Summer Cool
A Jack Paine Mystery, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Robert J. Sciglimpaglia Jr.
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By:
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Al Sarrantonio
About this listen
Jack Paine was on what passed for a vacation, or maybe it was a regrouping, an opportunity to forget the events of the last year and especially of the last month. When the phone rang, he tried to ignore it. There were only a few people who knew where to reach him, and none of them would try. But the phone kept ringing. And Jack Paine finally answered it.
Of course, it was bad news. Bob Petty, a friend from Paine's days on the force, had disappeared. Petty's wife, Terry, knew that he hadn't gone undercover; they'd worked out a code for situations like that. All Bob had said in his last phone call to his wife was, "If you ever come near me I'll kill you and the kids."
Jack Paine is a retired cop with a private license and a telescope he uses to watch the heavens. It's a simple life, good when he's got clients, and he manages when he doesn't. But this call was leading to something Paine wasn't sure he could manage: Now that Petty had disappeared, bodies were beginning to appear and the trail always led back to his old friend.
Paine doesn't think his friend has turned. But something is very wrong, something that goes beyond the deep-rooted corruption he beings to uncover, something that goes deeper...and much further back.
And in the Arizona desert, where day's heat turns deathly cold at night, and where the stars scream for attention, Jack Paine turns over the last stone....
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- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4 out of 5 stars 64
Ex-cop Jim Weir thought he'd seen it all during his years on the force. That is until he saw the body of his sister Annie, brutally used by a monster in human form, then carelessly discarded. He'd never seen such grief ravage the face of his friend and brother-in-law Ray Cruz, a good cop on the Newport Beach Police Department. When Weir learns that the only witness swore the killer made his escape in a Newport Beach squad car, his disbelief turns to confusion and outrage.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Bad, bad, bad...
- By Robert E. Orlando on 11-19-14
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Quarry
- A Quarry Novel, Book 1
- By: Max Allan Collins
- Narrated by: Christopher Kipiniak
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 100
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Story4 out of 5 stars 100
Quarry doesn't kill just anybody these days. He restricts himself to targeting other hitmen, availing his marked-for-death clients of two services: eliminating the killers sent after them, and finding out who hired them…and then removing that problem, as well. So far he's rid of the world of nobody who would be missed. But this time he finds himself zeroing in on the grieving family of a missing cheerleader. Does the hitman's hitman have the wrong quarry in his sights?
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3 out of 5 stars
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The great Max Allan Collins
- By Bradley Paul Valentine on 09-25-16
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The Hunter
- By: Richard Stark
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,151
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,024
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,028
You probably haven't noticed them. But they've noticed you. They notice everything. That's their job. Sitting quietly in a nondescript car outside a bank making note of the tellers' work habits. Lagging a few car lengths behind the Brinks truck on its daily rounds. Surreptitiously jiggling the handle of an unmarked service door at the racetrack. They're heisters.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A dark story
- By Dave Nelson on 04-06-13
By: Richard Stark
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Dead Irish
- Dismas Hardy, Book 1
- By: John Lescroart
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,152
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 936
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 934
In his new life as a bartender at the Little Shamrock, Dismas Hardy is just hoping for a little peace. He's left both the police force and his law career behind. Unfortunately it's not as easy to leave behind the memory of a shattering personal loss - but for the time being, he can always take the edge off with a stiff drink and a round of darts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Soap-opera thrillers?
- By Snoodely on 01-27-10
By: John Lescroart
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Koko
- Blue Rose Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Peter Straub
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 22 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 366
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 331
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Story4 out of 5 stars 334
KOKO. Only four men knew what it meant. Now they must stop it. They are Vietnam vets — a doctor, a lawyer, a working stiff, and a writer. Very different from each other, they are nonetheless linked by a shared history and a single shattering secret. Now, they have been reunited and are about to embark on a quest that will take them from Washington, D.C., to the graveyards and fleshpots of the Far East to the human jungle of New York.
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2 out of 5 stars
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7 hours in and I am done
- By bionichands on 01-26-12
By: Peter Straub
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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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The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes
- By: Marcus Sakey
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4 out of 5 stars 104
The only sign of life for miles is an empty BMW. Inside the expensive car he finds clothes that fit perfectly, shoes for his tattered feet, a Rolex, and an auto registration in the name of Daniel Hayes, resident of Malibu, California. None of it is familiar. How did he get here? Who is he? Who was he? While he searches for answers, the world searches for him - beginning with the cops that kick in the door of his dingy motel with guns drawn. Lost and alone, the man who might be Daniel Hayes flees into the night. All he remembers is a woman’s face, so he sets off for the only place he might find her.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A Never Ending Soap Opera
- By Lu on 06-20-11
By: Marcus Sakey
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Good People
- By: Marcus Sakey
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean, Dan John Miller
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4 out of 5 stars 54
The $400,000 would take care of the mortgage payments that are starting to back up on Tom and Anna Reed. It would cover the credit-card debt they can't get out from under. It would help them find a way to have the child they desperately want but can't seem to conceive. It is more money than either of them has ever seen in one place. But they have no idea what it's doing in their house.
