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Title: A Cry in the Night

Author: Tom Grieves

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-14

Publisher: Quercus

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When night falls, fear spreads...The Lake District: a wild landscape, rife with stories.

Detectives Zoe Barnes and Sam Taylor are called to investigate the disappearance of two children. But they quickly realise they have been drawn into a complex and unnerving case that hides a much darker intent: As they dig deeper, whispers grow of a community hiding a deadly secret - and talk of witches, the like of which hasn't been heard since the seventeenth century, is spreading. Zoe and Sam will have to work fast to save lives; but in this atmosphere of fear and mistrust, can they even rely on each other?

Members Reviews:

Edgy, atmospheric, British crime novel

I would give A Cry in The Night 4.5 stars, because, although I absolutely loved so many things about it, I found some of the sex and violence upsetting.

That said, this is a brilliant read with quite a âwowâ factor. Itâs a suspense novel that is more than the sum of its parts, a character study, a story about friendship, grieving, loneliness, madness, mob mentalities, male-female relations, and abuse of power. It genuinely delves into all these issues in a deep and organic way, as well as being a compelling mystery with a strong sense of place.

A Cry in the Night starts with a prologue that is like a little, perfectly written, piece of art all in itself. This prologue depicts a terrible episode in the past of the Lake District town of Lullingdale, a brief, mad time in which the town women were accused of, and persecuted for, witchcraft. After the lyrical prologue, the novel properly starts in the present day, and follows the investigation into the disappearance of two children by a pair of Manchester police officers.

Sam is a father and recent widower, trying to cope with his grief and keep it together enough to raise his teenaged daughters. Zoe is his young partner, enthusiastic, courageous, and struggling to carve out a meaningful place in a career that is still, almost exclusively, a manâs world.

When Sam and Zoe arrive in Lullingdale, they encounter an insular group of villagers who reference witchcraft in the same breath as the disappearance of their children. As the detectives investigate, it becomes unclear to them, and to the reader, where the line between reality, madness, and the supernatural, lie.

One of the most enjoyable things about this novel for me was that I really had no idea what direction it would end up taking. Without giving away any spoilers, I can say that the story explored the way in which group fear can lead ânormalâ people to do horrific things. I also really loved how the author used the setting, a small, snowy village next to a deep, unfathomable lake, to create in turn a strong sense of paranoia, claustrophobia, powerlessness, and also beauty.

A Cry in the Night was a complex book, but a fast and addictive read. I have already ordered Sleepwalkers, Grievesâ first novel, and am excited to discover in him a new and unique literary talent

A Cry in the Night

This novel begins with the disappearance of two children by Lullingdale Water, in the Lake District. Notorious for the drowning of six women, accused of witchcraft in the 1660âs, it is near a village which is beautiful on the surface but, like most things, more complicated beneath. When the local police get nowhere, DI Sam Taylor and DC Zoe Barnes are sent from Manchester, to investigate.

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Title: N.F.D.

Subtitle: A Whit Pynchon Mystery, Book 6

Author: Dave Pedneau

Narrator: Eddie Frierson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-11-14

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The Abduction: It's no laughing matter when a terrified three-year-old girl is kidnapped from Milbrook's Fun Time Day Care Center by a man in a clown mask. It's every parent's worst nightmare - and a delicate matter for Raven County's special investigator, Whit Pynchon.

The Suspicion: The little girl's frantic mother is certain that her ex-husband is responsible and it looks as if Whit may have only a routine custody battle on his hands. But when a mysterious prowler begins stalking another child from the same day care center, Whit is convinced that the snatched toddler is facing a much uglier - and possibly deadly - fate.

The Explosion: As the furor heats up - in the town, in the press, and in Whit's persona life - he and his lover, newspaper editor Anna Tyree, find themselves in the eye of the storm of controversy. With one child still missing and another in certain danger, Whit must double his efforts to unmask and capture a kidnapper who may be desperate enough to turn killer...

Members Reviews:

Another great book from Dave Pedneau

I liked all of the Whit Pynchon books! With all of the conflicts and resolutions between he & his lover Anna (the reporter/editor) of the local newspaper. He is a man's man with a compassionate side, he would not admit too. Reminds me of Perry Mason's investigator.

Great author of crime detective novels.

I have read these books several times and enjoyed them every time. I am so happy they are finally digital. Thanks so very much. Dave Pedneau was a truly great author and I have to remind myself that Whit is only a character. Dave makes him come alive.

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Title: The Other Typist

Author: Suzanne Rindell

Narrator: Gretchen Mol

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-02-14

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Suzanne Rindells The Other Typist. Read by the actress Gretchen Mol, who plays Gillian Darmody in the hit US series Boardwalk Empire.

