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Bones on Ice
- Temperance Brennan, Book 17.5
- By: Kathy Reichs
- Narrated by: Katherine Borowitz
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 867
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 778
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 784
In Bones on Ice, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan gets wrapped up in the ultimate cold case: a death on Mount Everest. It is called the “death zone”: the point on Everest, nearly five miles high, above which a climber cannot be rescued. More than 250 souls have lost their lives there. Most of the bodies remain, abandoned, frozen in place. When an earthquake leads to a miraculous recovery, Dr. Temperance Brennan is hired to identify the frozen mummified human corpse.
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4 out of 5 stars
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INTO THIN AIR
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 05-01-16
- Bones on Ice
- Temperance Brennan, Book 17.5
- By: Kathy Reichs
- Narrated by: Katherine Borowitz
Kept my interest
Reviewed: 04-16-20
This was my first Kathy Reichs book. I loved the storyline, it never lagged. The narrator was excellent.
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White Fire
- By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
- Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,116
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,603
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,601
Special Agent Pendergast arrives at an exclusive Colorado ski resort to rescue his protégée, Corrie Swanson, from serious trouble with the law. His sudden appearance coincides with the first attack of a murderous arsonist who - with brutal precision - begins burning down multimillion-dollar mansions with the families locked inside. After springing Corrie from jail, Pendergast learns she made a discovery while examining the bones of several miners who were killed 150 years earlier by a rogue grizzly bear.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Grand Slam Tale of Terror
- By GH on 11-12-13
- White Fire
- By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
- Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois
Fantastic
Reviewed: 02-22-20
I was on the edge of my seat at many points in this book. Very exciting!
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The Girl Who Lived Twice
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- By: David Lagercrantz, George Goulding - translator
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,907
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,366
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,348
Mikael Blomkvist is trying to reach Lisbeth Salander—the fierce, unstoppable girl with the dragon tattoo. He needs her help unraveling the identity of a man who died with Blomkvist's phone number in his pocket—a man who does not exist in any official records and whose garbled last words hinted at knowledge that would be dangerous to important people. But Lisbeth has disappeared. She's sold her apartment in Stockholm. She's gone dark. She's told no one where she is. And no one is aware that at long last she's got her primal enemy, her twin sister, Camilla, squarely in her sights.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I’m sorry...No!
- By Arryn Allen on 08-29-19
- The Girl Who Lived Twice
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- By: David Lagercrantz, George Goulding - translator
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Boring
Reviewed: 10-02-19
We expect a storyline that at least centers around Lisbeth. She is barely in this book! If they worked together on cases it could be so interesting. I was over the sister thing in last book.
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The Dark Angel
- By: Elly Griffiths
- Narrated by: Jane McDowell
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 858
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 759
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 753
It’s not every day that you’re summoned to the Italian countryside on business, so when archaeologist Angelo Morelli asks for Ruth Galloway’s help identifying bones found in the tiny hilltop town of Fontana Liri, she jumps at the chance to go, bringing her daughter along with her for a working vacation. Upon arriving, she begins to hear murmurs of Fontana Liri’s strong resistance movement during World War II and senses the townspeople are dancing around a deeply buried secret. But how could that be connected to the ancient remains she’s been studying?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book.
- By Kindle Customer on 05-17-18
- The Dark Angel
- By: Elly Griffiths
- Narrated by: Jane McDowell
This author can't resolve her books!
Reviewed: 11-07-18
Tired of waiting for a resolution between main characters. Ridiculous! Not buying another book. I am bored.
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Laundry Man
- The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels, Book 4
- By: Jake Needham
- Narrated by: Fred Filbrich
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4 out of 5 stars 60
Once a high-flying international lawyer, a member of the innermost circles of government power, Jack Shepherd has abandoned the savage politics of Washington for the lethargic backwater of Bangkok, where he is now just an unremarkable professor at an unimportant university in an insignificant city. Or is he? A secretive Asian bank collapses under dubious circumstances and a former law partner Shepherd thought was dead reveals himself as the force behind the disgraced bank.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Teacher who Really was a Detective
- By Debbie De on 06-18-16
- Laundry Man
- The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels, Book 4
- By: Jake Needham
- Narrated by: Fred Filbrich
Exciting
Reviewed: 08-07-18
Jack Shepherd is always in the middle of mystery and intrigue. He is a very engaging character. You will listen to this great storyline to the end and will be purchasing the next audio in the series, which get better and better.
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Them Bones
- By: Carolyn Haines
- Narrated by: Kate Forbes
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 652
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 587
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Story4 out of 5 stars 580
Meet Sarah Booth Delaney...an unconventional Southern belle whose knack for uncovering the truth is about to make her the hottest detective in Zinnia, Mississippi...if it doesn't make her the deadest. No self-respecting lady would allow herself to end up in Sarah Booth's situation. Unwed, unemployed, and over 30, she's flat broke and about to lose the family plantation. Not to mention being haunted by the ghost of her great-great-grandmother's nanny, who never misses an opportunity to remind her of her sorry state.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Mistery, but...
- By Kindle Customer on 02-28-18
- Them Bones
- By: Carolyn Haines
- Narrated by: Kate Forbes
Good entertainment
Reviewed: 08-07-18
Enjoyed this story. I could listen to this narrator all day and night. Love the old ghost. Sounds like my old grandma. Will definitely buy the next book.
