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Title: Fox Evil

Author: Minette Walters

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-21-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 72 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Minette Walters Acid Row was named one of Publishers Weeklys Best Novels of 2002. With Fox Evil, she again showcases a talent that has won her critical praise and made her novels international best-sellers.

Attorney Mark Ankerton comes to the aid of his client, Colonel James Lockyer-Fox, after the colonels wife dies under mysterious circumstances. Ankerton soon discovers that malevolent forces are at work at the Lockyer-Fox estate.

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable but not her best

This was a good read. I enjoyed the story. A great conclusion. I did have issues with the characters. I don't care for the character that ALWAYS gets the better of everyone at least until he has his downfall. This, like "man wrongly accused" is often over used.

If you can get beyond the fact that everyone is a legal idiot (seriously? do people not pay attention to the laws and how they work? really?) there are actually some fun characters in the book. The characters aren't drawn consistently, but they do work together for the most part.

The story kept my interest and I would recommend it with reservation.

Twists & Turns

I found this book & this author while stalking anything read by Simon Prebble. This is not your sedate English countryside mystery. Lots of rough language, violence and perverts. Personally, it kept me riveted. I'm off to purchase my next Minette Walters/Simon Prebble read.

Excellent on all counts

Five stars especially the narrator,Simon Presley who can alter his voice to sound like different characters

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Title: Silent Voices

Author: Ann Cleeves

Narrator: Charlie Hardwick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-11

Publisher: Soundings

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, she wonders briefly if shes uncovered a simple death from natural causes. But a closer inspection reveals ligature marks around the victims throatVera pulls her team together and sets them interviewing those connected to the victim, while she and colleague, Sergeant Joe Ashworth, work to find a motive. And when they discover that the victim had worked in social services, and had been involved in a shocking case involving a young child, then it appears obvious that the two are somehow connected. Though things are never as they seem

Members Reviews:

Gripping story

Another gripping story from Ann Cleeves.

From the very first chapter the reader engages with the characters, absorbs the setting & becomes involved in the plot.

There are always red herrings & the reader/listener follows the twists & turns of the story until the final denouement , succinctly delivered by the detective. It is as though she is answering all YOUR questions as the crime is described. A really good read.

Silent voices

This was another great read in the Vera Stanhope series. Charlie Hardwick who reads the book has a wonderful voice, she keeps the story gping along so smoothly , love all her readings. Loved this book thanks Anne Cleaves you never disappoint.

Brilliant Narration!

I loved the fact that this book was read by a Geordie. It was perfect!

The story wasn't filled with car chases and gun shots or superfit tanned and toned hunks....It had really believable characters based around Tyneside.

The main detective is an overweight and lonely forty-something woman with her own troubles, past and present. But I liked her, even though she sounded like a real pain to have as a boss!!

Maybe there happened to be a few too many amazing coincidences for the plot to be believed..... but it held my attention all the way through.

Oneof the best audiobooks I've heard

Far too many audiobooks are spoiled by poor or inappropriate narration. This was really excellent. The story was totally absorbing and beautifully read - what a treat!

Beautifully written and beautifully read

This book set in my native Northumberland is a wonderful listen. The story is absorbing and poignant, dealing with the consequences of errors of judgement by ordinary people in difficult situations that continue to haunt them. Having just given up on another book because the geordie accent was unbearable I have to say this narration was first rate, one of the best I have heard

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Title: Cemetery Road

Author: Gar Anthony Haywood

Narrator: J. D. Jackson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-03-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Gar Anthony Haywood is the critically acclaimed author of the Aaron Gunner series, which includes the Los Angeles Times best-selling All the Lucky Ones Are Dead.

Cemetery Road is a riveting standalone thriller that follows Errol Handy White, a man whose past has come back to haunt him. Years ago, Handy left his life as a Los Angeles thief behind; now he lays low in the Twin Cities. But when he hears that his old friend R. J. Burrows has been murdered, Handy must return to L.A. for the funeral - and face a terrible secret.

Members Reviews:

The plot is taught like a high wire act

This is an achievement in the form. It is difficult to overrate it as a piece of quick-reading detective fiction. In order to avoid waxing poetic, I will boil down my criticisms, positive though they may be.

