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Title: Pinnacle Event

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Richard A. Clarke

Narrator: John Pruden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-15

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

While in power, the South African apartheid regime made nuclear weapons. Later they told the UN that the weapons were destroyed. But in fact the weapons were secretly stored by a white South African exile group. Now they have been refurbished and sold, but to whom? American intelligence expert Ray Bowman is brought in to find out.

With the help of a black, female South African intelligence officer, he races around the world to discover who bought the bombs and what they plan to do with them. Washington fears the bombs are intended for American cities, timed to explode before a presidential election that is just weeks away. What Bowman discovers is that the people who control the bombs intend to do something so devastating it will make nuking a few US cities look like a mild attack.

Members Reviews:

Richard A Clarke brings his Fact-based writing skills into the world of Fiction, and We, The Readers, Win !

After reading Mr Clarke's first Book, and discovering just how badly the Bush-Cheney cabal had failed to prevent 9/11, by ignoring their most experienced, and knowledgeable NSA Advisor about the dangers of Bin Laden and Al Queda, I was anxious to try some of his fiction. After seeing Mr Clarke on,... was it Dr Maddow's Show ? , anyway, I immediately came to Amazon and purchased Pinnacle Event, and Man, am I glad I did ! I

m a constant reader, and a big fan of writers like Lee Child, Daniel Silva, Brad Thor, and others who write about Espionage and Security Services with such insight and knowledge of the World's Intelligence and counter-terrorism forces. Richard A Clarke just moved up into the ranks, and exceeded many of them. Using his experience and knowledge of Our Clandestine services, and infusing that with great writing, and excellent character development, Pinnacle Event kept me up way past my usual late bedtime, and kept me on the edge of my seat for hours. That, Folks, is Entertainment in my Book ! Now, I'm off to buy "Sting of the Drone" !

An exciting way to learn about the dangers of "rouge" nuclear warheads in the world.

A great way to learn of the dangers from "loose" nuclear warheads that still exist in the world.

The book starts with a "low grade" nuclear explosion spotted in the Indian Ocean, and the subsequent investigation into how that came about. That leads to an international team of intelligence agents trying to untangle dangerous triangle of money, corruption and terrorism to find out how many dirty warheads are still out there "in the market".

A great, and educational read.

Too much is Non Fiction

Clarke has written another compelling thriller, filled with the kind of details that reveal his knowledge of events at a high level. A story I hated to stop reading, even as work intervened.

exciting story that's both fun to read and a bit scary

Richard Clarke, as usual, presents a believable, exciting story that's both fun to read and a bit scary, given how plausible everything seems. I definitely recommend it for anyone who enjoys geopolitical thrillers. My only complaint with the book is that it never seemed to be copy-edited, with too many mistakes in grammar and punctuation. It gets to be distracting. I hope that someone will spend a little effort on that before the paperback version comes out.

Thrills and serious education combined

This is one of those thrillers that educates.

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Title: Kissing the Werewolf

Subtitle: Izzy Cooper, Book 1

Author: Kendra Ashe

Narrator: Amanda Veneziale

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-15

Publisher: Kendra Ashe

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

What do you get when you mix a vampire hunter, who happens to be an FBI Agent and my boss, add a fallen angel, that's me, and a genius criminal profiler with secrets?

You get the Monster Squad! We hunt monsters and other whatnots. Add to the mix an extra hot alpha wolf, a mysterious town with a serial killer on the loose, and you have total mayhem.

I'm Izzy Cooper, and I'm sporting a pair of black wings. To earn redemption, I had to return to my life as a fallen angel, and work tirelessly to bring down bad guys. It's a good thing I have some help in the form of my guardian demon, who happens to be as hot as he is devious. But that isn't the only guy problem I have to deal with.

I have a new job with the Atypical Crimes Management Unit of the FBI, which happens to be based in my hometown of Storm Cove. Returning to Storm Cove means facing Elias Moreland, who just happens to be my high school crush, and the sexiest guy I've ever met. Too bad he's also a werewolf. Saving my soul, while protecting my heart from an extra hot werewolf isn't easy, when being wicked is a natural element of my nature.

