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Title: The Next One to Fall

Subtitle: A Lily Moore Mystery, Book 2

Author: Hilary Davidson

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-12

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Travel writer Lily Moore has been persuaded by her closest friend, photographer Jesse Robb, to visit Peru with him. At Machu Picchu, they discover a woman clinging to life at the bottom of an ancient stone staircase. Just before the woman dies, she tells Lily the name of the man who pushed her.

When the local police investigate, the forensic evidence they find doesn't match what Lily knows. Unable to accept the official ruling of accidental death, Lily hunts down the wealthy man who was the dead woman's traveling companion and discovers a pattern of dead and missing women in his wake. Obsessed with getting justice for these women, Lily sets in motion a violent chain of events that will have devastating consequences.

Critic Reviews:

"Lily Moore is one of the most appealing 'amateur' sleuths I've encountered in years. The vivid sense of place - Peru, in this case - is everything one would expect from a seasoned travel journalist like Hilary Davidson, the story is deliciously twisty, the characters engaging. I know I can't be the only reader looking forward to more Moore." (Laura Lippman,

New York Times best-selling author of

I'd Know You Anywhere)

"Hilary Davidson knocks it out of the park. If this book doesn't get your motor running, have someone check you for a pulse." (Reed Farrel Coleman, three-time Shamus Award-winning author of

Hurt Machine)

"Will leave you breathless, and not just because of the Andes' high altitude. [Davidson's] determined young travel writer propels the exciting plot like a rocket." (

Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Easy read, nice back drop

What did you like best about The Next One to Fall? What did you like least?

The main character was smart and feisty. I loved her best friendand their relationship. I thought their were too many characters, some needless.

Would you be willing to try another book from Hilary Davidson? Why or why not?

Yes. She's a smart writer with a strong female lead.

What aspect of Hillary Hubers performance would you have changed?

I thought her voice for the main character was flat and monotone. I disliked her reading. However, her supporting characters were fabulous. She handled the accents well.

Was The Next One to Fall worth the listening time?

Yes.

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Title: First Prize

Author: Edward Cline

Narrator: Scott Fortney

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-06-12

Publisher: Edward Cline

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

A brilliant young novelist wins a literary award and disappears. Detective Chess Hanrahan turns up more than murder in this sharp-edged, provocative tale by the author of the popular Sparrowhawk novels. With a new preface by the author.

Critic Reviews:

"Exceptionally strong . . . firm characterizations. A striking tale." (Allen J. Hubin, The Armchair Detective)

Members Reviews:

Excellent story and author.

A great story and well written. Great philosophical material. The characters are clearly thought. Excellent.

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Title: The Sunday Hangman

Author: James McClure

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Tollie Erasmus, an unsavory bank robber on the run, is hung from the neck until dead. Unfortunately, execution was administered without the benefit of South African judge or jury. Somewhere there's a killer who knows far too much about the hangman's craft, and Lieutenant Tromp Kramer and his Bantu assistant Mickey Zondi must find him before his trail of death continues.

Members Reviews:

Pathetic Reader

What disappointed you about The Sunday Hangman?

The reader clearly has no idea of South African accents or pronunciations. Hi effort is a travesty.

If youve listened to books by James McClure before, how does this one compare?

n/a

Would you be willing to try another one of Steven Crossleys performances?

I have heard Steven read before and thought he was good. But why he accepted the job to read a South African story is a mystery His performance is pathetic.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

The reader is pathetic.

Any additional comments?

The reader is pathetic.

Audible - Fix This

Audible has the practice of listing books without their publication date. Hence, it offered Harlan Coben's "Miracle Cure" as if it were new, when in fact it was written in the early 1980s and is a dated failure. He got much, much better and should have consigned this attempt to the shredder. (Reader reviews noted the problem almost right away, but I bought the accursed thing before any reader logged in.)

"The Sunday Hangman" was published in South Africa in 1977. Its casual racism is undoubtedly true to the time and place, yet the story of a white police force full of what the writer seems to think are good guys speaking about black people as if they are all annoying stray dogs jars me out of any interest in the plot I manage to develop. His hero calls his "boy" a name to his face, not as an insult, but as a description of his lowly status. Had I known the date, I would have been more careful about the download. James McClure is a good writer, but I hate this book and cannot finish it. As depicted here, this culture makes the old South seem civilized.

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Title: Artifact of Evil

Author: Raymond Benson

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-12

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

From internationally-acclaimed New York Times best-selling author Raymond Benson comes a suspense thriller that blends modern-day crime, historical figures, and fantasy.

