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Title: The Chessmen

Author: Peter May

Narrator: Peter Forbes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-03-13

Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 60 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The new start...

Fin Macleod, now head of security on a privately owned Lewis estate, is charged with investigating a spate of illegal-game hunting taking place on the island.

The Old Friend...

This mission reunites him with Whistler Macaskill - a local poacher, Fin's teenage intimate, and possessor of a long-buried secret.

The Final Chapter...

But when this reunion takes a violent, sinister turn and Fin puts together the fractured pieces of the past, he realizes that revealing the truth could destroy the future.

Critic Reviews:

"Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth" (New York Times)

Members Reviews:

check mate

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

top 20%

Would you recommend The Chessmen to your friends? Why or why not?

yes - but only after reading the first two - the endfing needs to be told

Which scene was your favorite?

none in particular

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

no - not as much as the first two

Any additional comments?

I felt slightly disappointed - it was a good enough ending but ,,, something didn't gel as much as tghe first two for me

A Masterclass in Storytelling

This is the third of the Lewis trilogy by Peter May. I read the first two but, after starting a job which involved a long drive, decided to listen to this one. This was very much the right choice.

The story is wonderful, dark and brooding, realistic about life and love and evoking the bleak environment of the islands. Its tension never lets up and its very difficult to stop listening.

For me, however, this story was improved a hundredfold by Peter Forbess excellent narration. His accents are superb, his delivery is pitch perfect, adding a real dynamism to the tale. He is at no point over dramatic, which I find a lot on Audible, but managed to convey real emotion without sounding hammy.

Five stars arent quite enough for such excellent story telling.

Riveting conclusion to 1st rate trilogy

Whilst you could undoubtedly enjoy each part of this trilogy as a stand alone story - listen in the correct order and you will gradually absorb the complete tapestry of Fin's life as well as pick up sub-plots, stories and clues that weave their way throughout the 3 books. Rarely have I come across a trilogy that has been so cleverly constructed. Well written and well read The Blackhouse, The Lewis Man and now The Chessmen are thoroughly absorbing and I would have thought enjoyable for men and women alike.

The best trilogy I read

Driving some 40k between jobs of work in the Scottish Highlands radio and mobile phone signals are very poor, which is no bad thing. Music is fine for short periods but having discovered audible I can think of no greater pleasure than getting lost in a good book and that I have done many times. Having listened to almost 200 books over the last few years this trilogy is only the second that has moved me enough to write a review. The narration is superb, accents and intonations paint such a beautiful picture of the setting and the people of Lewis. Peter May's ability to tell a story of intertwining lives, friendships and romance is so close to what seems ordinary but he makes it so much more. The addition of an extraordinary story which is so believable makes this something you can't stop listening to until you reach the end & even then the hunger for more is there.

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Title: The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole

Author: John Mortimer

Narrator: Bill Wallis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

ASBOs may be the pride and joy of New Labour, but they don't cut much ice with Horace Rumpole - he takes the old-fashioned view that if anyone is going to be threatened with a restriction of their liberty then some form of legal proceeding ought to be gone through first. When one of the Timson children is given an ASBO for playing football in the street, Rumpole soon realizes something fishy is going on.

Members Reviews:

Rumpole at His Finest

What made the experience of listening to The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole the most enjoyable?

I have been a longtime Rumpole fan. Loved the idea of "she who must be obeyed" becoming a barrister.

What other book might you compare The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole to and why?

All the other Rumpoles are just as entertaining. I recommend them all

Which character as performed by Bill Wallis was your favorite?

I do love Hilda. She is a powerful force.

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

Nothing extreme. Rumpole is always good for a chuckle.

Like visiting an old friend

Rumpole is my most favorite non-conformist. He never takes himself or his colleagues too seriously. Rumpole's sense of humor is high-browed yet universal so anytime I get a chance to hear one of his cases, I take it.

Further adventures of Horace Rumpole.

For all you Rumpole fans, this a further installment. More shenanigans. More fun! See what Hilda, Portia , and the mad Bull, Judge Bullingham are up to now.

waste

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

nobody, just badly narrated.

What other book might you compare The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole to and why?

n

What didnt you like about Bill Walliss performance?

boring

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

same

Any additional comments?

Yes,,,,,,, only bought this because the timothy west version was so goood,,,, thought this must be the same,,,, not.

Sheer Genius

Bill Wallis really makes Rumpole come to life and the character vocalisations are fantastic.

