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Title: Deathlist

Subtitle: Strike Back, Book 1

Author: Chris Ryan

Narrator: Barnaby Edwards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-14-16

Publisher: Coronet

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

John Porter, hero of the original Strikeback novel and TV series, returns in an exciting adventure when old enemies attack the SAS.

It's 1999. A bitterly cold morning in the Brecon Beacons, and the soldiers trying out for SAS Selection are preparing to face their toughest test yet. Overseeing the soldiers is John Porter: once a promising young Blade, now a broken man and a drunk, seeing out his days in the Regiment Training Wing.

But before the Fan Dance can begin, six masked gunmen carry out a devastating attack. Dozens of soldiers are killed. In the aftermath of the massacre, and with a government desperate for action, Porter and another surviving operator, John Bald, are taken to a secretive briefing in London. Their orders - to hunt down and kill those responsible for the attack.

What follows is a deadly game of kill or be killed as Bald and Porter lead a Strike Team across Europe on a blood-soaked mission of revenge. But as they draw closer to their ultimate target, the men discover that there is a greater threat - much closer to home....

Members Reviews:

One of Chris Ryan's bests!

This is the first audio booked I have listened to for a number of years. I am a massive Chris Ryan fan, read all of his Danny Black series books and this doesn't disappoint. It keeps you on edge and excited, honestly this book has it all as you go on the journey. The voice actor is great, what more can I say?

"another good one"

Another great book by Chris Ryan, this one is a must for fans of his work. An this has great narration really enjoyable listening...

Great book

Well worth a listen story is excellent , you really get hooked into plot very quickly

Great listening

A good listen on Audible. Typical Chris Ryan well structured and easy to follow, bravo.

brillant.

My first audio book experience and this story had me gripped from start to finish, brilliant.

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Title: Rainy Day Sisters

Subtitle: Hartley-by-the-Sea, Book 1

Author: Kate Hewitt

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-08-15

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When Lucy Bagshaw's life in Boston falls apart thanks to a scathing editorial written by her famous artist mother, she accepts her half-sister Juliet's invitation to stay with her in Hartley-by-the-Sea, a charming seaside village in Northern England.

Lucy is expecting quaint cottages and cream teas but instead finds that her sister is an aloof host; the weather is wet, windy, and cold; and her new boss, Alex Kincaid, is a disapproving widower who hired her only as a favor to Juliet.

Despite the invitation she offered, Juliet is startled by the way Lucy catapults into her orderly life. As Juliet faces her own struggles with both her distant mother and her desire for a child, her sister's irrepressible optimism begins to take hold. With the help of quirky villagers, these hesitant rainy-day sisters begin to forge a new understanding and find in each other the love of family that makes all the difference.

Critic Reviews:

"The story manages to touch the heart and pull the reader in." (RT Book Reviews)

Members Reviews:

just OK

What did you like best about Rainy Day Sisters? What did you like least?

Lucy

Has Rainy Day Sisters turned you off from other books in this genre?

It has not but this one was just ok. Juliet was a bore!

What three words best describe Rosalyn Landors voice?

Character, clear and engaging

Could you see Rainy Day Sisters being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

no

Any additional comments?

Juliet had to much drama and the storyline was stretched.

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Titre: Des fleurs pour Algernon

Auteur: Daniel Keyes

Narrateur: Grégory Gadebois

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 1 hr and 27 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 12-02-15

Éditeur: Audiolib

Evaluation: 5 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Il est des métamorphoses qui ouvrent les portes de la félicité. Mais comment supporter, ensuite, de retrouver ses haillons ?

Algernon est une souris de laboratoire dont le traitement du Pr. Nemur et du Dr. Strauss vient de décupler l'intelligence. Enhardis par cette réussite, les deux savants tentent alors, avec l'assistance de la psychologue Alice Kinnian, d'appliquer leur découverte à Charlie Gordon, un simple d'esprit. C'est bientôt l'extraordinaire éveil de l'intelligence pour le jeune homme. Il découvre un monde dont il avait toujours été exclu, et entame une incroyable métamorphose. Mais un jour les facultés supérieures d'Algernon déclinent...

