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Mike Dennis
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James M. Cain
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A Bad Woman (originally titled Sinful Woman) is James M. Cain's little gem of a hard-boiled novel, set in the postwar 1940s of Reno, Nevada.
Film star Sylvia Shoreham is wowing the dusty gambling town and is hell-bent on divorcing her conniving user of a husband, a foreigner with a slick tongue and a heavy accent. But the husband has other ideas, threatening to marry Miss Shoreham's neurotic sister if she divorces him. Hollywood bigwigs want to keep the movie star making the pictures that make them millions. And then there's a gun in the room and a dead husband. Did Sylvia do it? Or was it an elaborate suicide? Everyone has a beef and a motive and an angle, and it's largely up to Sheriff Parker Lucas, the laconic lawman who keeps order in his town, to unspool the tangled web.
Told in James M. Cain's typically taut and terse prose with deadpan dialogue and bruising plot twists, it's a novel by the noir master that is often overlooked in favor of the better known The Postman Rings Twice and Double Indemnity but offers its own tantalizing tale. A Bad Woman is another fine addition to Chalk Line Books' growing roster of great vintage crime fiction.
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,018
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 712
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Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut's shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Atlantic Monthly, what these superb stories share is Vonnegut's audacious sense of humor and extraordinary range of creative vision.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic Vonnegut
- By Michael Carrato on 08-17-06
By: Kurt Vonnegut
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Until Proven Guilty
- J. P. Beaumont Series, Book 1
- By: J. A. Jance
- Narrated by: Gene Engene
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 847
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 717
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Story4 out of 5 stars 716
Lurking in the dark corners of J. P. Beaumont's bizarre case was not just a demented mind obsessed with murder, but secrets so deadly that even a street-tough cop could die guessing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Until proven guilty
- By Jean on 04-21-11
By: J. A. Jance
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Mildred Pierce
- By: James M. Cain
- Narrated by: Christine Williams
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 557
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 431
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 428
Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness and determination. She used those attributes to survive a divorce in 1940s America with two children and to claw her way out of poverty, becoming a successful businesswoman. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for shiftless men and an unreasoning devotion to her monstrous daughter.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mildred -- you pierce my heart
- By P. Giorgio on 03-11-11
By: James M. Cain
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Chiefs
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Mark Hammer
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,371
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,503
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,494
In 1919, Delano, Georgia, appoints its first chief of police. Honest and hardworking, the new chief is puzzled when young men start to disappear. But his investigation is ended by the fatal blast from a shotgun. Delano's second chief-of-police is no hero, yet he is also disturbed by what he sees in the missing-persons bulletins. In 1969, when Delano's third chief takes over, the unsolved disappearances still haunt the police files.
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5 out of 5 stars
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In my 'Top Ten' books of all time!
- By karen on 09-17-13
By: Stuart Woods
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The Early Ayn Rand
- A Selection from Her Unpublished Fiction (Revised Edition)
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 19 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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This remarkable, newly revised collection of Ayn Rand's early fiction ranges from beginner's exercises to excerpts from early versions of We the Living and The Fountainhead. Arranged chronologically, from 1926 through 1940, these works allow readers to follow the extraordinary trajectory of Rand's literary and intellectual growth, from a 21-year-old Russian immigrant struggling to master English to the brilliant prose stylist and sophisticated philosopher she was to become in her mature work.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Want more Rand? Here it is.
- By John on 12-03-11
By: Ayn Rand
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The Invaders Plan
- Mission Earth, Volume 1
- By: L. Ron Hubbard
- Narrated by: Full Cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 333
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 255
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Story4 out of 5 stars 257
They are the Voltarians of Voltar - an empire 110 planets strong. They are already among us. And the invasion is about to begin...in a hundred years or so. Or is it? The truth is far more sinister. Undercover, underground, and out of sight, the invaders plan what may in fact be a massive diversion. In the darkest recesses of Voltar’s Coordinated Information Apparatus (otherwise known as the CIA), a tyrant of terror sets out to exploit the invasion in order to seize power. All that stands in his way is a planet that doesn’t exist.