New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin. Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working as a typist in a police precinct on the lower East Side.

Every day Rose transcribes the confessions of gangsters and murderers - and while she may disapprove of the details, she prides herself on typing up the goriest of crimes without batting an eyelid. But when the captivating Odalie begins at the precinct, Rose finds herself falling under the new typists spell.

As the two girls friendship blossoms, it is not long before Roses fascination for her new colleague turns to obsession. But just who is the real Odalie, and how far will Rose go to find out?

Members Reviews:

Long winded

Set in 1920s America during a time when alcohol was illegal and speakeasy's reined supreme, the book relates the unlikely friendship between two women who are typist's within the same American police precinct. It was very promising and I stuck with this book right to the end and although it never quite reached expectations, I was rewarded by a twist at the end. However, I did find the story over long although it set the scene and the characters of the two (?) main players well. It may have been me but I found the story a little complicated and I'm still unclear as to what actually happened in the end. No spoilers here though. The performance was really good by Gretchen Mol in a beautiful American accent that was lyrical and easy on the ear.

Single White Female

The Talented Mrs Ripley meets The Untouchables as a plain Jane typist makes friends with the seemingly out-of-her-league friends-wise colleague.

An unusual story.

Where does The Other Typist rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

This book had an interesting setting, a police station in the prohibition era. A young lady is sucked in by a colleague and as we travel through their relationship we have no idea how it will end. Little hints are given, but the finale is very well done.

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Title: The Cadaver Game

Author: Kate Ellis

Narrator: Gordon Griffin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-14

Publisher: Soundings

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When the decaying body of a murdered woman is discovered following an anonymous tip off, DI Wesley Peterson has problems establishing her identity.

But as he digs deeper, he has another more disturbing case to investigate the naked bodies of two teenagers have been found with shotgun wounds at the foot of a cliff.

Both cases become stranger when Wesley realises they are linked to a sinister manhunt, mirroring events from the time of the Napoleonic Wars.

Then a skeleton is found near the place where the dead teenagers were last seen alive and Wesley finally has to face a terrible truth...and a hunt to the death.

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable but less entertaining than some

Any additional comments?

I've not a lot to say about this book. I have all Kate Ellis's previous releases, but found this less enjoyable than others. The narration was good, but the storyline was thin.

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Title: Samurai Code

Subtitle: A Jack Taggart Mystery, Book 4

Author: Don Easton

Narrator: David Drummond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

This intriguing, suspense-packed novel is the fourth Jack Taggart Mystery in the series commencing with Loose Ends, Above Ground, and Angel in the Full Moon. This time the implacable Mountie Jack Taggart goes undercover to follow the trail of a cheap Saturday-night special found at the scene of a murder.

He traces the gun from the manufacturer to the person it was stolen from and through several criminals, until the trail leads him to a suspected heroin importer. Taggart pretends to be an Irish gangster and penetrates the criminal organization, only to discover that the real crime boss is a mysterious figure out of Asia.

Taggart and his partner are unexpectedly taken aboard a private jet where they find themselves alone and without backup in the lair of one of the largest yakuza organized crime families in Japan. East meets west. The clash of culture explodes into violence when their real identities are discovered.

Members Reviews:

One Star

Simple and contrived

Winner

Jack Taggart has grown on me. He gets the job done one way or another. On to the next one.

Gripping & scary

Samurai Code another excellent novel by Don Easton! His writings make you feel like you are right there in the moment. The way he describes the surroundings makes you feel like sitting back watching. The characters are all so real either you love them or not. I find his novels are exciting, gripping and wanting more. I really hope they are made into motive pictures one day as I will be the first in line at the box office! I was at a dinner party of seven recently, four people were reading his books, two had heard of them however could not obtain a copy and the last one was now interested. The frenzy has started!

Another amazing novel by Easton.

If you have read "Loose Ends", "Above Ground", and "Angel in the Full Moon", then there is no reason for you to read the reviews for "Samurai Code". Don Easton has once again put into words the harsh realities of what an undercover officer faces in the law enforcement world. Shock, pain and, at times, pure hatred are some emotions that is evoked by Easton through the evil characters who dare contend with Jack Taggart. Easton's skills and expertise as a retired officer shines through in his storyline through and through.

Samurai Code was well worth the wait, but if you haven't read any of Easton's books - pick up all four and start from the beginning. Jack and Laura are two people worth getting to know... and keep on your side!

A fantastic read. It's all about justice.

As the fourth installment in the series, "Samurai Code" continues to deliver the action, suspense and grit of the previous novels.