Grégory Gadebois incarne un Charlie bouleversant. Il a obtenu le prix du meilleur comédien 2013 au Palmarès du théâtre et le Molière "Seul en scène" en 2014 pour l'adaptation théâtrale de ce texte dans la mise en scène d'Anne Kessler.

©1959 / 2011 Daniel Keyes / Éditions J'ai lu (P)2015 Audiolib

Revues par les critiques:

Ils en ont dit...

"C'est un œuvre d'une poignante beauté, un récit humain et désespéré."

Jacques Sadoul

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Titre: Les âmes grises

Auteur: Philippe Claudel

Narrateur: Lionel Épaillard

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 5 hrs and 49 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 11-06-15

Éditeur: CdLEDITIONS

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

"C'est bien curieux la vie. Sait-on jamais pourquoi nous venons au monde, et pourquoi nous y restons ? Fouiller l'affaire comme je l'ai fait, c'était sans doute un façon de ne pas me poser la vraie question, celle qu'on refuse tous de voir venir sur nos lèvres et dans nos cerveaux, dans nos âmes, qui ne sont, il est vrai, ni blanches ni noires, mais grises, joliment grises comme me l'avait dit jadis Joséphine."

Nous sommes en 1917 dans une petite ville de province. Toute la société des notables est présente et tient son rôle. Le maire, le juge, le procureur, le flic, le médecin... tous font rouler depuis des années l'agréable train-train de la comédie sociale faite d'amicaux échanges. C'est curieux, même la Grande Guerre ne semble pas avoir bousculé les positions et les habitudes de chacun. Tout reste bien en place dans l'immuable tranquillité de la bourgeoisie sûre d'elle-même.

Pourtant tout bascule lorsqu'une fillette de 10 ans est retrouvée morte dans l'eau. La petite Belle-de-Jour, comme on l'appelle. Tous la connaissent, elle servait au "Rébillon", la seule brasserie restaurant du coin.

©2003 Stock (P)2004 CdL Éditions

Revues par les critiques:

À propos de ce titre

Prix des Lectrices de Elle 2004 et Prix Renaudot 2003.

Avis des membres:

Book group composed maingly of retired teachers of French gives the book a high rating.

Our French-speaking book club read the book and followed up on the reading of the French version of the text by a very interesting discussion. The group found the book well written with character portrayals of great depth and complexity. Many of those in the group who had taught French for many years gave the book a very high rating at the conclusion of the discussion.

I loved this book

I loved this book, but some of my classmates did not enjoy it. I felt the author created a lot of mystery and intrigue and I enjoyed reading it.

A psychological study disguised as a crime story

Recreates a fragment of rural France near the front in WW1. Dives into the dark heart and mind of various protagonist of a mysterious crime, only to discover that no one is perfect. Easy to read and well written, but failed to create much empathy with anyone.

Five Stars

almost a page turner

Four Stars

Just as described

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Title: The Gameshouse

Subtitle: The Serpent, The Thief, The Master

Author: Claire North

Narrator: Peter Kenny

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-05-15

Publisher: Hachette Audio UK

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From Claire North comes an audio exclusive. For the first time, all three novellas have been released as one edition, set in the ingenious and thrilling world of the Gameshouse.

Novella one: The Serpent. In 17th-century Venice exists a mysterious establishment known only as the Gameshouse. There, fortunes are made and fortunes are broken over games of chess, backgammon and every other game under the sun. But those whom fortune favours may be invited to compete in the higher league...a league where the games played are of politics and empires, of economics and kings. It is a league where Capture the Castle involves real castles, where hide-and-seek takes place on a scale as big as the British Isles. Not everyone proves worthy of competing in the higher league. But one woman who is about to play may just exceed everyone's expectations.Though she must always remember: the higher the stakes, the more deadly the rules....

