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Title: A Reason to Kill

Author: Jane A. Adams

Narrator: Gordon Griffin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-09

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

After a successful acting career, culminating in the lead role in the series "Lydia Marchant Investigates", Rina Martin is retired.

DI Sebastian McGregor, Mac, is looking for a quiet place to recover his nerve after an investigation went terribly wrong.

Young George Parker and his mother and sister are on the run from a violent past. Like Mac and Rina, he thinks he has found a sanctuary in the sleepy town of Frantham but then an old lady is murdered and peace, for all three, is proven to be an illusion. Mac is forced to recognise that there may be many reasons to kill as he and Rina and George are drawn forcibly into the maelstrom.

Members Reviews:

Three Stars

I liked it and would read more of her books.

Very enjoyable.

I read this book quire awhile ago but didn't write a review right away. I like the series very much and will be buying another soon.

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Title: The Honorary Consul

Author: Graham Greene

Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

The gripping tragi-comedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinean town tells the story of Charley Fortnum, the 'Honorary Consul', a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority, who is taken by a group of revolutionaries.

As Eduardo Plarr, a local doctor, negotiates with revolutionaries and authorities for Fortnum's release, the corruption of both becomes evident.

Members Reviews:

Cracking Tale, Very Well Read

Tim Pigott-Smith does an excellent job of reading this book, creating a series of readily indentifiable voices for all of the protagonists.

The story itself is classic Greene and it authentically captures the humidity, sleaze and ennui of it's setting in a town on the banks of the river that marks the border between Argentina and Paraguay. It is well plotted, has great characters and explores issues of nationality, idealism and, as always with Graham Greene, the catholic church.

Why only four stars then? Well, there is a section in the book in to which the author uncharacteristically clumsily shoehorns a discussion on religion that goes on rather longer than necessary to drive the plot and is presumably there to allow Graham Greene a platform on which to share his views of the roman church. Please don't let this put you off though - this is a really good story, beautifully read.

Amazing interesting understanding of human nature

I loved this story. Greene is an amazing reader of human nature and he held everything together till the last!!

Good story failed by reading

is an engaging story with interesting characters and a surprising ending. The almost comical reading spoils it. A mixture of speedy González and Cantinflas with poor representation of the accent by using Spanish from Spain when pronouncing "cion" like Nación. Very annoying.

Dragged on a bit

What would have made The Honorary Consul better?

It was slow and to be honest I got bored. I picked it because I loved Our Man in Havana, so I thought I would try more Graham Greene, but this is not the same sort of book at all.

What will your next listen be?

I would listen to more Graham Greene but I will read the reviews more carefully next time.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes

To do or not to do a foreign accent...

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

I couldn't recommend this reading of The Honorary Consul to anyone, friend or otherwise. I think most people I know who would be interested in hearing a novel set in Argentina in the seventies have some Spanish or know people from Latin America. I think this reading will annoy them for the simple reason that even when the characters are, one imagines, all speaking in Spanish, Tim Piggott-Smith puts on an exaggerated "South American" accent. He has a fine reading voice and his English characters are well defined. However, each Argentinian or Paraguayan character takes on a husky or whining tone, accompanied by what can only be described as a cod Mexican lilt, culled from a combination of bad Westerns, Manuel from Fawlty Towers (I know, he was supposed to be Spanish), and Mel Blanc's voicing of Speedy Gonzalez. This renders the later part of the book unlistenable. As we begin to hear more about the kidnappers motives, it's hard to take what they say seriously and weigh up the validity of their words, as their speech is delivered in a way that makes them sound fatuous.

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Title: Breaking the Rules

Author: Barbara Taylor Bradford

Narrator: Katherine Kellgren

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-13-09

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Following a terrifying encounter in the quiet English countryside, a young woman flees to New York in search of a new life. Adopting the initial M as her name, and reinventing herself, she embarks on a journey that will lead her to the catwalks of Paris, where she becomes the muse and star model to France's iconic designer Jean-Louis Tremont. When M meets the charming and handsome actor, Larry Vaughan in New York they fall instantly in love and marry. Soon, they become the most desired couple on the international scene, appearing on the cover of every celebrity magazine, adored by millions. With a successful career and a happy marriage, M believes she has truly put the demons of her past behind her. But M's fortunes are about to take another dramatic twist. A series of bizarre events turn out not to be accidents at all, but assaults on M and her family. The dark figure from M's past, a psychopath with deadly intent, has made a vow: to shatter M's world forever. But M also makes a vow: she will do everything to keep them all safe. When those you love are threatened and at risk, there's nothing you won't do to protect them... you'll even resort to breaking the rules! Moving from New York to the chic fashion capitals of London and Paris, to the exotic locations of Istanbul and Hong Kong, this new tale from a renowned storyteller is a genuine pageturner.

