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Title: Risking Trust

Author: Adrienne Giordano

Narrator: LIly Bask

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-14-11

Publisher: Carina Press

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Roxann Thorgesson's world is out of control. After her father suffers a fatal heart attack, she must take over as publisher of Chicago's second-largest newspaper. Then her ex-boyfriend, Michael Taylor, CEO of his own security company, shows up needing a favor. The last thing Roxann needs is Michael around causing trouble - and potential heartbreak - but he's involved in a scandalous story she can't pass up.

Twelve years ago, Michael walked out on Roxann without explanation. Now he needs her help. Michael's estranged wife has been murdered, and he is the prime suspect. He offers something no newspaperwoman could refuse: exclusive access to his headline-making murder accusation, in exchange for her help in uncovering the true killer. When their investigation leads them to a city hall conspiracy, both their lives and their newly reignited flame could be permanently extinguished....

Members Reviews:

WOW, What a Stinker

"Start at the toes...Tighten, tighten...Rebuild. Rebuild..." --I cannot tell you how many times the author had her horribly insecure heroine speaking those lines in her head as a calming exercise, but it was about 50 too many. Why have a heroine who was called a fierce businesswoman, who was an Olympian medal winner, and who owned and ran a major newspaper in Chicago be such a TOTAL emotional and insecure wreck and constantly allow herself to be manipulated??? It not only baffled, but produced a miserable book.

The hero was said to run a security specialist company, but he was really a wuss and the bad guys-in both the sabotage of their relationship and in committing crimes-were blatantly obvious. The romance was lackluster and every characters was hollow, unimpressive and just darn unlikable.

The narrator was annoying. Her speaking tone was really too old for this book and she gave the hero an awful whispery soft-spoken voice.

Awesome who done it book!

What did you like about this audiobook?

I loved the mystery of the book.

How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter?

I like that it didn't make it easy for me to figure out the mystery. It was a fresh subject.

Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does he achieve this?

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What did you find wrong about the narrator's performance?

I don't think there was anything wrong with the narrator's performance.

Do you have any additional comments?

Good book. It had just the right amount of romance with a healthy amount of mystery. I like when I can't figure out who done it. If you like that in a book then this books for you. Happy reading!

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Title: Fever Dream

Subtitle: The Daniel Rinaldi Series, Book 2

Author: Dennis Palumbo

Narrator: William Hughes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-11

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

It has been nearly a year since psychologist Daniel Rinaldi, a trauma expert who consults with the Pittsburgh Police, helped unravel a baffling murder, and now he finds himself drawn into another case. In the midst of a blistering summer heat wave, a daring bank robbery has gone horribly wrong, resulting in the deaths of all the hostages except one, Treva Williams, and Rinaldi is called in to treat the young woman.

However, what seemed a simple, straightforward robbery soon explodes into a series of events that plunge Rinaldi and the investigating officers, Sergeant Harry Polk and Detective Eleanor Lowrey, into a vortex of mistaken identity and kidnapping.

Meanwhile, thrown together by the demands of the case, Rinaldi and Eleanor deal with the growing attraction between them, even as Sergeant Polk, recently divorced, spirals into an alcoholdriven, selfdestructive free fall.

All of this is played out against the gubernatorial campaign of Rinaldis former romantic rival, District Attorney Leland Sinclair. Suddenly, as death threats against Sinclair fuel a mounting frenzy of accusations and political maneuvering, Rinaldi finds himself facing the reality that the two cases might somehow be connected and, therefore, what he knowsor thinks he knowsmakes him a target as well.

Fever Dream is the second book in the Daniel Rinaldi series, following Mirror Image.

Members Reviews:

Mindless Listening

What did you like best about Fever Dream? What did you like least?

It was OK for filling hours of travel time, but I would have had no trouble ending the story at any time and never bother to wonder how it ended. As a matter of fact, the book was actually better without the ending.

Has Fever Dream turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

What does William Hughes bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

I could travel and listen.

Did Fever Dream inspire you to do anything?

It inspired me to not chose this author again which was disappointing because I thought maybe I had discovered new characters I would enjoy getting to know over time.

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Title: Voices From the Titanic

Author: Jim Walker

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-13-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Jim Walkers widely acclaimed Mysteries in Time series is enjoyed by mystery lovers who also crave uplifting, inspirational stories. Morgan Fairfield is one of the few survivors of the Titanic disaster. Now a celebrity journalist in New York, he persists in his story that Hunter Kennedy was murdered on that doomed voyage. But with the evidence miles underwaterand now a different Hunter Kennedy arriving on the sceneMorgan and his wife Margaret need to find a way to solve this conundrum fast.

Members Reviews:

Voices from the Titanic

enjoyed it1

Good book.

