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Titel: Agatha Raisin und der tote Ehemann (Agatha Raisin 5)

Autor:: M. C. Beaton

Erzähler: Julia Fischer

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 5 hrs and 2 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-19-16

Herausgeber: Lagato Verlag

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

In den Cotswolds herrscht Feierstimmung: Agatha Raisins lang ersehnte Hochzeit mit ihrem Nachbarn, dem stets korrekten James Lacey, steht vor der Tür. Doch dann taucht urplötzlich Agathas tot geglaubter Ehemann Jimmy im Standesamt auf. Die aufgebrachte Agatha geht Jimmy an die Gurgel, der gedemütigte James sucht das Weite, die Hochzeit platzt.

Als Jimmy am nächsten Tag ermordet im Straßengraben liegt, sind Agatha und James prompt die Hauptverdächtigen. Kann Agathas Spürnase ihr auch diesmal wieder aus der Patsche helfen?

©2015 Bastei Lübbe AG (P)2016 Lagato Verlag

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Title: Corner Office

Subtitle: A Real Answers Investigations Mystery

Author: Aria Grace

Narrator: Chris Chambers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-17-16

Publisher: Aria Grace

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Jay Maxwell has always suspected foul play was involved in the plane crash that killed his husband. When his house is ransacked, he retains the services of Real Answers Investigations to help him figure out if he's also in danger.

Doug Anson wants Jay to not only find closure for his husband's death, but to be safe. He feels a certain pull to the sexy coffee shop owner with bright blue eyes and a mile-wide smile that he hasn't felt in a long time. He shouldn't let his feelings get in the way of his work, but he can't just walk away from Jay when it's all said and done.

Members Reviews:

Neither romantic nor mysterious

A few things bothered me about this book. I knew that there would be a problem with the story line - and that my like of MC, Jay, would be in jeopardy - when in chapter 2 Jay made statements like he "missed the constant companionship" and that he "wasn't meant to be alone". Not that he specifically missed Rob or anything about him, or anything about emotions. Only 4 months after your husband dies and you're talking like you lost your trusty golden retriever? I ended up not liking Jay not only because of that but because he just acted so desperate. He said that he was looking for long term (again, after only 4 months) but I feel that if Ethan would've said he was willing to try then Jay would've gone for it. He just wanted SOMEBODY. Speaking of Ethan, what was the purpose of having him acting so sneaky & suspicious if he had absolutely nothing to do with anything? Other than a couple of quickies he served no purpose here.

As for Doug, he seemed so stiff and wooden that his emotional attraction seemed barely there. It seemed more physical than anything. And the resolution of the crime/mystery seemed a bit much. As for the writing itself, there were only a few editing mistakes like typos, but 2 things stood out that the author seemed to miss: in the beginning, Doug said that the police had been trying to get his agency off the consultants' list for years. So not only is Doug a slacker most of the time but his agency as a whole isn't worth their salt? Towards the end, after reading the emails, all dated March 27, Jay said he recognized the date of April 27, but Rob had been dead several weeks by then.

There is no character development, no world building, no romance development, the mystery about Rob's death was just not that exciting and other than a BJ in a car there is 1 sex scene that is basically just fade to black before it even starts. I'm just glad I caught this when it was free.

Not very satisfying

This isn't bad, but I didn't really feel any connection between the two leads except that they were attracted to each other. The mystery isn't that interesting (yet the resolution manages to be OTT) and isn't enough to make me want to read it again or wait that long for action betweent the MCs. Other issues...Jay is ready to move on only months after his husband's death? Why was the plotline with the friend even there?

A budding romance

A nice short mystery read, introducing what looks like a new series, and a budding romance. Jay recently lost his husband in a plane crash, and now his house was broken into.

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Title: Murder on Edisto

Subtitle: The Edisto Island Mysteries, Volume 1

Author: C. Hope Clark

Narrator: Pamela Almand

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-11-16

Publisher: BelleBooks, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

A big city detective. A lowcountry murder.