Warning: Izzy Cooper is a nice girl, but she can also be an opinionated bitch from Hell. After all, she is a fallen angel. On occasion, she likes to play with hot guys who have hotter than hell bodies. This story is not for the faint of heart, or those easily offended by sarcasm, dark mystery, and hot romance. You have been warned.

Members Reviews:

I want her to read to me again!

This was my first audiobook and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The narrator's voice felt very comfortable to me. Her use of character voices kept who was speaking, and when, clear while not distracting from the overall experience. (I still find myself questioning whether the voice of Mr. Grim was actually her or not). I enjoyed the story but felt one or two places where some details were lacking. That could have very well been due to either this being my first time listening to a book, or my anal retentiveness. Could also be I'm easily distracted when ... OH LOOK! A CHICKEN!! ......

Absolutely Terrible Narration

I have no idea if this story is any good because the narration was so bad I couldn't even get through the first 10 minutes of the book. The narrator has bad inflection, no personality, and is barely one step up from monotone. Her timing is terrible. She has no ability to narrate. I have hundreds of books from Audible and this is the second worst narration I have ever heard.

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Title: The Crossword Murder

Author: Nero Blanc

Narrator: Noah Michael Levine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-16-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Solving puzzles can be murder when a PI and a crossword editor join forces to catch a killer in the first novel of Nero Blanc's fiendishly clever crossword mystery series.

Playboy Thompson C. Briephs has just been found strangled in his bed. The police believe the Newcastle Herald crossword editor, a scion of a blue-blooded New England family, died from kinky sex gone wrong. But cop-turned-private investigator Rosco Polycrates thinks there's a six-letter word for what happened. Enlisting the help of Annabelle Graham, the crossword editor for a rival paper, Rosco unearths a crazy quilt of suspects who had it in for the victim - and one of them was blackmailing him.

Belle is certain the answers lie in Briephs's twisty puzzlers. Now she and Rosco will have to employ some dazzling wordplay of their own to stop a cunning killer from crossing paths with another victim.

Listeners will delight in solving the crime, along with six crossword puzzles, which can be downloaded as PDFs, with answers in the back of the book. The Crossword Murder is a book to be savored by mystery lovers and crossword-puzzle enthusiasts alike.

Members Reviews:

Interesting Concept

This is a very good read. The storyline is solid and the characters developed.

Save your time & money

Awkward plot, poor character development beyond stereotypes, and no suspense. One of those rare books in which I found myself not caring who the killer was. I gave up on it about 2/3 of the way through.

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Title: Fallen

Author: Leslie Tentler

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-08-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 54 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Amid a sultry Atlanta summer, someone is targeting police. The investigation becomes personal for APD Detective Ryan Winter when a colleague and friend is shot dead - the second victim in weeks. But even as he finds himself being drawn into the tense hunt for a serial cop killer, he is forced to reexamine his own shattering personal tragedy.

An ER physician at Atlanta's busy Mercy Hospital, Dr. Lydia Costa is no stranger to suffering. Still, the recent police slayings reopen barely healed wounds - and bring her face to face with her ex-husband, Ryan Winter. As the body count rises and paranoia tightens its grip on the police force, Lydia and Ryan are pulled together by circumstances and fate, causing old passions to reignite despite their painful shared past. But as Ryan moves closer to discovering the killer's identity, someone is watching, placing both him and Lydia in mortal danger.

Members Reviews:

Pleasantly surprised.

I enjoyed this listen. It have a good balance of mystery and romance for me. It took me awhile to figure out who did it but it still held my attention once I did.

An Excellent Suspense

Where does Fallen rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Top 10 so far!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Fallen?

When the Killer was revealed! What a shocker!

Which character as performed by Marguerite Gavin was your favorite?

Lydia, Ryan and the voice of Mateo. Hard to pick one.

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

Betrayal of the Fallen

Any additional comments?

Leslie Tentler is a excellent suspense writer! I found this not only well written, but captivating on many levels. I listened to the audiobook version of this and loved it. Narrator Marguerite Gavin does a superb job bringing the story and characters alive. I particularly enjoyed her use of accents. Can't wait for the next book!

