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Title: Fatal Headwind

Subtitle: Maria Kallio Mystery Series, Book 6

Author: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-12-16

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 34 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedurals

Publisher's Summary:

After months of maternity leave, tough-talking Espoo police detective Maria Kallio is ready to return to work. But before assuming her new post as head of the Violent Crime Unit, she vacations with her husband and daughter on the island of Rödskär. There Kallio learns that, one year earlier, her ex-boyfriend Harri had mysteriously fallen to his death from the isle's steep and treacherous cliffs.

On the anniversary of that event, Harri's boss, the CEO of an allegedly nontoxic paint company, loses his life on those very same rocks. In light of such a coincidence, Kallio searches for the link between these two tragedies and is soon convinced that they weren't accidents - they were murders. As the Finnish nights grow longer, so too does the list of suspects. Was the CEO's disillusioned wife involved? His environmental-activist son? Or perhaps his rebellious daughter? Or might the culprit be his half-brother, an adventurous sailor whom Kallio finds altogether a little too intriguing?

From internationally bestselling Finnish author Leena Lehtolainen comes the sixth book of the gripping Maria Kallio Mystery series.

Members Reviews:

Love this series, can't wait for the next one!

Love the narrator, always makes me feel comfortable, so I can relax and enjoy the story!

Excellent story with ourstanding narration

Fatal Headwind is the most recent novel in the 6 book Maria Kallio series. I've now completed Books 3-6, will soon listen to Books 1& 2, and look forward to the release of Book 7 next April. This series of police detective novels is set in Finland and the author is Finnish. Lawyer turned police detective Maria Kallio is back from maternity leave and is now a police lieutenant. He husband is staying home with the baby. Kallio's coworker who acted as police lieutenant in her absence is unhappy about relinquishing the role and reporting to Kallio. The murder Kallio's team is investigating is of a man whose family owns a paint family. The family is dysfunctional to understate the case. I really like this series and strongly recommend it.

Good story..bad reading

The story is well put togather in the cold Helsinki autum.

This kind of the american language does not suits this story.

It is difficult to listen to.

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Title: Straight to the Head

Author: Fraser Nixon

Narrator: Graham Rowat

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-16

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Noir

Publisher's Summary:

It's 1983. Vancouver is on the precipice of transforming itself from a dirty little town to a blandly sophisticated big city. Convertibles cruise beneath runty palm trees, and the air is filled with the delicious tang of ocean breezes, cheeseburgers, and pot smoke.

In this fast and furious crime novel set in the midst of a long West Coast summer, an Eastern European immigrant named Irina absconds with a shipment of drugs and $300,000 in dirty money, setting into motion a wild chain reaction involving bounty hunters, corrupt cops, lowbrow scammers, and her bewildered, straitlaced ex-husband. High-end sushi bars, nightclubs, and New Wave art galleries all figure in this stylish neon noir that blows the roof off traditional crime fiction: a slick and sexy tonic that takes listeners on a genre bender of dizzying proportions.

Members Reviews:

Lame ending irks

Loved it till the end. I hate it when authors throw in a twist at the end without any reference or hint previously. And I hate women who screw their girlfriend's boyfriend. Yech

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Title: The Silent Dead

Subtitle: Reiko Himekawa, Book 1

Author: Tetsuya Honda

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-16

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedurals

Publisher's Summary:

When a body wrapped in a blue plastic tarp and tied up with twine is discovered by the bushes near a quiet suburban Tokyo neighborhood, Lieutenant Reiko Himekawa and her squad take the case. The victim was slaughtered brutally - his wounds are bizarre, and no one can figure out the "what" or the "why" of this crime.

At age 29 Reiko Himekawa of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Homicide Division is young to have been made lieutenant, particularly because she lacks any kind of political or family connections. Despite barriers created by age, gender, and lack of connections, she is mentally tough and oblivious to danger and has an impressive ability to solve crimes.

Reiko makes a discovery that leads the police to uncover 11 other bodies, all wrapped in the same sort of plastic. Few of the bodies are identifiable, but the ones that are have no connection to each other. The only possible clue is a long-shot lead to a website spoken of only in whispers on the Internet, something on the dark web known as Strawberry Night.

But while Reiko is hunting the killer, the killer is hunting her...and she may very well have been marked as the next victim.

Members Reviews:

Excellent storyline.

Excellent story. Going to buy the next book in the series.

Five Stars

must read if you love japanese crime novels

Thriller set in TOKYO

The Silent Dead is not for the faint-hearted. It is Tokyo noir at its bestâ and most gruesome.

