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Title: Electric Barracuda

Author: Tim Dorsey

Narrator: Oliver Wyman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-11

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 267 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Serge Storms, that loveable thermonuclear vigilante and one-stop Florida-trivia shop, has been leaving corpses strewn across the Sunshine State for more than a decade. The authoritiesespecially one tenacious state agenthave begun to notice the exponential body count and send a police task force to track down Serge. Could his luck finally have run out?

Meanwhile, armed with his perpetually baked sidekick, Coleman, Serge decides to blitz the state and resurrect his Internet travel-advice websitewhich, of course, must be the finest and the final word on trekking the Sunshine State.

To up the ante, Serge concocts a theme vacation for his cyberspace audience. And that theme? You, too, can experience Florida through the eyes of a fugitive.

Off they go blogging along a getaway route through the state's most remote bayous, back roads, and bars, where the number of cadavers begin stacking up like Serge's website hits.

Clues and questions mount:

So gas up the car, say good-bye to the relatives, and join Serge on the lam as he drives straight for the deepest bowels of Florida to unravel the final mysteries of Electric Barracuda.

Members Reviews:

Another excellent adventure

In my humble opinion, this is the best adventure since Hurricane Punch. There were several moments where I actually laughed out-loud (something a book rarely offers). I really enjoyed the multiple threads and revisiting with some of my favorite characters from previous books. And a couple of excellent and unexpected twists make for an excellent Serge and Coleman installment. Thanks Tim and Oliver. I look forward to the next adventure.

Insanity as an Art Form

After listening to all the Terry Pratchett and Carl Hiaasen that Audible had to offer I was looking for something "interesting". I picked up some Tim Dorsey on a sale. This one is definitely my favorite. It is so insane it's wonderful. In addition to what the other reviewers mentioned it has some of the funniest parenting advice in history regarding a 5 year old boy: "I don't know, give him something with lots of sugar (to drink)", "Hey Serge, he's chewing through the leash". Serge is persued by Mahoney, an FDLE agent trapped in a Raymond Chandler novel who's as least as crazy. And don't forget the Doberman, the most accident prone prime time bounty hunter in history. Lastly, I really like Oliver Wyman as the reader. Serge is a serial killer who refuses to take his medication and drinks multiple pots of coffee each day. Wyman gives Serge a higher pitched and slightly faster voice, which fits nicely with this behavior. Enjoy, it's not your grandmother's humor.

Serge snaps back

I have to admit the last couple of Serge Storms stories have left me a bit cold.they seem to have lost some of the crazy mix of serial killing high jinks and Florida history. In his new book Dorsey jumps back "over the shark". Serge is back in all his glory with a (sorry, but one has to use the term) mad cap caper across Florida evading the usual mix of inept or just plum crazy cops. Serge is certainly the funniest and most endearing serial killer imaginable and I can always do with more of him and less of some of the ancillary characters and plots, but this book has more Serge than we have seen in recent books and for that we should give thanks.

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Title: If the Dead Rise Not

Subtitle: A Bernie Gunther Novel

Author: Philip Kerr

Narrator: Paul Hecht

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-10

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 302 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

The best-selling author of 20 novels, Philip Kerr has won a devoted following - and there are none more ardent than those who devour his Bernie Gunther series. In 1934, Bernie found himself in Berlin, where he was caught up in intrigue surrounding Hitler, America, and the upcoming Olympiad. Two decades later, Bernie surfaces in Havana. But an old associate has appeared there as well - and might spell trouble of a decidedly deadly nature.

Members Reviews:

Not the same w/o John Lee narrating, but ok story

This book is after "A Quiet Flame" in the Bernie Gunther series, which is not on audible. I tired of waiting for audible add that book, so I found a print ed. and read it before listening to this one.

It's very disappointing listening to a Bernie Gunther story with the coarse, monotone voice of Paul Hecht instead of the smooth and melodious John Lee. There's a very striking difference and while Hecht is competent with the various pronunciations, he doesn't give it that same kind of intonation or German accent that Lee provides with flare.