Mature second chance love story

Mature second chance love story and suspense-Perfection. I enjoyed this book from the first page to last page. I wanted it to go on, I laughed out loud, and I screamed out loud. It was so worth my credit, but I would have paid for it as well. I really enjoyed the narrator. So glad I decided to read the reviews and decide to buy this audible. I will listen to it again now that I know everything will be okay.

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Title: Secret Smile

Author: Nicci French

Narrator: Julie Maisey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-19-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Secret Smile is a gripping psychological thriller from the top-ten bestselling author Nicci French.

You have an affair. You finish it. You think it's over. You're dead wrong....

Miranda Cotton thinks she's put boyfriend Brendan out of her life for good. But two weeks later, he's intimately involved with her sister. Soon what began as an embarrassment becomes threatening - then even more terrifying than a girl's worst nightmare. Because this time Brendan will stop at nothing to be part of Miranda's life - even if it means taking it from her ....

Nicci French is the pseudonym for Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. The couple live in Suffolk and have written thirteen other best-selling novels, all published by Penguin: Complicit, What to Do When Someone Dies, Until It's Over, Losing You, Catch Me When I Fall, The Memory Game, Beneath the Skin, The Safe House, The Red Room, Land of the Living, Killing Me Softly, and, most recently, Blue Monday and Tuesday's Gone in the brilliant new Frieda Klein series.

Critic Reviews:

"Creepy, genuinely gripping." (Heat)

Members Reviews:

Gripping

Really enjoyed. Mainly listened to whilst driving and ironing. Have to admit , ironed slowly as it kept me gripped. Totally believable although once or twice I thought it was a big daft towards the end but on the whole thoroughly enjoyed

Compelling

Initially was very frustrated by the story line but found this to be a compelling listen .

Becomes less frustrating as the story develops.

Good listen for those who like psychological thrillers.

engaging story and an easy listen

the narrator was good, sounded like she had a cold but at emotional parts it helped make it sound authentic. I think the ending could have been expanded more as it sounded like an after thought rather than a twist, but I liked it and if you want an interesting easy listen with a good narrator and characters then download this one.

Creepy but really good

A friend recommended this book to me. Good book & read well too. I will be definitely reading more of her books

good

have to consontrate lots twists and turns for me not as good as her others vut well wrote

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Title: Lafitte's Treasure

Author: Joe Corso

Narrator: A. T. Al Benelli

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-12-15

Publisher: corsobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

The British offered Jean Lafitte a Captaincy in the British navy along with extensive lands, titles and $30,000 in gold if he agrees to join with them to fight against the United States. So why does Lafitte refuse their generous offer? In the approaching War of 1812 General Andrew Jackson hasn't any weapons, ammunition or money to fight the British with and no one to turn to for help but the notorious pirate Jean Lafitte. Jackson hates pirates, but he agrees to meet with Lafitte, and he forms an unlikely alliance with the dashing pirate. What changed Jackson's mind about attending the meeting? Before the war begins, Lafitte buries an unusual treasure, one that is sought in the 21st century by two men and a beautiful woman. Julianna Montaigne a direct descendent of Pierre Lafitte has found his diary in her grandfather's old sea man's trunk. The diary has a clue to the treasure. Eddie Calto a New York City firefighter has a second clue left to him by his great-great-grandfather, the two join forces in an attempt to find Lafitte's Treasure. But there are dangerous men who want the treasure for themselves and for 200 years they have waited patiently for anyone seeking Lafitte's Treasure.

Members Reviews:

Fun Story Wasted

What did you like best about Lafitte's Treasure? What did you like least?

The plot was interesting enough to keep me listening. The narration was horribly distracting.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Not sure; I may need to re-listen to Dan Brown or Steve Berry.

What didnt you like about A. T. Al Benellis performance?

The narrator made the two protagonists sound like a couple of imbeciles. I kept expecting Eddie to say "Tell me 'bout the rabbits, George", and the female protagonist sounded like a really bad impersonation of a 7 year girl that's never left the house. The cadence was more suited for a first grade teacher reading Curious George to her class.

Did Lafitte's Treasure inspire you to do anything?

Yes, to never again buy Corso book.

Any additional comments?

The story was interesting enough; Dan Brown would've had a field day with this plot, but this story seemed rushed and almost insultingly simple. There are also blatant inconsistencies and highly improbable legal interpretations that make the story hard to swallow.

