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Title: Dead End Deal

Author: Allen Wyler

Narrator: Steve Baker

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-27-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

World renowned neurosurgeon Jon Ritter is on the verge of a medical breakthrough that will change the world. His groundbreaking surgical treatment, using transplanted non-human stem cells, is set to eradicate the scourge of Alzheimers disease and give hope to millions. But when the procedure is slated for testing, it all comes to an abrupt and terrifying halt.

Ritters colleague is gunned down and Ritter himself is threatened by a radical anti-abortion group that not only claims responsibility, but promises more of the same. Faced with a dangerous reality but determined to succeed, Ritter turns to his long-time colleague, corporate biotech CEO Richard Stillman, for help.

Together, they conspire to conduct a clandestine clinical trial in Seoul, Korea. But the danger is more determined, and more lethal, than Ritter could have imagined. After successful surgical trials, Ritter and his allies are thrown into a horrifying nightmare scenario: The trial patients have been murdered and Ritter is the number one suspect. Aided by his beautiful lab assistant, Yeonhee, Ritter flees the country, now the target of an international manhunt involving Interpol, the FBI, zealous fanatics and a coldly efficient assassin.

Dead End Deal is a fast-paced, heart-pounding, and sophisticated thriller. Penned by master neurosurgeon, Allen Wyler - who often draws from experience and actual events when writing - Dead End Deal is unmatched as a technical procedural. Its medical and scientific details can impress even the most seasoned medical practitioners. And yet, the fascinating expertise is seamlessly woven into a riveting plot, with enough action and surprises to engross even the most well-read thriller enthusiast.

Editorial Reviews:

In Dead End Deal, Jon Ritter is a doctor about to make a major breakthrough when he finds himself in grave danger. Determined to continue his work, Ritter soon finds himself in the middle of his worst nightmare. Author Allen Wyler is a doctor himself, and he's cornered the medical thriller market with aplomb. Steve Baker's performance heightens the excitement of this wild ride. Meanwhile, his deep voice and deliberate pacing makes for easy listening. Thus, mystery fans won't find Dead End Deal a dead end deal.

Members Reviews:

Another nail biter

Wyler does it again, this time taking his readers on an action packed tour of two continents, where his protagonist, neurosurgeon Jon Ritter, finds himself fleeing an Australian hit man and a nasty Korean homicide detective determined to arrest him for the death of two Korean patients undergoing experimental treatment for Alzheimer's disease. It is imperative that Ritter escapes Korea and gets back to Seattle to confront his nemesis, Tryposome's Richard Stillman. The CEO of a biotech company in search of the next big thing, Stillman will stop at nothing to obtain inside knowledge of Ritter's promising stem cell research, including ordering his high-priced Aussie henchman, Nigel Feist, to murder anyone who gets in his way.

How Ritter escapes the alien world of Korea to return to the States is can't-put-it-down reading. The story is well crafted and face paced, with the exquisite attention to detail that is the hallmark of Wyler's writing. I don't pick up a thriller to learn anything, but I'm always delighted when I do. As with his earlier stories, Wyler once again paints a world most of us will never know.

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Title: The Whisper of Legends

Subtitle: An Inspector Green Mystery

Author: Barbara Fradkin

Narrator: Ray Chase

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-12-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When his teenage daughter goes missing on a summer wilderness canoe trip to the Nahanni River, Inspector Michael Green is forced into unfamiliar territory. Unable to mobilize the local RCMP, he enlists the help of his long-time friend, Staff Sergeant Brian Sullivan, to accompany him to the Northwest Territories to look for themselves. Green is terrified. The park has 30,000 square kilometers of wilderness and 600 grizzlies. Even worse, Green soon discovers his daughter lied to him. The trip was organized not by a reputable tour company but by her new boyfriend, Scott, a graduate geology student. When clues about Scott's past begin to drift in, Green, Sullivan, and two guides head into the wilderness. After the body of one of the group turns up at the bottom of a cliff, they begin to realize just what is at stake.

Editorial Reviews:

Barbara Fradkin's "Inspector Michael Green" is a passionate, justice-driven detective whose saga has earned his creator numerous awards, including the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel from Crime Writers of Canada. In the ninth novel of the series, The Whisper of Legends, Inspector Green finds himself in the isolated wilderness of the Northwest Territories with his missing daughter's suspicious boyfriend. Ray Chase's performance discerns the emotion in a novel that is full of psychological insight (probably due to the author's background in therapy). This pause-resister doesn't need much help from a narrator in the momentum department, but Chase's tension-laden voice takes listeners deep into the drama.

