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Title: Hard Rock Lovers

Author: Paul Kyriazi

Narrator: Rod Taylor, Russ Tamblyn, Robert Culp, James Darren, Barbara Leigh, George Chakiris, Kevin McCarthy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-25-07

Publisher: Ronin Audio Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Computer programmer Alan Bartlet takes his new girlfriend to Las Vegas. There he meets Medusa, a backup singer for the now dead rock star Shane. She hints that Shane might be alive. In flashback, we see Shane's rise and fall. Alan pursues Medusa and descends into a world of mystery, lust, and murder to find out: is Shane alive?

©2006 Paul Kyriazi; (P)2006 Ronin Audio Books

Critic Reviews:

"Using music, mystery, and murder, Kyriazi spins a fantasy not unfamiliar to any latent Doors fan." (Music Connection)

Members Reviews:

Didn't Live Up

I absolutely love "The James Bond Lifestyle Seminar," but this audiobook fell short. The plot was decent, but nothing better than you'd expect based on the synopsis. The main character is supposed to be 33 years old, yet his voice sounds like an old man. He sounds very unsure of himself. Also, a lot more could have been done with the sound effects. They did not immerse me in the scenes, as another reviewer claimed.

ROD TAYLOR IS INSPIRED AS THE NARRATOR ... UNDER BRILLIANT DIRECTION OF PAUL KYRIAZI ... BIGGEST PRODUCTION IN AUDIO HISTORY

First I read Hard Rock Lovers, the book, then I listened to the audio version ... and this book was great in both formats. So, what's next? A movie, I hope! In the best of worlds that would happen, and I feel sure it would be a blockbuster.

THE BOOK: Even at 363 pages, Hard Rock Lovers is one of those books I wished would never end. I read it a few months ago and it was one of the most riveting, original stories I ever read. Fantastic writing ... great plot, realistic dialogue, true-to-life characters, and numerous twists and turns that kept me guessing to the very end. And what an ending! Paul Kyriazi is such a descriptive author that one doesn't simply READ his stories, they EXPERIENCE them.

THE CD AUDIO: I was delighted to receive an advance copy of the audio version of Hard Rock Lovers, directed by Kyriazi, a multi-talented man who is not only an author, he's also a film-maker, and a director. At the time, I thought to myself, If I was transported to another time and place through Kyriazi's written word, what spell will his audio production weave?

Well, the CDs arrived during the Christmas holiday season, and when I saw the eye-catching cover--definitely mood-setting--and read the listing of big name stars acting in the audio, you could have bowled me over with a malt ball.

I regretted I couldn't jump right in and start listening, but it was the busy Christmas Season, and you know how that is. I had to wait until a more quiet time when no one was around to disturb me. Kyriazi devoted months of his time in writing the book, then many more months in directing this audio production, so it deserved my full, undivided attention.

Finally the time arrived--January 2nd, peace and quiet at last--so I turned the lights down, leaned back on my bed pillows, and listened raptly to tape one of the four tapes. I ended up getting little sleep that night because I was seduced by Rod Taylor's eloquent voice and by the marvelous sound effects. I went through all four CDs at one sitting.

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Title: Death in a Far Country

Author: Patricia Hall

Narrator: Michael Tudor Barns

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-07

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Meanwhile, Thackeray's girlfriend, reporter Laura Ackroyd, stumbles upon evidence of shady dealings by the club's directors and unsavoury goings-on at post-game parties. But in her pursuit of answers, Laura may be putting Thackeray's job and her life in danger.

Critic Reviews:

"Hall's style is refreshingly clean and uncluttered." (Times Literary Supplement)

Members Reviews:

Nicely paced

Patricia Hall manages to mixed the personal and public very well. You want to solve the crime but you also care about the lives of everyone involved. Contemprary issues are accuralely dealt with.

Excellent narration.

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Title: Wednesday's Child

Author: Peter Robinson

Narrator: Neil Pearson

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-07

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

It is only when they fail to return Gemma the following day that Brenda realises something has gone terribly wrong. Particularly worrying is the calculated manner of the abduction, and the fact that one of the "social workers" was a woman. For Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, ritual Satanic abuse is a dreadful possibility.

At the same time, Banks is investigating a particularly grisly murder at the site of an abandoned mine. Gradually, the leads in the two cases converge, guiding Banks to one of the most truly terrifying villains he will ever meet.

Members Reviews:

Excellent, abridged story

I'm a fan of Peter Robinson, but in the past have only read/listened to unabridged books. I was impressed by this abridged story, which didn't appear to lack detail about the solving of the murder. I guess that the usually prevalent peripheral details about Inspector Banks' marriage/love-life, interactions with colleagues and drinking habits have been pruned to shorten the length of the book.

The story was gripping and the excellent reading by by Neil Pearson added greatly to the enjoyment as he manages to convey all the different characters most convincingly.

Neil Pearson is a great narrator

The story is very good. I live the character Banks. But Neil Pearson's narration makes it for me. A pity he hasn't done all the Bank's books.