The characters are developed slowly, their complexities and hidden natures yielding secrets that are believable, surprising, and dark, as well as light, as the novel unfolds.

The plot is taught like a high wire act, with as much suspense, as you build to a crescendo and then clean up the mess left after.

The quality of the writing is beyond what one expects in the genre. The prose begins in a poetic timber that feels deeply voiced and highly thoughtful. It itself gives a clue to not only the thoughtfulness of the protagonist in this first-person work, but also the capabilities of the author.

There are no unbelievable fight scenes in which beer bellied and over the hill gumshoes overcome three attackers half his age. Physical confrontations are usually embarrassing and clumsy, like real life.

Finally, it will take you into a different world than the usual hard boiled detective novel stock.

If you like the genre, then this needs to be on your reading list.

Time to stop running?

Handy White is good at fixing things. Close to fifty, he owns a repair shop in St. Paul, Minnesota. His specialty: bringing obsolete junk back to life. But as far as his own life goes, he left it behind in LA thirty years ago.

Handy and his two best friends did something terrible way back when. Now one of them has been murdered. Are the other two next? Is the past catching up with them? When Handy returns to LA for his friend's funeral, he decides to find the killer, and determine exactly what's going on.

Gar Anthony Haywood's portrayal of the three friends is vivid. We get to know them well as young black men, "brash, foolish and drunk with the power of youth." And we see them as middle aged men, each dealing very differently with guilt. Although Handy turns out to be a pretty good investigator, he goes in wrong directions, and violence breaks out all around him. Nothing turns out as you might expect.

The narration switches between past and present, sometimes breaking off at a horribly tense moment. I suffered agonies right along with the characters. But Haywood is an accomplished writer and pulled me through. As a prose stylist Haywood is both elegant and gritty, witty and compassionate.

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Errol "Handy" White has a terrible secret. It is one he and his two friends have kept for twenty six years, one resulting from a robbery gone bad. A secret so terrible, the three young men agree to never see each other again for fear of being found out. To ensure this pact, Handy sets off to start a new life in Minnesota, leaving Los Angeles - along with R.J.

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Title: The Julius House

Author: Charlaine Harris

Narrator: Therese Plummer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-13-10

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Aurora Teagarden's new husband, Martin, gives her a house as a wedding gift, but when she finds that its previous inhabitants disappeared, Roe's suspicions are aroused. As questions about Martin's past disturb her newfound happiness, Aurora resolves to solve the mystery of the house, and find out the truth about her new husband.

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Title: The Delta

Author: Tony Park

Narrator: Mark Davis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 09-27-10

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 41 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

After a failed assassination attempt on the president of Zimbabwe, ex-soldier-turned-mercenary Sonja Kurtz is on the run and heads for her only place of refuge, the Okavango Delta in the heart of Botswana.

She's looking to rekindle a romance with her childhood sweetheart, safari camp manager Sterling Smith, and desperately wants a fresh start and to leave her perilous warrior lifestyle behind. But Sonja discovers her beloved Delta is on the brink of destruction.

Soon Sonja finds herself caught in a deadly web of intrigue involving Sterling, the handsome Martin Steele - her mercenary commander, and a TV heartthrob and wildlife documentary presenter Coyote Sam Chapman, who blunders out of the bush in a reality show gone wrong. Instead of escaping her violent past, Sonja is now surrounded by men who are relying on her killer instincts to save the day. Where she came to find peace, she finds war and it is not just the survival of the Delta that is at stake....

Editorial Reviews:

Former British soldier and current hired assassin Sonja Kurtz is on the lam after her failed attempt at killing the president of Zimbabwe. She heads home to Botswana's Okavango Delta, hoping to reconnect with her childhood love Sterling and leave her work behind her. But she's soon enlisted into a plan to save her beloved Delta, and the peace she had hoped for is nowhere to be found. Tony Park creates a thrilling scenario that Mark Davis performs with masterful control. His deep voice and brilliant sense of pacing only serve to build the tension and intrigue in The Delta.

