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Title: The Gingerbread Girl

Author: Stephen King

Narrator: Mare Winningham

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-04-10

Publisher: Hodder Headline Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

In the emotional aftermath of her baby's sudden death, Em starts running. Soon she runs from her husband, to the airport, down to the Florida Gulf, and out to the loneliest stretch of Vermillion Key, where her father has offered the use of a conch shack he has kept there for years.

Em keeps up her running - barefoot on the beach, sneakers on the road - and sees virtually no one. This is doing her all kinds of good, until one day, she makes the mistake of looking into the driveway of a man named Pickering.

Pickering also enjoys the privacy of Vermillion Key, but the young women he brings there suffer the consequences. Will Em be next?

Members Reviews:

Another fantastic Stephen King short story.

Well the Gingerbread Girl is another fantastic and riveting short story from Stephen King. I was held spellbound from start to finish. Very good indeed and I hope they keep coming.

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Title: Cobra Gold

Author: Damien Lewis

Narrator: Sean Barrett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-22-10

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

1976, war-torn Beirut. Under the cover of a massive firefight, an unknown band of armed men blast their way into the Imperial Bank of Beirut. Over the next 48 hours they load up three trucks with gold bullion, and the raiders and the loot disappear forever.

Together, they decided to prove the Major wrong and rob the bank anyway, as a freelance operation. But whilst the heist went like clockwork, that was just the start of things going badly wrong for Kilbride and his men. Eventually, they are forced to hide the loot and make their getaway.

Thirty years later, Kilbride and his team are planning their return. The only problem is that a powerful and ruthless enemy is hell bent on finding the gold before them. Kilbride dreams up a cunning and audacious decoy mission to lead them away from the loot - and so begins a race against time to get to the gold before the deadly Black Assassins group can catch up with them.

Members Reviews:

Great story - very enjoyable listen

Definitely one of the nicer books if you are looking for a adventure/heist plot with some twists. It's all there: action, thrill, romance and exotic venues. On top the very nice narration of Sean Barrett. In my opinion a 5-star-listen on all accounts. More of that, please!

excellent

excellent book I would listen to this book time and time again 5* would recommend to anybody.

"great story"

Terrific story, as with all of Damian Lewis books. This is a great story it's a shame it's not longer. Read well an very easy to listen to really enjoyable..

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Title: Witchy Woman

Subtitle: Bubba Mabry, Book 3

Author: Steve Brewer

Narrator: Gene Engene

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Bubba thinks his gravy train has finally come in when he's hired by the Ogletroops, to spirit daughter Margaret out of a new age compound called WOMB. It's hard to investigate a women-only commune when you're a man. But then nothing comes easy for "soft-boiled" private eye Bubba Mabry. When murder strikes at WOMB, Bubba is elevated from simple trespasser to number one suspect. But Bubba has suspects of his own. Could the murderer be Luna, the earthy witch who controls WOMB? Or could it be the stranger in the rattling truck who tried to run Bubba down?

Members Reviews:

Witchy Woman

This is my third book in this series. It is a bit better than the other two. Bubba is still the poor, struggling PI. In this one, he is paired up with a religious man who is an expert at "deprogramming" people who have been brainwashed by cults. They are trying to rescue a young woman from an all woman cult. When someone tries to kill Bubba, he is determined to find them before they make another attempt. Things don't work out quite the way they planned.

Train trip savior

Excellent book, surprisingly not sexist. I picked this book up to read on a long train ride and finished it more quickly then I expected.now I'm looking to download another one of Bubba's mystery at the next station.

One Star

Boring

Editing Issues

I just finished the book and found it quite entertaining. I figured out who the killer was early in the book but that didn't bother me. I don't see reading a book as a contest between me and the author. It's too easy for the author to cheat, anyway.

The real downside was the editing. Every page on my Kindle had words hyphenated that shouldn't have been. The worst was when Bubba described a greasy spoon cafe and then said it was clearly for lo-cals. I stumbled as I tried to figure out why a greasy spoon would be for lo-cals. Then I realized it was locals and not lo-cals.

So, what would have been simply an enjoyable read became a pain.