Members Reviews:

A Father's Search

If you could sum up The Whisper of Legends in three words, what would they be?

Adventure. Mystery. Betrayal.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Whisper of Legends?

This is a difficult question to answer without spoiling it for others. Cryptically speaking, the most memorable part of the story is when the clues to the group's whereabouts result in solving the mystery of their disappearance.

Have you listened to any of Ray Chases other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have listened to other books by Ray Chase. He always delivers an outstanding performance and this book is no exception. The voices of the characters are consistent, believable and true to the story, allowing the plot to easily unfold. I especially enjoy the pace of his narration.

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

It made me anxious! From very near the beginning of the book, there is no contact or word of the lost adventurers. I felt that they were lost to me also.

Any additional comments?

I found the descriptions of the Canadian wilderness fascinating.

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Title: Sounds of Murder

Author: Patricia Rockwell

Narrator: Jean Ruda Habrukowich

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-04-13

Publisher: Cozy Cat Press

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When Psychology Professor Pamela Barnes discovers her department's star researcher strangled to death in the computer lab, she's determined to find out who did it. Will an accidental recording of the murder allow Pamela to use her expertise in acoustics to identify the killer? A unique cozy mystery - set in the world of academia and high-stakes research - full of excitement, humor, and romance.

Members Reviews:

a new sleuth on the scene

This book was an easy-to-read,fun mystery. I think it would please many cozy mystery fans. The main character, college professor Dr.Pamela Barnes reminded me of a combination of Miss Marple, Hannah Swenson and Goldie Schultz. She was thrust into searching for the culprit who murdered one of her co-workers. Pamela was the one who, with the help of her graduate assistant, discovered the body so that threw her right in there.

Her expertise in her field (the study of sound) and her determination to use that expertise enabled her ferret out the murderer.

I liked the character development; particularly a rather annoying detective who finally does allow Dr. Barnes to enter into the investigation. Her loving, supportive husband sounded very much like Goldie Schultz's husband, with the reversal that HE is the good cook. Rocky, like Schultz, keeps warning his wife to stay out of it, for her own safety and of course our detective can't let go of the need to find the answers in spite of his many warnings.

There are a few recipes included and their simplicity made me want to try them even though I am a cooking disaster in the kitchen.

A light,fun, and interesting read made me want to stay up all night to finish the book.

Some people would kill for tenure

Blake University is small but thanks to Dr. Charlotte Clark it's Psychology department is rich from her generous donations but still someone has seen it fit to kill her in the computer lab she paod for, but why?

Enter Pamela Barnes and ehr graduate student Kent who discover her strangled while do doing research and now the search to find out who in the department wants her dead that badly. Everyone from the department head had fought with her just prior to her death.

Patrica Rockwell pens a great whodunit and why story. She has created likable yet very mysterious characters in Dr. Barnes and the faculty and her family to make Sounds of murder a fantastic fast paced and enjoyable read. I give this paper 5 A+s and look forward to reading the other books in the series.

Possibly a good story buried in digressions and poor formatting

College psychology professor Pamela Barnes finds a famous colleague murdered in the psych lab and uses a recording the victim was making to hunt the killer.

Rockwell, like many authors, hasn't learned to make the story her main focus. While the mystery itself was moderately interesting, I got so tired of the endless digressions that I quit about halfway through. Pamela's happy marriage and problems with her teenaged daughter and house furnishings were neither particularly interesting nor relevant to the murder. (I skipped most of the info-dump lecture on interpreting audiology, too.) The occasional formatting problems, where 2-3 paragraphs together have every line indented, didn't help.

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Title: Vanishing Point

Subtitle: Claire Reynier, Book 2

Author: Judith Van Gieson

Narrator: Meredith Mitchell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-24-13

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Jonathan Vails novel made him famous. His disappearance made him a legend. Thirty-five years ago, the young writer embarked on a camping trip in Utahs Slickrock Canyon, never to be seen again. His journal vanished with him. Now, archivist Claire Reynier, preserver of Vails legacy, finds herself drawn into literatures most elusive mystery. But separating fact from fiction proves to be a dangerous proposition.