Peace, safety, a place to grieve and heal. After her husband is murdered by the Russian mob, Boston detective Callie Jean Morgan comes home to her family's cottage in South Carolina. There, she can keep their teenage son, Jeb, away from further threats.

But the day they arrive in Edisto Beach, Callie finds her childhood mentor and elderly neighbor murdered. Taunted by the killer, who repeatedly violates her home and threatens others in the community, Callie finds her new sanctuary has become her old nightmare. Despite warnings from the town's handsome police chief, Callie plunges back into detective work, pursuing a sinister stranger who may have ties to her past. He's turning a quiet paradise into a paranoid patch of sand where nobody's safe. She'll do whatever it takes to stop him.

Members Reviews:

Great characters and a roller-coaster plot

What did you love best about Murder on Edisto?

C Hope Clark has given us a fabulous, edge-of-your-seat ride in this lush, salt-tanged South Carolina beach novel. Callie Jean Morgan returns, somewhat reluctantly, to the beach home of her youth after she had moved far away to carve out a career for herself and a life that wasnt ordained by her strong-willed mother. She was a top rate detective in Boston with a husband and son she loved fiercely when her life fell apart in one horrific night. Still adrift in grief and unable to pull her life together again, she accepts the gift of the home on Edisto from her parents hoping this new start is what she and her son Jeb need. But fear, suspicion and guilt continue to dog her along with an unknown killer intent on driving her over the edge. Edisto is filled with colorful characters starting with Callies quirky, perky neighbor who arrives to sage her home and rid it of bad karma and the handyman who lives out of his car. Theres a wealthy Canadian intent on wooing Callie and a bullying deputy who does everything to intimidate her. And then theres the hunky local police chief with a mysterious background of his own.

Callie wants to be normal again and protect her son from any more mayhem, but someone is determined that isnt going to happen. On her very first day in her new home Callie is driven to tearing down the beach in a panic trying to find her son with her Glock in her hand, gaining herself a reputation its going to be hard to fix. But the mayhem is just getting started. The twists and turns in this story will keep you glued to your seat until the final page. And when you finally do turn that last page, youre going to hurry back to buy Edisto Jinx and dive into the next chapter of Callies life.

What other book might you compare Murder on Edisto to and why?

C Hope Clark's Carolina Slade series - because her characters are so well drawn with depth and color.

Which character as performed by Pamela Almand was your favorite?

My favorite character in the story was the local police chief with his own troubled past, but Pamela Almand's presentation of Callie's quirky next door neighbor with her hippy, yoga, sage burning was spot on. Close your eyes and the woman came to life as you listened.

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

I only wish I'd had that many hours in a row to do so.

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Title: Dye by Cake

Subtitle: The Secret Wedding Planner Cozy Short Story Mystery Series - Book One

Author: Janet Evans

Narrator: Emma Lysy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-09-16

Publisher: Yap Kee Chong

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Groom Karl Stipple keels over moments after eating a slice of cake at his own wedding reception. Now the police have locked down the resort, and wedding planner Julia is under orders from her boss to solve the crime and clean up the mess in 24 hours - or she's fired.

Members Reviews:

An intreguing story. Quick and suspensful.

I found the book enjoyable as a short story.. Things happened quickly, not long and drawn out. Julia being given only a short time to solve the mystery to save her job was an interesting twist. With her being a wedding planned and part time sleuth. A good clean book to read and enjoy.

Dye By Cake

I decided to give this book a 5 Star rating because it was not for me. I rarely read short stories. Somewhere in this book a door bell rang - in a hotel/motel setting (a wedding venue)? Also, it was unrealistic to solve a murder in less than 24 hours.

More humor might have endeared the author and encouraged the reader to try another story. OR, the author might consider a full length true crime or a novel.

Review by J Matthews

April 30, 2016

Dye by Cake: (The Secret Wedding Planner Cozy.

This story has a beginning and an end with little character development or plot building which would help to build the climax. The author has good ideas but she needs to weave her thoughts together and add more depth to the characters.

Dye by Cake I was looking forward to reading your ...

Dye by Cake I was looking forward to reading your book but the characters were not well described before the story started and I just could not finish reading it.

