listener of Red April from the author: "The Senderista methods of attack described in this book, as well as the counter-subversive strategies of investigation, torture, and disappearance, are real. Many of the dialogues of the characters are in fact quotations from Senderista documents or statements made by terrorists, officials, and members of the armed forces who participated in the conflict.... However, all the characters, as well as most of the situations and places mentioned here are fictitious, and even factual details have been taken out of the context of their place, time, and meaning. Like all novels, this book recounts a story that could have happened, but its author does not confirm that it did happen this way."

Members Reviews:

Everybody is a Murderer Here!

This is a mystery that will probably leave fans of the genre disappointed, and that is why I have only chosen four stars. Like Peru's violent and bloody history, the story is not clear-cut or unequivocal.

For obscure reasons, Felix Chacaltana Saldivar, Associate District Proscutor, requests a transfer from Lima back to Ayacucho, from where he fled at an early age after his mother was killed in a fire. The plot unfolds during Lent in this small Peruvian city, so rich in historical significance. For those readers who are interested, I'll share a few pieces of information that I was driven to look up in order better to relate everything that happens. Ayacucho has been a seat of genocide and conquest from its historical beginnings when early tribal groups were

decimated by the Incas who were decimated by Spanish conquistadors who were finally vanquished in a famous battle at Ayacucho that established Peruvian independence. "Aya" is translated as "dead" or "soul," so the very name of the city contains the idea of death. While Lima became the seat of white- and mestizo-dominated, Spanish-speaking power, rural Ayachucho with its Quenchua-speakers constituted the oppressed and marginalized.

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Title: Grasshopper

Author: Barbara Vine

Narrator: Jenny Sterlin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Ruth Rendell has held her place atop the world of mystery writers for decades, writing dozens of books that have won numerous awards, captivated countless fans, and collected widespread critical acclaim. Writing as Barbara Vine, she is the Edgar Award-winning author of such books as Chimney Sweepers Boy and King Solomons Carpet. Young Clodagh Brown loves to climb, especially the giant electrical pylons that form a neat row outside her parents home. When this obsession breeds tragedy, her shamed family sends her to London for college. As a respite from insufferable classes, she begins climbing atop the local houses with her unique band of friends. But it is a practice that lands the group in a kidnapping scandal - and leads to a terrifying climax on the rooftops.

Grasshopper is a meticulously crafted novel - a sharp and textured thriller infused with layers of psychological suspense. Narrator Jenny Sterlin steps into Clodaghs unique world and takes readers on a rousing adventure through the Victorian neighborhoods of London.

Members Reviews:

Total waste of time.

This has to be one of the very worst books I have listened to. There seemed to be no point whatsoever. Dont waste your credit.

Too tedious to finish.

Jenny Sterlin is one of my favorite readers, but even her performance could not carry Grasshopper. The novel has too many unpleasant characters in tedious and repetitive situations, while the more sympathetic main character is just not compelling. I stopped with 6 hours to go. Pity, I really enjoyed The Chimney Sweeper's Boy by Barbara Vine.

Sloppy writting and badsound editing

Is there anything you would change about this book?

There is much, much too much nonessential text. You just want her to get on with it, please.

Would you be willing to try another book from Barbara Vine? Why or why not?

I was enthralled by The Chimney Sweepers Boy, but that had an outstanding reader.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Jenny Sterlin has a very nice voice, but the only way I can describe her narration is "mournful." The other problem is the sound editing. There are unjustified pauses between each sentence that just make the whole experience endless.

should be half the length

What would have made Grasshopper better?

I like some of Vine's books a lot but this one is too long for the story. She repeats herself continuously; on and on and on with very little development in the plot.

Triple yawn.

Pretty Solid

This is a pretty solid novel. But it didn't quite do it for me. Maybe a little too slow moving? The characters and story a little too far fetched? I'm not sure. I didn't not enjoy it but it didn't captivate me the way really good books do. In other words, I could stop listening without feeling that pull to keep reading.

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Title: The Apostle

Author: Brad Thor

Narrator: George Guidall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-10-11

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

A new president means a new approach to counter-terrorism, and that means covert agent Scot Harvath is out of a job. But every politician has a secret, and when the daughter of a highly-connected family is kidnapped abroad, America's new leader will agree to anything - even a crazily dangerous rescue plan- to keep his secret hidden. And there is only one man he can call on to execute the mission....

Members Reviews:

Gripping story beginning to end

Rip roaring story edge of the seat job loved it Thor gets better and better and love the humour throughout

Good story, well read.

Good storyline, well read.Third book I have listen to in the series, going for the next one.

Free?

Would you try another book written by Brad Thor or narrated by George Guidall?

Don't know, it never download.

Has The Apostle put you off other books in this genre?

Don't know, it never download.

How could the performance have been better?

Don't know, it never download.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Apostle?