As usual this is Rumpole at his best, I can't recommend this book enough, it is sublime!

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Title: The Blooding

Author: Joseph Wambaugh

Narrator: George K. Wilson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Fifteen-year-old Lynda Mann's savagely raped and strangled body is found along a shady footpath near the English village of Narborough. Though a massive 150-man dragnet is launched, the case remains unsolved.

Three years later the killer strikes again, raping and strangling teenager Dawn Ashforth only a stone's throw from where Lynda was so brutally murdered. But it will take four years, a scientific breakthrough, the largest manhunt in British crime annals, and the blooding of more than 4,000 men before the real killer is found.

Members Reviews:

Interesting story, a few quibbles with the audio.

This book turned out to be a more interesting story than the average true crime story because it was the first crime solved using DNA typing. It was fascinating to listen to the way the crime was investigated because it revealed such a huge difference between the way the British view crime investigation and the way Americans do. It is literally not possible to imagine a town in the U.S. where every single male citizen would volunteer to provide a DNA sample, even before people really realized how accurate such testing was. The story of the underlying crime was not particularly unique or fascinating as the perpetrator was just your average psychopath, but the author did a good job of providing an accurate portrait of the two victims and their families. The tangent in the investigation due to the false confession was also quite interesting because the suspect was such a complete oddball. I hope they kept a close eye on that young man after this case was resolved!

The narrator was a bit irksome to listen to because he did the reading in the accent of the region, which was thick and fairly difficult to understand. I have actually heard interviews of the parents of the victims on a television program, so I know that this accent was correctly performed, but that didn't make it easier to understand.

Meh

I guess it wasnt my kind of book. The story drags on with information that has nothing to do with the main story. If it does, they could have cut it out. Too long for what it was. Reminded me of the crime mystery shows on the ID channel.

Sometimes tedious but overall good

I love this author but at times this true crime, my favorite genre, got to bogged down in the technical aspects and there were so many people to follow. Overall very complete picture of the crime, area and police work done to solve these 2 murders and a crash course on the beginnings of DNA.

enjoyed the mystery

listening to while commuting to work kept me on edge , even the narrator used convenient accents to express a point.

Gripping account of History!

This intense account of the tragic murder mystery and historic case will hold your interest all the way through! The narration by Wilson, the best I've ever heard!

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Title: Let's Get Lost

Subtitle: A Matthew Scudder Story, Book 8

Author: Lawrence Block

Narrator: Lawrence Block

Format: Unabridged

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Matthew Scudder reminisces of his uniformed days and of the night he bent the law to help some "friends of a friend." When a friendly game of poker turns deadly, Scudder is called upon to solve the murderand hide the body.

Members Reviews:

Too short

Story too short, was looking for a whole book to get into. Not much meat at all for the price.

Typically terrific Scudder

I didn't realize until I read the opening page that I had recently read this in an anthology but finished it anyway and enjoyed it as much as I did the first time

What a rip off !

This "book" was a 15 minute short story and certainly not worth paying for.

Do yourself a favor and skip this offering.

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Title: My First Murder

Subtitle: Maria Kallio, Book 1

Author: Leena Lehtolainen

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 133 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

After a student choirs practice session at a Helsinki villa turns deadly, Detective Maria Kallio finds herself in the middle of the action - and her first murder case. Someone in the group wanted playboy Tommi Peltonen dead, but thats one song these suspects refuse to sing. Behind the choirs jovial facade lies bitter passion, and the victims seemingly perfect life hid a host of sins that made him a target of almost everyone in the villa.

As a young female - and a redhead to boot - Maria knows that solving this case will help her overcome her perceived shortcoming in the eyes of her colleagues. But as the case takes startling twists and turns, and friends and foes become interchangeable, will she be able to piece together the clues before the killer strikes again?

Members Reviews:

First Published 1993 So Expect Some Social Change

Maria Kallio is a young sergeant in the Serious Crime Unit in Helsinki, Finland. The book was first published in 1993 so if it seems socially a bit off that is probably the reason. Maria is trying to decide her career path. She is divided between the police work she originally considered her goal-- she naively wanted to help both victims and criminals-- and an interest in practicing law, the current goal of her education. When the book opens she is engaged in a six month temporary assignment with the police

Her immediate supervisor is hors de combat due to his alcoholism. Her coworker is about to go on vacation and has made it clear that nothing is going to stand between him and his vacation, least of all a newly reported body found floating beside a dock connected to a summer villa. At first it seems the death might be the cause of an accident. Then it becomes Maria's first murder.