This book was very good. It was about a murder after the all the survivors of the Titanic and a murder that takes place. The main character is also trying to figure out who murdered his friend on the Titanic.

The Perfect Sequel to a Great Book

Voices from the Titanic is the perfect sequel to the great mystery Murder on the Titanic. It continues the story of Morgan Fairfield as he takes his job at the Herald in the midst of more murders and the Titanic hearings. It introduces intresting characters and a wonderful plot. I salute Mr. James Walker who is a wonderful historical writer. The book was great and I can't wait to read his other works.

Puzzling

This sequel to "Murder on the Titanic" is pleasing to read and enjoyable, however it, as well as its first installment, carry voids in plot. Plot holes, if you will. It's dissapointing, because he raises more questions than he gives answers. But otherwise, it's a thrilling read, and has some interesting commentaries on the real-life Titanic characters at the end of the volume.

A Great Book!

I can't believe how good it was. It's better than the previos installment 'Murder on the Titanic' which was also splendid. Anyone who is interested in the Titanic has to read this book.

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Title: The Falls

Subtitle: An Inspector Rebus Novel, Book 12

Author: Ian Rankin

Narrator: James Macpherson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-13-11

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 30 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

A student has gone missing in Edinburgh - completely out of character. She's not just any student, though, but the daughter of extremely well-to-do and influential bankers. There's almost nothing to go on until Detective Inspector John Rebus gets an unmistakable gut feeling that there's more to this than just another runaway spaced out on unaccustomed freedom or worse.

Two leads emerge: a carved wooden doll in a toy coffin, found in the student's home village, and an Internet role-playing game. The ancient and the modern, brought together by uncomfortable circumstance and a curmudgeonly detective happier with long playing records than digital technology. In this powerful novel, Rankin brings together past, present and future in a terrifying duel of good - in the persons of DI Rebus and DC Siobhan Clarke - and evil.

Members Reviews:

Another Masterful Rankin

What made the experience of listening to The Falls the most enjoyable?

Rebus is a very real character. At times you like him, at others you hate him.

What does Samuel Gillies bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

His accent isn't overpowering - it works well for all the characters.

The usual Rebus

This took a long time for anything to happen really but it did get going about half way through. Not the best Rebus book but ok. Ideally the series should be read in order to appreciate all the characters and their progression through life.

One of the best

I've read all Rebus books but it's great listening to them. This is one of the best with excellent narration

A good book poorly read

I do like to hear the Rebus Books read by Tom Cotcher. However Samuel Gillies does Ian Rankin an injustice by reading this book. He sounds like he could well be reading a telephone directory. I found that it was a dissapointment to hear what could be a good story being so poorly read and I gave up listening to it after a few hours.

Best one so far

Great story. Gripping. Twists and turns. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Gotta love Inspector Rebus.

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Title: The Devil's Edge

Subtitle: Cooper and Fry, Book 11

Author: Stephen Booth

Narrator: Mike Rogers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-07-11

Publisher: Hachette Audio UK

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 38 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The newspapers call them the Savages: a band of home invaders as merciless as they are stealthy. Usually they don't leave a clue. This time, they've left a body.The first victim is found sprawled on her kitchen floor, blood soaking the terracotta tiles. Before long, another corpse is discovered, dead of fright. As the toll rises, it's up to DC Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry to track down the killers. But the enemy isn't who they think it is. Beneath the sinister shadow of the mountain ridge called the Devil's Edge, a twisted game is in play a game more ruthless than the detectives can imaginePacked with nerve-jangling suspense and moody atmosphere, The Devil's Edge is a thriller to rival the very best of Peter Robinson and Peter James.

Members Reviews:

A modern English Cozy

One of the best books I have "read" in some time. I found the primary and secondary characters engaging and the writing lyrical at times. The setting in the Peaks area is perfect and the author makes the area itself one of the primary characters. Fans of the traditional English cozy shouldn't be too off put by the bits of violence, but should enjoy getting to know the villagers and the police personnel as the story unwinds.

This is my first time with one of Stephen Booth's books. I hope Audible makes available to the U.S. customer the other Booth books as soon as possible (Audible.co.uk has many more selections.) This is a wonderful series -- I look forward to reading it from the beginning.

Mike Rogers performance is "spot on." The voices of the characters are distinctive and his performance enhanced the story.

Great Story and super characters

I have to caveat this review in that my interest in this story was first piqued by the setting. Having spent time in the Peak District and also having family who live there - it is like a homecoming to read and travel through the villages, towns, and landscape.

This was my introduction to the Cooper/Fry mysteries. While it was obvious to me that there was a history of which i knew nothing i didn't find that it detracted from the enjoyment. Quite the contrary it whet my appetite to get and read the earlier books.