Quick

Very fact read. A lift!e too short for me. But all in all out was good. Might read the next ones in the series.

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Title: Cold Hard News

Author: Maureen Milliken

Narrator: Trudi Knoedler

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-16

Publisher: Maureen Milliken

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The snowbanks in a small Maine town start to melt, and the town's secrets begin to emerge. Bernie O'Dea, the editor of the Peaks Weekly Watcher, is jazzed to finally have a big story to cover when a body is found in a melting snowbank. But as spring turns into a long, hot, explosive summer in Redimere, Maine, the story gets bigger - maybe too big for Bernie to handle. As secrets are revealed, the town is ripped in half and the body count rises, Bernie is forced to question her part in the town's tragic tale, a part that may cost her and others their lives.

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable story!

What made the experience of listening to Cold Hard News the most enjoyable?

To be perfectly honest, I've known Maureen and her family since high school, so had been eagerly anticipating this book, and can't wait for the next one. However. That being said, I like the idea of a curmudgeonly middle-aged reporter/editor and police chief in small town Maine, reminiscent of a good British murder mystery and I found it highly enjoyable. Especially since I've lived in areas of Maine that are described.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cold Hard News?

Hmmm. It's hard to say, but I do identify with Bernie as the kind of introverted, easily embarrassed and confused person that she is, and was able to get right inside her head and feel what she was feeling when she made her various mistakes and had her misgivings and emotions get the better of her.

What three words best describe Trudi Knoedlers voice?

Much too passive.

I finally got used to listening to her, but unfortunately, Trudi needs to add some emphasis to her reading voice. I virtually always listen while driving in the car and I had to continually stop or I was often in danger of dozing off.

Trudi, you have a lovely, articulate and very charming voice, and when I got used to it (because honestly, I'd already had a different voice in my head) I enjoyed listening to you for the most part--but please, I beg, when you start reading the second book (I know you have already been acquired for it) PLEASE add some excitement and feeling to your words!

Perhaps a little more time spent out on one of the Islands with a lobsterman to practice your downeast accent?

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Stephen King, watch out!

Any additional comments?

I really enjoyed this story. Honestly, I did put it down and pick it up a lot, and I did both read it and listen to it, and had that same problem with both versions. I don't know if that was me or the book. I am anticipating the next one a great deal.

There may be some things that I didn't think were as important to the story but since it was first in the series, I'll wait and see how they play out!

All in all, great job, Maureen, and I am sending out links to everybody I know who likes mysteries so they can read them!

Now, for the PBS miniseries!

Okay Plot, Bad Narration, Potential for Improvemen

I wanted to like a novel set in the beautiful state of Maine, where I was born and raised. While It was obvious that the author is a gifted writer, I thought her characters needed major work and a good editor.

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Title: The 8th Circle

Subtitle: A Danny Ryan Thriller, Book 1

Author: Sarah Cain

Narrator: Ray Chase

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-16

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The dark heart of the city is on display in Sarah Cain's gripping debut thriller, The 8th Circle.

A year ago, Danny Ryan lost his wife and son in a car accident. He's still reeling from the tragedy when Michael Cohen, his friend and fellow journalist, drives into the pond in front of his house with a bullet through his gut.

With Michael's death ruled a murder, Danny must work to get his name crossed off the list of suspects, and that means digging into Michael's last article, an exposé of the twisted side of Philadelphia politics. But powerful people are ready to kill to protect what Michael was about to uncover, and if Danny's not careful, he'll be next.

Members Reviews:

A Literary Thriller That Really Thrills

This book starts with a bang (literally) when grieving reporter Danny Ryan's friend Michael Cohen crashes his car through Danny's fence, right into his pond. Michael then proceeds to mess up Danny's life further by whispering something cryptic, then dying with a bullet in his gut.

Sarah Cain builds up a rich world for Danny to inhabit as he investigates the cryptic clue Michael left him, while trying to come back to life after spending a year mourning his wife and son's deaths in an accident.

