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Title: Legend of a Badman

Author: Ray Hogan

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-15

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

This collection of Western novellas includes the tale of Clay Allison, looking beyond the rowdy reputation to portray a man willing to put his life on the line for what he believes in.

Members Reviews:

clay allison

this book contains 4 short stories and they are as good as most other short stories I've read. however, most of the time i do not understand the endings any more than these. the last story of the book Legend of a Badman, Hogan writes a very great story with more information (all good) about the main character than you might get from several others combined. Mr. Hogan keeps you interested at all times. he doesn't waist several pages trying to describe scenery or people. He just gets right to the scene and lets your imagination do some of the work, and i like that. It's a must read for your western library.

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Title: Zheng

Subtitle: The Man With The Green Eyes, Book 9

Author: Mark Barnard

Narrator: Don Colasurd Jr.

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-24-14

Publisher: Martin F Barnard

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Who or what is Zheng, the grotesque crimson-robed madman who will stop at nothing to obtain the secret of the Lost Gold of Kwanchi?

A down on his luck cow puncher from Texas drifts into 1940s New York, in search of work. When he stumbles across a strange, skull-stamped coin and attempts to pawn it, Saxon & Associates are drawn into a desperate battle as two rival criminal factions vie for the key to the legendary treasure of golden skulls.

Members Reviews:

Scary and a lot of twists

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

The different scenes where there is a lot of action

Who was your favorite character and why?

They all were. Each character added something to make this story go.

What about Don Colasurd Jr.s performance did you like?

He did a good job

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was a little tense sometimes trying to figure out what was going to happen next

Any additional comments?

Give a try, I think you will be surprised

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Title: Hashknife of Stormy River

Author: W. C. Tuttle

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-14

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

When Buck Denning is found murdered, suspicions point to "Tex" Blanco, who he had argued with over a poker game. Its down to Hashknife Hartley to uncover the truth.

Members Reviews:

Excellent!

I always enjoy tales about Henry "Hashknife" Hartley and Dave "Sleepy" Stevens. Hashknife can no more stay out of a mystery than some people can keep from eating. The characters are well developed and believable.

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Title: Riders on the Storm

Subtitle: Sam McCain, Book 10

Author: Ed Gorman

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-14

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In 1967, a brutal murder in the midst of an anti - Vietnam War group sparks an investigation by Sam McCain, in Ed Gorman's most politically charged mystery yet.

When we last saw Sam McCain he had been drafted to fight the war in Vietnam. But Sam's military career ended in boot camp when he was accidentally shot in the head and forced to spend three months in a military hospital to recover.

Sam has now returned to his hometown of Black River Falls, where he works as a lawyer and part-time investigator for the court of the snobbish but amusing Judge Esme Whitney.

Two of Sam's oldest friends are caught up in the same battle. Veteran Steve Donovan brutally belittles and finally savagely beats his old friend, veteran Will Cullen, when Cullen announces hes joined the anti-war group.

When Cullen is found murdered, the obvious suspect is Steve Donovan, but Sam has serious doubts about the man's guilt. At least three people had reasons to murder Cullen, and Sam begins to suspect he'll discover even more as his investigation heats up, in this dynamic new politically charged mystery novel by a veteran of the form.

Members Reviews:

The End of An Era, Sam McCain the detective, and this Iowa author-founder.k

Worthwhile read, seemed a bit more reminiscent and introspective of Mr Gorman, his final efforts.

Disappointing

Very disappointing...After reading all ten in this series, I would have hoped for a "wrap up", some resolution to how the hero's life turned out...even a cliff hanger would've been better than...nothing. The story itself was "blah", not exciting at all...Wondering if there will be a book #11...

Another winner for Ed Gorman

The not quite last (I hope for the time being) series on McCain this is a maturing of the hero.

The delightful descriptions and character development continues, with perhaps a little to much

anti Vietnam war rhetoric..that is if it is possible to have to much anti Vietnam war rhetoric

Another great read

Rooting for Sam McCain

When you find yourself rooting hard for the hero, you know you're reading a good story. Sam McCain is one of those heroes and this is one of those stories: part murder mystery and part Vietnam-era social commentary, it's a joy from beginning to twist ending.

Four Stars

Gave it to my wife who enjoyed it!

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Title: City of Devils

Author: Diana Bretherick

Narrator: Daniel Philpott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-04-14

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The brightest mind meets the darkest killer...1887.

When James Murray, a young Scottish doctor fascinated by the workings of the criminal mind, travels to the vibrant city of Turin, it is to study with Cesare Lombroso, the world-renowned criminologist. But just hours after his introduction to Lombroso, the discovery of a horrifically mutilated body in the nearby Piazza Statuto, and a note that appears to implicate the celebrated criminologist himself, changes everything.

With the help of his fellow apprentice, a local investigator and Lombroso's beautiful but enigmatic housekeeper, Murray must put his learning to the test and endeavour to understand the mind of a serial killer if he is to stop the rapidly escalating bloodbath and clear the name of his mentor.

Meet the world's first criminologist in this compelling, fast-paced historical thriller.

Members Reviews:

Well read but meandering

Good reader but from about halfway I got more and more impatient with the meandering story. It's not awful but it is tedious.

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Title: The Bandit Trail

Author: William MacLeod Raine

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-14

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A story of the Wyoming to Arizona trail, of rustlers and bandits, its secret lairs, and of Jack Lovell, who rode its full, grim, dangerous length.