Don't know, it never download.

Any additional comments?

Don't know, it never download.

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Title: A Season in Hell

Author: Jack Higgins

Narrator: Michael Page

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-11

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

American socialite Sarah Talbot had everything going for her: a multi-million dollar business, a large circle of well-placed friends, and a successful marriage to English aristocrat and army colonel Edward Talbot. Talbot is killed in the Falklands Campaign leaving her with her adored step-son Eric, a student at Cambridge. Then Eric dies in Paris of a drug overdose, and when Sarah seeks to uncover the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death she finds all official roads to justice are blocked. If she wants satisfaction she must take matters into her own hands. And Sarah is determined: someone must pay.

When she meets enigmatic young former SAS sergeant Sean Egan, an eloquent lone gun and the ultimate soldier, she knows she has the weapon she needs. A study in contradictions, Egan is a careful, thoughtful man, but a man to whom killing is as natural as breathing.

Together they embark on a quest for revenge that will lead them from London to Paris, to Sicily and Northern Ireland, then back to London and a shattering climax on the dark, brooding wharves of the river Thames. Together Sean and Sarah will plumb the depths of the underworld, a world in which mans capacity for destruction is almost beyond belief, a world in which revenge truly is a season in hell."

Members Reviews:

Higgins thriller.

Again, the complicated situations and characters keep the reader hooked. Twists and turns kept me sticking to see what happens next.

Not a good read

Was not particularly impressed with all the side stuff that came with this book as it had a lot of unwanted pictures at the end.

Good read, although it seemed more like a ghost-written ...

Good read, although it seemed more like a ghost-written book rather than an authentic Jack Higgins novel. But yeah, I'd recommend it.

Excellent

A great read and a book that is hard to put down until finished. I canât wait for his next book./Tom F

Another fast paced, very well written Higgins offering!

As usual, Higgins does not disappoint. I was so engrossed, I can't remember if the story was narrated. Plan to go back and check it now! I am always ready for new Jack Higgins, or even on the lookout for older books that I may want to read again.

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Title: Mice

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Gordon Reece

Narrator: Polly Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-18-11

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

An electrifying psychological thriller about a mother and daughter pushed to their limits.

Shelley and her mom have been menaced long enough. Excused from high-school, where a trio of bullies nearly killed her, and still reeling from her parents' humiliating divorce, Shelley has retreated with her mother to the quiet of Honeysuckle Cottage in the countryside. Thinking their troubles are over, they revel in their cozy, secure life of gardening and books, hot chocolate, and Brahms by the fire. But on the eve of Shelley's 16th birthday, an unwelcome guest disturbs their peace, and something inside Shelley snaps. What happens next will shatter all their certainties - about their safety, their moral convictions, the limits of what they are willing to accept, and what they're capable of.

Debut novelist Gordon Reece has written a taut tale of gripping suspense, packed with action both comic and terrifying. Shelley is a spellbinding narrator, and her delectable mix of wit, irony, and innocence transforms the major current issue of bullying into an edge-of-your-seat story of fear, violence, family loyalty, and the outer reaches of right and wrong.

Members Reviews:

Story is a but crazy!

Holds your attention. Many twists and turns. It's not a realistic story, but keeps your mind rolling along.

Have No Fear!

This crime novel turns unexpectedly into an examination of what is just about self preservation and the crime of murder. A bit unrealistic ending that does not spoil the story. Bullying and assertiveness are main themes. Also cunning and naïveté. Enjoyed the suspense!

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Title: The Breaker

Author: Minette Walters

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-21-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 85 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

With six critically-acclaimed novels to her credit, this Edgar Award winning author is so widely popular that her work has been adapted for television and translated into 32 languages. An international best-seller, The Breaker is a masterpiece of psychological suspense.

Twelve hours after Kate Sumners brutally murdered body washes up on the beach, her traumatized three-year-old daughter is found wandering the streets alone. At first, the prime suspect is a young actor, obsessed with pornography. But now the local English constable has doubts about the victims husband. Was he really out of town when she was killed? And why does the child scream every time her father comes near her? Holding readers in an exhilarating state of anticipation, British author Minette Walters guides them through a startling maze where nothing is as it seems, and even the innocent tell lies.

Members Reviews:

Love her characters

I gave this 4 stars because it is not stunningly great. Having said that, I really enjoyed the characterizations in this book. Few authors have Ms. Walters' talent in this regard. Well worth the investment of $ and time. Simon Prebble is the perfect narrator of this genre.

To slow and ending was predictable.

What did you like best about The Breaker? What did you like least?

The Author's writing I liked best, The long drawn out story was worst.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Shortened it.

Would you be willing to try another one of Simon Prebbles performances?

Yes,normally I enjoy his performance.

Was The Breaker worth the listening time?

I guess I listend to it.

Any additional comments?

No