Danny delves into the underbelly of the high society of Philadelphia and its Main Line, revisits the violent ghosts of his South Philly childhood, and uncovers some truly terrifying connections on his way to a climax that had my pulse pounding.

I stayed up way too late to finish this book because I couldn't NOT. And then, unlike so many thrillers, it ended really, really well, leaving me sighing as I turned the last page.

Beautiful, terrifying writing. And I may have developed a crush on Danny Ryan...

A marvelous debut!!

Danny Ryan, hot-shot Philadelphia journalist, is still mourning the loss of his wife and child when his good friend, Michael, crashes into his duckpond and dies with the word "Inferno' on his lips. Thus begins this tautly-written thrill ride into the dark underbelly of Philadelphia's aristocracy. Danny's search for the truth about his friend's murder sends him into the bowels of hell, where events of the past steamroll into a present filled with one disturbing discovery after another, where the good guys and the bad guys are hard to tell apart, and where the line between the two is often blurred. This is a story about loyalty and love, and about how heroism can sometimes look like betrayal. A page-turner that will make you hope that Danny Ryan makes another appearance soon.

A new favorite author & hero

Saw an advertisement for author Sarah Cain's upcoming 2017 release "One by One" which seems intriguing. After pre-ordering, I researched Sarah Cain and found her introductory novel "The 8th Circle" was released in 2016 and had favorable reviews.

Definitely a solid thriller. A dark plot line with plenty of twists and turns. A journalist recovering from loss serves as an unlikely hero set against the background of Philadelphia and suburbs. A good mix of politics, power, crimes and cover-ups weave together into a "can't put down" page turner. Highly recommend picking this one up -a new favorite author & hero.

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Title: Maddie's Recipe of Mysteries

Subtitle: A Rockcrest Cove Cozy Mystery, Book 1

Author: Emily Page

Narrator: Cindy Piller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-20-15

Publisher: Mahogany Publications

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The sweet smell of success...a bitter dose of death!

For baker Madeline McDougal, life is sweet - literally. As a bakery owner, Madeline spends her days baking a large variety of tasty treats, a skill passed down to her by her late mother. Madeline's pastries are a hit with not just locals but people from all across the country. As of late...business has been waning. But everything changes when Madeline notices that the back door of her shop has been tampered with and is led to an even more gruesome discovery.

When the local police chief begins his investigation, Madeline becomes the prime suspect. Is she really a suspect? Or just a pawn in a dangerous game?

Members Reviews:

fantastic

loved it, it kept me guessing til the end. the nararrator was excellent. good read

Eh

Nothing exciting. Don't waste your money. Thankfully I got the audible upgrade cheap. It keeps making type something before my review is submitted so this sentence has nothing to do with the book.

A Great Easy Read

A very entertaining story. I listened to it all in one evening. I would like to read more by this author and narrator.

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Titel: Jungfernfahrt: Ein Starnberger-See-Krimi

Autor:: Ida Ding

Erzähler: Johannes Steck

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 14 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-10-15

Herausgeber: Kuebler Hörbuch. Ein Label der Kuebler Television AG

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Titanic-Panik am Starnberger See. Regionalkrimis gibt es viele. Aber so schräg wie die von Ida Ding sind keine.

Muck Halbritter sonnt sich im Schlosspark Possenhofen, als seine Tochter dort einen menschlichen Unterkiefer findet. Die Boulevardpresse jubelt: Ein uneheliches Kind der Kaiserin Sisi?

Kurz danach neue Schlagzeilen: Ein aufwändig nachgebautes historische Prunkschiff säuft gleich bei der Jungfernfahrt im See ab, mit Hunderten Passagieren an Bord. Alle überleben, naja, alle bis auf einen. Mucks Frau, die Kommissarin, ermittelt wie es zu dem Schiffsunglück kam. Doch erst ihr Mann, der drunten am See und oben im Dorf halt jeden kennt, entdeckt die Verbindung zwischen den alten Knochen und dem neuen Toten.

