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Title: Iron Cage

Author: Brian Freemantle

Narrator: Michael McConnohie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-12-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

The CIA closes in on an escaped Nazi hiding out in Panama

Rumors have circulated that, in the waning days of World War II, a KGB operative helped Lang and others escape the wrath of the Red Army in exchange for massive bribes. That operative is now the KGBs top man, and getting the dirt on him would mean destabilizing all of Russian intelligence. Hartmans task is not to arrest Lang, but to spook him and follow when he runs.

Critic Reviews:

Freemantle has no peer when it comes to writing espionage thrillers. (Booklist)

A master storyteller. (Publishers Weekly)

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Title: The Last Hard Man

Author: Brian Garfield

Narrator: Kristoffer Tabori

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-12-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

After breaking free from a chain gang, the prisoners seek refuge in the desert.

Zach Provo saw the dawn of the twentieth century from inside the walls of Yumas prison. After twenty-eight years on an Arizona chain gang, Provo seizes an opportunity to escape. He smashes one guards face with a rock, takes his shotgun, and blows the other guard away. Soon the twenty-eight men of the chain gang are on the loose. Provo sends most of them into the desert to hide, holding back the nine smartest fugitives. While the police hunt for the men who ran, his group waits for nightfall, hidden in the mud of a dry riverbed. At dark they sneak back into Yuma.Escape was only the first part of Zach Provos plan. Now comes time to deal with the man who sent him awayand the bloody vengeance of which he has dreamed for decades.

Members Reviews:

A rugged tale of vengeance in the rapidly evolving West.

I donât typically read western novels â films are my preferred medium for that particular genre â so Iâll admit up front that the only reason I picked up The Last Hard Men because of Brian Garfieldâs non-western works such as Death Wish and Hopscotch.

The Last Hard Men (which is actually a 1976 reissue of the 1971 novel Gundown) has two standard western themes running through it. On the surface, The Last Hard Men is a good old fashioned revenge story, as half-Indian convict Zach Provo breaking out of prison - accompanied by a rag-tag group of hardened desperadoes â with the sole intention of delivering bloody, prolonged vengeance to the man who killed his wife and imprisoned him for 37 years, the now ex-Sherrif Max Burgade.

The novelâs Lawmen versus Outlaws revenge story, however, plays out against the backdrop of the even larger conflict of the Old West vs. the New West. Burgade an aging retired lawman, and Provo, a decades-old escaped convict, both represent the âLast Hard Menâ of the title, rugged frontiersmen whose extensive knowledge of western terrain is quickly becoming irrelevant in the face of advancing technology. As in other westerns signifying the slow death of the Old West, knowledge of the rapidly diminishing way of life of the older frontiersmen proves to be an asset to Provoâs plans, which leaves the aging lawman Burgade as the only man truly capable of bringing Provo to justiceâ frontier style.

The Last Hard Men has everything one expects from a decent western, including a plethora of colorful characters and the occasional lesson on tracking or outdoor survival. Garfield is always a solid read, whether itâs western justice or inner-city vigilantism, and The Last Hard Men is no exception.

Hardy Western Fiction

Author Brian Garfield is best known for his brutal action thriller, "Death Wish," in which an average man goes gunning for revenge against the people who destroyed his family. But Garfield has also been a prolific Western writer as well. That's not all that surprising; turn the clock back a century or so, and "Death Wish" would have made a good Western. In fact, Garfield explored that same theme of revenge in "The Last Hard Men." a book that's as brutal in its own way as "Death Wish" was.

"The Last Hard Men" is the story of two men on opposite sides of the law who are obsessed with each other. Sam Burgade is a semi-retired lawman in 1914 Arizona, living with his widowed daughter.

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Title: Hollywood Gothic

Author: Thomas Gifford

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-12-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Convicted of murder, a screenwriter gets a chance to clear his name.

The police find Toby Challis clutching his bloodstained Oscar statuette, his wife dead at his feet. He claims innocence, but the jury doesnt buy it, believing that such a cinematic murder could spring only from the mind of one of Hollywoods finest screenwriters. Nearly driven mad by the time spent waiting for the verdict, Challis has no idea how he will survive more than a decade in the big house. Lucky for him, he wont have to find outyet.

To transport Challis to prison, the state provides only an old prop plane. A freak blizzard hits it hard, knocking it out of the sky and killing everyone on board but the convict. Challis escapes into the woods, to find the man who killed his wife and plan what every script needs: a Hollywood ending.