The search for the missing diary has led Claire to a case of cold-blooded murder committed in the shadow of Vail family secrets - and linked to a devoted fan determined to keep the mystery of Jonathan Vails vanishing buried forever.

Members Reviews:

Nice story

This was a nice story with an intersting plot and strong character development. It flowed nicely and there were a couple of twists and turns to keep you interested. Although it was a good mystery there was no excitement. It was like taking a stroll along a familiar trail. You know what's there but you enjoy it anyway. I would recommend it and I might buy the next book in the series.

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Title: The Stolen Ones

Subtitle: A Byrne and Balzano Novel, Book 7

Author: Richard Montanari

Narrator: William Hope

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-18-13

Publisher: Hachette Audio UK

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Destroyed by fire years ago, the infamous Philadelphia State Hospital was known as a warehouse for the criminally insane. But one man never left. By night Luther walks Philadelphia's backstreets, drawing to him the mad, the corrupt, the fallen. By day he roams the catacombs beneath the city, killing his prey.

Detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano are called to a bizarre murder scene: a man has been killed by a railroad spike driven into his head and left sitting on a bench in a local park. But it is just the beginning of a trail of evil that leads back to the hospital and the nightmares it still contains...

Members Reviews:

Complicated Plot But Well Written

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

I would recommend this to a friend if they are looking for a gripping but complicated plot.

Which character as performed by William Hope was your favourite?

The narrator was excellent, one of the best I've heard.

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

I felt frustrated listening to this book. I loved the author's writing style and really wanted to follow it, but it was way too complicated for me. I just couldn't make sense of it. I finished it to the end, but to be honest I was wishing it would hurry up so I could get onto another book. Having said that the detail and characterisation is excellent. I loved Jessica and Byrne, and the story was very descriptive and well written. Just too complicated for me. I would buy more audiobooks by this author in the hope of less complicated plots. As a police officer myself I found he captured the challenges and emotions of the serving detectives very well.

Draining!

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

I so feel that i could have listened to something better than this! Endless jumping around that makes you wonder are you listening to the same book!

Has The Stolen Ones put you off other books in this genre?

YES!

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

It was OK

Did The Stolen Ones inspire you to do anything?

Yes - stop it playing and put something else on!

Any additional comments?

This is such a jumbled story, that after listening to 3/4 of it I gave up as I just dreaded having to listen to such a miss match of seemingly unrelated story lines.

Exciting, suspenseful, clever

I loved the story, it was the best time ever listening to it. A psychological thriller with a kicker and the end, damn it . This was my first by Montanari and definetly not my last. The story will leave you breathless. The narration was excellent absolutely was with insycn with the story line. Good grief I can't wait for more.

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Title: The Detective's Daughter

Author: Lesley Thomson

Narrator: Anna Bentinck

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-10-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Summer, 1981: The body of Kate Rokesmith is found by the River Thames in London. Her four-year-old son is wandering nearby, traumatised and mute.

Detective Inspector Darnell cancels yet another trip he had promised his daughter Stella and heads for the scene of the crime. The murder is never solved.

Winter, 2011: It's another busy day at the Clean Slate office. Owner and head cleaner Stella Darnell is annoyed to have her routine interrupted by the news that her father has died of a heart attack.

Dutifully sorting his belongings, she finds the case papers for the Kate Rokesmith murder gathering dust in his attic. Stella cannot resist the lure of bringing order to chaos. Red pen in hand, she determines to find the killer....

Members Reviews:

Zzzz

Glad I'm not the only one that found this book interminable. Main character was just annoying, spend all her time seeming to wish she'd spent more time with her dad while he was alive then wasn't even going to go to his funeral? I carried on to the bitter end, there were no surprises other than how much she managed to pad it out. I have been left with a wonderful feeling of lightness every time I open my audible app and realise I can now listen to something else.

Not a listen for the faint at heart

It took me three attempts to try and get into this book. Sadly, although I persevered, I found this book very hard going indeed. The plot seemed disjointed, characters a little confusing and the narration, in parts, quite strange.

I was unable to form any connection with these characters and, in parts, was at a total loss as to who was whom.

What a waste of time, effort and a credit

Hopeless writing, awful characters - who cares what happened to them, or what brand of aftershave they use, nor to I care to know that he had obviously spent a night away as the salt stains of persperation indicated two days of wear, in the way of rings on a tree shows the age......

