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Title: Ice

Subtitle: An 87th Precinct Mystery, Book 36

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Dick Hill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-06-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Murder is in season as a brutal winter grips the city. The detectives of the 87th Precinct must fight the elements and turn up the heat to find a ruthless killer.

Critic Reviews:

"Imagine your favorite Law & Order cast solving fresh mysteries into infinity, with no re-runs, and you have some sense of McBains grand,ongoing accomplishment." (Entertainment Weekly)

"McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meeteven those we thought we already knew." (New York Times Book Review)

Members Reviews:

holds up well nicely done. excellent procedural.

have not read 8th precinct for a while. nice to come back. interesting how big cocaine was in the 80s

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Title: The Darkness Gathers: Lydia Strong, Book 2

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Lisa Unger

Narrator: Emily Beresford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-02-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 33 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Fresh from a tour promoting her last book, reclusive true-crime writer Lydia Strong receives an anonymous cry for help, begging her to find and protect Tatiana Quinn. Maybe the plea strikes close to her heart; maybe her investigators intuition ignites. She takes it on. But this simple case of a missing teenager soon becomes much more. Someone wants Lydia to drop the case, someone anxious enough to engineer the reappearance of one of Lydias most dangerous adversaries. Now, in addition to tracing the roots of Tatianas disappearance on a trail across the country and eventually overseas, Lydia must find the man who wants her dead.

Critic Reviews:

"The suspense is almost unbearably high...an intelligent thriller, with a love story [that] adds a poignant and beautiful relief to the omnipresent evil that pervades the rest of the pages." (New Mystery Reader)

Members Reviews:

Pleasantly surprised!

I have always enjoyed Ms Unger's work, and when these early books she had written were released as audiobooks, I must admit I was nervous about trying them. Luckly my worry was unfounded and although the plot of Darkness Gathers may have been a made bit overly complex with lots and lots of action surrounding it, altogether it was an excellent read with some good twists and turns to continually surprise and pique ones interest. Certainly worth a credit.

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Title: Murder Passes the Buck

Subtitle: A Gertie Johnson Murder Mystery, Book 1

Author: Deb Baker

Narrator: Carol Herman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-08-12

Publisher: Deb Baker

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 23 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When her neighbor is shot and killed in his hunting blind, 66-year-old widow Gertie Johnson seizes the opportunity to move on with her life by investigating his death. Gertie is abetted (and hindered) by her grandson Little Donny, man-hungry best friend Cora Mae, and word-of-the-day challenger, Kitty. It doesn't help that Chester's death has been ruled an accident by the sheriff of this backwoods community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Or that Sheriff Blaze Johnson happens to be Gertie's son.

Whether it's interrogating neighbors, spying, or impersonating the FBI - not to mention staying one step ahead of Blaze - Gertie will do whatever it takes to solve the case, even when the killer takes aim at her.

Members Reviews:

Just couldn't do it...

I had to stop listening. I live on a farm and am very familiar with rural life, but I felt this story line was just pushing it too far. I quit just a few chapters in to the book.

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Title: Blood Moon

Subtitle: A Robert Payne Mystery, Book 1

Author: Ed Gorman

Narrator: Mark Douglas Nelson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-29-12

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 148 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Former FBI agent and psychological profiler Robert Payne is on the trail of a serial killer. A 12 year old girl has been murdered and mutilated, and the detective assigned to the case wound up dead. Now Nora Conners, the girl's wealthy mother, has hired Payne to solve the murder and bring closure. After narrowing his search to three men, a televangelist, a honey salesman, and an art teacher, all living in the small Iowa town of New Hope, Payne begins to narrow the field, posing as a journalist.

That's just the start. As the daughter of one of the suspects joins the list of victim, and the woman who hired him is murdered, Payne finds himself on a race to solve the case before he himself is implicated.

Taut, suspenseful, and filled with the quirky details and character flaws that are the hallmark of Ed Gorman's fiction, Blood Moon is a wonderful introduction to a very memorable character. Be sure to follow his adventures through the other three Robert Payne novels, Hawk Moon, Voodoo Moon, and Harlot's Moon.

Members Reviews:

A good writer, a great narrator, but. . .