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Title: The Breaker

Author: Minette Walters

Narrator: Kevin Whately

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-12-07

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

But why was Kate killed and her daughter allowed to live? More curiously, why had Kate willingly boarded a boat when she had a terror of drowning at sea?

Suspicion centres on a young actor, a loner who lies about his relationship with the woman, and whose sailing boat, Crazy Daze, is moored just yards from where the toddler was found.

As the investigation proceeds, attention shifts towards the murdered woman's husband. Was he really in Liverpool the night she died? Is he sure that Kate was the "respectable woman" he claims? And why does their daughter scream in terror every time he tries to pick her up?

Critic Reviews:

"This is psychological suspense at its best, engendered in a novel whose sinuous plot and enigmatic characters will captivate readers as surely as newfound love." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Another great story by Minette Walters

Short, but perfectly formed and beautifully read by Kevin Whately (who does some great accents)!

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Title: Conflict of Interest

Author: David Michie

Narrator: David Thorpe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-07

Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Ltd

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

On the day that Chris Treiger celebrates his brilliant new job working for billionaire Nathan Strauss, his new boss falls to his death from his 9th-floor hotel suite. Chris then finds himself reporting to Nathan's brother, Jacob, and his sinister spin-doctor. But that's just the beginning of his troubles. Investigator Judith Laing, his former lover, reveals damaging evidence about the new bosses, and another death occurs.

©2000 David Michie; (P)2007 Oakhill Publishing Ltd

Critic Reviews:

"When it comes to writing about the world of PR skulduggery, Michie is an insider trading on his strenghths." (The Times)

Members Reviews:

Well narrated, a good yarn.

A good yarn well narrated by David Thorpe who has a good range of voices and accents for the different characters. The story is well crafted and unfolds very cleverly with some twists that all together made it a good listen - great for journeys or entertainment during tedious tasks like ironing! The book is long (one reason why I chose it) but the pace of the story is well maintained throughout. A good, if not great, buy.

Not perfect

The story is good, but somewhat predictable and takes some time to come to the end. Good easy listen for the road.

Complex but ultimately satisfying story

There are a lot of characters in this story so you need to concentrate to keep track of who is whom. At first I thought it was just going to be a story about the high-life among business people and their PR acolytes. However, soon a darker and more interesting story emerges and it transforms into a thrilling tussle between good and evil people.

The reader is very good and helps one identify the different characters.

Excellent read

Fast, pacey, intrigue - holds your interest all the way through. A cracking read.

Something missing

Well, the other reviews are really positive, and I suppose it does rattle along, but it just seemed to lack any credible interest or reason to go on listening. Rare that I give up on an audio book but this one didn't make it.

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Title: Hooked

Subtitle: A Thriller About Love and Other Addictions

Author: Matt Richtel

Narrator: Jason Singer

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-24-07

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Matt Richtel's first novel will leave you "hooked" at the end of every chapter. His thriller about love and other addictions is itself a compulsive listening experience, fueled by adrenaline and suspense and influenced by the pace and attitude of the Internet. It is a tour de force of romance and deception, and a haunting commentary on the impact new addictions are having on our lives.

Critic Reviews:

"A shrewd cinematic thriller, filled with knowing insights about San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the wired-wireless world." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

HAD POTENTIAL - NEVER QUITE GOT THERE...

This book definitely had a lot of potential, but it never quite realized it. I thought that not only was it slow in periods, but I just found myself disinterested altogether. Additionally, I would have to back-track and re-read certain parts to understand what just happened. It was unnecessarily confusing at times.

Then there were some totally implausible parts that took place near the end where the narrow-escapes were ridiculous and one part in particular where the main character bursts into a meeting looking like he'd been through WWII and the people in the meeting continue discussing top secret plans with him sitting in the room and participating - that was the worst.

The end of the book tries to clean up the loose ends and justify why I've read all that I just read, but it was a case of too little to late. Definitely ambitious, but doesn't quite make it as a recommendation.

Quirky and flat

I picked up Hooked because I was intrigued by the

promotion on NPR and because there are so few good

mysteries set in silicon valley. Unfortunately, the book

did not live up to its hype (including the "thriller"

part of the subtitle).

I had several problems with the book. The hero,

Nat Idle, seems to have a strange attachment to

his one true love, who died several years before

in a boating accident. The details of this past

relationship emerge in a series of flashbacks, but

it's difficult to identify with Idle, who, as his

name implies, can barely deal with events in the present,

such as a deadline for an article he is supposed

to write -- an expose on the effect of cellphones on the brain,

where the electromagnetic energy is tracked from the cell phone

tower, through the brain, and to the cellphone!

Richtel writes on technology for the NYT, and yet he seems

unaware that the only significant microwave energy that is

absorbed in the brain is due to transmission FROM

the cellphone. The rest of the "technology" in the

book is even more harebrained, as the unfortunate

reader eventually finds out.

It's very difficult to identify with the other characters

as well, including the obsessed-on love object.