Members Reviews:

Holds up very well

Set in the coke and alcohol fueled world of last-century showbiz, Hollywood Gothic is a page-turner of a thriller. The anti-hero, Toby Challis is on his way to prison after being found guilty of bashing his unfaithful wife's head in with his screen-writing Oscar. Through a series of fortuitous accidents, he's free and on the lam, and sets out to find out who really killed Goldie.

Toby is the least likeable character in the book, but since he's always treated people decently, even generously, he has allies in his search. These allies range from the car park guy at the Beverly Hills Hotel, who loans him a vintage Mustang, to a beautiful and mysterious woman who alters his appearance, to powerful studio heads who offer him a new life in Europe.. Our Toby, though, is relentless in his search for the truth. His memories are untrustworthy, his friends both better and worse than he thought, and he's forced to grow up. The self-centered boozing, womanizing cynic who interprets everything in terms of a movie shoot of the first chapter evolves into a sadder, wiser, clear eyed and self-aware human being by the last. It's quite a ride. Set during mudslide season on the Pacific Coast, there's a backdrop of torrential rains and mansions sliding down hillsides into the sea. Gifford's description of the destruction of an entire neighborhood is vivid and echoes the fate of the carefully built structures of lies Toby faces.

If some of the action is over the top, and some of the characters less than believable, it's OK. This is escapist fiction, though extremely well-written. The plot's dated elements, pay phones and map reading, are rendered unimportant by the force and skill of the writing. Gifford is as noir a writer as Chandler or Hammett and almost as good.

Gifford's most cinematic book

Thomas Gifford (1937-2000) was my favorite author and Hollywood Gothic was one of his best. Though he claimed I was wrong, I always believed he wrote it as darkly as he did because Hollywood had done such a botch job on "Dirty Tricks," the horrible movie cobbled from his excellent novel, "The Glendower Legacy." If he truly did not indulge in a revenge novel, this one comes close enough.

Hollywood Gothic is tiresome to read

The main character is a selfish, self-centered egotist with no redeeming qualities. I stopped reading when he encounters some mentally challenged children as the story seem trite.

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Title: Shop Talk

Author: Carolyn Haines

Narrator: Claire Christie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Shop Talk is a madcap adventure that explores sibling rivalry, romantic love, the passion of a group of desperate writers, the dark designs of the CIA, alien DNA, beefalos, Nazis, and spontaneous combustion - all in the coastal town of Biloxi, Mississippi.

When Lucille Hare, wannabe romance writer, joins up with Mona d'la Quirt, Dallas Dior, Jazz Dixon, Andromeda Ripley, and the cheesecake queen, Coco Frappe', all members of Writers of Mississippi Books (WOMB), she finds women who have big dreams and a game plan for survival.

But Lucille must convince her brother and sister-in-law, Bo and Iris Hare, to let her follow her dreams - which may include a relationship with the strange and vivid Driskell LaMont, the night repairman at Bo's television shop.

In the meantime, the evil Marvin Lovelace, former CIA operative, is after Lucille. He needs a plug of DNA for his own black plans involving blackmailing the United States Government.

While the members of WOMB plot their novels (including excerpts of the unforgettable Forbidden Words, Lucille's novel featuring cowboy/poet Slade Rivers) and Bo and Iris ''get frisky'' while acting out old television shows, Marvin moves ever closer to his goal - a plug of Hare.

Members Reviews:

ROLL ON THE FLOOR FUNNY!

I've read this book twice in its first release and am now thrilled to have it on my Kindle. Carolyn Haines (writting as Lizzie Hart) is an incredible story teller; she is witty, charming, funny and blessedly talented. This all comes through in SHOP TALK. The characters are based on the author herself and her family and friends, the setting is her brothers television repair shop in Biloxi, MS. (pre Katrina). They include the (bad) novice writer, her writting support group of zany characters and the writers long suffering, role playing (think Mandingo. Nuf said!) brother and sister-in-law. The story is tender, funny and absolutely madcap. Read it on a bad day, a good day, an average day. Read it any time and any day for laugh out loud fun. Oh, and don't miss the Western poetry featuring Harry Water Otter! That alone is worth the price of admission!

long book

And not all that good. Weird story line, strange characters and a ho hum finish. If you like that sort of thing.

Shop Talk

This book is a bit hard to follow at first and it is strange. I read the whole book because I wanted to see how it would come together. The last 1/3 of the book was probably the best part. I love this author, I read her Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series and loved those books. I wanted to read something else that she wrote and I don't think this was the best choice.