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Title: Gallowglass

Author: Gordon Ferris

Narrator: Angus King

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-14

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

He's dead. So says his own newspaper, the Glasgow Gazette: Douglas Brodie, 25 January 1912 - 20 July 1947.

Just four weeks before, a senior banker was kidnapped. Brodie delivered the ransom money, but the drop went disastrously wrong. Brodie was coshed in the kidnappers' den. He woke with a gun in his hand next to a very dead banker with a bullet in his head.

The case against Brodie is watertight: the bullet comes from his own revolver, the banker's wife denies knowing him, and his pockets are stuffed with ransom notes. In an apparent act of desperation, Brodie cheats justice by committing suicide in his prison cell. Could this be the sordid end for a distinguished ex-copper, decorated soldier, and man of parts?

Members Reviews:

another great story

Would you consider the audio edition of Gallowglass to be better than the print version?

Generally yes. This author is ideal for audio. The number of chacters is right for the story but not too many for listening. Pace of story is ideal. Only negative is that Samantha's accent is completely wrong for the character. Her accent is not scottish middle class which grates slighty to my scottish ears.

What did you like best about this story?

Although you could work out most (but not all) of the plot before the end, the story, writing and pace kept you involved.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The funeral tea

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I found a lot of humour but was also interested all the way through

Any additional comments?

With this ending, can Brodie star in another book?

Buchan-nesst

The beginning of this story seemed more in the style of John Buchan, but eventually seemed more like the prose of previous books in thus series. It was a little disappointing to begin with, but with well drawn characters it was not hard to keep on listening to the story

The narrator was excellent and made the story and characters come to life. Despite the beginning it was another good book in this series

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Title: The Eagle Turns

Author: James Green

Narrator: John Chancer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

1850 and America is violently divided on the issue of slavery. When President Zachary Taylor dies, suddenly and under questionable circumstances, it is left to his Vice President, Millard Fillmore, a weaker man, to find ways to keep the North and the South apart.

In New York, child of Irish immigrants, Matthew OHanlon is fired from his job as a newsman on the Herald but, surprisingly, finds work as Foreign Correspondent for the Associated Press in Panama City. There he is given accommodation with a Dr Couperin, his wife, and beautiful daughter, Edith, but finds himself caught up with the secret agents protecting Americas commercial interests during the struggle for control of Panamas trade routes and, as it crashes about him, realises that he has been living in a house of cards. Set against the Gold Rush and the opening up of California and the OregonTerritories, when the United States walked a narrow and dangerous line, The Eagle Turns charts the course of history as Americas Secret Services struggle to bring prosperity amid the conflict.

James Green is well known as the author of the Jimmy Costello crime series, the first book of which, Bad Catholics, was short-listed for the 2009 Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards.

A prolific writer, James, who is now working on the second of the five-book series which begins with Another Small Kingdom, is married and lives in Nottinghamshire.

Members Reviews:

Good story

Fun story...good read....and informative about a little known era in US History that is rather important

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Title: Red Winter

Author: Dan Smith

Narrator: Nigel Carrington

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-03-14

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Russia, 1920: Kolya has deserted his Red Army unit and returns home to bury his brother and reunite with his wife and sons. But he finds the village silent and empty. The men have been massacred in the forest. The women and children have disappeared.

In this remote, rural community the folk tales mothers tell their children by candlelight take on powerful significance and the terrifying legend of The Deathless One begins to feel very real. Kolya sets out on a journey through dense, haunting forests and across vast plains as bitter winter sets in, in the desperate hope he will find his family. But there are very dark things in his past - and there's someone, or something, on his trail....

Members Reviews:

Gripped from first to last and narrating excellent

What did you like most about Red Winter?

I'm not sure how but the author and Narrator had me on side and carin about the character from the first chapter to last. A gripping journey.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Red Winter?

The chilling description of the first survivors. Described in vivid detail

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Title: Black Pearl

Author: Peter Tonkin

Narrator: Michael Tudor Barnes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-14

Publisher: Soundings

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

An incalculable fortune in conflict minerals lies on the bed of a lost lake in the middle of the African jungle, where an active volcano stands tall and deadly, having already destroyed the only civilisation nearby. The volcano serves as a border between two warring central African nations. And an uncontrolled, murderous guerrilla army claims the territory for its own, using a combination of modern terrorist techniques and timeless black magic to keep strangers out. Richard Mariner is leading a team into the savage heart of it all in a perilous mission, seeking the lake and the fortune it contains his only clues a half-forgotten legend and a mysterious black pearl that is so much more than it seems.

Members Reviews:

Exotic setting for adventure

Peter Tonkin has written several adventure stories featuring Richard Mariner and his wife Robin. Richard is head of a large company with varied interests around the world. In this book Richard and Robin are involved in finding a lost lake located near a volcano that is the border between two African nations that have been at war with each other for many years. At the same time a renegade guerrilla army also claims the territory for itself. At stake is a fortune in conflict minerals reputed to be hidden in the lake. References are made to events that happened in this area, and between people featured in prior books. Not much effort is made to fully bring the reader up to date on these occurrences which mars the plot somewhat but does not prevent the enjoyment of a good old fashioned adventure story placed in an exotic setting in the midst of African Jungles.

Fans of Tonkin's prior novels featuring the Mariners will enjoy this one, and new readers can bring themselves up to snuff with a bit of effort. The reward will be immersion in very well researched pure adventure in settings completely outside of the norm.