Members Reviews:

Another great adventure from Tony Park

If you have never heard of Tony Park, you probably soon will. His novels are the 21st century answer to Wilbur Smith - full of larger than life, but relatable, heroes - and the narrators do a good job too. I just wish all of his other books were available as an audiobook. Very enjoyable escapism.

Amazing book

For those who love Wilbur Smith style books this one is for you. What a fantastic story from begining to end. I just could not stop listening. The narration was also very good. This is the second Tony Park book I have listened to and it was better that the first.

Van Diesel on estrogen/progestrone.

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

Yes. This women was taught behaviors that she excelled at and did not apologize for or downplay her skills.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Delta?

The rescue of her daughter and her opening up to a real man.

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

I listened to it every chance I got

Terrible narrator

Would you be willing to try another one of Mark Daviss performances?

If a narrator must act out the dialects get a local narrator. His accents were terrible and downright spoiled the story.

Another Terrific Tony Park Novel

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

In a heartbeat. Park brings Southern Africa alive with his storytelling.

What did you like best about this story?

Generally, the setting. Southern Africa seems so exotic, with wild animals and people from a wide mix of backgrounds.

What about Mark Daviss performance did you like?

Perfect narrator for Tony Park

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

No - too long. But very hard to put down.

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Title: The Judas Gate

Author: Jack Higgins

Narrator: Jonathan Oliver

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-02-10

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Treachery has a price, in the mesmerizing new Sean Dillon thriller from the Sunday Times-bestselling author.

Helmand Province, Afghanistan: a lone convoy edges its way towards a deserted mountain village, led by US Army Rangers in Mastiff APVs. Stopping to search the area, the Rangers are hit by a massive roadside bomb, and as half the patrol lie dead or injured, the rest are ambushed with military precision. A nearby British medical team responds to the call for back-up, but all are slaughtered when their Chinook helicopter is blown up.

The ambush is bad, but what's worse is that, amidst the battlefield chatter picked up by Major Giles Roper, not all the Taliban voices are Afghan some are English, and the commander bears an Irish accent; he even names himself 'Shamrock'. Why would he commit such an atrocity, but more importantly can he be found before he masterminds another?

Sean Dillon is put in charge of hunting the traitor down, with all the resources of the 'Prime Minister's private army' at his disposal. The fast and furious plot sweeps the reader from Pakistan to Algeria to London to Paris to Ireland, with many deaths along the way. The stakes are already high for Dillon and company then a familiar, deadly face makes a dramatic reappearance. This time, Dillon will not only be going to war the war will be coming to him, and he will learn that this Judas has al-Qaeda on his side

Members Reviews:

A gate to nowhere

One of the few books I have not finished, I found the plot had little to no substance, the characters unbelievable, the naration poor ,and not at all in keeping with Jack Higgans

Urgh - accents

With every character, big or small, having their own accent and the narrater having to pause for a considerable time before each bit of dialogue (to remember which voice he'd used for the part previously) I found this book impossible to listen to.

Excellent!

Thoroughly enjoyed it.

The narrator did a brilliant performance.

The Story was not the strongest of Jack Higgins, but still good.

Overall couldn't wait to get to the end.

I would fully recommend the book to anyone who likes J. Higgins.

good

another good book by this aurther

a Dylan fan

always an enjoyable lision

good series

A brilliant story as usual.

loved it can't wait to get the next book. my favourite series shan dillans the best.

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Title: Avenger

Author: Frederick Forsyth

Narrator: Eric Conger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Canadian billionaire Steven Edmond's grandson was an aid volunteer in the former Yugoslavia. After he was murdered, Edmond sought revenge by hiring an ex-Vietnam special forces agent to hunt the killer down: Cal Dexter, ex-Vietnam Special Forces, the one man who could bring the killer to justice. But what starts as a personal, domestic tragedy soon explodes into a terrifying drama on the centre stage of world terrorism.

Critic Reviews:

"[N]o page lacks interest and the novel's second half...is pure gold." (Publishers Weekly)

"Forsyth's extraordinary care with detail, his solid voice, and his exquisite pacing make this a totally engrossing thriller." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Excellent Forsyth

Where does Avenger rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

An excellent read that had me tied to my armchair until the book was finished. I look forward to my next Frederick Forsyth novel.