A series of twelve quite mind bogglingly evil and brutal murders threatens to confound the police. The investigation is led by Reiko Himekawa, an unusually young (and female) Lieutenant in the murder squad of Tokyo City Police. She has very little to go onâ possibly a connection to the second Sunday evening of the month, and possibly a dark web reference to âStrawberry Nightâ. She, herself, was a rape victim when young â and the experience still haunts her. She is a very tough and insightful detective â who proceeds as much on âinstinctâ as hard evidence. She is quite definitely a woman in a manâs world â and she suffers sexual harassment (and harassment in general) as she goes about her duties. The loyal team she leads is blatantly set up to compete with another fronted by the less than honest Lieutenant Kensaku Katsumata â and one of the key sub plots of The Silent Dead is the competition between them as they explore the murky existence of the Tokyo underworld and its inhabitants.

In parallel with the main story of the investigation, Honda also tracks back (one chapter in fourâ) to the very disturbed life of a young girl who was abused by her stepfather and eventually burnt him to death in the family home, before ending up in and out of psychiatric institutions. You will not be surprised to hear that the two stories eventually come togetherâ

For TripFiction readers this is locationally a great book. Very much set in Tokyo with good descriptions of many different areas (some less desirable to visit than othersâ). The Silent Dead sold over 4m copies in Japan alone and is the first in a series of five novels featuring Reiko Himekawa. It is also the first to be translated into English and is published simultaneously in the UK and the US.

As I said at the beginning, The Silent Dead is not for the faint hearted.

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Title: Borderline

Author: Joseph Badal

Narrator: Pamela Almand

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-16

Publisher: Suspense Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 40 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedurals

Publisher's Summary:

Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez, two New Mexico homicide detectives, are assigned to investigate the murder of a wealthy Albuquerque socialite. They soon discover that the victim, a narcissistic borderline personality, played a lifetime game of destroying people's lives. As a result, the list of suspects in her murder is extensive.

The detectives find themselves enmeshed in a helix of possible perpetrators with opportunity, means, and motive - and soon question giving their best efforts to solve the case the more they learn about the victim's hideous past.

Their job gets tougher when the victim's psychiatrist is murdered and DVDs turn up that show the doctor had serial sexual relationships with a large number of his female patients, including the murder victim.

Members Reviews:

Female detective in a man's world

Borderline is a novel about two female detectives investigating a murder of a woman with borderline disorder, and as the story develops, this woman seems to have ruined many people's lives, so there are many suspects.

We also get insight in the two detectives personal lives, struggles and their constant struggle when it comes to female detectives in a man's world. There are a lot sexism in this book and it made it rather dull. We've heard enough about the sexism in law enforcement - guys, get over it!

I usually enjoy detective novels, but I also expect these novels to be filled with a good sense of humor. I didn't have any laughs even that the book is loaded with original characters, who actually could be funny. Most of the characters weren't very likeable, and that annoyed the heck out of me.

I'm sure this book has a large audience, so it could be just me not all that captivated by it. It was hard to hold the attention, even the plot is well-developed. However, I didn't feel the characters was developed enough.

Narrator Pamela Almand was outstanding in her performance, and did voices and accents very well. She was very lively and involved and I'd love to hear her in other genres. She didn't have a girly voice, which made her very good when it came to the many male voices in this book.

*This book was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review. Read all my reviews at mybookhype dot com.

Strong Female Leads

I like that there were 2 strong female leads in this book. The story was definitely interesting and I constantly wanted to know what was going to happen. Some of the dialogue seemed a little strange to me, but overall, I liked where the story and characters went.

I believe this was my first experience with Pamela Almand's narration. She did a nice job with the various characters and capturing the experience of the female detectives.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom.

Worth your time

Any additional comments?

Really enjoyable, entertaining and interesting murder mystery.

Inspired by actual events? The truth is stranger than fiction.

This one kept me guessing for a bit. The story is fast paced and constantly moves forward. Several intersecting plot lines along twists and turns and another murder add to the mystery.

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Title: Dust Up

Subtitle: Carrick & Watkins, Book 3

Author: Jon McGoran

Narrator: Marc Vietor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedurals

Publisher's Summary:

In this outstanding international thriller by Jon McGoran, Detective Doyle Carrick is awakened in the middle of the night by frantic banging on his front door, followed by gunfire. Ron Hartwell, a complete stranger, is dying on his doorstep.

A halfhearted investigation labels the murder a domestic dispute, with Miriam, Ron's widow, the sole suspect. Doyle discovers the Hartwells both worked for a big biotech company and suspects something else is going on, but it's not his case. Then Miriam tracks him down and tells him her story.

Miriam and Ron had been working in Haiti and visiting her friend, Regi Baudet, the deputy health minister, when they stumbled upon a corporate cover-up of tainted food aid that sickened an entire village - and was 100 percent fatal. They were coming to Doyle to blow the whistle. Before Miriam can say more, they are attacked by gunmen, and she flees then disappears.