Novella two: The Thief. In 1930s Bangkok, one higher league player has just been challenged to a game of hide and seek. The board is all of Thailand - and the seeker will use any means possible to hunt down his quarry - be it police, government, strangers or even spies....

Novella three: The Master. The Gameshouse is an unusual institution. Many know it as the place where fortunes can be made and lost through games of chess, backgammon - every game under the sun. But a select few who are picked to compete in the higher league know that some games are played for higher stakes - those of politics and empires, of economics and kings...And now, the ultimate player is about to step forward.

Critic Reviews:

"Utterly readable, utterly believable and compelling...one of the fiction highlights of the decade." (Judy Finnigan on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August)

"Beautiful and gripping." (Guardian on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August)

Members Reviews:

Wonderful

I found this book completely mesmerizing. Wonderfully performed and so well written. Clair North is a writer I will continue to follow, I have enjoyed all her books so far

An excellent read, excellently read

I love Claire North's books and I love Peter Kenny's narration.

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Title: Welcome to Night Vale

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor

Narrator: Cecil Baldwin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-20-15

Publisher: Hachette Audio UK

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 36 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Night Vale is a small desert town where all the conspiracy theories you've ever heard are actually true. It is here that the lives of two women, with two mysteries, will converge.

Nineteen-year-old Night Vale pawn shop owner Jackie Fierro is given a paper marked 'KING CITY' by a mysterious man in a tan jacket. She can't seem to get the paper to leave her hand, and no one who meets this man can remember anything about him. Jackie is determined to uncover the mystery of King City before she herself unravels.

Diane Crayton's son, Josh, is moody and also a shape-shifter. And lately Diane's started to see her son's father everywhere she goes, looking the same as the day he left years earlier. Josh, looking different every time Diane sees him, shows a stronger and stronger interest in his estranged father, leading to a disaster Diane can see coming, even as she is helpless to prevent it.

Diane's search to reconnect with her son and Jackie's search for her former routine life collide as they find themselves coming back to two words: 'KING CITY'. It is King City that holds the key to both of their mysteries and their futures...if they can ever find it.

Members Reviews:

fell in love

My understanding of the town grows deep, my love for the people also grows deep. I feel bad for the tarantula, but that is besides the point.

I really wanted to like this

Being an avid listener of the podcast I was coming at the bit to hear this, however it was a let down. I think the combination of a relatively dull plot and the format in which it was presented just didn't capture the charm of Welcome to Nightvale. I thought having the narration done by Cecil Baldwin would be the icing on the cake, but having him read as an outsider to the story, rather than as a key character, just made this Nightvale feel even more disconnected from the podcast. Still worth a listen, but don't get your hopes up about the quality

For the fans really

If you already love Nightvale then you will love this as a hugely extended episode. If you don't already love Nightvale then you will be confused and possibly angry. It's very, very surreal and does assume your previous knowledge and acceptance of, for instance, faceless old women who secretly live in your home, dog parks, sentient houses, and angels (who don't exist).

It's funny and weird and charming and disturbing as ever. If you're not already fully immersed in the world of Nightvale I would suggest you go and listen to a few of the podcasts and, if you like them, listen to all of them and then listen to this. If you dislike the first episode of Nightvale, then stop listening imediately and do not buy this book.

To be honest, the plot of the story is almost irrelevant to the world building and atmosphere so it loses a star from me.

Cecil Baldwin is obviously brilliant and no one else would be an acceptable narrator.

Oh, and Steve Carlsberg isn't such a bad guy, whatever Cecil says.

Good, but slow at times.

A good story if you're into Night Vale as a show, but it does take quite a while to get going. Once it found a decent pace I was hooked.

Goodnight, Nigh Vale, goodnight

i have relistened to a lot of parts, because this was my go to sleep guide. Cecil's voice is amazingly soothing. The story was much more than I thought, and exactly what i dreamed it to be.