©2009 Beaji Enterprises, Inc. (P)2009 Macmillan Audio

Members Reviews:

Just Wretched! Big Yawn!

Most authors get better with time and experience but not Bradford. This book reads like two separate novels that are not well linked together. The first one is horrible but the second is marginally little more interesting. The dialogue is not believable and does little to advance characterizations, which are very, very weak--like paper dolls. Conflict resolution is preposterously simply and not very interesting. The book is full of run-on and incomplete sentences. Bradford is given to those errors. She uses really strange words when other common words would be better. I came close to putting the book down but kept on reading hoping it would get better, which it did somewhat. I usually reserve 1 star for books I am unable to finish but give this one a 1 star just because it is so awful. I am bored with the Harte family, particularly since the portrayals have become so shallow. Don't waste your money.

Breaking the Rules - I could not put it down, I like Barbara Taylor Bradford styles of a plot

I enjoyed reading Barbara Taylor Bradford Novels, especially getting to the know the Harte's legacy and reading about the younger generation of the Hart's

Don't waste your time with this book!

Would not recommend at all! This book was terrible! I loved the rest of the series, but this one was nothing like the earlier books. The names were silly, M was the main character? It just drags on, don't waste your time with this one! The series should have ended with book 6!

Emma Harte Story

The Harte Family Saga story, about Emma Harte and her family is my all time favorite books.

Loved this book

I just want this series to go on and on. I just re-read the whole series, better the second time!

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Title: Skin and Bones

Author: Tom Bale

Narrator: Gordon Griffin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-08-09

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Only Julia Trent - believed to be the sole survivor - knows there was a second man involved. But after being shot and badly injured, her account of the massacre is ignored. But she cannot let it rest there.

Together with Craig Walker, the journalist son of one of the victims, Julia sets out to find the truth. As they peel back the layers of a dark and dangerous conspiracy, they discover the slaughter didn't begin on that bitter day in January. And worst of all, it won't end there...

Members Reviews:

Most annoying narration

I found the predictable, dull narration so distracting that I was unable to decide if the book might be well written. The main female character is definitely several sizes too naive and dumb for my taste. Somehow, the plot was apparently captivating enough to help me suffer through to the end. I can only hope that I will eventually be able to erase the narrator's repetitive sing song from my ear. Being a fluent reader surely cannot be the only requirement for an audiobook narrator?

Fits & starts

The tempo kept getting stuck. Begins with a bang but ..... It dragged me to the end which I should say does have a final final endearing twist but much of the action seemed laboured in getting there.

HARD TO GET INTO PLOT

After a good start to the plot, storyline slowed down, but couldn't turn off. Once into the plot had to know the outcome. Not listened to any other books narrated by Gordon Griffin, so beside a new writer , a new narrated to adjust too. Not a book I would recommend to most of my acquaintances as some bits a bit gory at times.

Dreadful narrator!

I have only managed to listen to the first few minutes of this book but already am so irritated by the reader that I can't listen any longer ! I have no idea about the story, it might have been a cracker !

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Title: Rules of the Hunt

Author: Victor O'Reilly

Narrator: Michael Page

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-28-09

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Hugo was the catalyst that brought down IRA kingpin the Hangman; now a Japanese political fringe group called the Cutting Edge is after him and his three-year-old son. He'll have to go on the offensive to survive.

©1995 Victor O'Reilly; (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"Fitzduane is being hunted by the Yaibo, a group of Japanese assassins under obligation to avenge the death of the Hangman (killed by Fitzduane in Games of the Hangman). The Yaibo are also tied to the highly visible (and very shady) Namaka Corporation, which has been implicated in a brutal Tokyo killing. After being attacked in Ireland, Fitzduane travels to Tokyo, where he gets caught up in a plot that touches the CIA and reaches back to the postwar occupation of Japan. The cast, main and secondary, are likable, hateable and memorable; his complex plot unfolds effortlessly, lit by successive action scenes that explode like a string of firecrackers. Fitzduane, a reluctant but formidable warrior, weathers every twist and turn like a modern Odysseus, desiring nothing more than to go home in peace." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Gift for my favorite reader

One-third of a phenomenal trilogy.

