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Title: More Work for the Undertaker

Subtitle: An Albert Campion Mystery

Author: Margery Allingham

Narrator: David Thorpe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 76 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

An Albert Campion mystery.

In a masterpiece of storytelling, Margery Allingham sends her elegant and engaging detective Albert Campion into the eccentric Palinode household, where there have been two suspicious deaths.

And if poisoning were not enough, there are also anonymous letters, sudden violence and a vanishing coffin. Meanwhile the Palinodes go about their nocturnal business and Campion dices with danger in his efforts to find the truth.

Critic Reviews:

"Miss Allingham is one of the few writers who can deal with art. Both her passions and her patterns are beautiful, accurate and serene" (Daily Telegraph)

"Margery Allingham has worked her way up to a worthy place among the tiny hierarchy of front-rankers in the detective world" (Tatler)

"Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered" (P.D. James)

Members Reviews:

Once again Allingham draws a complete picture of a past time

We're in the post-WWII era now, but the victim's family refuses to admit that times have changed. What hasn't changed is the delightful back-and-forth between Campion and his curmudgeonly upwardly-mobile gentleman's gentleman, Lug. Introduces a new member of the police whom I hope we meet again. As usual, Thorpe brings the disparate cast of characters brilliantly to life.

One for the ages

This is one of my favorite books, full of color and character and plot. The narrator seems to be having as much fun burrowing into these wonderful characters as I have every time

I re-listen.

Good Story Spoiled for Me

If you could sum up More Work for the Undertaker in three words, what would they be?

In my view only, one of the best Albert Campion Story's totally spoiled by the reading

What other book might you compare More Work for the Undertaker to, and why?

Not really

Would you be willing to try another one of David Thorpes performances?

I have already purchased another Albert Campion by this reader as it is another favourite. I should have waited!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not really, the whole book just sort of carries you off on the merry-go-round of strange characters

Any additional comments?

Sorry but I will have to stick with the abridged version which was very well read by Philip Franks

fantastic campion

loved it all campion series is so good .brilliantly penned. golden age authors are great

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Title: Ghosts of Babylon

Author: R. A. Mathis

Narrator: Basil Sands

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-16-13

Publisher: Robert Allen Mathis

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Set against a backdrop of escalating terror, Ghosts of Babylon is a fast-paced military thriller that features an intense, gritty, and powerful cast of characters. In a desperate attempt to salvage both his career and a wrecked personal life, archaeologist Stuart Knight volunteers to serve in Iraq as a translator, but his real objective is to get his hands on Babylon's ancient treasures. Once on the ground, he meets Captain Allen, a battalion intelligence officer determined to catch Al-Khayal, the insurgent who blew off his leg and annihilated his entire crew with an IED.

Entangled in the grisly web of Allen's private war, Knight's quest for redemption turns into a struggle for survival with deadly enemies on both sides of the wire. Stuart soon finds himself staring into the face of terror, his own mortality, and an evil as old as Babylon itself.

Written by R.A. Mathis, a veteran armored cavalry officer, this unique novel exposes the pain, horror, and exhilaration of the Iraq War - harsh realities that can only be revealed by one who was there. Spiked with elements of the supernatural, it peers into the abyss and reveals how unchecked obsession can damage those around us and ultimately lead to our destruction. Will Knight heed a final warning, lest he, too, loses his soul to the ghosts of Babylon? Nobody believes in Hell - until they get there.

Members Reviews:

Great book

Would you listen to Ghosts of Babylon again? Why?

Yes, I want to go back and catch what I missed

What did you like best about this story?

The story shows interactions in Iraq from an observers perspective that gets pulled into being part of the story. Then he sees his life and what goes on around him in a new light.

What does Basil Sands bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

The book comes to life with narration. I started listening to Basil's narrations when he was posting his books on a differnt site. When he moved to Audible I had to find his books.

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Title: Hosts

Subtitle: A Repairman Jack Novel, Book 5

Author: F. Paul Wilson

Narrator: Christopher Price

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-27-13

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 242 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Repairman Jack has been tearing up the urban adventure scene ever since he was introduced in the New York Times best seller, The Tomb. Jack has no last name, no social security number, and no qualms when it comes to getting the job done - even if it means putting himself in serious danger.