The Devil's Edge takes you (and Ben) around the peak district, on literal cliffs and personal ones.

Following the horrible attacks of a group of toughs dubbed the 'Savages" the search is on to find who did this. On the way you find out just how small a village can be when you have nosy neighbors.

It is a great listen and Mike is very easy to listen to.

It is very frustrating to see earlier books available to audible.co.uk listeners but not in the U.S. It is hoped that this will soon be resolved.

However do not let that stop you from getting this listen. It is worth it!!!!

Amazing "Peak District" atmosphere to murder.

Beautiful descriptions of the English "Peak District" and village life are a major part of the story. I enjoyed Booth's handling of the police procedural side, police inter-office relations, and personal village life. The search for the murder/s is step by step interesting and not a "hard-boiled" gritty murder mystery that makes me depressed after reading. I want to listen to more of Booth's books.

Roger's narration is great for the story.

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Title: The Redeemed

Subtitle: Coroner Jenny Cooper, Book 3

Author: Matthew Hall

Narrator: Sian Thomas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-12-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The body of a dead man is discovered in an overgrown cemetery in Bristol, the sign of the cross gouged into his flesh. At first it seems to coroner Jenny Cooper that all the evidence points to a horrific, if routine, suicide. Then an enigmatic young priest, Father Lucas Starr, arrives on Jennys doorstep, entreating her to hold an inquest into the death of Eva Donaldson, a high profile political campaigner whose past life continued to haunt her.

A young man, Paul Craven, has recently been sentenced for Evas brutal murder. But despite Cravens conviction and the evidence against him, Father Lucas is convinced of the mans innocence...

Members Reviews:

Good read!

I read the first book and enjoyed this one even more thanks to the excellent narrator. Complex and absorbing plot line. Recommended.

Intriguing

Captivating style of writing that compliments a very lively, intelligent and fascinating imagination. Well done.

Tagged-on Ending

I enjoyed this book, right up until the end. I felt the story ended abruptly and then the real ending was tagged-on. Too much was packed into the epilogue, as though the writer had grown bored of developing the plot and wished to end it quickly. I'm sorry to say I'm returning it.

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Title: Bombers Law

Author: George V. Higgins

Narrator: Mark Hammer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Internationally-acclaimed author George V. Higginsa master of action and suspensecontinues his gripping series in Bombers Law. Higgins riveting style enlivens this tale of cops and mobsters set in a world of fast-talking wise guys and heavily-armed exiles from Palookaville. When Brian Dennison succeeds Bomber Lawrence as head detective in the Massachusetts State Police Department, he soon realizes that Bostons upwardly-mobile mobsters arent going to let him hang around until retirement age. Can Dennison out-smart the mob, or will Bombers Law claim him as another victim?

Higgins critically-acclaimed booksincluding Sandra Nichols Found Dead and The Friends of Eddie Coyleare filled with rich characters and gut-wrenching dialogue. Veteran narrator Mark Hammers resonant and gravelly voice brings each character to life with an intensity that only Higgins writing can match.

Members Reviews:

Trapped On A Bus

Imagine a 1500 hundred mile bus ride, seated in a window seat, moving 5 miles an hour through stop and go traffic, at night, next to a stranger in the aisle seat who talks without stopping about whatever random subject floats to the surface of his alleged brain -- his mother-in-law's mortgage payments, the ethics of lottery sales, the price of beans -- and who speaks in sentences so long, filled with asides, circumlocutions, analogies and repetitive emphases that you have long since forgotten the sentence's subject by the time its end arrives -- and you have an inkling of listening to this book.

I'm a George Higgins fan, but this must be his version of "Waiting for Godot," perhaps on a dare to break the world record for most topics raised discussed between two characters without ever advancing the plot. Hammer is a good reader for Higgins, but he is wasted: you just want the pain to stop.

bomber law

one of the few books I wanted to ask for my money back it was that bad , I could not get past the first disk , the story the reader were bad . I did not want to put a star on it but it is required one is to many.

Very disappointed

The reader was hard to understand. The book should be titled death of a salesman for cops.

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Title: Black Swan

Subtitle: A Sam Acquillo Hamptons Mystery

Author: Chris Knopf

Narrator: Keith Szarabajka

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-11

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 48 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Sailing back from Maine, Sam Acquillo, his girlfriend, Amanda Anselma, and screwball mutt Eddie Van Halen get blown off course by a dangerous gale. With damaged boat and frayed nerves, they limp into the closest harbor, which happens to be on Fishers Island, New York, a distant and altogether disassociated scrap of Long Island.