Eventually, the story (begun in the time preceding the Berlin Olympics) grows into a compelling one and the narrator is not as much of an issue. The first part of the book takes place in this pre-Olympics era of Berlin and is centered on interconnected events surrounding the preparations for these Olympics.

As those events near resolution though, the story jumps ahead to 1950's Cuba. Here Gunther is living under an assumed identity gained at the end of "The One from the Other", and follows events in Argentina that took place in "A Quiet Flame". Some of this is referred to in passing as the story moves along, but it isn't imperative that you have read "A Quiet Flame" to follow this story. (I do think "A Quiet Flame" is well worth a read however, and is in fact one of the more poignant additions to the series).

In Cuba, Bernie is reunited with some characters he met in 1930's Berlin, and a new case develops. The mystery in this part jumps around and isn't as compelling as the earlier one. I found it rather transparent about what really happens, and was unsurprised by any revelations at the end.

Still it's a solid addition the Gunther Series, and as it looks like future books are narrated by Paul Hecht as well, if you want to listen the rest of the series I would try getting used to the narrator now. He's not great, but after you've adjusted to him, he doesn't really distract from the story, it just won't have that same flare.

Best Noir/Mystery writer since Jim Thompson

Kerr is a wonder - the Bernie Gunther books are in an entirely different league; literate, stylish, historically intriguing. Skip M. Connelly and J.L. Burke - this is the best you will find. I only wish Audible would get around to adding in the "The Quiet Flame" (not to mention all of Jim Thompson's work).

Not His Best

Despite some flashes of his wonderful sense of irony, Kerr's slant on the topic of his Bernie Gunther series may be getting a bit long in the tooth. On the other hand, I wonder what his rich imagination will come up with for a new series. Paul Hecht offers his normal excellence as orator.

Great book but bring back John Lee

I am a big fan of Phillip Kerr.

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Title: Rogue Male

Author: Geoffrey Household

Narrator: Robin Browne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-12-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 83 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Rogue Male is one of the classic thrillers of the 20th century. It's a gripping adventure on the themes of liberty, tyranny, and the ethics of political violence.

An Englishman plans to assassinate the dictator of a European country. But he is foiled at the last moment and falls into the hands of ruthless and inventive torturers. They devise for him an ingenious and diplomatic death but, for once, they bungle the job and he escapes. But England provides no safety from his pursuers - and the Rogue Male must strip away all the trappings of status and civilization as the hunter becomes a hunted animal.

Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.

Critic Reviews:

100 Must-Read Thrillers (International Thriller Writers)

Members Reviews:

Nice book, first person, not fly on wall

I usually enjoy books that are told by the hero or main character. Like, I did this and not, he did that. This book is written that way. I got this book for less than 4 dollars and consider it a little gem. It is a bit fantastic that so many people would chase this guy but still I suspended disbelief and just enjoyed it. It may not go down in the great books category, but it may go down in the great books category for four dollars.

An Englishman's ditch is his castle

This is one of the (many) books I have loved. I read it first when I was about 12 and the plot and some of its scenes have lived in my head for a very long time.

It is very English.

It is very 30's.

It is very good.

It's Englishness and it's 30'sness mean that some of its language and some of its sensibilities will jar on many 21st century minds. Get over it. The point of historical texts is to let us see where we came from and this does that well.

The writing is clear and direct. The language is simple and the descriptions are concise. The story is simple in concept but deep enough to stay interesting.

It translates well to audio and Browne's narration is clear and without excessive characterisation.

This will make it to the repeat listen list with no problem.

Great Book

I never had heard of Geoffey Household. I really enjoyed listening to this book that i bought the rest of what audible had. I've listened to only part of another so far and it is very interesting so far. I recommend these books.

rather boring

for a supposed classic of the genre this is rather boring and dated and not at all up to the quality of others from the same time period.

Enjoyable listen

Fast paced, enjoyable listen. Good narrator and an interesting storyline. I highly recommend this spy thriller.