Bubba Mabry tracks a missing heiress

Bubba Mabry is a down-on-his-luck PI who uses a cheap motel for his office. Felicia, his significant other, is a feisty reporter for an Albuquerque newspaper owned by Mrs. Ogletroop, a delicate, reclusive woman dubbed "The Goddess" by Felicia.

Paths cross when The Goddess hires Bubba to spirit her granddaughter Margaret away from a feminist cult known as WOMB (Women Overcoming the Masculine Burden). The cult is tucked away in the wilds of Taos. Bubba's partner will be Reasons, a fussy guy who's a cult deprogrammer. Bubba's a loner but takes on a partner because of the retainer -- $1,000 cash from The Goddess.

Bubba and Reasons are captured by two cultists before they know what hit them and the local sheriff has no sympathy for trespassers. Despite the sheriff's warning, they try again, this time hoping to approach WOMB through an adjacent farm owned by Jeronimo Valdez, who claims the cult has mutilated his cows.

Valdez is agreeable, even telling them about a trail that will lead them to WOMB without being seen. Bubba and Reasons follow his instructions and come upon a group of naked women splashing in a pool. Their prey, the beautiful blonde Margaret Ogletroop, is engaged in a sexual tryst with Luna, the leader of the group. Stunned, Bubba and Reasons backtrack in a hurry.

Small warnings follow Bubba. Someone in a big truck tries to run him down.

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Title: High Disaster

Subtitle: The Penetrator Series, Book 22

Author: Chet Cunningham

Narrator: Kevin Foley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-31-09

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Oregon Revenge! Arlene Day, Capitol Sex Bonus Girl, has blown the whistle on Senator Harland H. Harrington of Oregon. She has told the world about her secretarial sex life while on the Washington payroll. As a result, the Senator is being forced to retire.

Suddenly, Oregon is under attack. Six hundred acres of land are burned to the ground. An entire lake is poisoned, killing all the fish and surrounding wildlife. A clue is left that the destruction of the dams will be the next and final blow. The same person is claiming credit for all the disasters. But who is he and why is he out to destroy the entire state? Will The Penetrator be able to stop the saboteur before the state of Oregon is wiped off the map?

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Title: Darwin's Nightmare

Author: Mike Knowles

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

His next job is deceptively simple - transporting a seemingly harmless bag whose contents are both secret and dangerously valuable. Soon Wilson discovers who the bag's real owners are and just how badly they want it back.

Critic Reviews:

"Fans of Richard Stark and Andrew Vacchs will immediately recognize [this author's] cold-blooded pragmatism and brass-knuckled approach to problem solving....The action is straight, hard and fast, and the characters are as sharply etched as this stuff gets." (Mystery Scene)

"The action is hard and raw and savage, and the characters are about as deliciously nasty as youd expect. But what sets this book apart is Knowles considerable storytelling muscle, as he deliberately strings out the narrative (and cranks up the tension) with well-placed flashbacks to his protagonists dysfunctional past." (January Magazine Best Books of 2008)

Members Reviews:

A Read that is Exciting

This story is homage to the tough guy. It takes you back to the old days when action is the word.

Riveting

Any additional comments?

It was gritty, the story was fast paced, a very ebjoyable read. Well worth the time.

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Title: Dogsbody Inc.

Subtitle: Zach Smith, Book 2

Author: L. L. Thrasher

Narrator: Ron Varela

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-27-09

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Zachariah Smith intends to find the person who shot him and Irene Sandhoff outside her office during a citizen's rally against Sandhoff. Was the bullet meant for Zach or Irene? Or, by luck, did the killer only have to use one bullet for two targets. Zach finds he must give the shooting his full attention when Phil Pauling, the chief of police for Mackie Woods, Oregon, is shot while in Zach's car, and an old friend is found dead in Zach's office. The original bullet must have been meant for Zachariah...Why else would his friends be wounded and dying all around him.

©1999 LL Thrasher; (P)2009 Books In Motion

Members Reviews:

1999 Spotted Owl Award Winner!

You know when a story starts out "I watched myself get shot three times." you have to dig in and find out, who, what, where, when and why. Once I started D.I. I had to finish it, because I knew if I didn't I wouldn't be able to sleep until I had all the answers.