A summer preserve for the oldest old money in America, it is defended by year-round denizens who safeguard their islands insularity with xenophobic fervor. Sam and Amanda are hardly welcomed with open arms, unless theyre the arms of the young and beautiful Anika Fey, daughter of the owner of the Black Swan, the islands only hotel, whos only too eager to fold Sam into her embrace.

But feminine wiles arent the only hazard faced by Sam and Amanda. Theyre soon swept up in big-money intrigue, dark conspiracy, brutality, murder, and the machinations of high-tech millionaires, to say nothing of the autumn storms that lash the island with wind and wave.

In the years since losing everything, Sam has fought his way back to an existence that even he believes is worth preserving. And now, bad timing and a broken rudder could result in the greatest loss of all - his life.

Chris Knopf's four Sam Acquillo mysteries have received exceptional accolades, with critics likening Sam to Dashiell Hammetts Sam Spade, Raymond Chandlers Philip Marlowe, and Robert Parkers Spenser, while repeatedly comparing Knopf to Elmore Leonard, John D. MacDonald, and Ross Macdonald. A sailor, cabinet maker, and advertising executive in Connecticut, he and his wife also spend a lot of time at their Southampton home.

Critic Reviews:

The vivid descriptions of an angry sea and the monster storm that strikes the island fairly dwarf the human threats facing Sam and Amanda. (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

A clever tale

There's a lot to like about this story by Chris Knopf. There's the "locals versus wash-ashores" conflict. A good dose of steamy sexual tension. The mysteries of brilliant minds. Man versus nature on a few levels. And a good old-fashioned mystery to unravel. One of his most satisfying reads to date.

narrator or story? or both?

i haven't yet met a chris knopf book that i didn't like. this story - which is definitely reminiscent of Key Largo - starts out with a nautical nightmare. but it never really is explained why Sam Acquillo is drawn into to this mystery. even as it plays out, Sam himself questions his motives, but never explains the why. i've been drawn to all previous Knopf's books as his main characters and the quirky buddies that accompany him along the way are entwined at some point with the "mystery".

further, Keith Szarabajka's voice sounds to me too much like Richard Ferrone's voice (narrator of two of the more recent Acquillo audio books) so it became distracting to me as the performance sounded like Ferrone's but was not quite the same, and seemed rushed and flat. i will read/listen to it again down the road as i would prefer to give this wonderful writer a higher rating. it could just be that it was the combination of the story and the narrator made it difficult for me to engage entirely. if you are a fan, definitely don't pass this one by. if you are a first time Acquillo reader definitely start with the earlier books.

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Title: On the Fifth Day

Author: A. J. Hartley

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-22-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 76 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The mysterious death of a Catholic priest has been met with suspicion by his brother, Thomas Knight - and the grave silence of church authorities. All Thomas knows is that his brother died in the Philippines, the last stop of an international trek researching the history of Christian symbols. But Thomas and curator Deborah Miller aren't alone in retracing the priest's perilous and labyrinthine path. Their every move is being shadowed by a fanatical cabal of agents who are desperate to hide the astronishing secret Thomas's brother stumbled upon - and willing to kill to keep it buried in shadows of history forever.

Critic Reviews:

"Not only is Hartley's novel well paced, with enough twists and turns to keep most thriller fans satisfied, he avoids the missteps of most attempts to cash in on the Da Vinci Code zeitgeist by focusing on the faithful rather than freewheeling conspiracies.... [T]his slam-bang title is a very fun, surprisingly satisfying read." (Publishers Weekly)

"Exactly the kind of archaeological thriller I love." (Douglas Preston)

Members Reviews:

Collapse of "Willing Suspension of Disbelief"

The plot could have been interesting being based on research into symbols. Even the personalities involved, ( including members of a secret society, a senator, a discredited school teacher, a few priests, a dishonest researcher, a good student and an ex wife) have potential interest. The geographic backgrounds are varied.

Not even my willing suspension of disbelief can see an unhealthy bloke take on and beat 4 trained assassins. This is not The Grey Man. OK, the potential of a crazy CIA Black Op's gone wrong, could have made for an interesting sub plot.

Good for a giggle on par with B grade movies of the 1940's, without the style.

Nick Sullivan's reading at times., fell into something akin to reading a shopping list aloud.

At one stage, the thug took on the Irish lilt of the good priest.

Only two stars.

Nice international religious thriller

Good story wrapped in religious history. What would happen if something was discovered that suddenly turned the religious world on it's ear?

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Titel: Tiefe Wunden (Bodenstein & Kirchhoff 3)

Autor:: Nele Neuhaus

Erzähler: Julia Nachtmann

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-02-11

Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH

Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 8 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Der 3. Fall für Oliver von Bodenstein und Pia Kirchhoff.

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

best in this series

This is an exceptional well written story, which shows (subtle) on what pillars modern Germany was build. I couldn't stop, engaging till the last word.