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Title: The Blood of Crows

Subtitle: Anderson and Costello, Book 4

Author: Caro Ramsay

Narrator: James MacPherson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-27-12

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

DI Colin Anderson is having a bad week. His conviction of paedophile Skelpie Fairbairn is declared unsafe, putting Fairbairn back on Glasgow's streets. Then a succession of strange crimes - a gangster torched alive; a teenage boy tortured then dropped off a bridge; a police suicide; a young girl tied to the river bank and left for the tide leave Anderson with his hands full and questioning whether this array of evils are all, somehow, linked.

Members Reviews:

Gruesome - unfortunately.

This book is gruesome, not only because of what happens in the story, but also because it's a comment on the world we now live in.

I can't say it was enjoyable - it was gripping though.

I wouldn't recommend it to the fainthearted, but it isn't a horror book in the classic sense.

A new way to kill people

I stumbled across this writer by reading an amazon review. I don't know why more fuss has not been made about her books. This is the latest in her series of books and I downloaded all 3 available on Audible. What a pity the first in the series is not available.

A worthwhile addition to Tartan Noir

not as I expected

struggled to finsh it seemed to dart from one place to another

naration was good.

fantastic

another fantastic and exciting book by caco ramsay. the author does not leave any details missing. plenty of twists and turns read amazing by james mcpherson

Smoke and mirrors

The story moves from action to action and is gripping from beginning to end. The violence is gory and graphic but seems to be in keeping with the story; it is not gratuitous as it makes the motivation of Anderson and his team understandable. By using time markers instead of chapters it underlines how much happen in just 24 hours!

The Scotland of this story is well described with lochs, glens and midges; a nice touch and a good backdrop that contrasts with the urban landscape of Glasgow.

The narrator, James MacPherson, is excellent, giving the characters their personality through their speech. A very enjoyable narrative and detective story which questions right and wrong, asking questions about justice so all in all a satisfactory tale.

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Title: Murder on Aconcagua

Subtitle: A Summit Murder Mystery, Book 5

Author: Charles G. Irion, Ronald J. Watkins

Narrator: Greg Lutz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-14-12

Publisher: Irion Books LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Hero Scott Devlon is once again sent by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency on another climbing expedition. This time the mountain is Aconcagua, the highest in South America. His mission is to confirm a report that three Inca golden idols have been discovered and are headed to Venezuelan strongman, Hugo Chavez. Legend says he who possesses them is invincible. Scott's assignment is to prevent that from taking place, but he quickly learns that there are those who will stop at nothing, including murder, to get their hands on the idols.

Join Scott Devlon as he battles not only the brutal elements of the Aconcagua summit, but the determined greed of a murderer in Murder on Aconcagua. The Summit Murder Mystery Series explores murders set on each of the world's seven continental summits, and includes climbing drama, mystery, murder, and intrigue.

Critic Reviews:

"Murder on Aconcagua kept me on the edge of my seat, but that is something I have come to expect from the dynamic duo that is Irion & Watkins! Once again the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency sends hero Scott Devlon on another mission. This time Devlon is sent to see if three Incan Idols have been discovered as rumor dictates. Aside from the mountain's elements, it isn't long before the reader realizes that greed is a huge factor here, and Devlon will be lucky to come off the mountain alive! The best book in the series to date, the cliffhanger at the end of this one is insane and left me cursing the authors because I want more now!!!" (LateBloomerOnline.com)

Members Reviews:

Another winner in a winning series

What made the experience of listening to Murder on Aconcagua the most enjoyable?

I love how the narrator changes his voice for each character. He is very talented and it made the book more enjoyable to listen to

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

Definitely! The book was action packed like always, but this time the authors ended the book with one heck of a cliffhanger. The end is so fast paced my head was spinning with keeping up with what was going on. I loved it!

What does Greg Lutz bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Greg Lutz changes his voice for each character and it adds so much to the story!

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

Yes, and I wish I could have. I had to listen to it in pieces but I didn't want to turn it off when I had to!

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Title: The Osterman Weekend

Author: Robert Ludlum

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-13-12

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

In a secret room in Washington DC John Tanner is asked to stake his life - and his wife and children - on a gamble whose goals and risks no one will fully reveal to him.

In a small suburban town, where only the nicest people live, friends, neighbours, everyone and anyone could be part of a monstrous conspiracy of international evil.

