Mary H. Halvorson
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A Man Called Trent
- A Western Duo
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: Jim Gough
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,379
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,220
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,214
In "A Man Called Trent," nester Dick Moffitt lies dead, killed by King Bill Hale's riders. His son Jack and adopted daughter Sally, who witnessed the murder, go for safety to a cabin owned by a man called "Trent" - an alias for Kilkenny, who is seeking to escape his reputation as a gunfighter. In "The Rider of Lost Creek," Lance Kilkenny is the fastest gun in the West, but once the gunfight is over, he disappears. Some time back, Mort Davis saved Kilkenny's life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listen to the second book first. chapter 21.
- By JPoe on 06-02-18
- A Man Called Trent
- A Western Duo
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: Jim Gough
Good stories but narrator needs coaching
Reviewed: 02-12-23
Jim Gough is an okay narrator. He has a mellow voice but is rather slow paced and doesn’t do accents very well. He also has a problem with pronunciation and names. It’s not Jamie Brigo - it’s Jaime Brigo - pronounced phonetically“Himay” because he is a Spanish character. Please educate the narrators on location names and character names because it kicks you right out of the story when you know the narrator is not a good reader of westerns. The best narrators of Westerns, that I have found, are David Strathairn and Jason Culp.
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Mistakes Can Kill You
- A Collection of Western Stories
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: Lance Axt
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 770
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 669
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 666
There will never be another Western writer like Louis L’Amour. A legendary author and indisputably the greatest storyteller in his genre of all time, L’Amour captivated millions of readers and has sold well over three hundred million copies of his works, which includes nearly ninety novels and countless short stories. Mistakes Can Kill You highlights an essential selection featuring nine of L’Amour’s earlier short stories, sometimes written under the pen name Jim Mayo, that exemplify the rugged morality of the best Western writing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Louis L'Amour Never Disappoints!
- By Lady M on 05-24-15
- Mistakes Can Kill You
- A Collection of Western Stories
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: Lance Axt
Good stories but bad pronunciation
Reviewed: 09-17-20
I think it’s imperative that all narrators learn how to pronounce western terminology. Louis L’Amour helps with that if you read his books enough. I’m surprised that the producers didn’t check that the narrator knew how to say “lunger”, mogollons, and roan. Lunger for someone with TB in his lungs not someone who lunges. “Muggyowns” is how L’Amour says it and roan is “rown” not “rowan”.
There now, I have that off my chest.
Thank you.
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Sackett's Land: The Sacketts
- A Novel
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,573
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,977
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,965
After discovering six gold Roman coins buried in the mud of the Devil's Dyke, Barnabas Sackett enthusiastically invests in goods that he will offer for trade in America. But Sackett has a powerful enemy: Rupert Genester, nephew of an earl, wants him dead. A battlefield promise made to Sackett’s father threatens Genester’s inheritance. So on the eve of his departure for America, Sackett is attacked and thrown into the hold of a pirate ship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Start
- By Tundrabeast on 10-17-09
- Sackett's Land: The Sacketts
- A Novel
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: John Curless
Start here - and read every Sackett book in order!
Reviewed: 01-30-19
Excellent story and well read by John Curless. This is the start of the Sackett family legacy. It is a family that every strong person, man or woman, wants to be a part of - just to see how to become great yourself. Start here and don't stop until you've read them all. John Curless does fine in the first 4 books of the series but David Strathairn makes the Sacketts I love (Tell, Tyrel and Orrin) come to life.
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The Sackett Brand
- The Sacketts, Book 10
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: David Strathairn
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 253
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Story5 out of 5 stars 182
A Sackett will do anything to find justice. Tell Sackett was miles away from anyone he knew, and he had no reason to think there were enemies nearby. But then Tell is shot without warning, and when he finally comes to, he discovers that all traces of his life have vanished. His wagon has disappeared and his beloved wife, Ange, is missing. Sackett vows to stop at nothing to find out what became of her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome.
- By Wipperwil on 05-30-15
- The Sackett Brand
- The Sacketts, Book 10
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: David Strathairn
Love the Sacketts and love the narrator!
Reviewed: 01-30-19
This book is difficult to read because it deals with loss but it is great to see the justice that a man can deliver, even on his own. A very good book read by one of the best narrators, David Straitharn. The narrator is able to epitomize the western character and reveal the nuances of each voice to make these historical times seem real to the modern reader.
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Ride the Dark Trail: The Sacketts
- A Novel
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: Terrence Mann
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,058
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 887
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Story5 out of 5 stars 875
Filled with exciting tales of the frontier, the chronicle of the Sackett family is perhaps the crowning achievement of one of our greatest storytellers. In Ride the Dark Trail L'Amour tells the story of Logan Sackett, a cynical drifter who changes his ways to help a widow keep her land from falling into the wrong hands.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another part of the Sackett family tree heard from.