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Titel: Der Professor

Autor:: John Katzenbach

Erzähler: Simon Jäger

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 16 hrs and 26 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-29-10

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

>> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich.

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Title: Charade

Author: Sandra Brown

Narrator: Natalie Ross

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-10

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

A medical miracle gave TV personality Cat Delaney more than a new heart. It gave her a second chance at life. After leaving Hollywood to host a San Antonio TV show spotlighting children with special needs, Cat fights to gain respect as a newscaster. She meets Alex Pierce, an ex-cop turned crime writer, who regards her as a woman, not as a heart patient. When fatal accidents begin killing the other heart recipients, Alex may or may not be her most important ally.

With her new world turning sinister and a mysterious stalker shadowing her every move, Cat is caught in a dark maze of betrayal and secretsand perhaps sees too late the mask hiding a killers face.

Critic Reviews:

[A] page-turnera compelling heroineBrown has once again hit her mark. (

People)

Members Reviews:

Slow start

This book took a little longer to get into than most Sandra Brown novels. It was confusing and the skipping around left me disinterested. I almost gave up but I'm glad I didn't. It ended up being very good and went from a slow start to me being unable to put it down! I should have known Sandra wouldn't disappoint.

Great Book

While I thought I guessed the ending I never saw the correct ending. I will admit read parts with wet eyes.

Charade

Hale Sandra Brown ! Just when I thought I'd read my favourite I'm pleasantly surprised to by the next! Charade was just a good if not better than my last read!

Great book. Especially if you enjoy reading Sandra

Great book. Especially if you enjoy reading Sandra Brown

Another great read

Very tense. A great read. Could not put it down.

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Title: Pagan Babies

Author: Elmore Leonard

Narrator: Ron McLarty

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-12-10

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Father Terry Dunn thought he'd seen everything on the mean streets of Detroit, but that was before he went on a little retreat to Rwanda to evade a tax-fraud indictment. Now the whiskey-drinking, Nine Inch Nails T-shirt-wearing padre is back trying to hustle up a score to help the little orphans of Rwanda. But the fund-raising gets complicated when a former tattletale cohort pops up on Terry's tail.

And then there's the lovely Debbie Dewey. A freshly sprung ex-con turned stand-up comic, Debbie needs some fast cash, too, to settle an old score. Now they're in together for a bigger payoff than either could finagle alone. After all, it makes sense... unless Father Terry is working a con of his own.

Members Reviews:

Best

His best of all the rest, and that's saying something.... should be considered a great American novel and studied in college and by writers.

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Title: Damaged

Author: Pamela Callow

Narrator: Eva Christensen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-10

Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 45 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

How far are you willing to go to forget your past?

Haunted by the death of her sister and wounded by her ex-fiancés accusations, Kate Lange throws herself into her new career at a high-powered law firm.

When the grandmother of a lonely private school student seeks her counsel, Kate thinks its just another custody case. But then the teen is brutally murdered. And it isnt only Kate who wonders if her legal advice led to the girls death.

How far are you willing to go to redeem yourself?

Put on notice by Randall Barrett, the firms charismatic managing partner, Kate must fight for her career, for her reputationand for redemption.

Unwilling to live with the damage she may have caused, Kate pursues the case on her own and unearths some chilling facts - facts that lead straight to the heart of a legal conspiracy. Facts that lead Kate directly into the surgically skilled hands of the Body Butcher.

Critic Reviews:

Part medical mystery, part bloody thriller...a debut that had me fl ipping pages into the wee hours of the morning. (New York Times best-selling author James Rollins)

Members Reviews:

Canadian Medical/LegalThriller

Damaged is an intriguing Canadian medical legal thriller that grips the audience from the moment that a horrified Kate feels remorse that she allowed her fears to overwhelm her sense of decency as she knew the grandma made a strong appeal in the interest of her granddaughter. The key to the story line is Kate who is a classic scaredy cat who ends up in "Hell", which could have broken her or given her a backbone of steel. Fans will enjoy a sort of coming of age tale as the women who always chose flight now must choose fight for the first time in her life against a powerful influential opponent.