Hosts starts with a bang when Jack has to stop a psychotic's shooting rampage on a subway car - but there are witnesses, and Jacks essential anonymity is threatened.

A good deal more is threatened when the lover of Jacks sister Kate survives a brain tumor, thanks to an experimental treatment, only to join a strange cult called the Unity. Now Jack must face a new kind of enemy, a virally-based group mind that wants to take over him, and the world.

Critic Reviews:

Jack is righteous! (Andrew Vachss)

The Tomb is one of the best all-out adventure stories Ive read in years. (Stephen King, President of the Repairman Jack fan club)

Members Reviews:

Awesome

Another great book. Loving the series re-read. Fascinating to see the laying of the groundwork.

Not as good

The series is getting to sifi for me the first two were great sorry to see the change

Not the Kind of Host you are looking for

If you could sum up Hosts in three words, what would they be?

SuperDuperNatural must read

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, It was one of the better books. Not that the series is not all great, it is, but every now and then there is a must read and thsi is one of them

Which character as performed by Christopher Price was your favorite?

Jack and Gia. Mr Price has a true talent of using his voice to capture the charactors personality in full

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

Yes, they all do

Any additional comments?

Start with the quick read...The Last Rakosh. Even though it is short and sweet, it makes beginning the series that much better

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Title: Look to the Lady

Subtitle: An Albert Campion Mystery

Author: Margery Allingham

Narrator: David Thorpe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-18-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 112 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

A sacred chalice leads to murder,

The Gyrth family had guarded the Chalice for hundreds of years. It was held by them for the Crown. Its antiquity, its beauty, the extraordinary legends that were connected with it, all combined to make it unique of its kind. It was irreplaceable. No thief could hope to dispose of it in the ordinary way. And indeed no ordinary thief would dream of trying. But there are others besides those who make their living by robbery, others whose immense wealth and passion for collecting render them less immune to the practical considerations that must guide even the less honestly minded citizens. These people cherish a desire to possess for their own private pleasure treasure that cannot be bought. And it was by this sort of person that the Chalice, and the lives and happiness of its guardians, were now threatened.

Margery Allingham was born in London in 1904. Her first novel was published when she was 17. In 1929 she published The Crime at Black Dudley and introduced the character who was to become the hallmark of her writing - Albert Campion

Members Reviews:

Love the start to this one, like the reader

What did you love best about Look to the Lady?

I like David Thorpe as reader for these books much better than Frances Matthews. I wrote a small novel about why in my review of, "The Crime at Black Dudley" and I will just add to it by saying that I think he's even better here than he was there, and that he reads Campion AS ALLINGHAM WROTE HIM which is what I like in a reader. Allingham was finding her range with this story, and it's got some splendid scenes in it, a great story line, and a lovely supernatural element as well. Plus, it introduces Lugg, Campions right hand man and one of my favorite characters in fiction. I highly recommend this both for the story and the fact that is is well read.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Look to the Lady?

I'm fond of the relationship between Lugg and the butler at the Gyrth estate. I also enjoy the way this one starts,with the homeless man mysteriously summoned to Campions flat in an.unusual way

Which character as performed by David Thorpe was your favorite?

Always very fond of Lugg.

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

It didn't make me cry, but the dialog made me laugh more than once. It's witty and sharp and has the inimitable dry British wit that I love.

Any additional comments?

If you love Golden Age mysteries, you will probably enjoy this.

Kept me up listening

A wonderful listen. Campion is in fine fettle in this story about a gang of art thieves and a holy relic. Plenty of plot twists will keep you guessing until the end.

Appalling voice for the hero

How could the performance have been better?

David Thorpe gives detective Albert Campion a high-pitched, silly ass voice which almost spoils the otherwise excellent book.

Great classic

Very well read with great voices.

For anyone who enjoys a classic mystery in the style of Sayers or Christie.

Back to being as fun as the first

What did you love best about Look to the Lady?

Albert Campion is back to his best as a down on his luck nobility insider acting the part of an inane hanger-on while working to help a client in dire straits.

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Title: Die for Me: A Novel of the Valentine Killer

Author: Cynthia Eden

Narrator: Emily Beresford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-12-13

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 275 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Katherine Cole thought her fiancé was the perfect man - until he turned out to be the perfect killer. He left his victims stabbed through the heart holding a telltale single red rose and was deemed the Valentine Killer. Three years ago he vanished. Now hes back. And hes hunting the one who got away.