If you can't handle books that include gruesome things involving puppies and children, you may want to avoid this one.

The main storyline is an ex FBI agent investigating a case - the character is likable and the investigation is intriguing and the narrator has an appropriate style and pleasant voice.

The back story is in prison and gets pretty ugly. I skipped over most of these scenes without losing the plot line of the main story.

Eventually of course the two storylines merge and it gets pretty sickening toward the end. By then I was caught up in the plot enough that I stuck it out but I had to remove the earbuds off and on.

I might try some more of the Robert Payne series as Ed Gorman is an excellent writer. The dialogue is believable and the story flows nicely.

a rather stupid story with barely there narration

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I'd change pretty much everything. The hero starts o'k but by the end he is blindly walking into such glaringly obvious traps that one starts wondering how that guy had managed to survive and even become a private detective.

The setting (especially the end) is so melodramatically bad - it becomes morbidly funny. I kept expecting Jaws to appear, gnashing his iron teeth :) Poor puppies, rats, underground cellars, dropping guns, girls killed by dozens (all the while poor reader wonders what was the real FBI doing while dozens and dozens of kids kept dissapearing, unfortunately the author is not bound by such realistic concerns).

I do not mind gory when gory is necessary but this was excessive, over the top and mostly not needed. O'K, we know the main villain is a sadistic SOB after the first puppy - how many more explicit sadistic scenes does a reader need?

Would you ever listen to anything by Ed Gorman again?

Most definitely not.

What about Mark Douglas Nelsons performance did you like?

Nothing. But I would be sorry for anybody who had to narrate such trash.

Could you see Blood Moon being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Please, don't.

Any additional comments?

Feel like reading about Dr.Lecter - need a dose of elegant smarts LOL

Tried to be too clever

This book had some good ideas and a strong main character.

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Title: The Hunted

Author: Alan Jacobson

Narrator: Renee Raudman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-28-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

How well do you know the one you love? When Lauren Chambers husband Michael mysteriously disappears, her search uncovers Michaels hidden past involving the FBI, international assassins - and shocking government secrets that some will go to great lengths to keep hidden. As The Hunted hurtles toward a conclusion mined with turn-on-a-dime twists, no one is who he appears to be and nothing is as it seems.

Members Reviews:

Another, The Dog Does NOT Die

OK, first thing and SPOILER:

There is a dog, his name is Tucker and HE DOES NOT DIE. He doesn't even suffer. I am telling you this first thing because I ruined the surprises in the book looking for the dog's fate at the end. So to keep you from doing the same thing I am telling you THE DOG DOES NOT DIE.

This is a fast and fascinating book. The only really "weak" thing in the book is the fact that the female protagonist is at one point strong and amazing and then the next she falls apart about nothing. Yes, bad things happen to her, but when she explains these things to the police she gets hysterical. I found this to be totally out of bounds as the character is a psychologist and she is supposed to have a handle on this type of thing. So she goes from being hysterical to amazing. And she is, at times.

Her husband is missing and Jacobson really never explains what happened to him. He loses his memory but the back story about that incident is kinda glossed over. Nevertheless, he is an interesting character.

Several of Jacobson's "reliables" either appear or are introduced. He also makes a reference back to the character in his first book. Kudos.

Jacobson is not only writing he is world building and he is very good at it. His action scenes are not tedious and they are quite interesting, though a little bloody for my taste, but these are not nice people he is dealing with.

The villain is bad, and I don't mean he doesn't call his mother on her birthday; I mean this guy makes the boogeyman seem to be a nice guy.

The ending is great and you are going to be not only surprised but happy, except for one death, with the resolution.

The story starts with a husband going missing. He went on a ski trip. He didn't come back when he said he would. From that tiny premise leaps a huge story. No matter what you think is going on, you have not a clue.

Pulls you in, keeps you reading until the twisting sprint to the end

Reading the series out of order, but itâs kind of interesting doing it that way because you get to go back to the beginning, with The Hunted, to see how the characters are introduced, how they got started in the series, and what their original relationships were like.