This is a procedural not an action packed adventure. Maria interviews all of the potential suspects and witnesses as she looks deeper into the case. There's connections within connections as it seems that everyone is somehow involved in more than one way with everyone else.

The narrator is quite authoritative when it comes to the names-- Finnish is not a language that people in the US tend to be familiar with by ear so hearing the names is quite helpful. Also most of the main characters have short first names which helps with keeping them straight.

All of the Finns I have met tend to be avid readers and when speaking English rarely use colloquialisms. I think that the dialogue in the book which is described as "wooden" by at least one reviewer is an accurate translation. It's one of those cases I guess where the translator must choose a between accuracy and accessibility in another language. I don't think choosing accuracy was a mistake.

So if you are thinking about listening to this book you might want to try a sample first.

I'm very pleased that AmazonCrossing and Brilliance Audio are making these translated works available to a wider audience.

Series off to a weak start

My First Murder is Book 1 of the 6 book Maria Kallio audio series. I listened to and reviewed the other five books first. This is by far the weakest novel in this wonderful modern detective suspense thriller series. Some have complained about the narration of Amy Rubinate; I disagree!

Could this be a Scandinavian Cozy?

This book is a bit slow-placed (almost like a British Cozy set in Finland) and I didn't find the choir characters very engaging.

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Title: Last Wool and Testament

Subtitle: A Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery, Book 1

Author: Molly MacRae

Narrator: Emily Durante

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-26-12

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 362 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Thank Goodness It's Fiber: That's the name of the spunky group of fiber and needlework artists founded by Ivy McClellan, Kath's beloved grandmother. Though Ivy has recently passed on, the members still meet regularly at her fiber and fabric shop, The Weaver's Cat, which Kath has now inherited. But that's only the first in a series of surprises when Kath returns to the small town of Blue Plum, Tennessee, to settle her grandmother's affairs.

There's been a murder, and it turns out her grandmother was the prime suspect. Before she can begin to clear Ivy's name, Kath encounters a looming presence in the form of a gloomy ghost. It turns out the specter has just as much interest in solving the murder as Kath. So, with a little help from the members of TGIF-and a stubborn spirit from beyond-she sets out to unravel the clues and hook the real killer....

Critic Reviews:

"This is the first of a new series that should be popular with cozy fans." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

First Book Augurs Well for the Series

As a first book in a series this one sets up a potentially very good cozy series. MacRae described a town and a number of characters it should be fun to spend time with. Also, she includes a few that we don't want to spend much time with--neither does the main character, Cath--but these add interest, humor, and another reason to come back for a second book with hopes that the twins will get their comeupance. But, like Charlie Brown and the football, I suspect it will be an unlikely but perpetual hope.

I liked the cozily paranormal aspect and wished more had been explored in this first novel. We were given some very tantalizing hints about Cath's grandmother, Ivy, and what she could do, but not enough to know for any certainty what it was. And it may run in the family... but, even with this to intrigue us, we mostly got a long scene introducing the ghost. I have to admit, I really liked the ghost, and I hope to see more of her, even if it's only in a semi-transparent form. One of my favorite tidbits in this story was that Cath thought to entertain the ghost with an audiobook--apparently a heroine with discerning tastes!

Emily Durante did a very good job with the various voices and characterizations, along with good prose reading.

I look forward to the next in the series and hope that the writer and narrator continue their stellar paring.

Not even light reading

I thought this might be a fun book to listen to while knitting. After two chapters, though, I gave up and picked out something else. This gem appeared toward the end of the first chapter: "I sat for another moment, memorizing his face in my side mirror, promising myself that never would I or any of my children, should I have any, ever consider procreating with the likes of, or a close relative to, Cole Dunbar." Only stubbornness made me continue for another chapter. It didn't get better.

Good start to a good mystery

This is a good start to a good series. The characters are well written and likeable. The plot has enough twists and turns to keep you from guessing the ending. I gave the story three stars because the author spent too much time in some areas of the book going on and on.

The two cousins, Mercy and Shirley, were so annoying yet they added lots of humor to the story.

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Title: The Forgotten

Subtitle: John Puller, Book 2

Author: David Baldacci

Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy, Ron McLarty

Format: Abridged

Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-20-12

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 118 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

In Paradise, nothing is what it seems....

Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida.

A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather and beaches. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an unfortunate, tragic accident. But just before she died, she mailed a letter to Puller's father, telling him that beneath its beautiful veneer, Paradise is not all it seems to be.

What Puller finds convinces him that his aunt's death was no accident... and that the palm trees and sandy beaches of Paradise may hide a conspiracy so shocking that some will go to unthinkable lengths to make sure the truth is never revealed.

Members Reviews:

Excellent Book

A "must-hear" for fans of both Baldacci and the John Puller character. Very well written.

Too short

Rnjoyef it but not quite up to other David Baldacci books. i read it almost overnight.

Loved story and performance

I did not like the weird sound effects and music. I loved the story and performance.

good book

great book wish I did not have to write all this just to summit some silly stars still working on the same

Not what I would have wasted $20 on..

When i bought this i was thinking that it would be following the book to a T. it didnt, it was so hard for me to follow along in my book because it would jump from paragraph to paragraph or it would go from a paragraph to 3 pages later. Very difficult to follow along with.

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Title: The Family Vault

Author: Charlotte MacLeod

Narrator: Andi Arndt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 118 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

A Crime Club selection, this intrguing tale has been reviewed as "...the very best whodunnit in many a day...Not to be missed." It starts with plans to bury deceased Great-uncle Frederick in the family vault on Beacon Hill. When the vault is opened, there's someone already there that no one could ever expect-the skeleton of a burlesque queen who disappeared thirty years ago! It's up to young Sarah Kelling to hold the shocked family together, and try to find out what happened. What she unravels is a complex murder plot that not only stretches into the past, but also has Sarah marked as a victim!

Members Reviews:

A delightful start to the series

Sarah's family is opening up their historical cemetary vault, where no one else was ever supposed to be buried. To the surprise of all present, much has changed since its official closing. The main change is the addition of an exotic skeleton with rubies set into her teeth. This is the start of a kaleidoscopic adjustment of Sarah's view of her compressed little world. Charlotte MacLeod's brilliant plot is sympathetically humanized. When I listened to my old favorite THE FAMILY VAULT, it started a whole reading and listening sequence of Charlotte MacLeod books.

young wife, older husband, deadly family secrets

Sarah kelling has always adored her generation older Cousin Alexander Kelling, so when her father dies when she's 19 and leaves Alex as her guardian, she happily marries him. But they are living with his tragically blind and deaf mother, using Sarah's income from her trust that expires when she's 27, whose funds go to Alexander if she dies, and though the house is one of Boston's distinguished old homes, they are living in shabby genteel poverty, recycling old clothes and doing their own DIY - or are they merely being thrifty aristocratic Boston Brahmins?.

But when a cantankerous older family member insists on being buried in the original historic family vault (instead of the modern cemetery on the outskirts of Boston next to his pre-deceased and despised wife), they find an unexpected resident - a notorious stripper Ruby Red -- and the Kelling secrets are about to come out.

Sarah is a bright, well-mannered young woman, happy to serve, but growing tired of the social demands of her heritage, the autocratic demands of her mother-in-law, and the financial demands of poverty when she's supposed to be part of a rich family. And when this shock starts to crack the family solidarity, she begins to search for the truth of how Ruby intersects with the family, but also the pattern of premature death. And trying to make her marriage a more equal one.

Well - written, with multiple humorous eccentric characters in the in-bred Kelling clan, and a complicated plot with a totally unexpected solution.

Give me Peter Shandy!!

I enjoyed the Peter Shandy series by this author, so I thought I'd try this series. I listened to one hour. I found the story line to be trite. The characters uninteresting - even to the point of being "corny". I am not sure which turned me off more...the story or the narrator. I agree with the reviewer that commented about being unsure at some points as to what character was speaking. Personally, I felt that at some points she was reading too fast, and at other points she droned on & on. I lost interest and found myself zoning out on the book totally.

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Title: The Other Woman

Author: Hank Phillippi Ryan

Narrator: Ilyana Kadushin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-04-12

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 102 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Jane Ryland was a rising star in television newsuntil she refused to reveal a source and lost everything. Now a disgraced newspaper reporter, Jane isnt content to work on her assigned puff pieces, and finds herself tracking down a candidates secret mistress just days before a pivotal Senate election. Detective Jake Brogan is investigating a possible serial killer. Twice, bodies of unidentified women have been found by a bridge, and Jake is plagued by a media swarm beginning to buzz about a bridge killer hunting the young women of Boston. As the body count rises and election looms closer, it becomes clear to Jane and Jake that their cases are connectedand that they may be facing a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to silence a scandal.