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Title: The Driftless Area

Author: Tom Drury

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-16-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Set in the rugged region of the Midwest that gives the novel its title, The Driftless Area is the story of Pierre Hunter, a young bartender with unfailing optimism, a fondness for coin tricks, and an uncanny capacity for finding trouble.

When he falls in love with the mysterious and isolated Stella Rosmarin, Pierre becomes the central player in a revenge drama he must unravel and bring to its shocking conclusion. Along the way he will liberate $77,000 from a murderous thief, summon the resources that have eluded him all his life, and come to question the very meaning of chance and mortality. Nothing is as it seems in The Driftless Area - identities shift, violent secrets lie in wait, the future can cause the past, and love becomes a mission that can take you beyond this world.

In its tender, cool irony, The Driftless Area recalls the best of neonoir, and its cast of bona fide small-town eccentrics adrift in the American Midwest make for a clever and deeply pleasurable listen from one of our most beloved authors.

Members Reviews:

Great read from start to finish

Great read from start to finish. I recently saw the movie trailer for the upcoming VOD release of The Driftless Area and was somewhat captivated by it. Not everyone seems to be a fan but I decided to look the book up here on Amazon and purchased a second-hand hardcover copy and spread the reading out over 10 days to flip through on my spare time.

It is a short book but it's very entertaining. I don't read books very often but i'm very glad I looked into this and gave it a shot. I enjoyed the final chapter the most.

What a journey

This was such a great book. It really gets in your head and kind of makes you question all of your beliefs. I was drawn to it after watching the movie, which doesn't have much in common with the book. I recommend this book to those that like to get a little weird sometimes.

Amazing

From the beginning to the end, feels like Pierre's never left.

And did show me how important is people that you might run by ours lives are important.

A quick, enjoyable read set in the beautiful Driftless Region

I picked up this book because I'm a fan of the Driftless Region of the Upper Midwest. I wasn't quite sure what to expect with this book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters are quirky and interesting, and there are aspects of the book that are "out of this world" (otherworldly). I really like the fact that's it's a quick, fun read. I'm looking forward to seeing the feature film based on the book, too.

Did not drift off while reading

I had to read this novel for a lit class and I'm glad I did! Too often I have trouble finishing a class read but not in this case. It's a very easy read filled with extraordinary circumstances involving regular, average characters. Some students didn't enjoy the everyday people but I found them to be real and refreshing.

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Titre: La vie est facile, ne t'inquiète pas

Auteur: Agnès Martin-Lugand

Narrateur: Faustine Urbain

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 5 hrs and 50 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 09-10-15

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Evaluation: 3 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

"Alors que j'étais inconsolable, il m'avait mise sur le chemin du deuil de mon mari. J'avais fini par me sentir libérée de lui aussi. J'étais prête à m'ouvrir aux autres."

Depuis son retour d'Irlande, Diane a tourné la page sur son histoire tumultueuse avec Edward, bien décidée à reconstruire sa vie à Paris. Avec l'aide de son ami Félix, elle s'est lancée à corps perdu dans la reprise en main de son café littéraire. C'est là, aux "Gens...", son havre de paix, qu'elle rencontre Olivier. Il est gentil, attentionné et surtout il comprend son refus d'être mère à nouveau. Car Diane sait qu'elle ne se remettra jamais de la perte de sa fille. Pourtant, un événement inattendu va venir tout bouleverser : les certitudes de Diane quant à ses choix, pour lesquels elle a tant bataillé, vont s'effondrer les unes après les autres. Aura-t-elle le courage d'accepter un autre chemin ?

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©2015 Michel Lafon (P)2015 Audible FR

Avis des membres:

Très belle histoire. Je l'ai adoré; Je l'ai ...

Très belle histoire. Je l'ai adoré; Je l'ai lu en 1 jour. Très bien écrit. Pas de temps morts.

Five Stars

Quand on a lu le premier, on a vraiment envie de lire le deuxième!

Four Stars

Pas mal !

