Kathleen Byrne

Stupidity was over the top.

Revisado: 03-17-23

Let me say up front I usually enjoy this series. Like most most fictional mysteries there are mistakes and inconsistencies you have to overlook but I expect that. This story had an over the top level of stupidity for supposedly professional agents in taking the pictures and videos at face value without investigating and looking at a number of obvious alternatives, or checking timelines. It is so irritating it is making it hard to listen to.

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Not my week for narration

Revisado: 03-09-23

The story seems well done but I’m struggling to stay with it. The narration sounds like it was generated by a voice synthesizer.

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Couldn’t finish

Revisado: 03-09-23

Biggest complaint? If I heard the phrase “ last eligible billionaire “ one more time I was going to hurl.

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A waste of talent

Revisado: 08-21-22

Well written but with no redeeming features. One scene was especially disgusting to anyone with an ounce of empathy. The "bad guy" wasn't that clever. I know law enforcement sometimes gits blinders and messes up, but these keystone cops were beyond idiots. There was nothing 'entertaining' in this story.

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The Same but More!

Revisado: 03-13-21

You will have seen and heard most of these stories in the series and his previous book, but there is much more detail and gut reaction here. I found it well worth the listen. I also appreciated his stronger stance in this book, that people in stress-filled and potentially emotionally damaging jobs, should seek help finding healthy ways of dealing with these issues.

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Read like real historic characters, not re-enacter

Revisado: 02-11-21

Sorry. The title wouldn’t let me add an “s”. A previous review didn’t like the detail the story went into, but it painted a very realistic picture of the Victorian period and conditions. Florence Nightingale was shown as an intelligent woman trying to work in or around the attitudes and restrictions of her era before she became a well-known figure. She herself isn’t perfect. She is impatient and not a “people person”. She knows this, but is unaware of the source of some of the timidity and kowtowing that irritate her being rooted in the precarious positions of some of the people who are living just a step or two away from disaster and starvation. Or, perhaps I should say, she knows it intellectually, but not really at a gut level. This is obviously due to her own privileged upbringing, The mystery is complex, but she spent as much time worrying over its effect on her plans and the hospital’s reputation as she did on solving the mystery. But she was the main person pushing to have it solved rather than sweeping it under the rug, as most of the other powerful people in the story did.

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This series just gets better

Revisado: 02-02-21

l really like the relationship between the characters in this series. The banter is amusing but the author knows how to transition between lighthearted and serious in a believable manner.
The narrator makes the characters distinct and easy to follow..
In this book of the series we are given an interesting and seemingly accurate rendition of the early stages of air flight research and manufacturing.

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LOVE Gordon Hampton’s recordings

Revisado: 05-20-20

Cape Cod National Seasore is the second Nature recording by Gordon Hampton. I have tried when going to sleep. It is half as long as Hoh Rainforest, only an hour, but it doesn’t matter because I haven’t stayed awake that long with either of these. So much more realistic than the apps. I am so grateful to Audible for offering these for free during the shutdown. If you are considering these recordings during a period when you have to purchase them,I am telling you that they are well worth it! But right now the recordings are free so jump on the opportunity.

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Authentic and Relaxing

Revisado: 05-20-20

All of the relaxation sound apps I've tried before I find slightly annoying because I can tell the pattern of their repeating. I actually find that irritating rather than relaxing. But this recording is the real deal. I doubt I've gotten more than an hour into it before falling asleep. I can't wait to try the rest of Gordon Hempton's recordings.

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Really Good way to learn Japanese.

Revisado: 07-01-19

Emphasizes learning to speak authenticity and organized to maximize getting the language into long term memory. No spelling or learning characters.you can work on that latter if you want.I don’t think that is useful for beginners. Very economical and you can take the lessons anywhere with you. Combine it with Anki, would be my suggestion.

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