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Blind Run
- By: Patricia Lewin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 181
Ethan Decker is a specialized "Hunter" for the most secretive agency in the U.S. government, working deep undercover to track down and capture ruthless international mercenaries and fugitives. But when a daring mission takes a lethal turn, a renegade assassin kills Decker's son in retribution. Forced to leave his devastated, unsuspecting wife, Sydney, to save her from the madman's threats, Decker exiles himself in the New Mexican desert to live in a jail of his own guilt and grief.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A little uneven, but a good story
- By E.D. on 05-03-12
- Blind Run
- By: Patricia Lewin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
Terrific audio, Great story
Reviewed: 02-23-18
Did not want this to end. I love that this audio was almost ten hours long. The story moved at a fast pace, I was never bored and at the end I was looking for the sequel and shocked to find no follow up book.
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Showdown in Mudbug
- By: Jana DeLeon
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,569
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,415
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,414
Who killed Helena Henry? The shorter list may be who didn’t want her dead. Psychic Raissa Bordeaux thought she’d left her former life behind, hidden away in her eclectic shop in the French Quarter. But when a child is kidnapped and Helena Henry appears, Raissa risks her true identity by offering the police help with the case. New Orleans Detective Zach Blanchard doesn’t believe in psychic hooey and is certain Raissa didn’t get her facts about the case from a crystal ball.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous series!!!
- By K. April Holgate on 02-01-15
- Showdown in Mudbug
- By: Jana DeLeon
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
Love this series
Reviewed: 09-29-16
Great storyline. Finally know Helena's background. Mystery, twists and lots of laughter. The narrator is fabulous . I did not want this book to end and cried at end.
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The Ambassador's Wife
- The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels, Book 1
- By: Jake Needham
- Narrated by: Steve Marvel
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
The FBI says it’s terrorism, but the whispers on the street tell a different story. They say a serial killer is stalking American women in Asia. Singapore CID assigns the case to Inspector Samuel Tay. Tay is something of a reluctant policeman. He’s a little overweight, a little lonely, a little cranky, and he smokes way too much. Thinking back, he can’t even remember why he became a police detective in the first place. But maybe none of that really matters, because he’s very, very good at what he does.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not what I'd hoped for
- By Kathi on 06-29-14
- The Ambassador's Wife
- The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels, Book 1
- By: Jake Needham
- Narrated by: Steve Marvel
Process information, engage brain and detect
Reviewed: 07-31-14
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I have sent several emails to friends and family about all of Jake Needham's work. I tell them to read the books and listen at the same time.
What other book might you compare The Ambassador's Wife to and why?
I prefer to let a book stand on it's own merit. If it is too much like other books, then what's the point? I love original work and thought processes. Jake gives us an exotic location, with all its warts, and not only do we learn something, we get entertained as well.
Which character – as performed by Steve Marvel – was your favorite?
Inspector Samuel Tay seems a timid man, who smokes like a chimney, eats too much and can be very cantankerous but he goes through the facts of the case in a unique way. I adore this character as he cares about discovering every aspect of the crime committed. I want more Tay.
Any additional comments?
Don't be afraid to buy this book. I have read twice and also bought this audio. Enjoy the story. You can visualize the location, feel the heat and walk in Inspector Tay's shoes as he solves the case. BUY all his books and audios, you will not be sorry, THIS IS A CHARACTER WHO IS REAL, a police procedural, and what steps must be taken to actually solve a crime.
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The Umbrella Man
- The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels, Book 2
- By: Jake Needham
- Narrated by: Steve Marvel
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4 out of 5 stars 21
The first bomb cracked the Hilton like an egg. The second gutted the lobby of the Marriott. And the third peeled the front off of the Grand Hyatt. Three massive explosions, all at American hotels in the heart of the city, and all within a few horrifying seconds. Hundreds are dead and thousands are injured. Singapore is bleeding. Inspector Samuel Tay is a senior inspector in the Special Investigation Section of Singapore CID, but he is frozen out of the investigation from the beginning.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best and most original detective ever
- By Stephen on 06-20-15
- The Umbrella Man
- The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels, Book 2
- By: Jake Needham
- Narrated by: Steve Marvel
great great story
Reviewed: 07-31-14
If you could sum up The Umbrella Man: An Inspector Samuel Tay Novel in three words, what would they be?
Complex, fascinating, refreshing
Who was your favorite character and why?
Inspector Tay, with a few flaws, which makes his character so interesting. I can see him so clearly, addicted to cigarettes which most of us hate, always thinking, a very clever fellow, I found him fascinating and loved his approach to detection of crime. He seems shy but this is a man who adheres to respect, tradition, and honor. He does things his way and don't get in his face because he's going around you.
What does Steve Marvel bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I loved this narrator, he did an excellent job. He put a voice to a character that I love and gave him life.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
This is a thinking man's or women's book. You don't slide thru with nonstop car chases or violence, it is a tale of intrigue, where you actually have to engage your brain and follow our detective through the process and in an exotic location as well.
Any additional comments?
Jake Needham is one of my favorite writers, I have bought all of his books and the four new audible. Wonderful locations, complex plots, and a dry humorous detective.
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