Great treasure hunting adventure.

What made the experience of listening to Lafitte's Treasure the most enjoyable?

This story, for me, it has all the vital ingredients, action, adventure, murder, mystery, and romance. This authors attention to detail has meant that he has also added a lot of fascinating history about New Orleans and the famous pirate Jean Lafitte. The icing on the cake was the brilliant narration of A. T. Al Benelli.

Have you listened to any of A. T. Al Benellis other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have now listened to three of A. T. Benelli's narrations and think he is very talented, he is one narrator who I will be looking out for in the future.

Any additional comments?

The legacies, left to Eddie, and Julianna, bond them as they embark on their exciting and dangerous adventure.

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Title: Exile, Texas

Author: Roxanne Longstreet Conrad

Narrator: Jamieson Price

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Sheriff's Deputy Dan Fox doesn't expect trouble when he pulls over a speeder outside of the lonely West Texas town of Exile...but he gets it in the form of Megan Leary. Meg - an Exile native - was acquitted of her mother's brutal slaying 15 years ago, but many residents still believe in her guilt. As Meg helps a friend find her missing daughter, the bodies start to fall. As enemies begin coming out of the woodwork in the formerly sleepy Texas town, Dan and Meg have to band together for their very survival because there are still long-buried secrets that someone will kill to keep hidden in Exile, Texas.

Members Reviews:

fast-paced multiple murder mystery

In 1984 teenager Megan Leary finds her mother Doris dead. Everyone in Exile believes Megan killed her mother. However, during the trial, someone else confesses he killed the older Leary. Megan flees town, but most townsfolk still believe she is the killer.

Fifteen years later Megan returns to her hometown hired by an old friend to look for her missing high school age daughter, Aurelia Galvan. Meg is a licensed sleuth to the chagrin of the local sheriff's department who want her to leave town. Only newcomer Sheriff Deputy Dan Fox acts undisturbed by her activities though he has to rescue a drunken Meg from a deliberately set fire. Together they begin to learn what happened to the vanished teen and to her mother. However, someone wants to keep her ignorant of the truth and begins killing people, who may have been part of a conspiracy of silence. Meg and Dan could easily be next.

Though Megan getting drunk even while she needs to maintain her tough girl posture seems out of place except to allow Dan to rescue her, fans will enjoy this crime thriller. Once Meg speeds into town, the story line never eases off the accelerator. Meg is a strong protagonist and a bewildered Dan is an ideal sidekick. Fans will enjoy Roxanne Lomgstreet's fast-paced multiple murder mystery.

Harriet Klausner

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Title: The Big Fiddle

Author: Roger Silverwood

Narrator: Gordon Griffin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-15

Publisher: Soundings

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

When a man is found dead, and his carer, a good-time girl, is suspected of his murder, Detective Inspector Angel is drawn into an intricate web of family lies and deceit. The dead mans daughter is hiding something, and his granddaughter seems incapable of telling anyone the truth. The pressure is on for Angel to unravel the mystery and identify the killer before another body is found.

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Title: The Ice Queen

Author: Nele Neuhaus

Narrator: Nicholas Bell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-13-15

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Holocaust survivor and American citzen Jossi Goldberg is found shot to death execution style in his house near Frankfurt. A five-digit number is scrawled in blood at the murder scene. The autopsy reveals an old tattoo on the corpse's arm--a blood type marker once used by Hitler's SS--causing detectives Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver Bodenstein to question his true identity.

Two more murders reveal the connections between the victims. They were all lifelong friends with Vera von Kaltensee, baroness, well-respected philanthropist, and head of an old, rich family that she rules with an iron fist.

Pia and Oliver follow the trail, which leads them all the way back to the end of World War II and the area of Poland that then belonged to East Prussia. No one is who he or she claims to be, and things begin to make sense only when the two investigators realise what the bloody number stands for and uncover an old diary and an eyewitness who is finally willing to come forward.

The Ice Queen is a compelling mystery about revenge, power, and long-forgotten secrets from a time in German history that still affects the present.