Four Stars

Très bien; Passionnant

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Title: Cat Spitting Mad

Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Narrator: Susan Boyce

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-14-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

While Joe Grey has played tricks on Max Harper, Molena Point's head lawman, he's never had anything but respect for the dedicated sheriff. Now Harper's in trouble, suspected of murdering two friends, and the only witness, a young girl named Dillon, has disappeared. Both Dulcie and Joe know Harper is innocent, and Joe is hissing to prove it - and find Dillon. Their sleuthing, however, is hampered by something soft and small - their new "ward," a vivacious kitten whose curiosity could get them all killed. With backs up and claws bared, Dulcie and a spitting mad Joe must use all their cleverness and amazing talents not only to find a killer, save a little girl, and clear their friend's name - but keep their secret safe, too.

Members Reviews:

Cat Just Aggravated--not really Mad

You can read the whole story in some well-intentioned spoiler's review--not here. Sometimes stories have a twist, but sometimes you can see the plot from the first chapter. I have a lot of affections for these cat cozy stories as a cat momma of five, but this is a straight shooter. It's so straight that you can smell the gunpowder. *sigh* There is very little cliffhanging because... you know what is going on...nothing surprising except maybe the very last pages where you see what one clever deputy's initiative will pay off with. (I know.They need to come up with a new modifier law for "hanging prepositions" since us renegade language law breakers keep on commuting grammar suicide.) It's got to be the hardest thing in the world to write a murder mystery series, even with talking moggies...so Miz Murphy gets a solid four. Three is ho-hum for me, which this cat ain't. (A two for me is slog, slog, halfway thru put it down in the donation pile, and get disgusted for time wasted. [It could just be not my cuppa tea, but might be yours.] A one for me is I can only force myself through the first one or two chapters, then put it down in recycling paper bin, disgusted for money wasted.)

Cat Spitting Mad - Stellar Installment in the Joe Grey Mysteries

Although published eleven years ago, Cat Spitting Mad is a wonderful example of Rousseau Murphy's fabulous writing style. The two original talking cats, Joe Grey and the beautiful Dulcie, now welcome the tortoiseshell "Kit" to their sleuthing society.

Series regulars include Clyde Damen, Joe's human companion, and of course, Molena Point police chief, Max Harper. Charlie Getz, who was once Clyde's favorite lady, now favors Max, although the cats and humans all remain best friends and look out for each other in this California seaside town. The detective cats band with their humans to defend Max who is accused - framed - in two murders, and the cats' wonderful sleuthing styles amaze the few in Molina Point who are aware of their sentient qualities. Here, Kate Osborne returns, the cat-human who captured my imagination in the very first book in the series.

Following the Joe Grey Mystery series is a treat everyone should taste. The characters become friends and the events in their lives become important parts of a world where magical cats exist. This book, along with the entire collection, remains in my library (now both Kindle and paperback) to re-read on one of those gloomy Oregon winter days, like today, when I need a reminder of why I love to read and am inspired to write.

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Titre: Les gens heureux lisent et boivent du café

Auteur: Agnès Martin-Lugand

Narrateur: Faustine Urbain

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 4 hrs and 4 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 08-06-15

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Evaluation: 3.5 sur 5 sur 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Diane, gérante d'un café, perd brusquement son mari et sa fille dans un accident de voiture. Egarée dans ses souvenirs, elle perd l'envie de vivre. C'est finalement en se réfugiant dans un petit village d'Irlande que Diane tente de faire son deuil et de se reconstruire, au fil du temps et des rencontres. Un premier roman dune sensibilité rare, un véritable hymne à la vie.

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©2013 Michel Lafon (P)2015 Audible FR

Avis des membres:

histoire incroyablement touchante !!

Je pense avoir partagé presque tous les sentiments que Diane a eus, surtout son sentiment profond, qui se compose de sa manque désespérée pour ses chers défunts, son amour fidèle pour eux mais aussi sa détermination de tourner la page pour continuer à vivre avec un espoir même.