AVENGER

this is my favourite listen. I never get tired of the story line which in my opinion is very cleverly crafted and extremely informative of the events of the time one of the best listen for a long time

Engrossing Storyline

What made the experience of listening to Avenger the most enjoyable?

First class research gives the storyline a credible plausability

What was one of the most memorable moments of Avenger?

A subtle twist at the end

Which character as performed by Eric Conger was your favourite?

The avenger himself

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Rendered subject to the law

Forsyth has done it again.

Where does Avenger rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

at the moment. one the top books I have read.

What did you like best about this story?

Forsyth is a polished writer, his research is accurate and his story weaves in and out of recent historical facts - a terrific listen.

What does Eric Conger bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book?

His accents are good and he brings gravitas to the story.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Spellbinding, gripping a true Forsyth.

Any additional comments?

Thoroughly recommend.

Just a great storyteller.

Where does Avenger rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Pretty good read 7 out of 10. I hadn't read Forsyth's stuff for a while but have kicked off with this book and just realyl enjoyed it. Found myself engrossed in the story and would recommend it to anyone who likes this type of yarn.

What other book might you compare Avenger to, and why?

It has to be COBRA the follow up to AVENGER.

Have you listened to any of Eric Congers other performances? How does this one compare?

Not to my knowledge.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Great thriller.

Any additional comments?

Good story,well read

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Title: Live to Tell

Author: Wendy Corsi Staub

Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 58 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Secrets can scandalize....

In a lovely suburban town just north of New York City, the gossip mill runs more efficiently than the commuter-train line. And in every impeccably decorated house, they're talking about Lauren Walsh. They say that nothing could be worse than being abandoned by your husband for another woman. They're wrong.

Secrets can shock....

All Lauren wants is to protect her children from the pain of her messy divorce. But when their father goes missing, a case of mistaken identity puts all their lives in danger, and a stealthy predator lurks in the shadows, watching...waiting.

Secrets can kill....

Lauren is about to uncover an unfathomable truth, a truth this cold-blooded mastermind would never let her live to tell.

Critic Reviews:

Solid gold suspensethis one is a wild ride. (Lee Child)

I couldnt put it down! (Lisa Jackson)

"once Staubs brilliant characterizations and top-notch narrative skills grab hold, they dont let go. (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Disappointing

After reading some of the reviews for this book, I expected a suspenseful ride. I got a slow walk to a mundane ending. For most of the book, we have no idea why Lauren Walsh in in danger. We watch her go through her days, unable to contact her ex-husband who is vacationing with his new girlfriend. Why does this matter? Lauren's whiny young daughter has lost a stuffed toy her father gave her and won't shut up about it. Various other characters come and go and we have no idea why they matter or what they have to with anything. It's not until the last hour or so of the book, that any of it starts to make sense and by then I was past caring. Suddenly, the sinister plot is revealed as if pulled out of a hat. A thoroughly wasted credit.

Compelling Thriller

Wendy Corsi Straub presents a gripping tale. There is a good balance of suspense as she draws you into the story. Using the narrative of the main character interspersed with parts of the story seen through a child's point of view made this very enjoyable for me. Good narration by Jennifer Van Dyck. Interesting and well developed characters, this audiobook is professionally written and produced. I will be looking forward to reading more titles from Wendy Corsi Straub.

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Title: The Exodus Quest

Author: Will Adams

Narrator: David Colacci

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-07-10

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 114 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

On the trail of the lost Dead Sea Scrolls, archaeologist Daniel Knox stumbles upon a theft in progress at an ancient temple near Alexandria. Then a senior Egyptian archaeologist is violently killed, and the finger of suspicion points at Knox himself. To add to his mounting worries, his partner Gaille Bonnard is kidnapped while showing a television crew around the ruins of Amarna. She manages to smuggle out a message, pleading with Knox to rescue her, but he's locked in a police cell on suspicion of murder hundreds of miles away. His only hope of clearing his name and saving Gaille is to crack one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the ancient world...before it's too late.

Members Reviews:

action packed foray into speculative archeology

This book is full of action, enough speculative archeology and history to make one want to read more about some of the topics covered. This story is better than the first book with the same characters. the narrator is excellent, and somehow manages to find different voices and accents for all of the characters. enjoyable.

