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Saving Sophie
- A Novel
- By: Ronald H. Balson
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
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Jack Sommers was just an ordinary accountant from Chicago - that is until his wife passed away, his young daughter was kidnapped, and he became the main suspect in an $88 million embezzlement case. Now Jack is on the run, hoping to avoid the feds long enough to rescue his daughter, Sophie, from her maternal grandfather, a suspected terrorist in Palestine.
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A fascinating mystery with an irritating victim
- By Chip Atkinson on 03-15-16
- Saving Sophie
- A Novel
- By: Ronald H. Balson
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
OK
Reviewed: 12-18-19
The narrators attempt at female voices really spoiled this book. The rest of the time it was fine.
The story was ok with bits of historical background of the Middle East providing an insight to the huge dilemma that is Israel and its neighbours.
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Out of the Dark
- Orphan X, Book 4
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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As a boy, Evan Smoak was taken from the orphanage he called home and inducted into a top secret Cold War programme. Trained as a lethal weapon, he and his fellow recruits were sent round the world to do the government's dirty work. But the programme was rotten to the core. And now the man responsible needs things to be nice and clean. All evidence must be destroyed. That includes Evan. To survive, Evan's going to have to take the fight to his nemesis. There's just one problem with that. Jonathan Bennett is President of the United States, and Evan isn't his only victim.
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A little disappointed
- By Carol on 02-25-19
- Out of the Dark
- Orphan X, Book 4
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Orphan X at his best.
Reviewed: 11-24-19
I really enjoy the Orphan X series. The last book was disappointing but back on track with this one. Narration is so important to the success of an audiobook and Scott Brick is amazing. Now waiting for the next in the series.
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Buried
- Department Q, Book 5
- By: Jussi Adler-Olsen, Martin Aitken
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Buried, the fifth installment of the Department Q series by Jussi Adler-Olsen, read by Steven Pacey. More than three years ago, a civil servant vanished after returning from a work trip to Africa. Though he is missing and presumed dead, the man's family still want answers. It is one of the many unsolved crimes left for Department Q, Denmark's cold-case unit headed up by Detective Carl Morck.
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Be Forewarned....
- By judith on 03-25-15
- Buried
- Department Q, Book 5
- By: Jussi Adler-Olsen, Martin Aitken
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
Good
Reviewed: 11-24-19
The Dept. Q books are consistently good and this is no exception. Narration is perfect.
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We Hope for Better Things
- By: Erin Bartels
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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Debut novelist Erin Bartels takes listeners on an emotional journey through time - from the volatile streets of 1960s Detroit to the Underground Railroad during the Civil War - to uncover the past, confront the seeds of hatred, and discover where love goes to hide.
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Hidden gem of a book!
- By Caroline Sandlin on 01-04-19
- We Hope for Better Things
- By: Erin Bartels
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
Fluffy
Reviewed: 09-05-19
Not a lot of substance to the story, even though it covered an interesting part of American history. It lacked depth in the characters and lost me totally about halfway through. The narration was good and held the book together.
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Hellbent
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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To some he was Orphan X. Others knew him as the Nowhere Man. But to veteran spymaster Jack Johns, he was a boy named Evan Smoak. Taken from an orphanage, Evan was raised inside a top secret programme designed to turn him into a deadly weapon. Jack became his instructor, mentor, teacher and guardian. Because for all the dangerous skills he instilled in his young charge, he also cared for Evan like a son. And now Jack needs Evan’s help....
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Amazing Installment To The Series
- By Lia on 03-23-18
- Hellbent
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
back on track
Reviewed: 02-11-19
The first book in this series had me hanging on every word but the second was disappointing. This one, the third in the series, was back on form and once again I couldn't put it down.
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Sworn to Silence
- A Thriller
- By: Linda Castillo
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
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In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But 16 years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish. Now, a wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police. She's certain she's come to terms with her past - until the first body is discovered in a snowy field.
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Surprised me!
- By karen on 09-07-12
- Sworn to Silence
- A Thriller
- By: Linda Castillo
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
This was a good read
Reviewed: 09-03-18
A perfection narration combined with an edge of seat story had me listening at every opportunity. An interesting look at the Amish and how they fit in with other communities. I’m looking forward to the series now.
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To Say Nothing of the Dog
- Or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
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In this Hugo-winner from Connie Willis, when too many jumps back to 1940 leave 21st century Oxford history student Ned Henry exhausted, a relaxing trip to Victorian England seems the perfect solution. But complexities like recalcitrant rowboats, missing cats, and love at first sight make Ned's holiday anything but restful - to say nothing of the way hideous pieces of Victorian art can jeopardize the entire course of history.
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A fun read
- By Sara on 07-23-08
- To Say Nothing of the Dog
- Or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
So disappointing.
Reviewed: 07-04-18
I have loved Connie Willis previous books - going back to the plague and the blitz, but this was one of the most tedious reads I’ve had in a while. So much ado about nothing!! All talk and no action!!
The narration was fine, just no story.
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News of the World
- A Novel
- By: Paulette Jiles
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.
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A Heart as Big as Texas
- By Mel on 10-17-16
- News of the World
- A Novel
- By: Paulette Jiles
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Disappointed
Reviewed: 12-05-17
I struggled to get through this book. The premise of the story was interesting enough but lacked depth and lacked character development. Several phrases were repeated throughout the story which was really annoying.
The narrator had a sing song voice that didn't appeal and didn't change from one situation to the next.
I recommend giving this one a miss.
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Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 6
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Belfast, 1988. A man is found dead, killed with a bolt from a crossbow in front of his house. This is no hunting accident. But uncovering who is responsible for the murder will take Detective Sean Duffy down his most dangerous road yet, a road that leads to a lonely clearing on a high bog where three masked gunmen will force Duffy to dig his own grave. Hunted by forces unknown, threatened by Internal Affairs, and with his relationship on the rocks, Duffy will need all his wits to get out of this investigation in one piece.
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In Love
- By David Shear on 03-10-17
- Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 6
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
Love this series
Reviewed: 07-13-17
Sean Duffy is such an interesting character in a very interesting situation and I could listen to Gerard Doyle all day!
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Orphan X
- Evan Smoak, Book 1
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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Evan Smoak is a man with skills, resources, and a personal mission to help those with nowhere else to turn. He’s also a man with a dangerous past. Chosen as a child, he was raised and trained as an Orphan, an off-the-books black box program designed to create the perfect deniable intelligence asset: An assassin. Evan was Orphan X - until he broke with the program and used everything he learned to disappear. But now someone is on his tail.
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An Excellent Distraction
- By A. Musser on 06-03-16
- Orphan X
- Evan Smoak, Book 1
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Good listen
Reviewed: 07-13-17
I really enjoyed Orphan X. I enjoyed the contrast between Evan's ordinary life at home, even though home was a fortress, and the action-packed battle to stay alive. We got a good insight into his character, his past and his hopes for the future. Evan is a true hero and I look forward to more in the series.
Scoot Brick was perfect as usual.
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