O'Reilly's trilogy (they must be read in proper sequence) are simply outstanding. I've read hundreds of adventure novels, but these three books top the list. Each is a page-turner. These books cannot be purchased at traditional booksellers; they are too old. They can be purchased online; go for it; you won't be disappointed. It's a shame that he apparently never wrote more books, so these three have become classics.

O'Reilly and Page are addictive

O'Reilly's prose is evocative and approachable. Michael Page's performance is enjoyable and adds to the tale.

O'Reilly Rules!

I've stumbled across "Games of the Hangman" by accident and was hooked by the non-stop action. Now 5 years later, I stumbled across "Rules of the Hunt" and am enjoying, once again the very dangerous adventures of Hugo Fitzduane. Indeed looking forward to reading the "Devil's Footprint" (look for my review). Mr. O'Reilly's prose is straightforward and clear with a very tight plot. The characters come to life and the action sizzles. Not for the weak of heart. Terrorism is a very real threat that Mr. O'Reilly brings to light in all it's dark reality.

Fitzduane is back and better than ever!

I've read O'Reilly's "Games of the Hangman" at least 5 times and "Rules of the Hunt" as the second in the Fitzduane saga did not disappoint. Hugo Fitzduane is back and better than ever! and Mr. O'Reilly's style is straightforward with a very succinct plot. He makes the characters come to life and the action never stops. O'Reilly writes knowledgably about terrorism in its darkest form - this book is riveting.

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Title: Portobello

Author: Ruth Rendell

Narrator: Ric Jerrom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Eugene Wren was 50, with prematurely white hair. He also had an addictive personality. But he had cut back on alcohol and had given up cigarettes - which was just as well, considering he was going out with a doctor.

On a shopping trip one day, Eugene, quite by chance, came across an envelope containing money. He picked it up. For some reason, rather than report the matter to the police, he wrote a note explaining what he had found and stuck it up on a lamp post near his house.

This note would link the lives of very different people - each with their obsessions, problems, dreams, and despairs.

Members Reviews:

great story - astonishing reading

Ruth Rendell gave voice to people to the marginalised and criminal to make them human - and to everybody else. this story (also) covers addiction (here of chocolate). the reading performence is astonishing - no less. slighty different voices for all characters and different volume and speed in different situations

rather dull

this was a disappointment, it was really quite tedious. I didnt care about any of the characters, and there wasnt much of a plot.

Tedious beyond belief

I bought this audio book because of the author's reputation. It turns out to be a tedious, overly long epic. The main challenge is keeping awake. Good for insomniacs.

Portobello

Ruth Rendell once again intertwines the life of the rich and the poor living in the titular trendy area of West London. Lance Platt, a young petty thief, lives with his miserly great Uncle Gib in a dilapidated house beside The Westway. Eugene resides in the plusher part of the postcode and his addictive personality begins to unravel his relationship with his GP girlfriend, Ella. Joel has a difficult time adjusting to life following his heart operation and the arrival of the mystical Mythras in his life causes the path of his destiny to change.

I really enjoyed this book and it was incredibly compelling. I doubt that many authors would be able to paint such a vivid picture of multicultural London?

The narrator, Ric Jerrom, provides a wide array of character voices. His pronunciation of the word 'plastic' as 'plaaastic' is a little odd though. Also, his portrayal of Joel's voice was so like Richmond (the goth from the Channel 4 comedy series, The IT Crowd) was especially amusing.

Not all bad! Do give it a chance!

Despite the other bad reviews I thought I would give this a try as I love ruth Rendell books. It is certainly different from her other books however I very much enjoyed it! I found it easy to listen to,I really liked the way it was read and loved the narraters voice. I would recommend it!

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Title: Murder in America

Author: Jon A. Breen, Mary Higgins Clark, Ron Goulart, William F. Nolan, Whitley Strieber

Narrator: David Birney, Arte Johnson, Perry King, Betsy Palmer, Joan Rivers

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-09

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

LUCKI DAY Author: Mary Higgins Clark, Performed by: Betsy Palmer A young bride suspects her husband is somehow involved in a strange disappearance.

VAUDEVILLE Author: Whitley Strieber, Performed by: Roddy McDowall An aging vaudeville comedienne dies, but not laughing.

