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Dead Air: The Complete Season 1
- By: Gwenda Bond, Rachel Caine, Carrie Ryan
- Narrated by: Lynn Norris
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story5 out of 5 stars 23
Mackenzie Walker wasn't planning on using her college radio show to solve a decades-old murder, but when she receives an anonymous tip that the wrong man may have taken the fall, she can't resist digging deeper. It doesn't take long for Mackenzie to discover gaps in the official story. Several potential witnesses conveniently disappeared soon after the murder. The victim, a glamorous heiress and founder of a Kentucky horse-racing dynasty, left behind plenty of enemies. And the cops don't seem particularly interested in discussing any of it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Case & Unique Format
- By IAMNartgirl on 06-05-24
- Dead Air: The Complete Season 1
- By: Gwenda Bond, Rachel Caine, Carrie Ryan
- Narrated by: Lynn Norris
Interesting Case & Unique Format
Reviewed: 06-05-24
Loved the case presented and the story-telling of the tale. This is the type of podcast I would listen to & I devoured this in less than 24 hours. I’m not so certain I like the format. That being said, I DO frequently listen to podcasts as well as audio books. This “combo” is something I can likely get used to.
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None of This Is True
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,472
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,377
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,370
Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Victim shaming a teen girl?
- By Lisa & Travis on 08-11-23
- None of This Is True
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker, Jenny Walser
Gripping Premise
Reviewed: 01-27-24
Loved the podcast hook. This story was both outlandish, yet terrifying in its plausibility. Did not take long for me to become interested in how this would turn out in the end. I would have appreciated more details about the end-of-the-book thoughts of the woman responsible for all the chaos. But I presume that brevity was intentional to keep the reader thinking.
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Miracle on 5th Avenue
- From Manhattan with Love, Book 3
- By: Sarah Morgan
- Narrated by: Jennifer Woodward
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
It will take a Christmas miracle for two very different souls to find each other in this perfectly festive fairy tale of New York! Hopeless romantic Eva Jordan loves everything about Christmas. She might be spending the holidays alone this year, but when she's given an opportunity to house-sit a spectacular penthouse on Fifth Avenue, she leaps at the chance. What better place to celebrate than in snow-kissed Manhattan? What she didn't expect was to find the penthouse still occupied by its gorgeous - and mysterious - owner.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Awful Narration
- By C4ww on 12-01-16
- Miracle on 5th Avenue
- From Manhattan with Love, Book 3
- By: Sarah Morgan
- Narrated by: Jennifer Woodward
For Romantics
Reviewed: 12-21-22
If you’re into sugary sweet dialog and happy endings, you will love this story. If you’re not a believer in the “everyday girl marries her Prince & they live happily ever after” motif, better check your attitude before reading. This reader, experienced in real life (not fairy tales), found the book to be sappy and the female protagonist a cliche from another world. I know, I know. That’s the kind of book it’s supposed to be. I should not have talked myself into reading it. So, enjoy it if that’s your kind of book. You won’t be disappointed in the happy ending.
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The Hush
- By: Sara Foster
- Narrated by: Tamala Shelton, Cathi Ogden
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,672
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,478
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,471
In the six months since the first case of a terrifying new epidemic - when a healthy baby wouldn’t take a breath at birth - the country has been thrown into turmoil. The government has passed sweeping new laws to monitor all citizens. And several young pregnant women have vanished without trace. As a midwife, Lainey’s mum, Emma, is determined to be there for those who need her. But when 17-year-old Lainey finds herself in trouble, this dangerous new world becomes very real.
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3 out of 5 stars
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So political
- By Sarah Farley on 03-21-22
- The Hush
- By: Sara Foster
- Narrated by: Tamala Shelton, Cathi Ogden
Shout it Out Loud
Reviewed: 09-23-22
I loved this book! The characters are likable & I found myself cheering/weeping for them almost from the start. The premise of this book is terrifying, and was made even more so because of events over the past year. How easily complacency allows evil intento thrive & grow until it becomes
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The Secret
- By: K. L. Slater
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,742
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,302
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,271
You think you can trust the ones you love most. But what if one secret could make you question everything? Every day, a woman like Louise passes you in the street: elegant, confident, determined. But underneath, she’s struggling. She doesn’t know her sister, Alice, has been scared of leaving the house since their mother died. She doesn’t know when Alice babysits her little boy, Archie, he sometimes sees things he shouldn’t. She doesn’t know Archie has a secret. A secret that could send cracks through the heart of Louise’s carefully constructed life....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By Coreen Raterman on 02-09-19
- The Secret
- By: K. L. Slater
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
Twisty-Turney Goodness!
Reviewed: 05-23-22
I really enjoyed this tale! With a whip-lash inducing ending, I was truly surprised by who did what! I’m thinking Alice should have at least one sequel!