The characters are well developed and human. You will find yourself caring about them, just as Jack Taggart himself cares about all of the victims and is driven to seek justice for them.

Once again, I found myself staying up well past my bedtime to finish the novel, not able to wait to find out what happens next! I look forward to any future installments.

While you can read this novel on its own, for those of you new to the series, I highly recommend picking up the previous three books first ("Loose Ends", "Above Ground" and "Angel in the Full Moon"). Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop!

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Title: The Dance of Murder

Subtitle: The World of Murder, Volume 2

Author: Trisha Sugarek

Narrator: Daniel Dorse

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-13

Publisher: Trisha Sugarek, Writer at Play

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

In Book 2 of the World of Murder series, Detectives O'Roarke and Garcia are chasing a serial killer and time is running out. Strippers have been found with their throats cut and the killer's rage is escalating. To make things worse they have over 100 potential suspects. Is the killer an ex-boyfriend? An Internet stalker? A tattoo artist? Or the neighborhood priest? A cook, a cabbie, or one of the many customers who frequent the strip joints?

Now the press has gotten hold of the story dubbing the murderer, "The Glitter Slasher". City Hall is breathing down the necks of the Homicide Squad and insisting that they "get this thing solved!" before there are more dead bodies.

Finally the two murder cops make an arrest.... But, do they have the right person in custody?

Members Reviews:

Love Whodunnits!

I was given this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. Being that it was book 2, and I am a series crazed person, I bought book 1 first, listened to it and couldn't wait to continue to book 2. This book did not disappoint. From the very beginning, your interest is peaked and you can't stop listening until the end! If you love short, suspenseful mysteries, this one(and series) is for you.

Narration is great. The voices used are so typical NYC, you feel like you are actually watching the book unfold in your mind. This is a keeper..and yes, I have bought the two following that have been released and are looking forward to book five to come out on audio!

A classic murder mystery

Where does The Dance of Murder rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Near the top

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The introduction of new characters/suspects kept you engrossed throughout the story.

What about Daniel Dorses performance did you like?

Enjoyed the deep timber of his voice which lulled you on this journey.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

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Title: A Grave Coffin

Author: Gwendoline Butler

Narrator: Nigel Carrington

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-17-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

With the papers near the mutilated body of Harry Seton is a note: "Ask Coffin."

Seton was a detective doing undercover work on the sale of illegal pharmaceuticals. No one, including John Coffin, Commander of London's Second City, knows what the note means, but it appears that Seton was secretly investigating internal police corruption.

Coffin begins to look into Seton's secret investigation, only to find that someone has beat him to it and is already destroying evidence that the commander will need. Just as Coffin starts to follow Seton's trail, a far greater tragedy strikes Second City. Four boys, each connected to the police in some way, are missing and the body of one is found buried in a shallow grave. It is clear that someone who holds a grudge against the police has targeted the children, but there is little evidence to go on.

The only witnesses are a group of rollerbladers, but fear and something else are keeping them quiet. The terror in Second City comes directly to Coffin's house, threatening him and his wife Stella. Is it Harry Seton's nemesis seeking him out? Or the child-killer? Or are they connected? Is Coffin cunning enough to avert any further disasters?

Members Reviews:

Really enjoy Butler's books on Superintendent Coffin

Really enjoy Butler's books on Superintendent Coffin. Love English mysteries and this series is near the top of my list.

Well done

The mutilated corpse of a peer shakes up the entire London's Second City police force. Detective Harry Seton was allegedly working on the illegal manufacturing of pharmaceutical products, but apparently was actually investigating police corruption. His superiors order Chief Commander John Coffin to serendipitously continue Seton's inquiries into law enforcement official's dishonesty.

While struggling with that distasteful inquest, John works an even more repugnant case. Someone is viciously murdering schoolboys whose link is each one has a parent connected to the police. Unlike the former case that requires him to go at it alone, John uses his full staff of experts as well as his actress-wife to search for a deadly killer.

The twentieth John Coffin tale retains all the freshness of one of the best English police procedural series on the market today. The story line contains two sub-plots that stretch the hero beyond his personal endurance limit. Long time fans will relish John's inquiries into corruption as well as welcome old friends working to stop a brutal killing machine. New readers will gain insight into the series not only from this well written tale, but also from Gwendolyn Butler's insightful brief notes that provide background material.

Harriet Klausner

Solid writing, grisley tale...

A GRAVE COFFIN by Gwendoline Butler is a good read. The book is mostly set in "Second City" (based on Docklands that is "second" after the City of London which is "first").

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Title: Until You Are Dead

Author: John Lutz

Narrator: David H. Lawrence XVII

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-17-13

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Twenty-Seven short stories from Edgar Award-winning author John Lutz. Private Eyes, mysteries, and memorable characters.

