Maggody in Manhattan
Arly Hanks Series, Book 6
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Narrated by:
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Courtney Patterson
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By:
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Joan Hess
About this listen
Small-town police chief Arly Hanks takes on the New York Police Department to save her mother from a murder rap in this madcap police procedural.
When her marriage went up in smoke, Arly Hanks left Manhattan and never looked back. As police chief of Maggody, Arkansas, population 755, Arly is a glorified traffic cop, and she couldn't be happier. But when Arly's mother, the indomitable Ruby Bee Hanks, is invited to a baking contest in New York, Arly is forced to return to the city she hates - and the Big Apple is even more rotten than she remembered.
Ruby Bee has hardly preheated her oven when a naked man is found shot in her bedroom and the NYPD throws her in jail. As tempting as it may be to let her mother rot on Rikers Island, Arly has no choice but to solve the case herself, facing down killers, bakers, and the most dangerous villain of all: her ex-husband.
Joan Hess is better than anyone when it comes to writing small-town murder mysteries, and Maggody in Manhattan shows she knows her way around big cities too. When the wacky residents of Maggody are loosed on the Big Apple, New York City will get turned upside down.
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 439
Annie's got bad news for her ex-boyfriend, curator Ernst Pettigrew: the snooty Brock Museum's new 15-million-dollar Caravaggio painting is as fake as a three-dollar bill. And the same night Annie makes her shattering appraisal, the janitor on duty is killed - and Ernst disappears. To top it all off, a well-known art dealer has absconded with multiple Old Master drawings, leaving yet more forgeries in their places. Finding the originals - and pocketing the reward money - will get Annie's new landlord off her back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Huge Juliet Blackwell / Xe Sands Fan
- By Sandra Dunn on 11-18-17
By: Juliet Blackwell, and others
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Blue Blood
- A Debutante Dropout Mystery, Book 1
- By: Susan McBride
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Story4 out of 5 stars 80
To the dismay of her high-society mother, Cissy, Dallas heiress Andy Kendricks wants no part of the Junior League life - opting instead for a job as a website designer and a passel of unpedigreed pals. Now her good friend, Molly O'Brien, is in bad trouble, accused of killing her boss at the local restaurant Jugs. Though no proper deb would ever set foot in such a sleazy dive, Andy's soon slipping into skintight hot pants and a stuffed triple D bra to gain employment there and somehow help clear Molly's name.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Cheesy
- By Shubnum on 10-22-15
By: Susan McBride
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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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A Bad Day for Sorry
- A Crime Novel
- By: Sophie Littlefield
- Narrated by: Kym Dakin
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 85
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 86
Stella Hardesty dispatched her abusive husband with a wrench shortly before her fiftieth birthday. A few years later, she's so busy delivering home-style justice on her days off, helping other women deal with their own abusive husbands and boyfriends, that she barely has time to run her sewing shop in her rural Missouri hometown. Some men need more convincing than others, but it's usually nothing a little light bondage or old-fashioned whuppin' can't fix. Since Stella works outside of the law, she's free to do whatever it takes to get the job done.
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3 out of 5 stars
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2 ½ stars. I don’t recommend it.
- By Jane on 03-21-14
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Fat Tuesday
- By: Sandra Brown
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,216
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,086
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,082
A cop with nothing left to lose, Burke Basile is out to get revenge. Corrupt lawyer Pinkie Duvall has cost him his best friend’s life and his job. Kidnapping Pinkie Duvall’s trophy wife seems the perfect way to get even. There’s just one problem. He doesn’t foresee the electric attraction he’ll feel for this lonely, desperate woman from New Orleans. Sandra Brown’s flair for concocting just the right blend of passion and mystery has made her one of America’s most popular writers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More of a Mystery than a Romance
- By bluebelle on 05-15-12
By: Sandra Brown
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Murder of a Small-Town Honey
- A Scumble River Mystery, Book 1
- By: Denise Swanson
- Narrated by: Christine Leto
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 718
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 638
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Story4 out of 5 stars 639
When Skye Denison left Scumble River years ago, she swore she'd never return. But after a bout with her boyfriend and credit card rejection, she's back to home sweet - homicide....
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2 out of 5 stars
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unacceptable production
- By Music Lover on 06-28-13
By: Denise Swanson
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Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
- By: Ann B. Ross
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 854
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 748
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 749
Miss Julia, a recently bereaved and newly wealthy widow, is only slightly bemused when one Hazel Marie Puckett appears at her door with a youngster in tow and unceremoniously announces that the child is the bastard son of Miss Julia's late husband. Suddenly, this longtime church member and pillar of her small Southern community finds herself in the center of an unseemly scandal - and the guardian of a wan nine-year-old whose mere presence turns her life upside down.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Miss Julia is 60+ yrs old.. reader is too young
- By jennifer on 07-13-12
By: Ann B. Ross
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The Undoing of Saint Silvanus
- By: Beth Moore
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,525
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,375
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,375
Only God knew why Jillian Slater agreed to return to New Orleans on the news that her father had finally drunk himself to death. It's not like they were close. She hadn't seen him - or her grandmother, the ice queen - in almost 20 years. But when Adella Atwater, the manager of her grandmother's apartment house, called and said her expenses would be paid if she'd fly in for the burial, a free trip to New Orleans was too intriguing to resist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic Beth, highly recommend!!