During a public Pro-life/Abortion demonstration in Mackie Woods, Oregon, Zachariah and a woman are shot. The first question is, who was the one bullet that hit them both, meant for, Zachariah or the other victim? The second question is, rifle, rifle whose got the rifle? While in the hospital Zachariah receives a call from a father concerned about his run away son. Later the father refuses to hire him and tells him to let the police handle it. Why? That's what Zachariah wants to know and takes on the case for his own reasons. He also try's to track down a mysterious woman who called his office just before he was shot. Was she trying to warn him? After two other's have been shot and his twin sister starts sleeping with her gun, against her husbands wishes, Zachariah is desperate to solve this one!

I could not guess whodunit until the author was ready to tell me. That is a sign it was a good mystery... like Agatha Christie's Poirot, when he explains it all at the end and the others say "Of Course."

DOGSBODY, INC. was my first experience with L.L. Thrasher's series and a good one at that. She has carried off an intense story line, which is always moving with no boring or slow parts. Thrasher has a way of grabbing the reader's attention and keeping it there.

A series worth following!

Sensitive, well-written who-done-it

In Oregon, private Investigator Zachariah Smith watches the video of his being shot during an anti-abortion rally. The same bullet killed obstetrician Dr. Irene Sandhoff. While Zachariah recovers in the hospital, the Chief of Police questions him. The chief wonders whether Zack or Irene was the intended target.

The chief and Zack wonder why Irene, who rarely left the building during the protest seemed to be coming towards the P.I. The chief warns Zack to stay out of the investigation. However, feeling guilty that he might have caused the death of the obstetrician, Zack begins his own inquiries even if it means the killer has a second chance to complete the job.

The return of Zack is clearly something that fans of who-done-its will relish. As expected from the talented LL Thrasher, DOGSBODY, INC. is an entertaining novel that provides insight from different perspectives to a pressing social question, in this case abortion. Ms. Thrasher deftly

handles the sensitive issue, treating readers as intelligent individuals.

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Title: The Supergun Mission

Subtitle: The Penetrator Series, Book 21

Author: Chet Cunningham

Narrator: Kevin Foley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-06-09

Publisher: Books in Motion

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

But it wasn't until 25 Mexicans died in a mysterious tank truck fire that the Penetrator was called in. That's when this simple smuggling assignment turned into a national security threat.

Members Reviews:

Don't mess with the Penetrator!

"The Supergun Mission," by Lionel Derrick, is number 21 in "The Penetrator" series. The main character of this action-adventure novel is Mark Hardin, a Vietnam veteran known as "The Penetrator." The back cover describes Hardin as a "one-man strike force against corruption [. . .]. He is a warrior without uniform or rank, pledged to fight anyone-on either side of the law-who seeks to destroy the American way of life." The main action of the book is preceded by a prologue which offers further insights into the series' title character. He is a "combat soldier," a "highly skilled intelligence operative," and a "seasoned assassin" who is skilled in Native American martial arts and medicine ritual.

In this adventure the Penetrator investigates the deaths of 25 Mexican workers. This leads him into the sinister world of those who illegally smuggle workers across the U.S.-Mexican border. His investigation leads him further into a plot to create and sell a deadly new weapon-the "supergun" of the title. As the Penetrator does what he does best, the reader is treated to chase scenes, fights, amorous encounters, and gory death scenes.

Yes, the dialogue and narration are at times incredibly silly. I laughed out loud several times while reading the book. At times it seemed like a parody of an action-adventure novel. But overall "Supergun" is enjoyable light reading, just the right length at 147 pages. There are some genuinely exciting and entertaining passages, and at its best the prose style is remarkably effective. The resourceful Hardin is a character similar in some ways to James Bond-he's a lover and a fighter, although unlike Bond he answers to no government. Despite the Penetrator's brutality he's a surprisingly likeable character, and despite his formidable skills and arsenal he has a curiously down-to-earth quality. An advertisement for other books in the series notes that the Penetrator is "deadly," "unpredictable," and "dedicated." If that's you're type of hero, I recommend this novel.

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Title: Who Dares Wins

Author: Chris Ryan

Narrator: Jonathan Oliver

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-09

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Sam and Jacob Redman. Two brothers, SAS through and through. They fight alongside each other; they watch each other's backs. They are ruthlessly professional in the field of war, fiercely loyal wherever they are. But when Jacob is booted from the Regiment for a moment of madness, he disappears. Not even his family knows where he is, or even if he's still alive.