The Hunted starts off focusing on Lauren Chambers, a psychologist whose hubby goes missing. Sheâs got some psychological issues herself, which makes his disappearance even more difficult to deal with. The OPSIG group, and characters, have a lesser role early on in the story, but when the stakes get high, their role increases. Anthony Scarponi is one scary dude. Heâs back in a later novel (One of the Vail series), so itâs interesting to see where he came from.

Overall, the story pulls you in and the action and mystery/suspense of what really is going on keeps you reading.

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Title: Basket Case

Author: Carl Hiaasen

Narrator: Carl Hiaasen

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-05-12

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Once a hotshot investigative reporter, Jack Tagger now bangs out obituaries for a South Florida daily, plotting to resurrect my newspaper career by yoking my byline to some famous stiff. Jimmy Stoma, the infamous front man of Jimmy and the Slut Puppies, dead in a fishy-smelling scuba accident, might be the stiff of Jacks dreams - if only he can figure out what happened.

Standing in the way are (among others) his ambitious young editor, who hasnt yet fired anyone but plans to break her cherry on Jack; the rock stars pop-singer widow, whos using the occasion of her husbands death to re-launch her own career; and the soulless, profit-hungry owner of the newspaper, whom Jack once publicly humiliated at a stockholders meeting.

With clues from the dead rock singers music, Jack ultimately unravels Jimmy Stomas strange fate - in a hilariously hard-won triumph for muckraking journalism, and for the death-obsessed obituary writer himself.

Always be halfway prepared is Jack Taggers motto - and its more than enough to guarantee a wickedly funny, brilliantly entertaining novel from Carl Hiaasen.

Members Reviews:

least favorite

least favorite Carl Hiaasen story. love his work - was not thrilled with this story.

Always interesting to hear an author read his work

I choose this version because it is read by Carl Hiaasen himself. I'm always willing to take a chance when I see that the writer in the narrator. Mr Hiaasen does a fairly good job. He is kind of deadpan throughout but his delivery works with the story.

If you are a fan of Hiaasen you might want the unabridged version (I've read both). While this abridgment is fairly good (and I've heard some bad ones) in shortening the story they took out much character development which is Hiaasen's long suit. I really missed this but felt the story flowed well without it.

Novel plot

What did you love best about Basket Case?

Good writing and an innovative plot line.

Which character as performed by Carl Hiaasen was your favorite?

The narrator, a news reporter.

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

Rock star makes a different kind of "hit".

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Title: The 13th Target

Author: Mark de Castrique

Narrator: Keith Szarabajka

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-03-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Russell Mullins has left intelligence work. When his wife died of cancer, Rusty quit the Secret Service to repurpose his life. He joins a private protection company in Washington, DC, and is assigned to guard Paul Luguire, a Federal Reserve executive and chief liaison with the US Treasury. Mullins and Luguire form a strong friendship. So when a police detective calls in the middle of the night with word of Luguires suicide, Mullins doesnt buy it.

His doubts are reinforced by Amanda Church, a former Secret Service colleague now in the Federal Reserves cybersecurity unit. She uncovered a suspicious financial transaction initiated by Luguire only days before his death. He authorized the transfer of unrequested funds from the Federal Reserve to a regional bank. Even stranger, after Luguires suicide, Amanda finds the transaction has been erased from Federal Reserve records; the regional bank now shows the money wired from an offshore account in the name of Russell Mullins. Someone is setting Rusty up. And when the bank president is murdered, Mullins rockets to the top of the suspect list.

In an age of Wall Street meltdowns and a downgraded US credit rating, the secretive Federal Reserve is compromised. Mullins and Church dont know whom to trust. Evidence points to an external terrorist attack, but the web of deceit appears woven from within and threatens to destroy the heart of Americas financial system.

Twelve targets are known. The clock is ticking. What, or who, is the thirteenth?

Mark de Castrique is a veteran of the television and film industry and serves as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Critic Reviews:

[A] taut political thriller. Plenty of action, convincing color, and sympathetic bit players - particularly a gutsy female hostage - help maintain reader interest. (Publishers Weekly)

A fast-moving mystery that keeps the reader in suspense right to the endde Castriques writing is rich in its approach as he creates a plausible, thought-provoking plotfantastic. (Reader Views)

A timely thrillerMark de Castrique provides a fascinating conspiracy tale. (Harriet Klausner)

Members Reviews:

read it!