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©2015 rororo Verlag (P)2015 Kuebler Verlag

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Title: No Virgin Island

Subtitle: A Sabrina Salter Mystery, Book 1

Author: C. Michele Dorsey

Narrator: Caroline Shaffer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-11-15

Publisher: Crooked Lane

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

C. Michele Dorsey's outstanding mystery debut.

Sabrina Salter traded a high-pressure job as a Boston meteorologist for life as an innkeeper on St. John. But storm clouds roll in when Sabrina finds Carter Johnson, her most attractive guest, tucked up in a hammock way past check-out time... and he's not just dead to the world, he's just plain dead - with a bullet hole in his chest.

This isn't the first time Sabrina has seen a dead body, and the island police are well aware of that. Thanks to her checkered history, not to mention the fact that she was the last person who saw Carter alive and far from entirely clothed, she finds herself marked as the prime suspect.

The US Virgin Islands may be the sort of place where even defense attorneys wear flip-flops, but the laid-back life is over for Sabrina unless she can clear her name. She sets out to solve the crime, only to find herself caught in a tidal wave of adultery, kidnapping, identity fraud, and murder.

Members Reviews:

Fun mystery, great escape.

A fun, fast-paced mystery that will take you to the Caribbean and let you fantasize about moving there permanently. Nice twists and surprises. Also, great narration. A well told story.

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Title: First Stone

Subtitle: The Stepping Stone Cycle, Book 1

Author: Gary Ballard

Narrator: Steve Rausch

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-15

Publisher: Gary Ballard

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Forensic psychologist Dr. Jack Carter wakes from a semicatatonic state in a mental hospital, with no memory of the previous year. His wife, Sarah, has disappeared, and as the last human being to see her alive, Jack is the prime suspect in her disappearance. Without a body, and with no physical evidence to prove foul play, the lead investigator and Jack's friend, Bill West, must continue to search for the truth even if it means fingering Jack for the crime.

When a serial killer in West Virginia's coal country claims to have killed Sarah Carter, Bill and Jack rush to the crime scene. What they find is a deeply disturbed man with no memory of his crimes or of taking credit for Sarah's death. As Jack tries to decipher the mysterious series of runic symbols the killer carved into his slaughterhouse, he unlocks a deeper cosmic mystery that goes beyond anything he could imagine.

Members Reviews:

Between Its Almost Okay and its not for me?

You know that moment when you have read/listened to a book and you think ... it wasnt good; it wasnt really, too-too bad ... so a 3 star rating for average is generous and a 2 star is probably low, so you teeter totter or flip a coin... Then you check the rating and realize a 2-3 star would drop its status and you dont wanna be that person?

So anyway -

I liked the idea. I liked the intent of spanning the mystery over several books, but I didnt feel like there was any resolution at all.

The explanations at the beginning felt boring ... I mean, the part about he nor his car was on any video cams on the highways - did the notion of him stealing a car or hitch hiking - or taking a bus - not enter anyones minds? So, seriously, more caused it feel less believable.

The interrogations, again, felt unreal. All of them. Interviewing the woman .... ok, how do you know SHE doesnt like it rough or instigated it? And idk. I really dont think those questions were real did his voice change when he said that? And her recount of the events turned into a Third person view instead of in her own words totally dulled the momentum of the story. The whole section with this victim should have been rivoting or eye opening; not eye rolling at the cheesy off the record statement.

Why was Jack able to interrogate a prisoner, alone? And no one administers CPR .... no one seriously questions Jack ....

None of the characters became real, genuine, or evoked emotion.

The writing felt juvenile ... I expected more from a 6-episode series.

In the end, Sarah can stay wherever she is. Im not following any trails to look for her.

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Suspensful!

Dr Jack Carter wakes up from a semi catatonic state to discover his whole world is upside down.

His wife is missing and he doesnt know where she is.

Even worse, he doesnt know if he can trust himself. Is she dead? Did he kill her?

Now he is on a quest for answers, and a great place to start is with a serial killer who says he killed Jacks wife. But things arent adding up, and Jack better figure out what is really going on before he goes to prison for the crime himself.

I give this book 5 stars. Its a suspensful and well written story that I enjoyed so much that I read straight through. I look forward to the next chapter in the series!