Members Reviews:

good entertaining read

i like to read books that have short seperate stories , it keeps you most time more interested than one long story. can not pick out one that was better than the other, but you will enjoy them none the less. good selection to pick from. john lutz does keep you entertained.

until you are dead

have read his novels fro years..excellent writer.....

do not remember this one too well at this late date...

has a good mixture of ddialog and description as well as excellent ideas..

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Title: The Black Country

Author: Alex Grecian

Narrator: Nigel Carrington

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-13

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When members of a prominent family disappear from a coal-mining village - and a human eyeball is discovered in a bird's nest - the local constable sends for help from Scotland Yard's new Murder Squad. But Inspector Day and Sergeant Hammersmith have no idea what they're about to get into, and the more they investigate, the more they realise they may never be allowed to leave.

Critic Reviews:

"Will keep you riveted from page one" (Jeffery Deaver)

"Outstanding. If Charles Dickens isn't somewhere clapping his hands for this, Wilkie Collins surely is." (New York Times Book Review)

Members Reviews:

Atmospheric ingenious graphic

I listened to this book while driving between Brewarrina and Burke in outback NSW. The temperature was 46 degrees celcius and the no car ac. I loved the description of the cold and the snow.

Ugly & Violent

What would have made The Black Country better?

Nothing, its an interesting story but dwells on violence. The writer seems to have a preoccupation with maggots.

Has The Black Country put you off other books in this genre?

Yes anything from this writer

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He didn't

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

Interesting story

Dissappointment

The book gives a strange feeling - the plot builds, arising expectations but the result is very predictable and does not comply at all with the expectations and suvgestions initially built by the story. The story is well told, gives colorful picture of place of action (sometimes overly detailed and livid) but the aftertaste of the book is empty. It feels that the end of the story was forcedly made up and written.

Good

A good story...read very well...although was a little disappointed as the story didn't grip me as much as The Yard... We didn't get to know the characters as we did before. I didn't feel quite so engaged by the new characters and the old ones didn't grow in character either..Also, the previous narrator was so totally excellent, that he is a tough act to follow.. I'd got used to his portrayal of the characters voices and was a tad disappointed to find they had changed.

Overlong and confusing

I really enjoyed Alex Grecian's first book about Day and Hammersmith's adventures in the Murder Squad in London. This second book took them out of London and into Victorian West Midlands trying to solve the mystery of a missing mother, father and son. It was never explained why it was necessary to transport police officers from London to the Midlands to look for the missing family. Sadly this set the theme for the whole novel.

Confusing, overcomplicated and overlong. Nevertheless, I got to the end of the novel and understood all, eventually. I loved the first novel, it was brilliant. I persevered with the second novel and got there eventually and if it wasn't worth it I wouldn't have bothered. I will buy the third novel, it hasn't yet put me off and I still love the characterisation of Day and Hammersmith and the other people who habitate these books.

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Title: Murder in A-Major

Subtitle: An Inspector Hermann Preiss Mystery

Author: Morley Torgov

Narrator: Christopher Hirsh

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-27-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Take one of the crowning musical geniuses of mid-nineteenth century Europe; surround him with enemies, some of whom are fiercely jealous of his talent, others in love with his beautiful wife (a musical genius in her own right); add several scoundrels including a seller of stolen jewels and a kleptomaniac music critic who ends up murdered under highly mysterious circumstances and there you have the world of Robert and Clara Schumann in the Germany of the 1850s, as told by the narrator, Dsseldorfs top detective, Inspector Hermann Preiss.

A delightful historical mystery with a light touch, the listener is lead into the world of mid-nineteenth century music, where classical composers were stars and their egos were just as monstrous as the rock stars of today. Enter Brahms as the latest rising star in the firmament, and the world of Robert and Clara Schumann is rocked to its core. A mysterious off-key A on the Schumanns piano leads to one of the more interesting cases that Inspector Preiss has ever tackled. But are all mysteries meant to be solved? Inspector Preiss has the final answer.

Editorial Reviews:

A wonderful historical mystery that's perfect for classical music lovers. In this engrossing tale, Dusseldorf's number-one detective, Inspector Hermann Preiss, is investigating several crimes committed in the glittering 19th-century world of classical music composers Robert and Clara Schumann. There are jewel heists, adulterous schemers, kleptomaniac music critics, and at least one shocking and mysterious murder. Performer Christopher Hirsh does an excellent German accent, reminiscent of actor Christoph Waltz. A nice choice for those who like their mysteries on the lighter and more glamorous side, and with a rich historical setting.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

a great read about some already fascinating musicians!