Fast paced excitement - well written, well read

Will Adams followed up with this sequel in great fashion. The story is fast, enjoys a lot of historic narative in the same vein as the first story, captures the conflict of cultures existing between east and west and provides a great ensamble (sp?) of characters and the narration is as good as it gets - probably earns the story an extra star. There are a few dings, the story is a good bash at Christian history, one of the key bad guys just drops off the radar and then, from a story point of view evaporates, but these things can be taken in and do not crush the story as a whole. If you like a tight thriller, fast paced action and solid dialog all taking place in an exotic local then I would highly recommend Exodous Quest.

Egyptian Adventure!

As he travels through his life, lived in Egypt, Knox attracts adventure and conflict like a moth to a flame. One page Knox is a well known archaeologist the next page he seems unknown. The contrast continues through the story creating an ever changing personality. The story switches from each sub-plot with the blink of an eye but the writing is easy to follow. Descriptions of the tombs and finds are to good to be true! Still a good story for those of us who probably never will travel to Egypt.

Not as good as the first.

Any additional comments?

So, I got this after finishing the first book which I enjoyed, despite a few production issues that I mentioned in my review. I was looking forward to this book but after finishing it, I just have to say that I'm pretty disappointed. It's obvious that you have to suspend your disbelief when getting into these kinds of books. However, this took that to the extreme. The coincidences of this book were just way to convenient. After Knox finds a previously unknown site, the images just happen to link to a King which creates a city where a secret tomb is hidden that crooked cops just so happen to have recently found part of, and the area where Gail is bringing people to film, and is subsequently kidnapped and held hostage in that area and uses the images from that unknown site to clue in Knox where she was located. This is just the most over arching coincidence. There are a ton of other smaller ones.

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Title: Fell Purpose

Author: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Narrator: Terry Wale

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-19-10

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Bank Holiday Monday, and beautiful Zellah Wilding, straight-A student at St Margaret's, prefect and future Head Girl, lies dead near the famous Wormwood Scrubs prison in London. What was this good girl from a strict Christian family doing out there, dressed to kill, when she was supposed to be at a sleepover with school friends?

A secret boyfriend from a run-down estate and a recently released rapist look tasty; or could the nearby fairground or the eponymous prison have something to do with it?

The mysteries only seem to proliferate as the investigation progresses, and the more Bill Slider knows, the less he understands about this very secret girl.

Members Reviews:

Good book, problematic narration

This is more a review of the narration rather than the book - I know the book will be good, I'm a big Slider fan, however I could not listen to the narration. I really tried. I gave it 30 minutes and then gave up - it felt too much like work, and I usually LOVE British narrators. To me the voice just did not fit the story, I kept having to hit replay because I couldn't understand the words, and the narrator sounded as if he had breathing problems - I'm sorry, I would much rather have loved it!

May be a good book but I'll probably never know!

Like the initial reviewer, this is more a review of the reader. This may be a brilliant book but the reader is horrible. I gave the book an hour and a half before I could no longer stand it. The problem? He's so old fashioned and narrates the book as if it is Jane Austin. This is a modern day crime novel and I felt as if I was in the Victorian age. Oh well, lesson learned, I shall be avoiding this reader from now on and I suggest others do the same. Unless it is a classic novel, he'd be ok with those.

Slider

I enjoyed the continuing murder mysteries solved by Inspector Slider. And I always like stories with a continuing backstory involving the main characters.

Well-paced detective story

After a while away from the crime and thriller genre, this was a welcome return to the fold. An attractive teenager from West London has been murdered and the story unravels of her having got caught up with a wrong 'un from an estate, a group of posh party people, an over-bearing father and a cast of characters to suit. It's well written, there's a fair bit of detail of the area, some gritty reality about casual drug taking and it carries on at a good pace with enough red herrings to keep you entertained. The only negatives are that the narrator hasn't got a London accent so it does seem a bit strange that everyone sounds like they're out of Heartbeat rather than The Bill and there are a few procedural details around tracking phone calls that are a bit out of date, which is surprising given how current some of the urban/street themes are.