Full of dirty politics, dirty tricks, and a barrage of final twists, The Other Woman is the first in an explosive new series by Hank Phillippi Ryan. Seduction, betrayal, and murder - itll take a lot more than votes to win this election.

The audiobook also includes a bonus interview between Hank Ryan Phillippi Ryan and Lee Child.

Members Reviews:

Badly Flawed Production Ruined it For Me

What did you like best about The Other Woman? What did you like least?

The author is pretty famous here in Boston but I didn't know she had a book series (I don't watch the channel she is on). The plot seemed interesting but it was inspired by a number of local references, so us locals may have a slight positive bias.

The writing wasn't bad. She's no Lehane but the characters and the dialog were ok however with the bad production its a little hard to tell.

Would you recommend The Other Woman to your friends? Why or why not?

No. As I said in the subject: bad production. Might recommend the print version although not strongly.

What didnt you like about Ilyana Kadushins performance?

Really really bad. The novel has a lot so short chapters cutting quickly between characters and scenes and this reader does no voices and almost no tonal changes so it is very hard to follow. Around the middle of the book she at least gets some emotion in her voice during action but that's about as far as it goes. To compound matters there are often no pauses between chapters so one chapter ends. The next chapter begins with the different character talking with no tonal shifts, no pauses..you're like wait a minute. This is a completely different character/scene.

On top of that this particular book resets to the beginning every time you pause. You have to keep track of where you are yourself and skip all the way from the front every time you play it. I've had problems with other books but never this bad. Even pauses (not stops) reset to the beginning.

Was The Other Woman worth the listening time?

It was ok. Nothing special. Very very annoying from a usability point of view.

Reader hampered enjoyment of this title

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The book itself was interesting, however, the quick switching between characters didn't lend itself to an audio book, as it took a while to figure out we had changed scenes. That could have been corrected by a reader who would indicate, through voice tone or pauses, that a change had occurred.

Would you recommend The Other Woman to your friends? Why or why not?

No.

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Title: Wyatt's Revenge

Subtitle: A Matt Royal Mystery

Author: H. Terrell Griffin

Narrator: Steven Roy Grimsley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-12

Publisher: Oceanview Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

On balance, retired trial lawyer turned-beach bum Matt Royal is a pretty laid-back fellow. But when Laurence Wyatt, one of Matt's best friends, is murdered, Matt trades in his easygoing ways for a hard-hitting quest for revenge. Matt knows the Longboat Key police will do their job in investigating. But for Matt, finding Wyatt's killer isn't a job; it's personal.

Determined to do whatever it takes to solve Wyatt's murder, Matt takes matters into his own hands and embarks on a clandestine investigation. Soon, Matt finds himself in hot pursuit of a cadre of remorseless criminals and trained killers, but the tables turn and Matt becomes the pursued. Faced with mounting danger, Matt calls for backup from his buddies Jock Algren and Logan Hamilton.Matt Royal would go to the ends of the earth to exact revenge for Wyatt's murder, but will he go outside the law?

Expect the unexpected in this wild and dangerous ride from Longboat Key, Florida, to Frankfurt, Germany, because hell hath no fury like Matt Royal scorned.

Members Reviews:

More an espionage thriller than modern detective.

This is the 7th book that I have listened to and written brief positive reviews for in the Matt Royal series. It is an excellent action thriller. The books in the series are as follows:

1. Longboat Blues (not available in audio format)

2. Murder Key (not available in audio format)

3. Blood Island

4. Wyatt's Revenge

5. Bitter Legacy

6. Collateral Damage

7. Fatal Decree

8. Found

9. Chasing Justice

10. Mortal Dilemma

Books 8. 9, and 10 are not listed as being part of the Matt Royal series by Audible, but they are. I have now written brief reviews for Books 4 through 10.

The Matt Royal series is consistently excellent. It is set in Longboat Key FL. The genre is modern detective thrillers, but there are aspects of espionage thrillers to all and two of the novels are indeed espionage thrillers. The books are well written, character development is great, plots are nicely developed, and narration is consistently outstanding.

If these books were non-fiction the murder rate in Longboat Key FL, a real place, would be much higher than Detroit!

I recommend this book and the entire Matt Royal series.