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Title: One Man, One Murder

Author: Jakob Arjouni

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-13-11

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Love is never easy - especially when your girlfriend is an illegal Thai prostitute who has been kidnapped (again) by a gang of sex traffickers. Fortunately for the hapless fiancé, wisecracking gumshoe Kemal Kayankaya is on the case. The son of a Turkish garbage collector, he knows a thing or two about living in the ethnic fringes of the ugliest German city of them all: Frankfurt. Kayankaya plunges into the city's underbelly, where the police don't care if you live or die, and the powerful view an illegal alien as just another paycheck.

One Man, One Murder populates its pages with unforgettable characters, whip-smart dialogue, and a connoisseur's collection of grim details. But it is Arjouni's dead-on description of contemporary Europe's racial politics, vacuous nationalism, and social injustice that make his novels rise above the rest.

Members Reviews:

good story poor performance

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

Not if he's reading something other than a British story.

Any additional comments?

The story, setting and characters were interesting but I found it increasingly annoying to realize that the reader had created a range of British accents. It just spoiled the whole ambience of the story. It never felt like a Turk in Frankfurt, but rather a British detective in London.

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Title: The Quarry

Author: Johan Theorin

Narrator: Nigel Anthony

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-11

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Easter, as the last snows melt on the Swedish island of Öland, Per Morner is preparing for his childrens visit. But his plans are soon disrupted when he receives a phone call from his estranged father, Jerry, begging him for help. In his blazing woodland studio, Per finds Jerry close to death. Hes been stabbed and two dead bodies have been discovered alongside him in the burnt-out building. The only suspect, Jerrys work partner, is confirmed dead in the fire. But why does Jerry insist his colleague is still alive? And why does he think hes still a threat to his life?

When Jerry dies in hospital a few days later Per becomes determined to find out what really happened. But the closer he gets to the truth the more danger he finds himself in. And nowhere is more dangerous than the nearby quarry...

Members Reviews:

An enchanting book with a dark side

I've just finished this book after reading a review on a Scandanavian book review site, and I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. It is beautifully written and paints a vivid picture of life on a rural island in Sweden. The characters are believeable and Johan Theorin successfully manages to interweave the plot with their personal lives which actually makes you care about what happens to them. I also really liked the references to folklore and elves, in fact it made me wish that elves really did exist!! There are plenty of subplots to keep you guessing to the end, it is enhanced by the excellent narration (and voice) of Nigel Anthony and I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone.

The brilliant Johan Theorin .

Would you listen to The Quarry again? Why?

Yes . Need his other books on audible.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The old man . But they all make for a great book .

Which scene did you most enjoy?

All of them.

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

Yes.

Any additional comments?

Please read or listen to Johan Theorins books . He & Nesbo are my favourite Scandinavian authors . He's not as prolific as Jo Nesbo & writes very differently but he is also a master of his art . Only sad that just 2 of his 4 books are available on audible. Can't wait for the new book that I've pre-ordered to read .

Mind numbing

I genuinely have no idea what the purpose of this book is. I read a review that suggested the book was merely a narration of a number of characters, I would suggest that is the best and most positive comment that can be made.

Not a thriller

I think the book description is misleading in that I thought it would be first and foremost a crime thriller/whodunit., and it isn't really. The crime story runs all the way through, but really this book is about a set of characters and their stories and relationships and connections with each other, and they are well written so that you care about them and what will become of them. This it's a great book, but not an edge of your seat thriller if that's what you're hoping for. Nigel Anthony is wonderful of course -I found this title by searching for him as I love his narration.

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Titel: Auf Treu und Glauben

Autor:: Donna Leon

Erzähler: Jochen Striebeck

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-24-11

Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Commissario Brunetti will mit seiner Familie nach Südtirol fahren. Er ist ferienreif. Das Verbrechen scheint auch eine Auszeit zu nehmen, nur zwei Leute bitten ihn um einen Freundschaftsdienst: Brusca macht sich Gedanken um unerledigte Gerichtsakten, Vianello um die eigene Tante. Aus heiterem Himmel ist Zia Anita dabei, das Familienvermögen durchzubringen. Vianello fürchtet, sie stehe unter dem Einfluss eines gefährlichen Betrügers. Durch welche Kanäle fließt das Geld? Brunetti will das nach den Ferien aufklären und sitzt schon im Zug - da gibt es einen Toten. Ein Mordfall, der den Commissario in brütender Hitze kreuz und quer durch Venedig führt. Brunetti kämpft gegen Hinterhältigkeit und Scheinheiligkeit, gegen Durchtriebenheit und Korruption. Donna Leons 19. Fall führt in ein Venedig der Scharlatane.