The machinery has already been set in motion. And at stake is the very existence of America - and the future of the entire free world...Read by Stephen Hoye. Stephen Hoye has worked as a professional actor in London and Los Angeles for over 30 years. Trained at Boston University and The Guildhall in London, he has done six feature films, several television series, both drama and comedy, and appeared in London's West End on five occasions.

Members Reviews:

hard work , but worth it

Could you see The Osterman Weekend being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

was made in into an awful movie

Any additional comments?

very complicated story . But it is worth reading.

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Title: The Governess

Author: H. R. F. Keating

Narrator: Sheila Mitchell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-06-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

When Harriet Unwin takes the position of governess in the well-to-do Thackerton household, it would seem that fortune has smiled on her at last. That is until William Thackerton is found stabbed and Harriet is accused of murder.... In a desperate attempt to prove her innocence, she embarks on a daring scheme to save herself from the gallows. In doing so she uncovers the dark secrets which the family is trying to hide behind a veneer of Victorian respectability.

Members Reviews:

It was OK.

I listened to it all the way through which is saying something for me because if I don't like a book I will not force myself to listen to it just because I purchased it. Life is too short for something I'm suppose to be doing for pleasure. I believe this was the first in a series and I think the stories might get better so I may try another one. Just an intuition I have. The narrator did well.

Worth It!

This was a risk , taken on the basis of how much I enjoy the Inspector Ghote books. It paid off. The story keeps you on your toes right to the end and is extremely well read. I do seem to enjoy period pieces, whether drama or who dunnits and this did not disappoint.

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Title: In His Sights

Author: Tina Beckett

Narrator: Gayle Hendrix

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-12

Publisher: Carina Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

During a hostile situation at the American embassy in Angola, Special Forces officer Cole Scalini is ordered to take out a suicide bomber and rescue a hostage. Simple enough for a sniper with his training, until he realizes that the woman in danger is neither a random nor a typical victim. She's pregnant.

Callie Nascimento is carrying her sister's baby as a surrogate when she discovers her sister was killed under suspicious circumstances. Now Callie's become a target. Her only hope for survival is a rebel of another kind, a handsome loner of a military man who's risking his life to save her.

As Cole strives to keep Callie safe, fighting the terrain and terrorist attacks, his respect for her grows. She's strong, capable and sexy as hell. But before he can explore if their attraction is something deeper, he has to get her safely back on U.S. soil. Because the enemy is much closer to home than they realize.

Members Reviews:

Horrible, horrible narrator..

Any additional comments?

This appears to be a good book and I'm going to finish it by just reading it. Here's how it goes: The hero and heroine are trying to get out of Angola. He saves her from a bomber. They hurry up to the roof, repel down. Find his partner Moss and all the time they are doing all this they are YELLING at each other. Not the H/h or Moss but the narrator. If you're in the middle of a war zone and are trying to get away the chances of you YELLING are slim-to-none but I guess that's the only way she can make the men sound a little manly, I don't know. All I know is that she's ruining the audio version of the book. Anyway, I gave this book 3 stars for the time I tried to listen because I didn't want to be unfair to the author. By Saturday you should be able to see my review on Amazon for the book's final posting. This happens too often. You buy a book and listen to the sample, hardly ever getting to hear the narrator do the man's voice, then when you do it makes you cringe. I'm going to assume the author has no final say in the narrator because this kind of thing happens too often. And reviews like this one will keep a lot of other buyers at a distance.

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Title: Velocity

Author: Steve Worland

Narrator: Sean Mangan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-12

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

It's the ultimate test of courage.

The Man: an astronaut who has lost his mojo

The Mission: to seek and destroy a hijacked space shuttle

The Cargo: enough weapons grade Uranium-235 to irradiate Manhattan

The stakes: the woman he loves and the fate of a city

From NASA's Cape Canaveral to the Central Australian desert, Steve Worland's debut thriller sets a heart-stopping pace. A cast of brilliant characters combined with explosive action make this a genuine blockbuster.

Members Reviews:

Don't wast our money

What disappointed you about Velocity?

I don't think a fifth grader would have found the plot interesting. Couldn't get past the first 15 minutes

Has Velocity turned you off from other books in this genre?

no

What three words best describe Sean Mangans voice?

no comment

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

disappointment

Fantastic

Great audio book loved every minute. looking forward to listen to the next in the series.

Fantastic read

Didn't think at first I was going to enjoy this but the more I listened the better it became so if you start it finish it is very good