Doyle tracks her to Haiti, a country on the brink of political chaos. Working with Miriam and Regi, he must untangle a web of deceit and unconscionable corporate greed in order to stop an epidemic of even greater evil before it is released onto an unsuspecting world.

Members Reviews:

Extremely well written thriller/mystery!

A suspenseful thriller/mystery that grabbed my attention and held it tightly from the beginning, all the way through to the end. I didn't want to put the book down and found myself staying up late to continue reading it. Plot and details are real and the characters are well developed without being stereotyped. The author has a way of presenting characters and scenes that lets the reader feel, taste, smell, and hear the details, almost as if the reader were actually present in the story. Story locations and scene details are extremely well researched and never feel contrived.

I highly recommend this book and am anxiously awaiting the author's next publication so that I can get my next fix!

Excellent Must-Read!!!

This is a great third book in the series (you do not have to read the first two in order to follow, though). You are basically following the same character(s) from the other books. Beginning from page one, the story is action-packed and fast paced. It's hard to put this book down!! Just like the other books, Drift and Deadout, the stories pull you in and keep you interested the entire time. There is also an element of humor and some romance in there, as well! The suspense and action, as well as the science related to GMOs, is all very intriguing and page-turning!

Jon McGoran has has put together another great book with curent issues that affect everyone's future

Jon McGoran has has put together another great book with curent issues that affect everyone's future. Looking the next installment in the Doyle Carrick series.

Scary

Just another great book. What got me was how true all of that book. Very scary if it ever came true. Action and surprises plus.....

Five Stars

Great book, along with the other Doyle Carrick books...keep up the good work, Jon McGoran.

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Title: The Grim Spectre

Author: Ralph L. Angelo, Jr.

Narrator: Chris Grall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-10-16

Publisher: Cosmic Comet Publishing

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Noir

Publisher's Summary:

1937: The world on the brink of war. But in the city of Riverburgh, NY, 40 miles north of Manhattan, there was a different kind of war brewing. It was a war of survival for the common man. A war against the gangsters and thugs who ruled the streets and against the corrupt politicians who turned a blind eye to the evil that ran rampant in Riverburgh.

In a city where everyone had given up hope and cried to the heavens for a savior, a savior had arrived. But was he heaven sent or a monster from hell? A grim, skull-faced being glowed with a terrible brightness. A monstrous creature who wielded twin .45 caliber pistols with a deadly and practiced aim, as well as strange and frightening powers that matched his terrible glowing eyes.

But would even the terrible Grim Spectre be a match for the forces the gang lord Phylo Zeus unleashed against him? Even if he was, would the Grim Spectre be able to withstand the attacks of the corrupt mayor and his police force that dogged his every move? Caught between the twin forces of darkness encompassing the small city of Riverburgh, was the Grim Spectre too little, too late? Or can the supernatural avenger somehow defeat his many foes on both sides of the law while caught in the vise of their greed and corruption?

Find out in the New Pulp adventure The Grim Spectre by Ralph L. Angelo, Jr.

Members Reviews:

Interesting story, great narration

Although I thought the story had an interesting premise, the writing could have used some more extensive editing. There were so many instances of sentences ending in prepositions that I wanted to get out my red pencil. Additionally, for the audio version, I would recommend leaving out many of the ", he/she/name said" references, particularly in light of the narrator's ability to make the characters come to life with unique voices and inflections for each. I could have easily followed along without those descriptors. Finally, the last chapter got monotonous with excessive "he/I" references to the unexpected and cool twist described. I got it right away so it was unnecessary. Overall it was a very fun listen and I would add any sequels to my listening queue. I'm interested to know what happens next. Particular kudos to the narrator for painting a picture I could see in my mind as I enjoyed the story!

Enjoyable

Loved it the time period that takes you back to days when movies were in black and white and gangsters ran the cities. The narrator's many voices , along with the colorfully written dialogue keep the story moving forward and wanting more. The twist at the end was totally surprising.

A Nutso Pulpy Ride

Any additional comments?

A 1930's trumpet player is bequeathed a magic belt that saves his life and turns him into the Grim Spectre--a crime-fighting supernatural entity.In his effort to rid the city of corruption he takes on an unhinged ex-priest, a professional wrestler, a vodouist, and a doctor who has injected himself with simian DNA. And then things start to get weird.

The dialogue is snappy and humorous and the actor-reader does a great job trying on the different voices.

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Title: Language of Secrets

Subtitle: Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak Novels

Author: Ausma Khan

Narrator: Peter Ganim

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-16

Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedurals

Publisher's Summary:

Detective Esa Khattak heads up Canada's Community Policing Section, which handles minority-sensitive cases across all levels of law enforcement. Khattak is still under scrutiny for his last case, so he's surprised when INSET, Canada's federal intelligence agency, calls him in on another potentially hot-button issue. For months, INSET has been investigating a local terrorist cell that is planning an attack on New Year's Day. INSET had an informant, Mohsin Dar, undercover inside the cell. But now, just weeks before the attack, Mohsin has been murdered at the group's training camp deep in the woods.