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3 out of 5 stars
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What were the producers thinking?
- By cristina on 08-04-13
By: Marcus Sakey
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Dynamite Road
- A Weiss and Bishop Novel
- By: Andrew Klavan
- Narrated by: Andrew Klavan
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 170
A routine investigation into corruption at a North Californian airport sets in motion shocking events that lead hard man Jim Bishop and world-weary ex-cop boss Scott Weiss into the center of a massive criminal conspiracy. The trail of blood that ensues brings them dangerously closer to Weiss's old nemesis, an expert gun-for-hire known only as Shadowman and to a plan set to climax with an act of audacious violence and a murder that would be impossible for any killer but one....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Read
- By Peter Gage on 02-20-09
By: Andrew Klavan
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Brighton
- A Novel
- By: Michael Harvey
- Narrated by: Stephen Mendel
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 100
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Story4 out of 5 stars 100
Kevin Pearce - baseball star, honor student, the pride of Brighton - was 15 when he left town in the back of his uncle's cab. He and his buddy, Bobby Scales, had just committed heinous violence for what they thought were the best of reasons. Kevin didn't want a pass, but he was getting it anyway. Bobby would stay and face the music; Kevin's future would remain as bright as ever. At least that was the way things were supposed to work, except in Brighton things never work the way they're supposed to.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mystery gets no better.
- By William H. Harrington on 10-27-18
By: Michael Harvey
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The Happy Man
- A Tale of Horror
- By: Eric C. Higgs
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4 out of 5 stars 44
Charles Ripley has a good job as an engineer, a pretty wife, and an expensive house in a fashionable San Diego suburb. But it isn't until Ruskin Marsh moves in next door that Ripley realizes how passionless his life really is. Marsh, a connoisseur of the arts, high-powered lawyer, model husband and father, and effortless seducer of women, is so supremely alive that Ripley finds himself irresistibly drawn to him. But after Marsh's arrival, local girls begin to vanish, marriages end violently, and horribly mutilated corpses are found.
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4 out of 5 stars
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a neighborhood friend telling you a crazy story
- By Midwestbonsai on 04-15-18
By: Eric C. Higgs
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Forty Words for Sorrow
- By: Giles Blunt
- Narrated by: James Daniels
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
When the badly decomposed body of 13-year-old Katie Pine is found, John Cardinal is vindicated. It was Cardinal who'd kept the Pine case open and Cardinal had been demoted to the burglary squad for his excessive zeal. But Katie Pine isn't the only youngster to have gone missing and Cardinal is now given the go-ahead to reopen the files on three other lost kids. When another youth is reported missing, he begins to see a pattern that screams "serial killer."
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5 out of 5 stars
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even better than the TV show
- By Allison Payne on 04-21-20
By: Giles Blunt
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Cold City
- Repairman Jack: Early Years Trilogy, Book 1
- By: F. Paul Wilson
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,217
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,053
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,048
If you've never read a Repairman Jack novel, this is the place to begin. It's 1990. A twenty-one-year-old named Jack has dropped out of college, leaving his old life behind to build a new one in New York City. Manhattan's rough edges are jagged enough to shred any unwary newcomer, but perhaps not one who is determined to stay off the grid, at any cost, in the busiest metropolis on earth. And to do so, he'll have to take jobs of a less than legal nature.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fun, as long you don't think too much
- By Andrew Pollack on 01-17-14
By: F. Paul Wilson
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The Hundredth Man
- Carson Ryder/Harry Nautilus #1
- By: Jack Kerley
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 128
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 103
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Story4 out of 5 stars 101
When bizarre and cryptic messages are found on a pair of corpses in Mobile, Alabama, junior police detective Carson Ryder and veteran cop Harry Nautilus find themselves in a mysterious public-relations quagmire pitting public safety against office politics. With the body count growing, Ryder must confront his family's terrifying past by seeking advice from his brother, a violent psychopath convicted of similarly heinous crimes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Definitely a case for Matthew McConnaghey
- By Cheryl on 08-19-14
By: Jack Kerley
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Damage Control
- A Novel
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,083
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 971
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 967
A rising star at her prestigious Seattle law firm, Dana Hill knows all about stress. She pours herself into her work and family with all the energy she has. But her carefully balanced life is about to be turned upside down. First a frightening medical diagnosis forces her to reassess her roles as a lawyer, mother, and wife to a man she suddenly no longer trusts. Then her life is rocked further by the shocking and brutal murder of her twin brother.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Better than average mystery/thriller
- By T. McCloskey on 10-08-15
By: Robert Dugoni
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- Ellen Oceanside
- 07-11-20
Good
Intriguing plot, what would a wife do, if she got a criptic voice message like she did. Knowing he wasn’t on an assignment, she turned to Jack. Interesting and audio added to the story by Robert. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Susan Patterson
- 01-28-22
Graphic violence
Not for the faint of heart.
Robert J. Sciglimpaglia did a good job narrating.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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