In New Orleans, Katherine dared to hope she was finally safe, yet somehow he found her. This time, Katherine wont just sit silently by; shell do anything to stop the monster she once loved, even trust the sexy cop promising to keep her safe.

Detective Dane Black never lets his emotions interfere with the job, even as the Valentine Killer surfaces in New Orleans to stalk his prey. But when Dane agrees to protect the killers ex-fiancée, he cant ignore the passion kindling between them. After a single unforgettable night binds them body and soul, Dane wont rest until Katherine is safe in his arms - and the Valentine Killer is dead.

Members Reviews:

Good romance suspense

It was a little predictable as some of the reviews suggest, and, yes, everyone was a little stupid at times but there were some surprises and a nice romance. Just an enjoyable listen wondering who was going to be the next victim and why.

The narrator did okay, although she could work on the male voices.

Don't understand the bad reviews

I loved this book and love this series. Cynthia Eden does a great mystery. I didn't find the book or the series to be predictable and didn't completely put all the pieces together until the end. I had a few "suspects" and the killer turned out to be one of the three I thought it would be. Overall a very good read, kept me interested and on edge through the entire book. The romance side is also good, with just the right amount of steam.

Twists & Turns

Where does Die for Me rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

This was my 1st audio book & l loved it. It only took my 1 day to listen to it.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, cause you had no idea of when or who was gonna be killed.

What does Emily Beresford bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

This is my 1st time using an audio book & I enjoyed it.

Good Plot - Dumb Heroine

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Hard to say - it's a good plot, but I was pulled out of the story more than once when the main character (Catherine) would do something so stupid you wanted to smack her. The cops aren't far behind her for stupid. Two different times the main characters had ample opportunity to kill the bad guy and didn't. Yikes - stupid!

Would you be willing to try another book from Cynthia Eden? Why or why not?

Maybe

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Emily Beresford?

Anyone - really bad male voices.

Did Die for Me: A Novel of the Valentine Killer inspire you to do anything?

Yeah - erase it.

Any additional comments?

Argh - frustrating book. Very annoying.

Good Romantic Suspence

Katherine Cole had thought she found the perfect man in Michael, until one day she was proved wrong. Escaping with a new life to New Orleans she has tried to go on with her life. She has succeeded in making a go at it, even if her attempts at dating have been futile.

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Title: The Devil's Alternative

Author: Frederick Forsyth

Narrator: David Rintoul

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-20-13

Publisher: Random House Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 33 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Whichever option I choose, men are going to die.

When the entire Soviet Union wheat crop is destroyed by a devastating string of failures, the population faces starvation. The USA is quick to offer assistance. They devise a plan to trade vital food resources with the Russians in exchange for sensitive political information. But the Politburo has other ideas: the invasion of Western Europe to commandeer the food for them...

As the paths of communication breakdown the president of the United States and leaders from around the world face an appalling choice: Should they allow the loss of thousands to save the lives of many more? This is the Devil's Alternative and in this incomparable and gripping thriller the Cold War giants must fight a battle to the death.

Members Reviews:

Unsurpassable performance of a brilliant novel

I just couldn't imagine a better narration. Such a pleasure just listening to Rintoul's genius. Forsyth's real world understanding of spycraft and politics makes for a wonderfully believable adventure.

ALTERNATIVE

What did you like best about The Devil's Alternative? What did you like least?

the closer to the end the story got better it is a litttle longwinded at the start slow going nearly stopped listening

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

yes a lot more action at start

What three words best describe David Rintouls performance?

slow to go

Could you see The Devil's Alternative being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

matt damon and donald sutherland and anthony laparlia

very good

very good clarity , narrator is 1st class would not mind another book by him

Gripping thriller with renewed topicality

Published in 1979 this book is redolent with the suspicion and hostility between the Soviet Union and the West that prevailed at the time. I listened in the early 1990s (when audiobooks came on numerous tape cassettes) and recall thinking that although the book was exciting it was less convincing owing to the new rapprochement between the old adversaries. As many years had passed and Id forgotten most of the story I thought Id download the book and see how it played in the current climate of renewed tensions. It couldnt be more topical as the story involves Ukrainian freedom fighters, the importance in saving face for Soviet leaders and tussles between hawks and doves on either side of the Atlantic.