Great item, buy this book!, nice finish and very interesting! and shipping is great!

De Castrique is good-- in any genre!

First Line: "Rusty. Have you got any money on you?"

When Russell (Rusty) Mullins' wife dies of ovarian cancer, he feels a real need to take a different direction in his life. Ending his career in the Secret Service, he joins a private protection company based in Washington, D.C., and is assigned to guard Paul Luguire, a Federal Reserve executive and its chief liaison with the U.S. Treasury. The change means that Rusty gets to spend time with his grandchild, and he becomes good friends with Luguire.

Such good friends that when he gets a phone call from a police detective telling him that Luguire has committed suicide, Rusty doesn't believe it. His belief is confirmed by Federal Reserve employee Amanda Church, who once worked with him in the Secret Service. Church has uncovered an extremely suspicious financial transaction initiated by Luguire that now seems to be setting Rusty up. When a bank president is murdered, Rusty does indeed skyrocket to the top of the suspect list.

As Rusty follows a trail of clues, he's joined by a discredited journalist and a police detective who's mere months away from retirement.

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Title: Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies and Liquor

Subtitle: Agatha Raisin, Book 17

Author: M.C. Beaton

Narrator: Penelope Keith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Sea, sand ... and the slammer for Agatha!

Agatha Raisin thinks she's in for a treat when her ex-husband, James Lacey, invites her on holiday, but - horrors! - his idea of an idyllic break is the small, run-down resort of Burryhill-on-Sea. And from there on, things go from bad to worse. So when a fellow guest in their hotel is found murdered, Agatha herself is chief suspect - and has to solve this case from a locked police cell!

Members Reviews:

Wonderful story, wonderful narration.

Another fabulous tale of Agatha Raisin's antics. Penelope Keith has narrated all the books so far wonderfully well, she's the perfect person for the job.

Addictive!

The Agatha Raisin Series is as addictive as Agatha 's feelings are towards James Lacey.

Sleepless nights

when you can't sleep wot a better way than to listen to Penelope Keith reading to you

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Title: The Paris Directive

Author: Gerald Jay

Narrator: Paul Hecht

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-12

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Critics raved about Gerald Jays thrilling and expertly crafted debut novel, The Paris Directive.

When ruthless assassin Klaus Reiner is hired to kill an American industrialist vacationing in France, he doesnt count on three tourists getting caught in the crossfire. And he certainly doesnt count on any trouble from an aging yet dogged investigator by the name of Inspector Paul Mazarelle.

Critic Reviews:

A great fit for almost any crime fan. (

Booklist, starred review)

Members Reviews:

Sparsely believable plot, filled with dreadfully stereotypical characters.

This was an insult to the intelligence of the reader. In fact it was an insult to France and it's people. I couldn't recommend it less.

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Title: Hunting Delilah

Author: Anne Baines

Narrator: Dan Boice

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-12

Publisher: Doomed Muse Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Con artist. Get-away driver. Thief.

Delilah makes her own way in a crooked world.

Desperate for money after a heist goes south, Delilah breaks into a rich man's home. But instead of cash and jewels, she discovers a severed head and a serial killer. When the killer threatens her chronically-ill daughter and her childhood sweetheart, Delilah must turn the hunter into the hunted in a dangerous game only one of them will survive.

Members Reviews:

This is the ultimate cat & mouse THRILLER!!!!

Take one con woman, thief, get away driver, biological mother to a chronically ill daughter she gave up custody to the father. She goes out on a driving/robbery job that gets botched so... she decides to break into the home of another wealthy person in the area. Once inside she discoverers she's broken into the home of a wealthy attorney who just so happens to be a serial killer. She gets stabbed during a confrontation and he leaves her to take care of the remains of the woman he recently murdered and whose head Delilah (the heroine) finds in the freezer. In the interim she gets away.

From the time Delilah gets away the killer is hot on her trail. He becomes obsessed with the prey that actually comes to him but didn't stay. He finds her home and is able to find her daughter and for the first time Delilah must protect her child.

I thought the ending was a little abrupt but that's just my opinion.

The narrator Dan Boice did a fantastic job narrating.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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