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Title: Kidnapped

Subtitle: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrator: Owen Whitelaw, Michael Nardone, David Hayman

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-05-17

Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A gripping BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic adventure story by Robert Louis Stevenson.

It is 1751, and 17-year-old David Balfour is all alone in the world. Recently orphaned, he receives a letter instructing him to seek out his sole remaining relative at the House of Shaws. But on meeting his uncle Ebenezer, David soon realises that he is a shifty, miserly man with designs on his inheritance.

After an attempt on David's life fails, Ebenezer tricks him into boarding the brig Covenant, where he is knocked unconscious, kidnapped and taken to sea. His fate seems sealed - he is to be transported to a plantation in the Carolinas and sold into slavery.

But David's adventures are only just beginning, for when he meets charismatic Jacobite Alan Breck, he soon finds himself shipwrecked, wanted for murder and fleeing for his life across the Scottish Highlands.

This action-packed adaptation by Bruce Young, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's enthralling tale of danger, intrigue, betrayal and friendship, stars Owen Whitelaw, Michael Nardone and David Hayman.

Duration: two hours approx.

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Title: Hawkwood

Author: Jack Ludlow

Narrator: Peter Noble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-17

Publisher: Soundings

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The Hundred Years War is over and newly-knighted Sir John Hawkwood is headed for France to make his fortune as a freebooter. Violence and extortion are rife, and the freebooters will stop at nothing to capture the Papal City of Avignon.

This is only the beginning. Italy beckons, and with it, yet more battles against rival mercenaries, powerful cities and the Papal State.

Members Reviews:

Another amazing story from jack ludlow!

Buy the book- you won't regret it! I love his writing style and eagerly await more books

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Title: The Murder in Weeping Lane

Author: Pat Herbert

Narrator: Karl R. Hart

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-16

Publisher: New Publications

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Once again, we are in the cozy, but slightly scary, world of private eye Barney Carmichael. It is 1959 and into his life comes a new client, Brian Amory, who claims he is being followed wherever he goes.

Meanwhile, in a quiet leafy street in a north London suburb, a woman is done to death in her own hallway and the police are baffled.

Barney becomes unofficially involved in the case when Amory's wife finds the murder weapon in her wardrobe and another client brings him an incriminating letter.

One cold December night, our intrepid hero unwittingly walks into danger when he finally unmasks the murderer.

This is the second in the Barney Carmichael Murder Mystery series from the writer of the Bernard Paltoquet Supernatural Murder Mysteries.

Members Reviews:

Gripping murder mystery set in London, England

Barney Carmichael is an unconventional private detective who similarly takes on strange cases.

In this case, his client claims he is being trailed. A woman is murdered in her home, but the police have no leads.

When the murder weapon shows up in his client's house, and an accusatory letter arrives, the case thickens.

The story keeps you guessing throughout - sort of like an Agatha Christie novel.#

Recommended reading when travelling or on holiday.

good detective novel

UK-based murder mystery - great characters (especially P.I. Carmichael) and engaging dialogue. I couldn't figure out who the murderer was, which is always a good sign in a whodunnit.

Really enjoyed this novel

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Title: The Secret Life of Anna Blanc

Author: Jennifer Kincheloe

Narrator: Moira Quirk

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-14-16

Publisher: Jennifer R Kincheloe, Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 34 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

It's 1907 Los Angeles. Mischievous socialite Anna Blanc is the kind of young woman who devours purloined crime novels, but must disguise them behind covers of more domestically-appropriate reading. She could match wits with Sherlock Holmes, but in her world women are not allowed to hunt criminals. Determined to break free of the era's rigid social roles, Anna buys off the chaperone assigned by her domineering father and, using an alias, takes a job as a police matron with the Los Angeles Police Department. There she discovers a string of brothel murders, which the cops are unwilling to investigate. Seizing her one chance to solve a crime, she takes on the investigation herself. If the police find out, she'll get fired; if her father finds out, he'll disown her; and if her fiancé finds out, he'll cancel the wedding. Midway into her investigation, the police chief's son, Joe Singer, learns her true identity, and shortly thereafter she learns about blackmail. Anna must choose - either hunt the villain and risk losing her father, fiancé, and wealth, or abandon her dream and leave the killer on the loose.

Members Reviews:

Wonderfully Researched and Delightfully Told

4.75 AudiobookThe Secret Life of Anna Blanc was such an unexpected surprise! It started out good, became better as it went along, delivered a punch, and ended with a sizzle. I dont think a mystery novel has ever made me laugh this much. Marvelously cheeky and delightfully inappropriate, The Secret Life of Anna Blanc exceeded my expectations and was anything but predictable.