Apart from its renewed relevance to todays world it remains a first class thriller. As with other books by the author, there is quite a bit of technical detail about, for example, guns, tankers, aircraft, the SAS that I would normally find boring but somehow in these books adds authenticity. Though largely a book about men wielding power and manipulating events the book, unlike, say, those by Wilbur Smith, avoids misogny and the few women characters are not clichés.

David Rintoul narrates with perfect manly authority making the characters seem believable as they save the world from disaster.

A bit dated but still classic Forsyth

Would you consider the audio edition of The Devil's Alternative to be better than the print version?

It's probably on a par.

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Title: Bean There, Done That

Subtitle: Maggy Thorsen

Author: Sandra Balzo

Narrator: Karen Savage

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-28-12

Publisher: Sandra Balzo

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 48 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Here's a tip: if your ex-husband's mistress-cum-missus asks for your help in proving that he cheated on her while he was married to you, just say no. And, whatever you do, don't invite her in for a cup of coffee...

"Wine?" coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen offers, moving aside reluctantly to let the home-breaking Rachel into her living room and her life. When the new Mrs. Thorsen disappears that same evening, Maggy finds herself embroiled in a murder investigation involving Rachel's hotelier family - Milwaukee's answer to the Hiltons.

Torn between her desire to see her former husband fry and her need to protect their son's college fund, Maggy decides to search out the truth, both about Rachel and the other other woman.

Members Reviews:

Loved this book

Karen Savage does a great job - this book has everything - mystery,comedy and a lil love interest -Gotta love that

America's answer to Christie

A big claim to make in that headline, but how else do you describe a busybody detective in a story with twists and turns a plenty, where every character is hiding something and there are plenty of false trails to follow.

The wit and humour in the story is perfectly captured by both Balzo and Savage, as is the drama and tension, long may these two continue their working relationships over Maggie Thorson

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Title: The Ice Cream Girls

Author: Dorothy Koomson

Narrator: Robin Miles, Charlotte Parry, Tim Gerard Reynolds

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-19-12

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Best-selling author Dorothy Koomson's novels have been translated into 28 languages. In The Ice Cream Girls, 18-year-old Serena Gorringe and 16-year-old Poppy Carlisle were tried for the murder of their teacher - but only Poppy was convicted of the crime. Twenty years later, Poppy is released from prison - and she's determined to force Serena to admit her part in the killing.

Members Reviews:

Great Book - Hard Content

This book has some very hard to hear subject matter and I must say some of it was a bit too over the top. For me, the girls having the caring families that they did but then coming home with a multitude of some pretty serious injuries just doesn't jive for me. However, that being said I can see where predatory and self righteous thugs could and would inflict such pains. For me the writing and story line were enough to keep me constantly engrossed, enough so that I've now gone and gotten her other book that Audible has to offer and I'm just as excited to listen to it - hoping it keeps my interest just as much as this one did. I can't help but be sad for one of the characters in this book - you'll know who by the end. Highly recommended if you can handle the context.

I couldn't quit listening.

The plot, language and narration were fantastic! With only one (understandably) one-dimensional character, I was intrigued by the protagonists' personalities, lives and plights. With one exception, I was unable to piece together exactly what happened in the past to make Serena and Poppy "The Ice Cream Girls".

At the risk of being repetitive, I enjoyed this book immensely, and will enjoy listening to it again. Kudos to the author and narrators.

Eh

I'm getting tired of these dull bestselling "suspense" stories in which the conclusion rests on some utterly random event or happenstance rather a well-built plot and character development. The narration was uneven, the voice(s) she chose for one main character were so whiny and self-pitying that it was hardly bearable. On the plus side, that did make it plausible that she was delusional, giving the book a bit of interest it actually lacked as written.

A little slow

Would you try another book from Dorothy Koomson and/or the narrators?

Maybe

What do you think your next listen will be?

The Competitor

What three words best describe the narratorss voice?

Soft, alive, quiet

Did The Ice Cream Girls inspire you to do anything?

Unfortunately no

Any additional comments?