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No Second Chance
- By: Harlan Coben
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,033
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,158
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,135
Marc Seidman awakens to find himself in an ICU, hooked up to an IV, his head swathed in bandages. Twelve days earlier, he had had an enviable life as a successful surgeon, living in a peaceful suburban neighborhood with his beautiful wife and a baby he adored. Now he lies in a hospital bed, shot by an unseen assailant. His wife has been killed, and his 6-month-old daughter, Tara, has vanished. But just when his world seems forever shattered, something arrives to give Marc a new hope: a ransom note.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really
- By Ed on 07-05-07
- No Second Chance
- By: Harlan Coben
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
What the …. ?
Reviewed: 08-01-21
Shaking my head & effectively speechless — I enjoyed almost all of this book’s twists and turns. I devoured the bits of juicy storyline slowly unearthed, bit by bit as the story progressed. Then, in the last, what, 30?, minutes, comes an ending so implausible it made me feel like the whole thing was a waste of my time. Uggggh.
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False Witness
- A Novel
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
- Length: 18 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,819
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,248
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,225
Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. She has a good job as a defense attorney, a daughter doing well in school, and even her divorce is relatively civilized - her life is just as unremarkable as she’d always hoped it would be. But Leigh’s ordinary life masks a childhood that was far from average...a childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and finally torn apart by a devastating act of violence.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Wait, is this a thriller, CNN special report or Surgeon General Warning?
- By Tawny on 07-21-21
- False Witness
- A Novel
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
Best Yet!
Reviewed: 07-23-21
Loved this book! I was hooked from beginning to end. I have read many of Karin Slaughter’s books and feel this may be her best yet!
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The Fate of Mercy Alban
- By: Wendy Webb
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,306
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,118
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,110
Grace Alban has spent 20 years away from her childhood home, the stately Alban House on the shores of Lake Superior - for reasons she would rather forget. But when her mother’s unexpected death brings Grace and her teenage daughter home, she finds more than just her own personal demons haunting the halls and passageways of Alban House.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Say it isn't over...
- By Julieann on 10-06-16
- The Fate of Mercy Alban
- By: Wendy Webb
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Captivating Story
Reviewed: 07-15-21
The story was quite involved, with many characters across different time periods. It definitely kept my interest. The supernatural element required me to set aside some personal beliefs to buy into parts of the story. I was pleased with the way things ended except for the very last bit. I can understand the author’s wish to leave herself a path for continuing the story, but the teaser left me more sad than intrigued. Also, personal pet peeve, but, how many times can the characters speak “louder than intended”? Geesh!
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Broken Ice
- The Nils Shapiro Series, Book 2
- By: Matt Goldman
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,292
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,965
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,956
Nils Shapiro has been hired to find missing Linnea Engstrom, a teenager from the small northern hockey town of Warroad, Minnestota. Most of Warroad is in Minneapolis for the state high school hockey tournament, and Linnea never returned from last night's game. Linnea's friend Haley Housch is also missing - and soon found dead.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Super smart procedural with a touch of sarcasm...
- By shelley on 06-16-18
- Broken Ice
- The Nils Shapiro Series, Book 2
- By: Matt Goldman
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Love a Setting in Minnesota
Reviewed: 02-03-21
The mystery was pretty good — a bit convoluted, but more than tolerable. Loved that the story was set in several different areas of Minnesota. I was highly irritated that the narrator was obviously not told how to pronounce “Wayzata”. For someone listening who lives in the Twin Cities, hearing Wayzata mispronounced over and over was grating. Love the author’s humor.
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When You Finish Saving the World
- By: Jesse Eisenberg
- Narrated by: Kaitlyn Dever, Jesse Eisenberg, Finn Wolfhard
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7,708
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,946
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,932
From playwright, author and Oscar-nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg, When You Finish Saving the World tells the moving and evocative story of three individuals working to understand each other and themselves: Nathan, a father learning to connect with his newborn son; Rachel, a young college student seeking to find her place in a relationship and in life, before marriage to Nathan; and Ziggy, their son, a teenager hoping to figure out where he came from, and where he’s headed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Five hours eavesdropping on therapy tapes - blech!
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 08-08-20
- When You Finish Saving the World
- By: Jesse Eisenberg
- Narrated by: Kaitlyn Dever, Jesse Eisenberg, Finn Wolfhard
When You Finish Saving the World
Reviewed: 08-09-20
This is a fascinating book. I may listen again bc I’m quite sure there are things I missed. So true to life — the complex, assuming & usually over-reaching inner worlds of our own minds do not subconsciously leave room for the perspectives of others. We are so busy thinking we already know how the other person thinks/feels, we jump straight to searching for remedies, answers and social protocols. If we could slow down and leave a little time and room for others to tell us the truth about how they feel, would the world be a kinder, less confusing place?
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