Firstly, Anna Blanc rates 10/10 on the memorable character scale (something I just made up). My feelings for her ran the gamut during this audiobook, frequently swinging from chapter to chapter. She would go from annoying to amusing in a matter of seconds, but I never tired of her antics. Anna was a truly multifaceted character and an avant garde female protagonist, especially considering the ridiculously prudish ways of the early 1900s.

Kincheloe, a research scientist, definitely did her homework regarding the historical setting. Certain historically contextual details were so outrageous and unfathomable, that I knew they had to be fact. It took me a little while to acclimate to the uses of some specific terms and phrases, especially one like making love, which has come to mean something very different today. From what I could discern, it used to mean merely whispering sweet nothings. Oh, how times have changed.

Jennifer Kincheloe also won me over with her descriptive imagery. In example, saying a slap stung like sandpaper on a sunburn. Her writing easily painted pictures in my mind, though not always positive ones. At times, I sheepishly wished her descriptions hadnt been quite so vivid, particularly the graphic postmortem descriptions. However, I cannot deny the effectiveness of their impact on the story. Kincheloe proved that writing does not have to be complex or superfluous to be beautiful. There was something mesmerizing about the directness of her prose. It made the story incredibly easy-to-follow and enjoy.

Ive dubbed Kincheloe Queen of the fake-out for her ability to pull a bait-and-switch. I thought I knew where this mystery was going and I was fine with it. There was a trail of breadcrumbs leading in one direction, so followed it.

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Title: A Christmas Message

Author: Anne Perry

Narrator: Jenny Sterlin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-16

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

As suspenseful as it is heartwarming, set in Jerusalem, the latest Christmas novel from New York Times best-selling author Anne Perry is the perfect holiday treat.

When Victor Narraway, Thomas Pitt's close friend and former boss, and his new wife, Lady Vespasia, travel to Jerusalem for a Christmas holiday, Vespasia cannot shake the feeling that they are being watched. Then, an old man leaves a mysterious envelope for Narraway - and is murdered soon after. But it is only when the couple is ambushed the following morning that they realize they are in grave danger. Armed only with the instructions from the message in the envelope, they immediately set out on a journey through the Holy Land while their unknown enemy pursues them all the while.

Members Reviews:

Religious fantasy, not the usual historical fiction

I wish I hadn't wasted a credit on this. The characters include an angel, a dark angel (Satan?), a boy named Yeshua. Vespasian and Narramore spend most of their time philosophizing inside their heads. I just kept waiting for it to be over and wishing I hadn't wasted the credit.

Stick to the drawing room

I like a good who-dun-it as much as the next person, but this book is not it. Its incredibly distracting, because the character responses are not realistic and there are quite a few slow spots.

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Title: A Most Novel Revenge

Subtitle: A Mystery

Author: Ashley Weaver

Narrator: Alison Larkin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-16

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 46 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Amory and Milo plan to quietly winter in Italy. But Amory receives an urgent summons to the English countryside. There, Amory and Milo are surprised to discover a group of guests have been invited, led by socialite Isobel Van Allen. Isobel has returned to England after years of social exile to write a sequel to her scandalous first book. Her second incriminating volume, she warns the house's occupants - all of whom were present when one of their companions was killed years ago - will tell everything that really happened that fateful night. But some bones are meant to stay buried, and when a desperate person turns to murder, it's up to Amory and Milo to sort through a web of lies to uncover the truth.

Members Reviews:

Revenge

This is the third Ashley Weaver book I've read. All are enjoyable and I like the characters.

I can recommend all three of her books.

Don't bother

What disappointed you about A Most Novel Revenge?

The narrator. Very, very similar voices for each character.

What was most disappointing about Ashley Weavers story?

A rehash of the first book with a few twists. Author should start afresh with a new story line.

What didnt you like about Alison Larkins performance?

Distinguishing voice characterizations pretty much non-existent.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Get it over with.

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Title: Smoke and Mirrors

Subtitle: The Stephens and Mephisto, Book 2

Author: Elly Griffiths

Narrator: James Langton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-16

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In the sequel to Zig Zag Girl, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer after two children are murdered in a tragic tableau of a very grim fairy tale.

It's Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about a local production of Aladdin, starring the marvelous Max Mephisto. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. He's investigating the murder of two children, Annie and Mark, who were strangled to death in the woods, abandoned alongside a trail of candy - a horrifying scene eerily reminiscent of Hansel and Gretel. Edgar has plenty of leads to investigate. Annie, a surprisingly dark child, used to write gruesome plays based on the Grimms' fairy tales. Does the key to the case lie in her unfinished final script? Or does the macabre staging of Annie and Mark's deaths point to the theater and the capricious cast of characters performing in Aladdin? Once again, Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy world of the theater. But is this all just classic misdirection?

Members Reviews:

Another good plot from Elly Griffiths

A good sequel in the Magic Men series. Familiar characters are welcome as they pursue another murderer. Another good plot from Elly Griffiths. Probably a good idea to read book one first for a better understanding of the characters.