©2011 Diogenes Verlag AG (P)2011 Diogenes Verlag AG

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Title: Bead on Trouble

Subtitle: A Kitzi Camden Mystery, Book 1

Author: Barbara Burnett Smith

Narrator: C. J. Critt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-15-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Agatha Award nominee Barbara Burnett Smith is best known for her popular Purple Sage mysteries. In Bead on Trouble, the first of a brand new series, Smith strings together a tale of high intrigue set at a beaders colony. Former Texas senator Kitzi Camden joins her old friend Beth at a retreat thick with beaders, but she soon finds that a much more deadly craft is being practiced there: the art of murder!

Members Reviews:

Good book

Love the book - hated to find out the author died.

fine amateur sleuth

Kitzi Camden and Beth Fairfield have been best friends ever since they met when they were eight years old at Camp Green Clover in Texas. Now in their fifties, they attend the twice yearly Craft Retreats that the camp holds. The two women and Beth's daughter Shannon arrive at the camp.

The teen asks Kitzi to drive her to a hardware store on the first night of camp because Shannon insists she saw her father's car parked there once when he was supposed to be someplace else and he has been going out at night using flimsy excuses. When they arrive at the parking lot they see Shannon's father making out with a camp crafter May Feather. They return to the camp but agree not to say anything to Beth that night; the next morning they learn that May was murdered. Shannon and Mitzi lie to the police about their whereabouts the night before but one of the offices don't believe them. Kitzi decides to do a little sleuthing on her own to see if she can find out who the killer is.

This first installment in Barbara Burnett Smith's new amateur sleuth mystery is a cleverly constructed who done it with enough suspects that the reader won't be able to figure out who the killer is until the author chooses to reveal the perpetrator's identity. Even when the murderer is revealed, readers will be shocked because that person is the last one anyone would guess is capable of killing. The heroine proves that being a half century old means one remains energetic and quick willed as those twenty-five years younger. BEAD ON TROUBLE is an entertaining and lively mystery.

Harriet Klausner

Great Beading Mystery

A huge bead camp is going on and Kitzi and her best friend Beth and Beth's daughter Shannon are attending. It is at the same camp that Beth and Kitzi used to go to every year for summer camp and that they were counselors at when they got older. Well now a friend of theirs owns it and she does beat retreats twice a year. Usually this is the best and most relaxing time Kitzi has. This retreat is different in many ways though, first off they find out that a huge contractor is coming to the retreat to look for new talent for their very popular business, which may not mean much to Kitzi being she only does beading to relax and isn't great enough to make her own creations but her friend Beth is amazing and is very much nervous and wants to impress. Secondly, there is a murder at camp, yup a murder, of one of the other beaders, May Feather. Kitzi may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time the night before when her goddaughter and her went out for a night ride. They didn't see the murder, but what they did see could make them look very bad in the law's eyes...if they tell that is.

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Title: Shakespeare's Champion

Author: Charlaine Harris

Narrator: Julia Gibson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-13-10

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When Lily Bard stumbles upon the corpse of a local bodybuilder, the town's old racial tensions begin to boil over. The white victim was somehow connected to two unsolved murders of black residents of Shakespeare, but a resolute policeman is determined to stop the killings. Although it is Lily who has to decide whether to stay and fight for justice, or run away one more time....

Members Reviews:

Well written book that hooked me on Lily Bard

"Shakespeare's Champion" the second Lily Bard mystery, confirmed to me that I'm hooked on the series.

Unfortunately, the plot of this book was give given away in Charlaine Harris' latest book, "Midnight Crossroad", so I already knew a lot of what would happen. That I still enjoyed the book is a tribute to how well written it is and how focused it is on the development of Lily Bard.

The "Champion" of the title is a body-builder who is murdered in the gym Lily uses. The plot focuses around the actions of a secretive white supremacist group that has sprung up in Shakespeare and the people who are trying to stop them.

Part of the strength of the book comes from the fact that Lily is cast neither as Civil Rights Activist nor as a vigilante but as a woman trying to get by without drawing attention to herself but unable to turn away when people are being hurt.