When his ranch hand's newborn son is abducted from the hospital's maternity ward and found dead hours later in a trash dumpster, former FBI agent and West Texan Rusty "Red" River resolves to bring the perpetrators to justice. Investigation reveals that a string of similar child abduction/murders previously occurred in Texas towns between Limite and the Mexican border. They all have one peculiar signature in common: the babies' heads are marked with the Arabic equivalent to the letter "L".

River contacts his former girlfriend, a Jewish historian, to help solve the mystery. Together they uncover a bizarre plot that stretches from war-torn Iraq to Israel, Mexico, Texas, and finally Chicago.

Even stranger is the catalyst for the wickedness. A mysterious, prehistoric relic is in the possession of the killers: a talisman that has been passed down through the centuries. Saddam Hussein had it. Adolf Hitler had it. Attila the Hun once owned it. It even belonged to Judas. What exactly is the artifact of evil?

Members Reviews:

Near miss for beach reading fun

OK, it's a B movie thriller of a book: stock characters, lots of killings, good good guys, bad bad guys . . . overall it keeps moving and it has a beginning, a middle and an end so it delivers a solid book but . . .

The plot is way too "big coincidence" driven, even at times when it didn't really need to be. Additionally the main characters are very smart, except for when they need to be stupid: at one point it is painfully obvious they are being followed but they do not seem to figure this out or to do anything about it. These were the things that made me take away a star even for a 'beach reading' kind of book.

The characters are straight out of central casting, which is OK for this kind of book. The basic idea for the story is good and not so implausible as to hurt the overall effect. There are also a series of historical asides where the action stops and we get to hear anecdotes about the artifact. I'm conflicted about these: they slowed things down and padded the book but individually they were interesting and gave the book a historical sweep it wouldn't have had otherwise.

Overall it got the job done but I was a little disappointed in the final execution.

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Titolo: I misteri del castello di Udolfo [The Mysteries of Udolpho]

Autore: Ann Radcliffe

Narratore: Silvia Cecchini

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 17 hrs and 25 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 01-24-12

Editore: Collina d'oro

Valutazioni: 5 su 5 su 1 voti

Categoria: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Riepilogo Editore:

I misteri del castello di Udolfo fu pubblicato nel 1749 ed ha in se tutti gli elementi del romanzo gotico: paure , minacce fisiche e psicologiche, eventi apparentemente soprannaturali, ambientazione in castelli in rovina e ricchi di passaggi segreti, uneroina virtuosa perseguitata. Il tutto incorniciato da descrizioni meticolose e pittoriche dei Pirenei e degli Appennini. La scrittura di Ann Radcliffe ha ispirato Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, ma anche Dickens e altri grandi romanzieri.

Cornice musicale di Ludwig van Beethoven.

Please note: this audiobook is in Italian.

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Title: The Chalk Girl

Subtitle: A Mallory Novel

Author: Carol O'Connell

Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-12

Publisher: Headline Digital

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

From this acclaimed writer comes a new thriller of knife-edge suspense and masterful plotting.

The little girl appeared in Central Park: red-haired, blue-eyed, smiling, perfect - except for the blood on her shoulder. It fell from the sky, she said, while she was looking for her uncle, who turned into a tree. Poor child, people thought. And then they found the body in the tree.

For NYPD detective, Kathy Mallory, there is something about the girl that she understands. Mallory is damaged, they say, but she can tell a kindred spirit. And this one will lead her to a story of extraordinary crimes: murders stretching back 15 years, blackmail and complicity, and a particular cruelty that only someone with Mallory's history could fully recognise. In the next few weeks, Kathy Mallory will deal with them all... in her own way.

Members Reviews:

Old Friend, Reaquainted

I had not read the Mallory stories in many years and came across this one, deciding to try it to see if author Carol O'Connell still had the ability to hold my rapt attention. Well, she does. The character Mallory still manages to intrigue, surprise, confound and consume readers. Another complex noir with lots of characters with hidden pasts and motivations. I'm once again hooked and look forward to many more hours with Mallory.

Another Wonderful "Kathy Mallory" Book

I have all of Carol O'Connell's books, and the "Kathy Mallory" ones are my

absolute favorites. I ordered "The Chalk Girl" for my Kindle and read it the day it was downloaded. This is one of those books that is hard to put

down. As I was reading it I was so afraid that I wouldn't like the ending

because the "bad guy" seemed almost untouchable. However, Ms. O'Connell

took care of it...as usual. And, reading the little boy's diary throughout

the book was...well, scary, sad and enraging. She did such a gread job

with the storyline and characters in this book. Even though I wish she

had her books come out more frequently, I guess this way I can't compare the

new book with her latest one. And, so each new book becomes my favorite.