Take a bow elly griffiths. This book is a hit!

Max and Edgar - what a pair. I love max- handsome exotic mysterious max. The total opposite of Edgar, stoic serious conscientious. But somehow are better together.

Entertaining!

The Magic Men is a very enjoyable series. Always an interesting mystery, great characters, friendship, and humor. A good read anytime.

Don't miss this series

Love these characters and the era they are set in

Another great book in the Magic Men series

Another great book in the Magic Men series, written at a fast pace with many trails to follow that keep you guessing to the end.

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Title: Clouds in My Coffee

Subtitle: The Country Club Murders, Book 3

Author: Julie Mulhern

Narrator: Callie Beaulieu

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 41 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

When Ellison Russell is nearly killed at a benefactors' party, she brushes the incident aside as an unhappy accident. But when her house is fire-bombed, she's shot at, and the person sitting next to her at a gala is poisoned, she must face facts. Someone wants her dead. But why? And can Ellison find the killer before he strikes again?

Add in an estranged sister, a visiting aunt with a shocking secret, and a handsome detective staying in her guesthouse, and Ellison might need more than cream in her coffee.

Members Reviews:

Loved It

This is a wonderfully entertaining series. Each book is well developed with believable stories and characters. I can't wait to read the next book.

Great s eries

Wonderful series that gets better and better. Very well written, occasionally funny, and leaves you ready for the next book.

Clouds in My Coffee

This is the third book in the series. I have read each one and really enjoyed each one. They seem to get better and better as a mystery, and a good story with some good laughs.

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Title: Cloud and Wallfish

Author: Anne Nesbet

Narrator: Will Ropp

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-16

Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Slip behind the Iron Curtain into a world of smoke, secrets, and lies in this stunning novel where someone is always listening and nothing is as it seems.

Noah Keller has a pretty normal life, until one wild afternoon when his parents pick him up from school and head straight for the airport, telling him on the ride that his name isn't really Noah and he didn't really just turn eleven in March. And he can't even ask them why - not because of his Astonishing Stutter, but because asking questions is against the newly instated rules. (Rule Number Two: Don't talk about serious things indoors, because Rule Number One: They will always be listening). As Noah - now "Jonah Brown" - and his parents head behind the Iron Curtain into East Berlin, the rules and secrets begin to pile up so quickly that he can hardly keep track of the questions bubbling up inside him: Who, exactly, is listening - and why? When did his mother become fluent in so many languages? And what really happened to the parents of his only friend, Cloud-Claudia, the lonely girl who lives downstairs? In an intricately plotted novel full of espionage and intrigue, friendship and family, Anne Nesbet cracks history wide open and gets right to the heart of what it feels like to be an outsider in a world that's impossible to understand.

Members Reviews:

Good Road Trip Book For The Whole Family

Would you consider the audio edition of Cloud and Wallfish to be better than the print version?

It's a good audio version with the added benefit of having the German bits read to you.

Any additional comments?

I loved this book! I actually visited Berlin (both West and East) a few months before the wall fell and thought the story really captured the unique Cold War situation and the energy in those last months. Nesbet does an excellent job highlighting the strangeness of the Cold War with a story involving two 10-year-olds that is both believable and yet tense. This is one of those stories that would make a good family road trip book because the story will interest all ages.

Excellent Family book

Listened to this book with my 9 and 10 year olds who loved it. Great family book with an captivating story interwoven into the history of Eastern Europe. You can "taste" the history in this story which will open your kids eyes to the relevance of politics and government. Love this book. Starts a little slow. You can't stop listening after chapter 20.

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Title: The Second Death

Subtitle: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland

Author: Peter Tremayne

Narrator: Caroline Lennon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-13-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Ireland, AD 671. It is the beginning of the summer season and the Kingdom of Muman is preparing to celebrate the Great Fair of Cashel. It is an extravagant nine days of contests, food, and endless entertainment. Circumstances have led Fidelma and Eadulf far and wide across the kingdom, and they have been absent from the Great Fair for many years. But for once they haven't been called away from Cashel, and are eager to enjoy the festivities - that is, until the last wagon in a group traveling to the fair catches on fire. The driver dies, and it appears that the driver was a woman disguised as a boy, for reasons unknown. Eadulf, upon further inspection, finds an even more disconcerting discovery - a rotting corpse in back of the wagon. Now, with only a week left to the fair, it is up to Fidelma and Eadulf to solve the mystery in time.

Members Reviews:

Thank You Peter Tremayne!

I have read every one of the books in this series and love them all. When I finished the last one, I hoped that Peter Tremayne would write another, and was thrilled to find The Second Death on Audible. Thanks to the author and Caroline Lennon for a wonderful story and performance. I will always be a Sister Fidelma fan.