Good book

The book was interesting the whole way through. But why so much swearing? For someone that doesn't appreciate casual swearing and using God's name in vain, it was hard to continue to the end at times. I get people swear, and maybe some in the book would satisfy those that need that kind of stuff. But I guess I disagree. The sexual references just take away from the story. they felt like the author wanted to get a R rating like movie producers do. I don't understand why they feel their success depends on that stuff. The story should stand for itself. Sex and swearing don't add to it. If it weren't for those two things I would be looking to read more of Callow's books. But, I don't think so.

This 1st book in Series not as good as the 2nd.

I read the second book in the series, "Indefensible", before I read this first debut in the series. I must say that I enjoyed the second book much better than this one. I got a little annoyed about how she kept reflecting on how guilty she felt about being responsible for the death of her sister. That seemed to be described again and again when she could have just moved on with the story. Yeah, I get it that she feels remorse and will feel the loss forever, but it doesn't need to be brought up again, and again, and again.

I wish that she could have developed the main characters more than what she did. There were definitely some interesting characters and the book could have been much better if we could have gotten to know them better . . . oh, but did I tell you that she feels guilty about her sister's death as a result of the car accident . .

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Title: Demon Seed

Author: Dean Koontz

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-10

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 133 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

In the privacy of her own home, and against her will, Susan Harris will experience an inconceivable act of terror. She will become the object of the ultimate computers consuming obsession: to learn everything there is to know about human flesh.

Members Reviews:

I liked it!

Did the other reviewers read the description before buying? This is a very early Koontz book that has been re-released. If you listen knowing it was written in the 70's you will like it too.

Creepy Rewrite

It was interesting to hear Koontz talk about the history of this work, his experience with the movie studio, and the new release.

This is a type of story that has been told in different versions before, but this has to be the creepiest I have run across so far. Funny strange and disturbing. Well done.

Worst Koontz Ever!

I am a big Dean Koontz fan. I have listened to all of the ones that have been put out on audio. This was a big disappointment. I turned it off after about an hour and do not plan on listening to the rest. Have they run out of good Koontz books to put on audio? I see the other new one is getting bad reviews also. What gives?

Awful

If Audible let us give half stars that is what I would have done. It was the the worst Dean Koontz book I've ever read. I couldn't even finish it. A first for a Koontz book for me.

Shank scared the shot out of me

I am a computer guy. I always imagined what artificial intelligence will be and this book took that imagination one step farther. it was awesome

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Title: Split Image

Author: Robert B. Parker

Narrator: James Naughton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-10

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 211 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

The body in the trunk was just the beginning.

Turns out the stiff was a foot soldier for local tough guy Reggie Galen, now enjoying a comfortable "retirement" with his beautiful wife, Rebecca, in the nicest part of Paradise. Living next door are Knocko Moynihan and his wife, Robbie, who also happens to be Rebecca's twin. But what initially appears to be a low-level mob hit takes on new meaning when a high-ranking crime figure is found dead on Paradise Beach.

Stressed by the case, his failed relationship with his ex-wife, and his ongoing battle with the bottle, Jesse needs something to keep him from spinning out of control. When private investigator Sunny Randall comes into town on a case, she asks for Jesse's help. As their professional and personal relationships become intertwined, both Jesse and Sunny realize that they have much in common with both their victims and their suspects-and with each other.

Members Reviews:

Mourning

I gave the third star for memory. As I listened, I saw in my mind's eye all of the Parker characters that seemed so real. Split Image was like all of the Parker novels; crime never went unpunished and romance had rules. Read this book for nostalgia, knowing we will never again be charmed by Jessie and Spenser, Hawk, Susan, Healy, Rita, Sunny, even old Suitcase Simpson. I wanted to read for enough years to see Molly the new Chief and Suit, Chief Detective. Farewell Robert Parker, you were one of the best.