PIRATE'S MOON Author: William F. Nolan, Performed by: Perry King A psychic working for the LAPD fails to foresee that a stone-age cannibal cult may be terrorizing the city.

STARSTRUCK Author: Jon A. Breen, Performed by James Stacy A group of aging actors is still fatally haunted by the consequences of the McCarthy-era blacklist.

SNOOKERED Author: Gerald Tomlinson Performed by: David Birney The story of a new breed of football coach and a team the sportswriters can't ignore.

IT WAS BAD ENOUGH Author: Ron Goulart, Performed by: Arte Johnson The tragic story of a comedian trying to make his comeback who learns his ex-wife's tell-all book is about to be filmed.

GEE WHIZ, MY LOVELY Author: Betty Buchanan, Performed by: Joan Rivers A bouncy private investigator is invited by a "gorgeous nut" to find an elusive figure named Harvey.

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Title: The Judgement of Strangers

Author: Andrew Taylor

Narrator: Ric Jerrom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

The second novel in the Roth trilogy is the story of David Byfield, a widowed parish priest with a dark past and a darker future. Set in 1970 in a commuter village near London, the novel explores the consequences of Byfield's second marriage.

©2002 Andrew Taylor; (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Members Reviews:

I was a little disappointed. The first book I have read by this ...

I was a little disappointed. The first book I have read by this author. Was well written, but story seemed a little shallow. Characters were a little over wrought and intense considering the story line. Will try another book because it was "almost" good.

Pretty good overall. Second in a trilogy.

Part of a trilogy by an English mystery writer. Pretty good overall.

Five Stars

the book was great

simply riveting

This 2nd book in the trilogy was just as riveting as the other 3. I liked the fact that the books went backwards in time. The 1st took place when David Byfield's daughter Rosie was an adult. The other 2 took place when she was a teenager then a child. She was completely evil. All 3 books kept me on the edge of my seat.

It's an excellent

this is one of three in a series. It's an excellent read

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Title: The Gate House

Author: Nelson deMille

Narrator: Christian Rummel

Format: Abridged

Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-06-09

Publisher: Hachette Audio UK

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Now, ten years later, he has come home to the Gold Coast, the stretch of land on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America, to attend the imminent funeral of an old family servant.

Taking up temporary residence in the gatehouse of Stanhope Hall, John finds himself living only a quarter of a mile from Susan, who has also returned to Long Island. But Susan isn't the only person from John's past who has reemerged.

Though Frank Bellarosa, infamous Mafia don and Susan's ex-lover, is long dead, his son, Anthony, is alive and well, and intent on two missions: drawing John back into the violent world of the Bellarosa family, and exacting revenge on his father's murderer - Susan Sutter.

Members Reviews:

Dull read

Unfortunately this senquence to Gold Coast just plods along with a predictable storyline. Mr De Mille has written better novels

lacked the usual excitement

I am a huge De-Mille fan and have read everything he was written and I have to say if this is your first experience of De-Mille it is not a good example of his work. I found this a little boring and predictable and lacking the usual flair and excitement that is always guaranteed when reading his work.

I found the characters less believable than in Gold Coast (the prequel) and the story quite laboured full of padding. If I had purchased the book I would not have continued it was only because it was in audio format that I could multi task.

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Title: Next Door To Murder

Author: Anthea Fraser

Narrator: Jacqueline Tong

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-18-08

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

When a young woman, Louise, comes to Rona with a plea for help, all her journalistic instincts are aroused. Against her better judgement - and husband Max's advice - Rona is once again drawn into a complex and disturbing sequence of events.

©2008 Anthea Fraser; (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Members Reviews:

Complete drivel.

What would have made Next Door To Murder better?

A complete rewriting.

What will your next listen be?

Paganini's Ghost.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator was just as poor as the text. She was overanimated in parts and her attempts at a Canadian accent and a male voice were diabolical.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Next Door To Murder?

There were too may to detail here. This book gives Chic Lit a bad name. The author, seemingly not satisfied with writing poor chic lit has decided to combine the genre with "thriller" writing. A misnomer if ever I heard one!

Any additional comments?

Unless you are looking for an ill read audiobook with a contrived plot, poorly written and brim full of cliché....then this is one to avoid.

easy listening with a gripping ending.

Any additional comments?

this series s getting better the more the story centres around rhona's family and friends as well as researching for the articles she writes for the magazine.

the murder element comes nearer the end of the book and rhona finds herself in a very uncomfortable situation. can't say anymore, it would spoil the ending.