If you like a really well written mystery with a very unusual young female

police detective, read "The Chalk Girl". You won't be disappointed.

Fully up to standard

Riveting from the word go. The story of a vulnerable child in a park, and two other vulnerable children in the past, and people who have been damaged by other people.

Kathy Mallory, detective and sociopath, threads her way unerringly through the thickets of concealment and deceit, using whatever means lie to hand, including the child, regardless of the protests of the more humane Charles; but, as ever, she will let nothing stand in her way.

Some readers choose to take heart from the episode of the fireflies, believing it shows a softening, a growing humanity, in the sociopathic Mallory. They are mistaken in doing so. Everything she does, even with the fireflies, is a means to an end; she will cherish the child while there is something to be gained by it; but she will destroy the child if that's what it takes to reach her goal. She is prepared to alienate Charles completely if he tries to stop her; his enduring love means nothing to her, just as other people's affection means nothing to her.

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Title: The Jaguar

Subtitle: A Charlie Hood Novel #5

Author: T. Jefferson Parker

Narrator: David Colacci

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Erin McKenna, a beautiful songwriter married to a crooked Los Angeles County sheriffs deputy, is kidnapped by Benjamin Armenta, the ruthless leader of the powerful Gulf Cartel. But his demands are as unusual as the crumbling castle in which Erin is kept. She is ordered to compose a unique narcocorrido, a folk ballad that records the exploits of the drug dealers, gunrunners, and outlaws who have populated Mexican history for generations. Under the threat of death, Armenta orders Erin to tell his life story - in music - and write the greatest narcocorrido of all time.

As the mesmerizing music and lyrics of Erins song cascade from the jungle hideout, they serve as a siren song to the two men who love her: her outlaw husband, Bradley Jones, and the lawman, Charlie Hood - who together have the power to rescue her. Here, amid the ancient beauty of the Yucatecan lowlands, the long-simmering rivalry between these two men will be brought closer to its explosive finale.

Members Reviews:

the jaguar by t. jefferson parker

Very disappointing, I have been a real fan of T. Jefferson Parker for many years and have enjoyed most of his books until the Charlie Hood series came along. They are a departure form his normal quality writing and story development. I will not buy anymore novels where this particular character is involved. t. Jefferson get back to what you do best. Dump Charlie Hood and the super natural it is not working for me and I would bet many of your fans would agree.

Get Ready to Jungle !

This novel is part of a series based on Charlie Hood (a cardboard cipher if there ever was one) and borderline sociopath Bradley Jones. Both of them are armed law enforcement officers, with, it seems, endlessly agreeable superiors who grant them limitless free time, guns, and whatever in the way of guys and gear they need to rampage through the land of the id, or in this case Mexico. Bradley is a teenage horndog with millions, and became a sheriff's deputy at age 19, and has married a rock star by age 21. As if. Charlie Hood is mid-30's, and used to carry on with Bradley's mom (when she was a criminal, and alive in a previous book). Now he seems to be celibate, although girl goofy like he was 12, and sits in the desert, with his dog, perhaps spending quite evenings alone cleaning his weapon.

In brief, Bradley's rock star wife is kidnapped by henchmen of an evil Mexican drug lord (who skins people alive), and hauled to a five star hotel-like hideout in the deep jungle. Bradley gets Charlie (who has little to do otherwise), to chase off with a million in cash as the ransom (for ten days, be warned there is lots of nothing on this story line). Brad meanwhile gets HIS Mexican drug lord (executes prisoners for target practice) to loan him two dozen guys, and a few helicopters, and then THEY take ten days to...well you get the idea. Meanwhile, rock star wife is forced to endure leering rape threatening blowhards, creepy child molesting priests, and try on designer clothes...for ten days.

Sadly, these are ten long days, and three story lines worth of very little.

Early on, Brad is enlisting Charlie, when he asks, intelligently, how did those baddies know about his paranoid fortress house, and who told them all the secret poop. By page 100, we all know who told them - the devil.