The book was very slow paced and I was under the impression it would have spent more time on the trial as opposed to the girls' lives after.

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Title: RAGNAROK (A Jack Sigler Thriller - Book 4)

Author: Jeremy Robinson, Kane Gilmour

Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-09-12

Publisher: Jeremy Robinson

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 256 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

It starts with a thunderous crack and a flash of light. Screams come next. Then the hunters. With a staccato flicker, light disappears and everything within a hundred-yard radius goes with it. All that remains is a massive crater where a chunk of the world has gone missing. As the deadly phenomenon repeats and expands amidst the world's most densely populated cities, Jack Sigler, Callsign: King, and his black ops team take action. But the team is broken, spread across the globe, and vulnerable.

Scrambling to make sense of the violent disappearances and fighting to reunite, the team comes face to face with an otherworldly enemy. Taking the battle to the ends of the Earth - and beyond - the team combats a savage enemy whose centuries-old plan for mankind has nearly reached fruition. If they fail, the planet will become little more than a fully stocked food cache.

Members Reviews:

another great book

I love the entire series. Jeremy Robinson does a great job keeping the story going from book to book. It give you something to look forward to each time you finish, ready to get to the next one. And Jeffrey Kafer is awesome. Always love when he reads.

Dire Wolves

Where does RAGNAROK (A Jack Sigler Thriller - Book 4) rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

It is a great continuation of a great series

Who was your favorite character and why?

Aysa because she fights well.

Which scene was your favorite?

Bishop's lunch

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Brother and sister reunite.

Any additional comments?

Loved it

I'm hooked!

I finished this past novel in a day. I can't get off the adrenaline boost I get from listening to it while I do my daily chores and as I ride around town. I can't wait. I must get the next one. NOW!

Excellent story

What did you love best about Ragnarok: A Jack Sigler Thriller?

Another awesome adventure with the Chess Team!!! It has everything you've come to expect with one of three books and I am very glad I read all the novellas between the last full novel and this one. If you haven't, you really should. Excellent book!!

Any additional comments?

Jeffrey Kafer has a fantastic way of bringing the book to life. I love his interpretations of the characters, especially Rook, who continuously cracks me up.

A must listen

I think this is the best book in the Chess Team stories so far. The team is back together, fighting other worldly creatures to save the world. I couldn't stop listening. Kafer is on fine form.

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Title: Final Disposition

Subtitle: First Evidence, Book 3

Author: Ken Goddard

Narrator: Kevin Kenerly

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-09-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Ken Goddards First Evidence series centers on what may prove to be evidence of extraterrestrial contact. In this third book, crime scene investigator Colin Cellars wakes up in the maw of an fMRI machine at a remote military hospital, having no memory of who he is or how he got there - but he quickly becomes aware that he is being hunted.

His instinctive response is to run, and he must rely on his new, incredibly enhanced sense of music and tone to trigger fragments of memories that may help him discover who is friend, who is foe - and who is something else entirely.

Ken Goddard is the author of the New York Times best seller Balefire, as well as 10 other novels. He has served as a criminalist in California and as an instructor in crime-scene investigation and forensic techniques at law enforcement academies throughout the United States, as well as for Interpol. He is director of the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory.

Critic Reviews:

"Goddard has a keen sense of how to hold the reader." (Clive Cussler, number-one New York Times best-selling author)

"Goddard nicely combines our instinctive fear of things glimpsed at the corner of the eye with the minds rational habit of assembling evidence." (Thomas Perry, Edgar Award winner and New York Times best-selling author, on First Evidence)

Members Reviews:

Hate to see Collin Cellars go

Really enjoyed this one. Can't help but wonder how much follows Ken Goddard's logic. It was different to some degree from the first but as good and I think better than the second. I used to read Goddard years back and thought he had abandoned writing. So glad he didn't.

I also got a laugh out of the quirky, sarcastic humor and the way Cellars always managed to get into trouble.

It's pronounced Crowchee. Jim Croce.

I have listened to the prior two stories to this series and Kennerly is an adequate narrator-as long as you slow the speed to 80 or 85. But where are the directors when Kennerly says Cross instead of Croce? Actors aren't literature majors, but isn't pronunciation a major part of narrating? Mispronouncing Croce's name is not the only incident, just the most annoying one.