All that is about to change. On his return from a brutal mission in Afghanistan, Sam is ordered to conduct another dangerous operation into an inhospitable part of the world. He soon learns, though, that his unit are not being told everything by their government paymasters; and so he is forced to choose between his duty to the men around him and his loyalty to the brother that he loves.

Is Jacob part of a plan that threatens world peace? As the body count rises, only Sam can stop these events from reaching their terrifying conclusion.

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable but a bit slow in places

I did enjoy listening to Chris Ryan's who dares wins but felt it was a bit slow in places and a bit predictable like when Max asks Sam about Jacob. Anyway worth 4stars but maybe not 5

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Title: Sleep, Baby, Sleep

Author: Jessica Auerbach

Narrator: Jean Reed Bahle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-21-09

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

As hours turn into days, the chances of recovering the baby grow more remote. Sylvie comes to blame herself for her baby's disappearance and so do those around her - her overbearing mother, the police, the FBI, and eventually even the baby's father.

As damning circumstantial evidence mounts against her, Sylvie realizes she can no longer rely on others to help her get her baby back. She strikes out on her own, piecing together clues of a crime she must solve herself or lose her child forever.

Members Reviews:

a thriller like no other, no pauses, not a drop of blood

A young mother (too young?) leaves the building for a few minutes while her newborn daughter is asleep. When she returns, the child has vanished. What happened? The story recounts the physical and moral sufferings of the baby's mother as she deals with other people's reactions, from policemen to her companion (the baby's father), even her own mother, her colleagues, curious onlookers...I read this novel straight through, in English, while my husband did the same in French ("Le Berceau vide") - neither of us wanted to put it down, even for a moment. We were both impressed by the author's style, her knowledge of human nature, her inventiveness. Bravo, Jessica.

The best book I've read in a long time.

I absolutely loved this book! It had suspense and drama! After the first chapter I didn't want to put it down. The carefully thoughtout details made for a very realistic plot.

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Title: Dark Justice

Author: Jack Higgins

Narrator: Kerry Shale

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-21-09

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

When the president's right hand men foil a plan to assassinate him. Sean Dillon is called upon to trace the would-be killer's history. It appears the assassin is British with Muslim connections, and suddenly Dillon is on a trail that leads him to England, Russia and Iraq, where he prepares for the deadliest challenge of his life.

The Jack Higgins name is synonymous with action, pace and breath-taking suspense. He has sold over 250 Million copies of his novels and remains one of the world's best-selling writer's of thriller fiction.

Members Reviews:

Worth the wait

It had been a couple years since I read The Sean Dillon Series, however this one was not the best but it was a good read. Too many characters, and I sort of got lost for awhile, but if you are familiar with the main characters, you can find your way back.

There were more typos than previous books, but all in all it was a good read.

I love the main characters in this series and an waiting to see what Ferguson and his crew will to next!!

Dark Justice

I particularly like the Sean Dillon character. I started reading Jack Higgins years ago and then after a lapse in my reading habits, have started reading again. Dillon is quite the intriguing man...always up for a fight so to speak but underneath a big soft spot for those he really cares for.....he is smart, reliable, and in fact even honorable....his past activiites in the IRA surfaces from time to time in these fast paced stories. I've been a fan of jack Higggins' writings for quite a number of years and recommend them highly to those readers who enjoy intrigue.

40+ years of good reads.

I am a long time fan of Jack Higgins and Sean Dillon. Both my brother and I have read the entire Dillon series, and just about all his other books. 40+ years a fan. He is my hero as an author, and he is still going. The guy is 86 years old and still working and writing. I look forward to all his books and hope he can give us more. Thanks Jack.

Mini-Review: "Dark Justice" by Jack Higgins

I continue to plow through Jack Higgins titles at a fairly brisk pace. His novels of intrigue and espionage are like an open bag of potato chips; you just can't eat one! With "Dark Justice," Higgins addresses the post-9/11 world of anti-terrorism - both in the U.S. and in the U.K. In each nation, the response to heightened threats of terrorism has been to create a shadow counter-terrorism team - one reporting soley to the U.S.