Idle seems to be in a fog for the entire book, not knowing

who he can trust, and stumbling through, being much

more lucky than smart. He doesn't seem to have any plan,

and yet is able to figure things out far better than he

has a right to, and not get killed multiple times in

the process (as anyone else would have been). Many chapters

end with a new surprise for Idle, such as "I looked up,

and tried to mask my surprise.

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Title: Living Proof

Subtitle: Resnick, Book 7

Author: John Harvey

Narrator: Keith Barron

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-07

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Charlie Resnick is the man for the job. And as if he hasn't had enough to deal with, he now has to provide police protection for a celebrity at the annual crime convention, an author with some very unpleasant "fan" mail. Chronically short-staffed as he is, it's a guessing game as to when Resnick's lack of manpower will have fatal consequences.

Critic Reviews:

"If the title King of Crime is to go to the male writer who is at the summit of his form, writing some of the best crime fiction on this side of the Atlantic, the crown is John Harvey's." (The Times)

Members Reviews:

Excellent but hard to listen to

I have enjoyed numerous John Harvey books. They are always interesting, engaging and intelligent. My only problem with this is that I couldn't get it to broadcast loud enough to comfortably hear it soon my Kendel. I The reader was okay - this is a technical problem. Ended up listening with earphones which is not ideal for me.

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Title: Dark Blue Death

Author: Jan Grape

Narrator: Andrea Gallo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-07

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Officer Zoe is busy training new recruits when one of her cadets is found dead and violated. Teaming with the FBI, Zoe tries to bring the villain to justice while searching for her husband, who has mysteriously disappeared.

©2005 Jan Grape; (P)2007 Recorded Books

Members Reviews:

terrific police procedural

When Talmine, Virginia offered San Diego Homicide Detective Stephen MacKinnon the position of police chief, he and his wife crime analyst Victoria jumped at the opportunity to start fresh away from the murder scene. Stephen also has the added bonus that he is a Civil War buff and battlefields surround the Tidewater area.

In his second year on the job, Stephen is enjoying the role of a Union officer in a reenactment of the Battle of Talmine, which never actually occurred. However, his pleasure ends just as he leads his squad into battle when one of his officers tells him a dead woman has been found in nearby Crumper's Woods. To contain the crime scene Stephen halts the festivities over the angry objection of Mayor Dumfries. He realizes the female victim was killed before the reenactment began and that something is wrong with the locale. Sharpsburg, Maryland Detective David Benham arrives and admits he should have checked in first but is under orders to keep his investigation involving a stolen Robert E Lee "Lost Order" quiet. Meanwhile Stephen with his wife's help follows the clues while the Mayor threatens to fire him.

ECHOES OF THE LOST ORDER is a terrific police procedural, which is at its best when the chief investigates the homicide with the help of his spouse while local politics hamper his efforts. An added fresh bonus is that Stephen and Victoria have no monster size personal issues and love one anther. Though an "epilogue" involving Mayor Dumfries seems unnecessary in spite of avarice ruling political decisions, sub-genre fans will enjoy the former big city detective working the small town case.

Harriet Klausner

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Title: In a True Light

Author: John Harvey

Narrator: Stephen Greif

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-07-07

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

When Sloane, a successful forger, is released from prison after taking part in a high-profile art scam, he finds a letter from the woman with whom he had a passionate affair in his youth. She tells him that years ago she gave birth to his daughter, Connie. She implores Sloane to find her and make peace between them. Sloane agrees, but when eventually he finds Connie, she is locked into a highly charged relationship with Vincent Delaney, a man whom the police believe has killed once and will not hesitate to kill again. Sloane has to decide whether to walk away or stay and fight for her. And the more Delaney feels cornered and under pressure, the more unpredictable and dangerous he becomes.

©2002 John Harvey; (P)2002 Isis Publishing Ltd

Members Reviews:

Moody, Bluesy and well read

There is not a lot of jazz in this story and I can still almost hear it behind the voice of Stephen Greif all the way through .

It is a story set in the world of painters, poets crooks and thugs.

Maybe a little trendy with Tuscany and Sav Blanc and maybe a jump to right into a willing suspension or maybe just an odd surprise here and there.

My first John Harvey and a great change of pace from my other mysteries, so I now have a couple more JH on my wish list.

But how did John Harvey convey Jazz through prose?and voice?

This is a 'second listen story' for me as I try and discover how he did that.

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Title: The Scold's Bridle

Author: Minette Walters

Narrator: Geraldine James

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-07

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The police assume that the coroner will return a verdict of suicide. Only Dr Blakeney, it seems, doubts that - until it is discovered that Mathilda's diaries have disappeared.

Members Reviews:

Abridged rarely works

What I enjoy most about Minette Walters books is the depth of characterisation - often (Fox Evil, Dark Room) the plotting or the payoff has disappointed me - but her precision in drawing characters, her dialogue and her insight into human emotion is excellent. This is well plotted and very well read - the three stars merely indicates that I feel that, unabridged, it would be richer and more resonant