Lily sees herself as being able to do two things well: clean and fight. She sees a great deal of what is going on around her but does not comment on it. She is more likely to offer help or violence than words. She does what she thinks should be done and she refuses to back down from those who threaten her.

But Lily is not a hard-boiled action-hero. The book shows her compassion in helping the sick and comforting the dying, her empathy with those who have been hurt, and her reflex to intervene when violence is being done to those who can't defend themselves.

Lily doesn't set out, Miss Marple, style to investigate the white supremacist group but her job and her social contacts in Shakespeare mean she is in the wrong place at the wrong time often enough to be drawn into the action.

There are some powerful scenes in this book. For me, the most powerful describes Lily's involvement in a bombing and its aftermath. This is an up close and personal view of what this kind of violence does to those involved in it. It is beautifully and convincingly written.

The book confronts some difficult small town topics: racial tension; the reaction to a promiscuous white woman who has sex with, among others, a black man; Christian fundamentalist who believe that God speaks through them and that those who oppose them are not just wrong but evil; men who attack women; packs of men who commit violence; corrupt police officers who turn a blind eye or even lend a hand; the social mores that mean that none of this gets discussed in polite society. I don't think it sets out to be a politically correct, liberal book. These issues are filtered primarily by Lily's view of the world, not political dogma.

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Title: Burning Girl

Subtitle: A Tom Thorne Novel

Author: Mark Billingham

Narrator: Paul Thornley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-17-10

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

X marks the spot - and when that spot is a corpse's naked back and the X is carved in blood, DI Tom Thorne is in no doubt that the dead man is the latest victim of a particularly vicious serial killer. It's morbid and it's messy - but it's a mystery with plenty of clues. This is turf warfare between North London gangs. Crime boss Billy Ryan is moving into someone else s patch - and that someone is not best pleased....

Members Reviews:

A treatment for insomnia

This might well be the slowest audiobook I ever had the misfortune of buying. The narrator speaks with such monotonous voice, at such slow pace, that I decided to give up listening after a few chapters. These, by the way, have been randomly divided by the audiobook editor, making it impossible for the listener to check out how much is left till the end of the actual book chapter. I only recommend it if you are an insomniac looking for a natural remedy for falling asleep.

Terrific book

Thoroughly recommended!

Great writing...narration spot on & kept me constantly listening which is a great indicator of a good book!

Brilliant

I have all of the hard copies of these books but dont have time to read, love that they are avilable on audio, Paul Thornley is a brilliant narrator, you really get a feeling of the characters

Long winded and went nowhere

The story was long winded, too much waffle and not enough action. Disappointed with this one.

Worth a listen

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it is a good listen, moves along fairly fast

Who was your favorite character and why?

Thorne's dad. The humour used to describe his condition

What about Paul Thornleys performance did you like?

Easy to follow

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

Not really

Any additional comments?

Ending was weak

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Title: Buchuolz and the Blockade

Subtitle: The Pinkerton Files, Volume 2

Author: David Luchuk

Narrator: Michael Hogan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-08-10

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The Pinkerton Files is based on the new audio series starring

Agency founder Allan Pinkerton senses a conspiracy mounting against him, his sons and his operatives. Every step they take toward solving three seemingly disconnected cases draws them further into a conflict that will be their downfall. If Allan allows them to become embroiled in the war, they will never find their way out.

Bucholz and the Blockade sees Allan save his son from prison by putting him charge of a murder investigation but this hurried decision evolves into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse as his detectives pursue rogue soldiers into battle and accused killers behind bars. Amid a catastrophe that leaves hundreds dead and agents marooned undercover, Allan loses touch with his son as he chases the most dangerous suspect of all.

Members Reviews:

Good story, is it true?

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

A short story with historical interest, definitely worth the listen.

Would you recommend Buchuolz and the Blockade to your friends? Why or why not?

I would recommend the book to anyone with an interest in history.

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Title: A Fear of Vengeance

Author: Ray Alan

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-12-10

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Detective Inspector Bill Forward is working at Hackney police station when he and a police constable answer a 999 call from a woman in distress. When they arrest the womans husband, whose brutal attack has left her with terrible injuries, DI Forward considers the case closedbut he is wrong.

Having served his prison sentence, the sadistic Bob Plummer is hell-bent on revenge. After attacking the police constable who assisted in his arrest, Plummer goes looking for DI Forward. It is only a matter of time before he strikes again. The question is: will DI Forward be ready?