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1 out of 5 stars
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overly abridged
- By Pielle Szabo on 01-10-17
By: L. Ron Hubbard
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Player Piano
- By: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,292
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,053
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,061
Kurt Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut – wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Genuine 5-Stars
- By R.A. on 06-07-19
By: Kurt Vonnegut
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The Brass Cupcake: A Novel
- By: John D. MacDonald
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Story4 out of 5 stars 107
A classic novel by John D. MacDonald with an exclusive introduction written and read by Dean Koontz. Ex-cop Cliff Bartells might be the last honest man in Florence City, Florida. After quitting the force over a crisis of conscience, he takes a job at an insurance company buying back stolen jewelry. Cliff is focused on keeping the bottom line down and staying out of the spotlight.But when an affluent tourist from Boston is murdered over a hefty collection of jewelry, Cliff finds himself wrapped up in a case that’s making national headlines.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Social History ...
- By Montana on 05-14-17
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Dead Low Tide
- A Novel
- By: John D. MacDonald
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 134
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Story4 out of 5 stars 130
A classic novel by John D. MacDonald with an exclusive introduction written and read by Dean Koontz. A college graduate and amateur fisherman, Andy McClintock is stuck toiling in the office of a construction company. But when Andy tries to quit, his boss offers him a promotion and a raise - and then promptly kills himself with a harpoon gun. At least, that's what it looks like, until the police rule it homicide - with the murder weapon belonging to Andy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clever plot twists
- By Laura Lehman on 06-12-19
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The Blue Hour
- Merci Rayborn, Book 1
- By: T. Jefferson Parker
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 226
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 188
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Story4 out of 5 stars 186
Tim Hess is a semiretired veteran cop staring at a death sentence - his own. Detective Merci Rayborn, young enough to be his daughter, is brash, impatient, and not someone from whom Hess wants to be taking orders. He certainly isn't planning on falling in love with her. Together, they must track down a psychopathic killer who's been abducting beautiful young women from the malls of Orange County.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding book, exceptional reader
- By Jan on 03-24-10
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
- By: James M. Cain
- Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 531
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 416
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 419
An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one, grisly solution; a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tucci's performance of "Postman" is exquisite!
- By Christopher on 06-25-12
By: James M. Cain
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Montalbano’s First Case and Other Stories
- The Inspector Montalbano, Book 0.5
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 242
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 217
In Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories, Andrea Camilleri has selected 21 short stories, written with his trademark wit and humor, that follow Italy's famous detective through highlight cases of his career. From the title story, featuring a young Deputy Montalbano newly assigned to Vigàta, to "Montalbano Says No", in which the inspector makes a late-night call to Camilleri himself to refuse an outlandish case, this volume is an essential addition to any fan's collection and a wonderful way to introduce listeners to the internationally best-selling series.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THIS BOOK NEEDS TO BE LISTENED TO FIRST!!!
- By Reba on 12-31-16
By: Andrea Camilleri
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The Other Side of Midnight
- By: Sidney Sheldon
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 602
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 533
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 529
In Paris, in Washington, and in Greece in a fabulous villa, an innocent American becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal. She is Catherine Douglas, a woman caught in a web of four lives intertwined by passion as her handsome husband pursues an incredibly beautiful film star...and as Constantin Demeris, a legendary Greek tycoon, tightens the strands that control them all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Forget the movie. Read the book.
- By Reademandweep on 08-29-16
By: Sidney Sheldon
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- Matthew S. Hill
- 05-27-17
Old Noir. Not bad, but definitely dated.
Not bad, but I felt like the lack of serious character development hurt the story. I found my mind wondering and it didn't seem very organic.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- ZUrlocker
- 03-08-18
Mediocre at best
Everyone thinks James M Kaine is a brilliant noir writer. And he may be that. But this book… Not so much. It’s a very dated story, with some absolutely ridiculous scenes that strain credulity. If you want an old school Hollywood tail, it’s OK. Cannot recommend.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Darryl
- 05-08-23
Not Cain’s best
Having read several Cain works I have to admit this isn’t his best. Rather flat narration doesn’t help either. Cain has (other than classic Postman & Identity) several of interest but not many on audio.
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