- By Nvr2old on 07-03-17
- Ride the Dark Trail: The Sacketts
- A Novel
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: Terrence Mann
One of L'Amour's best stories!
Reviewed: 01-30-19
Engaging from the beginning and reveals how women have to be just as tough as men to make it in a world where the law doesn't exist unless you make it yourself.
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Hondo
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: David Strathairn
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,188
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,004
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Story5 out of 5 stars 997
He was etched by the desert's howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and the ways of staying alive. She was a woman alone raising a young son on her own on a remote Arizona ranch. And between Hondo Lane and Angie Lowe was the warrior Vittoro, whose people were preparing to rise against the white men. Now the pioneer woman, the gunman, and the Apache warrior are caught in a drama of love, war, and honor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Richardman on Hondo
- By Richard on 04-22-06
- Hondo
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: David Strathairn
Best Narrator of Louis L'Amour
Reviewed: 01-30-19
A very good book read by one of the best narrators, David Straitharn. The book was made into a John Wayne movie and is a good snapshot of how experience is your best teacher but you may not have time to get that experience so learn it from someone who has.
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Except the Dying
- A Murdoch Mystery, Book 1
- By: Maureen Jennings
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 307
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 260
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Story4 out of 5 stars 261
In the cold Toronto winter of 1895, the naked body of a servant girl is found frozen in a deserted laneway. The young victim was pregnant when she died. Detective William Murdoch soon discovers that many of those connected with the girl's life have secrets to hide. Was her death on attempt to cover up a scandal in one of the city's influential families?
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1 out of 5 stars
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If you like the show - don't buy
- By Sarah on 06-09-16
- Except the Dying
- A Murdoch Mystery, Book 1
- By: Maureen Jennings
- Narrated by: David Marantz
In serious need of Catholic Facts
Reviewed: 01-15-18
I started this book because of the TV series as I wanted to find out more about the use of a Catholic as the main character. The TV show has its own issues but I was hoping for more from the author. Why does a non-catholic author write about Catholics without research? Going to a Catholic college doesn’t cut it. The author had Catholic friends and admired a Catholic priest from what I have read but it appears she didn’t think to ask about The Immaculate Conception. She only parroted back what she has heard from ignorant folks. Too bad. You lost me at that point. Plus, the narrator has trouble with accents. A total disappointment. Not reading anymore by this author. She’s lost her credibility.
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In the Frame
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,095
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 889
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 888
Charles Todd is an English artist who is well known and respected for his renderings of sleek and athletic horses. What he now faces at his cousin Donald's house is also art - the art of a perfectly brutal murderer. Donald's home has been burglarized and his wife, Regina, is lying on her back dead, her face the color of cream. Donald is shattered, shocked, and a prime suspect.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Art and Horses Combined Makes this one Intriguing
- By Mary A. on 03-18-04
- In the Frame
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Stilted reading
Reviewed: 06-05-17
Ralph Cosham talks like he is reading not like he is telling an exciting story.
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Risk
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 678
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 672
Roland Britten, accountant and amateur jockey, awakens one morning to find he can’t move his hands—because he is tied up with netting, held captive where no light penetrates and no amount of yelling will get any attention. But why?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not a typical Dick Francis
- By Jean on 11-14-16
- Risk
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Confusing
Reviewed: 05-23-17
Who is the narrator? You have two different narrators listed. Check out the picture. Whoever the narrator is - he is stilted. Not smooth flowing at all.
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The Fellowship of the Ring
- Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 66,571
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 59,081
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Story5 out of 5 stars 59,084
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume in the trilogy, tells of the fateful power of the One Ring. It begins a magnificent tale of adventure that will plunge the members of the Fellowship of the Ring into a perilous quest and set the stage for the ultimate clash between the powers of good and evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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At last - The Definitive Recording!
- By L. N. on 10-10-12
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
Great reading - bad background noise
Reviewed: 11-13-12
I really liked this book but I found parts distracting because I hear some background noise and even talking in the background in a few parts. In Chapter 3 about 1/3 of the way through there is someone talking in the background - like on the telephone. I was surprised that no one has edited that out. Maybe they can't or no one knew about it. Don't the editors listen to the whole story before they publish? I am disappointed because when you purchase an audible book you expect superior production.
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When you get to Chapter 7 of the second book - the Two Towers - you will hear someone talking and a BLENDER going in the background. What is going on???!! Audible - get a new person in your quality control department!
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