INSET wants Khattak to give the appearance of investigating Mohsin's death and then to bury the lead. They can't risk exposing their operation or Mohsin's role in it. But Khattak used to know Mohsin, and he knows he can't just let this murder slide. So Khattak sends his partner, Detective Rachel Getty, undercover into the ultraconservative mosque that houses the terrorist cell. As Rachel tentatively reaches out into the unfamiliar world of Islam and begins developing relationships with the people of the mosque and the terrorist cell within it, the potential reasons for Mohsin's murder seem only to multiply, from the political and ideological to the intensely personal.

The Unquiet Dead author Ausma Zehanat Khan once again dazzles with a brilliant mystery carefully woven into a profound and intimate story of humanity.

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Title: Unreasonable Doubt

Subtitle: A Constable Molly Smith Mystery

Author: Vicki Delany

Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-16

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedurals

Publisher's Summary:

What would it be like to return to your hometown after 25 years in prison for a crime you have maintained you did not commit? And why would you?

Walter Desmond is back in Trafalgar, British Columbia, having been officially exonerated when new evidence showed corruption at worst, incompetence at best, by the Trafalgar City Police conducting the investigation. His pit-bull attorney is seeking five million in damages from the provincial government. But Walt has not returned to Trafalgar to pursue money or revenge. He just wants to know the why of it.

The family of the murdered girl, Sophia D'Angelo, is bitterly determined to see Walt returned to prison - or dead. But for Trafalgar's police, including Sergeant John Winters and Constable Molly Smith, the reality is that if Walter didn't kill Sophia, someone else did. So, case reopened, it lands on Winters' desk. The records are moldering. One investigating officer is dead, the other is retired - and not talking. The police are instructed to treat Walt as if he'd never been arrested or convicted.

Someone else apparently killed Sophia, someone still walking free. But too many minds remain closed. It's good luck for Walt that a group of women in town for the dragon boat race are staying in the B&B where he's booked - women with no local prejudices. But then a townswoman, then a boat woman, are attacked by a rapist, the media gets active, and tempers dangerously flare.

Members Reviews:

Detective mystery

What did you love best about Unreasonable Doubt?

It is the latest Constable Molly Smith story, it's a serial

What was one of the most memorable moments of Unreasonable Doubt?

The wedding

Which character as performed by Carrington MacDuffie was your favorite?

Molly smith

Any additional comments?

This is the latest story in this series set in a small Canadian town. It is read so beautifully with the correct Canadian accents.

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Title: Snow Woman

Subtitle: Maria Kallio, Book 4

Author: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-16

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 51 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedurals

Publisher's Summary:

When the well-known director of a women's retreat center goes missing, Espoo Police Detective Maria Kallio is called to investigate. As the missing woman's friends and family quickly become the pool of suspects, Maria must soften her tough interrogation style to uncover the information she needs to solve the crime. Meanwhile, a killer Maria put in prison escapes and sets out to take revenge. As the missing persons case - and Maria's personal life - become increasingly complicated, the Espoo Police work to track down the escaped killer before it's too late.

Members Reviews:

Good police mystery with excellent narration!

Snow Woman is set in Finland and was written by a Finnish author. It is a very good police mystery. It is Book 4 in the series.

Snow Woman and the other books in the series, both the ebook and the audiobook, can be borrowed at no additional cost by members of Kindle Unlimited.

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Title: The Girls She Left Behind

Author: Sarah Graves

Narrator: Kirsten Potter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-16

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedurals

Publisher's Summary:

A teenage girl with a history of running away has dropped out of sight again. The locals and the law both think Tara Wylie is up to her old tricks - until her mother receives a terrifying text message. Equally disturbing: Henry Gemerle - a kidnapper and rapist who once held three girls prisoner for 15 years - has escaped, and may be lurking in Bearkill. Lizzie Snow teams up with her boss Sheriff Cody Chevrier to search for the missing girl and the wily fugitive. Following a trail of grisly clues - a bloodstained motel room, a makeshift coffin in a shallow grave - Lizzie is drawn ever closer to the flames in her race to save an innocent and corner a monster.

Members Reviews:

Another Great Book

Although I miss the Jake Tiptree series, I am beginning to enjoy the the Lizzie Snow mysteries. Sarah Graves does a great job weaving a tale with realistic characters that readers can identify with. She also does a great job creating believable drama and tension in her stories. I look forward to the next book in this series.

Quite good

I enjoyed this book. There was a few interesting twists and good characterization. Some of the events were not so believable but overall a good story.

Recommend

Enjoyed how the web of the women came together. But confusing at times & had to replay several times.