Members Reviews:

please don't bother

this story is dreadfully clunky. narration good but struggles to redeem the plot. I like this narrator but his women always sound like something from les Dawson! !

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Title: Did Not Survive

Subtitle: A Zoo Mystery

Author: Ann Littlewood

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-08-10

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Iris Oakley, pregnant and still recovering from her husbands murder, wants only to carry on as a keeper at Finley Memorial Zoo in Vancouver, Washington. But she is confronted with a terrifying situation: alone and with no elephant expertise, she must rescue her boss, Kevin Wallace, from being mauled by a zoo elephant. Though she gets him to safety, he dies of his injuries.

No one understands why reliable old Damrey attacked the foreman, and as the zoo staff descends into anxiety and animosity, the welfare of the animals is threatened. Rattled coworkers nominate Iris to find out whats going on. Despite the distraction of trying to construct her new life as a single mother, Iris investigates. She finds a surprising number of motives to kill the foreman, but Damrey, the elephant, doesnt have one. Iris discovers that the elephant keepers are locked in a bitter feud, the new veterinarian is keeping secrets, and an old flame still hates Wallace.

Meanwhile, animal-rights activists are picketing to have the zoo elephants sent to a sanctuary, a better option for them than even the improved exhibit that is on the drawing board. And why isnt that exhibit under construction as planned? A new foreman shows up with alarming ideas, the police keep dropping by, and now animals are disappearing into thin air....

Members Reviews:

Excellent read with too many characters

This was a switch from the usual whodunit, and as a "zoo mystery" it held my interest all the way through. Reading this book added to my knowledge of, and love for, the non-human inhabitants of our planet.

The workplace politics play large in the story as well, and I am sure the friction will remind many of their own experiences working in any office, zoo-related or not.

The author is gifted with description and especially adept with dialogue - I never expected to be hooked on a book with a lot of dialogue - but there it was, hip and humorous.

However, two aspects of this novel rendered my score a "4" instead of a "5". First of all there are too many incidental characters, making it difficult to keep track. Additionally the writer uses little imagination in naming these ancillary characters, thus making it even more difficult to keep in mind, as one reads, their respective story arcs and roles in the narrative.

Secondly, the events towards the end are a bit over the top in believability, even though one feels a ton of empathy towards the plucky protagonist.

But I do look forward to further "zoo stories" by this author. This book reminded me of the Nevada Barr books which take up residence in various national parks. I hope to read more escapades of Iris Oakley, just like Anna Pigeon of the national park mysteries. "Did Not Survive" has a similar dynamic - individual employee vs. large bureaucratic institution, dependent in part on public funding. And then there is the archetypal search for the evildoer amongst the staff. I hope Ann Littleton will continue with Iris Oakley and the "Zoo Mysteries".

Another Winner for Ann Littlewood!

Having enjoyed the first of this series (Night Kill), I wanted to read more about Iris and the Finley Zoo. The details of zoo life are interesting, the characters likeable and the mystery well-written.

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Title: Lost River

Author: Stephen Booth

Narrator: Mike Rogers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-14-10

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic drowning of an eight-year-old girl among crowds of visitors in the tourist hotspot of Dovedale. For Detective Constable Ben Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, the incident is not only traumatic, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the Neilds, the dead girl's family.

As he gets to know them, Cooper begins to suspect that one of them is harbouring a secret - a secret that the whole family might be willing to cover up.

Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Diane Fry has a journey of her own to make - a journey back to her roots. As she finds herself drawn into an investigation of her own among the inner city streets of Birmingham, Fry realises there is only one person she can rely on to provide the help she needs.

But that man is Ben Cooper, and he's back in Derbyshire, where his suspicions are leading him towards a shocking discovery on the banks of another Peak District river.

Members Reviews:

Intriguing

This books is so much better than the last one; largely because they narrator was as million times better (&I'm not exaggerating!) Great story, Worthing listening to.

Utterly boring!

If this book wasnt for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?

Someone with a profound interest in police regulations.

What will your next listen be?

Something with a bit more action.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He sounded as bored as I felt! Brummy accent awful!

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Lost River?

All the detail of police regulations, which was most of the book.

Any additional comments?

I persevered, but found I did not care about any of the characters, or what happened to them, so gave up listening a little after half way. It just never got going.