Members Reviews:

Number Three in a Compelling German Police Procedural Series, BUT ------

This is an exciting (if over the top) thriller in an interesting police procedural series from Germany, but there's a problem: only some of the series is available in English, and what's available isn't in order. According to "Goodreads", there are seven novels in the series. Four are available in English. This ond,"The Ice Queen, is number three: "Snow White Must Die" is number four, "Bad Wolf" number six, "I Am Your Judge" number seven. That means that the first two novels in the series are not available, and that's big weakness. The same two detectives (Pia Kirchoff and Oliver Bodenstein) are the central characters in all the novels, and their lives change over time. Missing the starting point is a bother, as is reading about later events (in "Snow White Must Die") before earlier ones (in "The Ice Queen") . It was all too easy to do, since "Snow White" was the first of the series to appear in English. True compulsives may want to avoid the series until the whole thing is available in English.

Those who are less compulsive, and want a compelling read, give it a try. The story begins with the murder of an elderly gentleman believed to be a Holocaust survivor, who turns out to be something rather different: a former SS official. Our detectives are told very firmly to stay very far away from this case: strings are clearly being pulled by powerful people. But when another murder follows -- also of a former SS official -- the case can't be kept off limits. A wealthy and aristocratic family, it becomes clear, is deeply involved, and murder follows murder. Like "Snow White Must Die", this was a hard book to put down, which means that it meets my first requirement for a thriller. It's not, however, as good a book, in my view, as "Snow White Must Die", largely because the story goes so far over the top.

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Title: Gemini

Author: Randy Eberle

Narrator: Laura Agronick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-12-15

Publisher: Randy Eberle

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Spring, 1987: Justine Knox and her fiancé, Alex Van Huss, exit a dark movie theater and quickly find themselves in the midst of a torrential, Indiana thunderstorm. Trapped outside in the elements, Alex leads Justine on a shortcut through a rundown apartment complex and into their worst nightmare...

As the two of them rush through the woods behind the apartment buildings, they come across David Hawkins - a distraught, out-of-his-mind drug addict - burying the bodies of his wife and her lover. Unfortunately for the two young lovers, David Hawkins takes out all of his hate and anger on Justine and Alex. After murdering Alex, David rapes Justine and leaves her for dead... Shortly after the horrible incident in the woods, Justine learns that she is pregnant, and the only man that could possibly have impregnated her is the monster that raped her and killed her fiancé. With the support of her parents, Justine makes the difficult decision to have an abortion... Unbeknownst to Justine, she would have given birth to twins...

Spring 2005: Nearly 20 years later, with a new name and a family of her own, Adrienne Morgan (formerly Justine Knox) wants nothing more than to forget that fateful night 18 years in the past. A chance encounter in the local grocery store will shatter all of that... Is Adrienne losing her mind, as her loving husband and children suspect, or is she being haunted: stalked by fragments from her past long dead and buried?

Members Reviews:

good vs evil

Reading Gemini took me back to my earliest days of reading horror in the late 80's and 90's, when authors cared more about plot and character development than shock and awe, back when horror meant more than whatever shtick is in vogue that day. Eberle has brought one of the oldest tropes of all time (i.e., good vs evil, light vs dark) to life in an original and well-developed story that makes the subject matter feel fresh and new. His characters are well-developed and suck you in emotionally so that you are vested enough to want to keep reading, and the plot is paced to a point where you can't put the book down. You want to root for Justine and you want to know what happens to her.

But not only is Gemini a great work of horror, it is just plain and simple a great piece of writing in general. Eberle's descriptive imagery and the way he frames each scene seems to ooze off the page with such ease that fellow writers should take notes. As a first novel, it is amazingly well put together and balanced. If it is any indication of future writing, Eberle is on his way to great things, and I for one look forward to reading more.

-William Ethan Koron

A very interesting g read.

I'm giving this novel five stars, even though there were some glaring spelling errors and grammatical mistakes. The reason for five stars is the concept of this novel is somewhat new and rather different than other horror novels. I kind of liked that. There are some things I would change if I were editing this book, but that's just me and doesn't in any way change the story. I'd certainly recommend it to others, and will look for other books by this author. Good job to the author!

Like a freight train through a mountain of blood.

Gemini takes me back to my days in school reading Stephen King and Clive Barker for the first time, when Horror was new and brutal and terrifying and made you squirm in your seat.