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Ric Herbert
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In 1960s Sydney, a killer stalks the streets – and one cop will risk everything to stop him.
The calling card of the killer known as ‘The Jeweller' is as elegant as it is gruesome: a pair of ring fingers, separated from their owners, encircled by a band of wire, and delivered directly to Senior Detective Joe Capello. When the Jeweller taunts Joe and his team into meeting him in the diseased grounds of Barren Park, the consequences of that evening will have permanent repercussions for everyone involved. And for Joe, it gets personal.
Two years later, Joe is off the force, but no less obsessed with the Jeweller and his horrific crimes. When a new parcel arrives at his home, Joe is invited back onto the task force and given the opportunity to redeem himself. But vindication relies on Joe finally capturing The Jeweller and now he has to decide if he's willing to do what it takes – whatever it takes – to finally bring this case to a close.
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Story4 out of 5 stars 197
When a vibrant young woman is found in bed by her hotshot businessman husband, carved from belly to throat with a very sharp knife, the elite Robbery-Homicide Division of the LAPD responds in full force. Best-case scenario for lead Detective Lena Gamble: Nikki Brant's husband killed her, case closed, and on to the next crime scene before the ravenous Hollywood media can get their lurid tabloid machinery up and running.
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5 out of 5 stars
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incredible
- By A. Koren on 01-29-09
By: Robert Ellis
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Nine Elms
- Kate Marshall, Book 1
- By: Robert Bryndza
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,895
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,595
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,579
Kate Marshall was a promising young police detective when she caught the notorious Nine Elms serial killer. But her greatest victory suddenly turned into a nightmare. Traumatized, betrayed, and publicly vilified for the shocking circumstances surrounding the cannibal murder case, Kate could only watch as her career ended in scandal. Fifteen years after those catastrophic events, Kate is still haunted by the unquiet ghosts of her troubled past. Now a lecturer at a small coastal English university, she finally has a chance to face them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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TOO GRAPHIC FOR ME!!
- By Artkeep on 01-09-20
By: Robert Bryndza
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Dry Bones
- By: Peter May
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,085
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,885
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,880
What happened to Jacques Gaillard? The brilliant teacher at the École Nationale d’Administration, who trained some of France’s best and brightest as future prime ministers and presidents, vanished ten years ago, presumably from Paris. This ten-year-old mystery inspires a bet—one that Enzo Macleod, a biologist teaching in Toulouse, France, instead of pursuing a brilliant career in forensics back home in Scotland, can ill afford to lose.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging hero, stellar narration
- By Janice on 11-01-13
By: Peter May
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The Rosary Girls
- By: Richard Montanari
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,088
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 798
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 795
A devious serial killer lays siege to the city of Philadelphia, brutally sacrificing pretty young Catholic girls on the altar of insanity. As the body count rises, an exceptional investigating partnership struggles to stop him. Detective Jessica Balzano, Philly's Homicide Unit's newest rookie, is teamed up with veteran cop Kevin Byrne, respected for his solve rate and known for his unorthodox methods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Read
- By Paw Paw T on 03-06-05
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The Cold, Cold Ground
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 1
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,943
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,452
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,427
Northern Ireland, spring 1981. Hunger strikes, riots, power cuts, a homophobic serial killer with a penchant for opera, and a young woman’s suicide that may yet turn out to be murder: on the surface, the events are unconnected, but then things—and people—aren’t always what they seem. Detective Sergeant Duffy is the man tasked with trying to get to the bottom of it all. It’s no easy job—especially when it turns out that one of the victims was involved in the IRA but was last seen discussing business with someone from the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listen to this book. You won't be disappointed.
- By Christopher on 01-21-12
By: Adrian McKinty
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The Broken Shore
- By: Peter Temple
- Narrated by: Peter Hosking
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 179
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 109
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Story4 out of 5 stars 109
Shaken by a scrape with death, big-city detective Joe Cashin is posted away from the homicide squad to the quiet town on the South Australian coast where he grew up. Carrying physical scars and not a little guilt, he spends his time playing the country cop, walking his dogs and thinking about how it all was before. But when a prominent local is attacked and left for dead in his own home, Cashin is thrust into what becomes a murder investigation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Taut, Complex in Every Way Fantastic Listen
- By Kathleen on 07-18-09
By: Peter Temple
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Red Gold
- By: Robert D. Kidera
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4 out of 5 stars 76
Shaken by the death of his beloved wife and wrestling with powerful personal demons, Professor Gabriel McKenna leaves New York City for New Mexico to claim an inheritance from mysterious distant relatives. He finds something other than a Land of Enchantment. Unseen enemies threaten his life. Old friends turn up and rally to his side. Together they plunge into a lethal struggle for a 19th century treasure, the fabled Lost Adams gold.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I loved it
- By Gary H on 12-20-17
By: Robert D. Kidera
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Justice for All
- A Holt Foundation Story, Book 1
- By: Chris Patchell
- Narrated by: Sara Hannan, Dryw McArthur
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11
Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Holt has spent over a decade fighting for justice, but when DNA evidence cracks a cold case will justice finally be served? Someone is watching. Just months from her college graduation, Elizabeth Holt is in love and her future is brighter than the sun. But all that changes when, after a romantic birthday with her fiancée, Elizabeth returns home, unaware a secret watcher has unimaginably horrible plans for her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A harrowing story of a woman overcoming trauma
- By DianaInSC on 07-15-24
By: Chris Patchell
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When a Stranger Comes to Town
- By: Michael Koryta
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay, Janina Edwards, Fajer Al-Kaisi, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4 out of 5 stars 53
It's been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories—a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there's something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water. In the newest collection of stories by the Mystery Writers of America, each author weaves a fresh tale surrounding the eerie feeling that comes when a stranger enters our midst, featuring stories by prolific mystery writers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The narrators are outstanding here.
- By Jennifer Baratta She/Her on 05-16-21
By: Michael Koryta
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The Echo Killing
- A Mystery
- By: Christi Daugherty
- Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,212
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,104
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,101
A city of antebellum architecture, picturesque parks, and cobblestone streets, Savannah moves at a graceful pace. But for Harper McClain, the timeless beauty and culture that distinguishes her home’s Southern heritage vanishes during the dark and dangerous nights. She wouldn’t have it any other way. Not even finding her mother brutally murdered in their home when she was 12 has made her love Savannah any less.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! Great Book
- By Amazon Customer on 04-30-18
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Blood on the Moon
- By: James Ellroy
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4 out of 5 stars 183
Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins can't stand music, or any loud sounds. He's got a beautiful wife, but he can't get enough of other women. And instead of bedtime stories, he regales his daughters with bloody crime stories. He's a thinking man's cop with a dark past and an obsessive drive to hunt down monsters who prey on the innocent. Now, there's something haunting him. He sees a connection in a series of increasingly gruesome murders of women committed over a period of 20 years.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Looking for new answers
- By Darwin8u on 08-18-18
By: James Ellroy