- By Susan on 12-22-16
By: Beth Moore
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Homicide in Hardcover
- A Bibliophile Mystery
- By: Kate Carlisle
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 730
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 648
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Story4 out of 5 stars 645
The streets of San Francisco would be lined with hardcovers if rare book expert Brooklyn Wainwright had her way. And her mentor wouldn't be lying in a pool of his own blood on the eve of a celebration for his latest book restoration. With his final breath he leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, and gives her a priceless - and supposedly cursed - copy of Goethe's Faust for safekeeping.
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5 out of 5 stars
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NICE TYPICAL COZY mystery
- By CarmelaC on 02-06-17
By: Kate Carlisle
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The Ghost and Mrs. McClure
- The Haunted Bookshop Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Cleo Coyle
- Narrated by: Caroline Shaffer, Traber Burns
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,686
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,459
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,444
Young widow Penelope Thornton-McClure and her old Aunt Sadie are making ends meet by managing a mystery book shop - a quaint Rhode Island landmark rumored to be haunted. Pen may not believe in ghosts, but she does believe in good publicity - like nabbing Timothy Brennan for a book signing. But soon after the bestselling thriller writer reveals a secret about the store's link to a 1940s murder, he keels over dead - and right in the middle of the store's new community events space. Who gives Mrs. McClure the first clue that it was murder?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Creative take of a ghost detective
- By Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe on 12-05-18
By: Cleo Coyle
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A Crafty Killing
- Victoria Square Mystery, Book 1
- By: Lorraine Bartlett
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 264
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 258
The last thing Katie Bonner wanted was to become the manager of Artisans Alley. But when her business partner Ezra Hilton is found bludgeoned to death, she has no other choice. Business under Ezra had been faltering - but was it enough to provoke someone to murder? Only Katie can find the answer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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So-so
- By Kathi on 04-30-15
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Full House
- By: Janet Evanovich
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,437
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,043
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,043
From Janet Evanovich, author of the best selling Stephanie Plum bounty hunter series, comes this romantic adventure tale written in the Plum tradition, teeming with fast-paced action, dysfunctional loveable characters, steamy sex, suspense, and lots of laughs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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It's not Plum but it's a good story.
- By Brenda on 02-08-03
By: Janet Evanovich
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Gutshot Straight
- By: Lou Berney
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 622
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 535
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Story4 out of 5 stars 531
When Charles "Shake" Bouchon, professional wheel man, walks out of prison after a three-year stretch for grand theft auto, he's got only two problems: he's too nice a guy for the life he's led and not nice enough for any other. So he says yes when he's asked to run a simple errand for his former boss and lover, Alexandra Ilandryan, the formidable pakhan of the Armenian mob in Los Angeles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A whole lotta fun.
- By Richard Delman on 04-12-12
By: Lou Berney
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Rosemary and Crime
- A Mystery
- By: Gail Oust
- Narrated by: Tara Ochs
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4 out of 5 stars 86
Murder comes well-seasoned in this charming mystery featuring a smart and spunky new amateur sleuth, small-town Georgia spice shop owner Piper Prescott. Piper Prescott, a transplanted Yankee living in the South, has got her sass back. She might be down, but don’t count her out. “Change of life?” she asks. Bring it on. Recently divorced, Piper decides to pursue a dream she’s secretly harbored: owning her own business, Spice it Up!, a spice shop in her adopted hometown, Brandywine Creek, Georgia.
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2 out of 5 stars
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boring and formulaic
- By Beatrice on 03-08-14
By: Gail Oust
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Heartbreaker
- Buchanan-Renard-MacKenna, Book 1
- By: Julie Garwood
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,761
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,566
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,558
In the still shadows of the confessional, a madman tauntingly reveals his plan for a murder he is going to commit, pulling Father Thomas Madden into a twisted game by disclosing his next intended victim: Tom's sister, Laurant. In a frantic race to protect her, Tom calls upon his best friend, elite FBI agent Nick Buchanan, to track the predator who is closing in on Laurant. Now, as an electrifying attraction grows between Laurant and Nick, so does the danger - and one false move will cost both of them everything that matters.
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4 out of 5 stars
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No struggle here.
- By Tom on 04-09-16
By: Julie Garwood
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Cash City
- By: Jonathan Fredrick
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,140
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,870
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,860
It is an obsession that has haunted Nick Malick for seven years - to avenge the murder of his young son. In his gut Malick knows who did it. But the psychopath is in prison for another crime, scheduled to be released in a year. All Malick has to do is wait...and survive.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great New Series
- By Lia on 08-21-17
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- Elizabeth Henry
- 05-20-24
Great Performance, Not my favorite Maggody story
Arly, Ruby Bee and Estelle are in Manhattan. Kevin and Dahlia are in an unspecified other state. Everyone else is still in Maggody. This is my least favorite of the series to date. With everyone being all spread out, it lacked cohesiveness for me. Courtney Patterson still did an AMAZING job as always.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Inez
- 07-15-23
CHANGING LOCALS
Even changing the local of the book didn't jazz it up enough to make it outstanding.
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