The reading was dreary - though possibly Anna Bentinck was also bored senseless.

I CANNOT finish this book, it is one of the worst that I have come across.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book

I love detective stories and The Detectives Daughter is one of the best Ive come across. I have listened to this Audible book several times and can always glean something new from it. A really good read.

Really good listen

This book had me hooked from the moment that I started to listen . Believable characters, amazing plot .

Brilliant book .

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Title: The Second Bat Guano War

Author: J.M. Porup

Narrator: J.M. Porup

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-13

Publisher: J.M. Porup

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Rats ate his baby daughter while he partied in a disco. Now Horace "Horse" Mann is a drugged-out expat teaching English to criminals in Lima, Peru. Oh, and doing the odd favor for the CIA.

When his Agency contact, Pitt Waters, goes missing, Horse's desperate efforts to find his only friend lead him to a Buddhist ashram on the shores of Lake Titicaca. There, Horse uncovers his friend's involvement with a group of Gaia-worshipping terrorists who want to kill off the human "disease" infecting the earth.

Can Horse find his friend in time? And when he does - will he want to stop him?

Members Reviews:

Black. Bitter. AWESOME.

Would you listen to The Second Bat Guano War again? Why?

There are very, very few audiobooks I would ever listen to again. Life is too short. I'd rather discover something new!

What other book might you compare The Second Bat Guano War to and why?

Roger Smith's WAKE UP DEAD.

Which character as performed by J.M. Porup was your favorite?

Horse.

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

at thirteen hours long? No. I listenened to this on the way to work in the car. I like the suspense of waiting to see what happens next during the day (my job sucks, but that's another story...)

Any additional comments?

This book is black, brutal, BRUTAL, noir, hard-boiled. This ain't your weak tea "hard-boiled" you see in an airport book rack. This sh*t's the real deal--raw, gritty, nasty. Don't go on this ride unless you're prepared to look into the abyss.

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Title: Learn English with Short Stories: Murder Mysteries - Section 3

Subtitle: Inspired By English

Author: Zhanna Hamilton

Narrator: Blake Waterford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-13

Publisher: InspiredByEnglish.com

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Learning English with Short Stories is a series that teaches English learners new vocabulary through fiction. Inspired By English brings you the third section of this series, packed with useful new terms and idioms in two thrilling murder mystery stories. Interactive exercises are also included to help review the vocabulary you are learning.

The first story starts with a hunch from a seasoned detective about a little boys death that leads her to push too far for evidence. How far can she go within the law to bring justice to the victim? The second story takes you into the mind of a killer in the making and how a first date could go horribly wrong. You wont want to miss this action-packed section of Inspired By Englishs Learning English with Short Stories series.

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Title: A Killing Winter

Subtitle: A Leo Desroches Mystery, Book 2

Author: Wayne Arthurson

Narrator: Graham Rowat

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-13

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Wayne Arthurson drew critical acclaim from the likes of Booklist and Library Journal for Fall from Grace, his genre-bending debut featuring half-Cree, half-French Canadian reporter Leo Desroches. In this sequel, Leo poses as a homeless man for a story but ends up chasing something more sinister when a Native street kid he befriends is murdered. Investigating the brutal culture of a local gang known as Redd Alert, Leo uncovers secrets that jeopardize both his safety and the life hes built since beating his gambling addiction.

Members Reviews:

Canadian Native Addiction

Great story and excellent reader and presentation. Series is also worthwhile so I would suggest a person interested in native matters with a Canadian viewpoint should consider this read .

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Title: Penance

Author: Dan O'Shea

Narrator: Dan O'Shea

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-24-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Born and raised in Chicago, Detective John Lynch might just be about to die there, too. Because one dark secret might be about to tear a whole city apart. A pious old woman steps out of the Sacred Heart confessional and is shot dead by a sniper with what at first appears to be a miraculous and impossible shot. Colonel Tech Weaver dispatches a team from Langley to put the shooter and anyone else who gets in the way in a bodybag before half a century of national secrets are revealed.

Detective John Lynch, the son of a murdered Chicago cop, finds himself cast into an underworld of political corruption and guilty secrets, as he tries to uncover the truth about what is really going on - before another innocent citizen gets killed.

Members Reviews:

Real people, great narration, full of twists& wit.

What did you love best about Penance?

The realistic characters and true insight.

What does Dan O'Shea bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

A great voice and the plus is he is the author.