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Title: Stealing with Style

Author: Emyl Jenkins

Narrator: Linda Stephens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-02-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Stealing with Style is a Mystery Guild Book Club Selection, and the first in a series starring the witty and charming Sterling Glass, an intrepid antiques appraiser and amateur sleuth. In her debut adventure, Sterling must foil a plot set up by a shady construction company looking to bilk the elderly out of their prized possessions. Following a trail of clues from her small Virginia town to New York City, Sterling and her #1 guy Peter try to bring these crooks to justice.

Members Reviews:

Stealing Time

This is the first time I am rating a book. I'm sorry that it is such a low rating. The narration is awful. I'm used to narrators and characters being down to earth and friendly. That was not the case in this book. I could not relate to the main character or care about what was happening in her life. The book also included a lot of technical details about antiques. That combined with the slow pace of the book made it impossible to finish.

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Title: Unfinished Business

Author: W. Soliman

Narrator: Victor Bevine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-11

Publisher: Carina Press

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Where is Jasmine Webb?

Charlie Hunter retired from the force at 40 to relax, work on his boat, and go fishing with his son on weekends, not to become an amateur sleuth. But he can't say no to Kara Webb when she seeks his help in tracking down her sister, missing for 15 years.

The disappearance of teenaged Jasmine Webb was one of the first cases Charlie worked on after being made a detective. He's never forgotten it or his suspicions, even after the girl's parents told police they'd heard from her and the file on Jasmine was closed.

When Charlie's son is threatened, finding Jasmine becomes even more important. It's no longer just about closure, it's about protecting his family, which makes the constant dead ends all the more frustrating - until Charlie realizes that the question they should be asking isn't where Jasmine is, but who has Jasmine become?

Members Reviews:

Blah

Couldn't find finish it.

Nice easy reading at a fast pace

This is my second Wendy Soliman book and it didn't disappoint. It states it's the first of series so I'll need to chase up the next ones!

Charlie Hunter (the hero) who tells the story in first person is a retired cop. Kara (the heroine) entices him back to reopen the case of the disappearance of her sister years earlier. Set on a background of boating (of which the author states she was dragged into but about which she clearly knows her stuff) and Russian mob it's fast paced and a good easy read if you don't want anything too taxing but you want to be entertained.

Charlie is reluctant to get involved but we know he's lost to Kara from the start and this makes their romance inevitable but still well worth the read. The story keeps you glued to the book and Soliman artfully weaves in Charlie's past (including to, I think, tempt us with the next story) with Kara's dysfunctional family and an even more dysfunctional group her sister has become a part of. Perhaps I should have seen the ending but I didn't - nice twist!

interesting mystery with a shocker ending

Unfinished Business was an interesting mystery with a shocker ending. Fifteen years ago Kara Webb's sister went missing and her family won't talk about it. Her brother is now dead and it was ruled an accident. When going through his things she finds a recent picture of her brother and sister. She needs answers and seeks out the former detective who handled the case. Protagonist, Charlie Hunter, isn't interested in playing detective anymore. He agrees to look at the old case and soon finds himself intrigued by Kara and niggling questions. Together, they begin to retrace her sister steps and question those involved with Jasmine at the time of her disappearance. Despite Hunter's efforts to have Kara stop looking, they soon find themselves in danger. Jasmine's new life involves dangerous people who do not want her found. Unwilling to let his family be threatened, they set out to discover the answers. Unfinished Business was a quick and clever read. It is the first in a series involving Charlie Hunter and his unsolved cases. I look forward to reading more of W.

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Title: The Abominable Man

Subtitle: Martin Beck Series, Book 7

Author: Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-19-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The bloody murder of a police captain in his hospital room exposes the particularly unsavory history of a man who spent 40 years practicing a horrible blend of strong-arm police work and shear brutality. Nonetheless, Martin Beck and his colleagues scour Stockholm for the murderer, a demented and deadly rifleman.

As the tension builds and a feeling of impending danger grips Beck, his investigation unearths evidence of police corruption. That's when an even stronger sense of responsibility and something like shame urge him into taking a series of drastic steps, which lead to a shocking disaster.

Critic Reviews:

"A taut, gripping narrative....A book you won't easily put down." (Chicago Tribune)

"The Martin Beck books are exemplary police procedurals.... The Abominable Man is worthy of its predecessors in this much admired series." (Washington Post)

Members Reviews:

Not as good a story as books 1to 6.

What did you like best about The Abominable Man? What did you like least?

I thought the story was rather flat.

What aspect of Tom Weiners performance might you have changed?

I have always overlooked the very flat narration because the story carried me along but it was noticeable in this one

Any additional comments?

I am hoping that number 8 will be back up to the usual standard