Split Image

Sorry but I just can't take, He Said....She Said...just too much.

Absolutely awful

Good book - good story. Horrible to listen to. I wish I would have read the reviews to understand that it is nearly impossible to get past the way the book sounds (Jesse said, she said). The dialog is stilted and the story is completely obscured as a result. When you are reading, it is easy to skip over this type of thing but it is impossible to ignore in the audio form. I cannot believe I wasted my money and my time on this book and do not plan to make the mistake again. Robert Parker books will just have to stay on my reading - not listening - list

Loved this one!

Everything you want and expect from Jesse Stone and Parker...narrator is a good one, story original. Highly recommended for any Robert B Parker fan.

Jesse, we'll miss you.

Formula? Sure. But Parker was a master at the well woven plot and the crisp dialogue that set his stories on a higher plane. Steeped in plausibility and street savvy, these small novels are the bar by which all others in the genre are measured.

Spenser, Hawk, Jesse, see ya!

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Title: The Devil's Punchbowl

Author: Greg Iles

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-04-10

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

As a prosecuting attorney Penn Cage sent hardened killers to death row. But it is as mayor of his hometown that he will face his most dangerous enemy.

In its quest for new jobs and fresh money, the town of Natchez has turned to gambling. Five fantastical steamboats float on the river, but one boat isnt like the others. Rumour has it that the Magnolia Queen has found a way to pull in the big players. And with them comes an unquenchable taste for blood sport, and the dark vices that go with it.

When a childhood friend of Penns, who brings him evidence of the sickening crimes, is murdered, he begins a dangerous quest to find those responsible.

Members Reviews:

This time Greg Iles overdoes.....

Our favorite hero Penn Cage- is approached by on old classmate friend who works as a blackjack dealer on one of the casino boats (The Devils Punchbowl). The friend reports -before being savagely murdered- of vicious activities (drugs, prostitution, money laundry, rapes and vicious dog fighting) being orchestrated by the casino manager.

As usual, Greg Iles knows how to build the plot with both suspense and drama gradually growing so that the reader gets irresistibly hooked to the story. I honestly could not resist and went through the 23 hours of reading in a few days. However I felt afterwards as someone having had too much junk food in a short time. Like for junk food, the basic ingredients of the book are simple and basically appealing: terrifying bad guys, a fast paced action, a bit of sex and a good hero. However, here everything is in excessive doses: the bad guys are way too bad and good guys lily white (so much for character complexity) . Violence is at gore movies level and toward the second half the story gets so fast paced that you feel being in a Road Runner and Wile E Coyote movie (so much for the sense of drama ).

Jeff Harding comes across a very rhetoric, which, given the context, does not help.

I enjoyed this way less than the others Greg Iles books. However, to be honest, I think that I will not resist and shall read the next one (Nantchez burning). At times junk food makes you feel good (or simply full ?!)

another fantastic listen

I have listened to all of the Greg Iles books narrated by the fabulous jeff Harding. Great story, draws you in from the beginning, and Mr Hardings narration is so masterful. I listened at EVERY oppportunity.

I love Greg Iles stories about the South, you get to learn a lot about the politics, habits , lifestyles and day to day experiences of people living there, and his novels are ALWAYS exciting, with a hook that draws you in and inevitably gets you hot under the collar for one rason or another.

HIGHLY recommended

Gamblers and Rogues

The town mayor is approached by an old school friend, to help prove the manager of the gambling boat is up to illegal misdoings. This was a tense and fast-paced listen, but I had to subtract a star as I've never felt I had to fast forward a book before, but the description of a pit bull fight was so distressing I had to. Worth a listen if you skip the fight, as Jeff Harding is a great narrator.

Not for animal lovers

My first listen from this author and really enjoyed it despite the graphic cruelty. I was unsure about the narration to start with, I felt I wanted to speed him up a bit but when I got in to it I decided it went very well with the whole slow pace of the deep south where the story is set.