The Viper
A Dave Gurney Novel
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Scott Brick
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John Verdon
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Pushed to his breaking point and accused of murder, retired NYPD detective Dave Gurney must face his greatest adversary yet to solve a mystery that is quickly tearing his world apart
Tennis bad boy Zeko Slade is serving twenty years for the grisly murder of small-time criminal Lenny Lerman. The facts of the case—and Slade’s checkered past—seem indisputable. What begins as a cursory review of the case as a favor to Dave Gurney’s wife’s friend soon spirals into something much more complicated. When Gurney’s involvement threatens to expose a viper’s nest of corruption, he finds himself framed for murder and pursued by a sensational media, a ruthless district attorney, and a coldblooded killer.
As he evades the law and attempts to solve the case to salvage his reputation, Gurney grapples with the realization that his unshakable need for police work is costing him more than the brilliant detective ever suspected. The Viper is the most shocking and riveting chapter yet in the internationally bestselling Dave Gurney series.
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A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a “chestnut man” - a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts - which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery - a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister’s daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago. A tragic coincidence - or something more twisted? To save innocent lives, a pair of detectives must put aside their differences to piece together the Chestnut Man’s gruesome clues.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good until it is wasn’t
- By chitty chitty bang bang on 10-09-19
By: Soren Sveistrup
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Immoral
- By: Brian Freeman
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,379
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,878
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,857
In a riveting debut thriller that has drawn comparisons to masters of the genre like Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly, Brian Freeman weaves obsession, sex, and revenge into a story that grips the reader with vivid characters and shocking plot twists from the first minute to the last.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Intrigue in Minnesota.
- By Byron on 08-25-13
By: Brian Freeman
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Inherit the Bones
- A Detective Gemma Monroe Mystery, Book 1
- By: Emily Littlejohn
- Narrated by: Harper Landry
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 117
Secrets and lies can’t stay buried forever in Cedar Valley. In the summer, hikers and campers pack the small Colorado town’s meadows and fields. And in the winter, skiers and snowboarders take over the mountains. Season by season, year after year, time passes, and the lies, like the aspens and evergreens that surround the town, take root and spread deep. Now, someone has uncovered the lies, and it is his murder that continues a chain of events that began almost 40 years ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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intriguing
- By Anonymous User on 06-26-19
By: Emily Littlejohn
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Lay Your Sleeping Head
- The Henry Rios Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Michael Nava
- Narrated by: Thom Rivera
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
A completely revised edition of the first Henry Rios mystery, The Little Death, Lay Your Sleeping Head introduces Michael Nava’s singular protagonist, gay Latino criminal defense lawyer Henry Rios. Rios, beset by personal and professional problems, begins a passionate affair with the black sheep heir to a great California fortune who tells Rios an improbable tale of murder and sexual predation in his wealthy family. When the young man is found dead of an apparent drug overdose, Rios begins an investigation that ultimately reveals much more than murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved It
- By Leah Brock on 06-20-20
By: Michael Nava
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Stake
- By: Kevin J. Anderson
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4 out of 5 stars 83
The only way to stop a bad guy with fangs is a good guy with a stake. And Simon Helsing believes he was put on this Earth to do the job. He is on a single-minded crusade to hunt down vampires and kill them in their lairs. But what if vampires aren’t real? The only thing that Detective Todd Carrow believes is that the bodies turning up in Colorado Springs are the work of a lunatic. Are they strange and sadistic gang murders? Or does someone actually believe in the existence of vampires?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Vampires are real.They aren't real? Are they real?
- By J. smith on 11-07-19
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All the Pretty Girls
- Taylor Jackson, Book 1
- By: J. T. Ellison
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 628
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 554
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 555
When a local girl falls prey to a sadistic serial killer, Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson and her lover, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, find themselves in a joint investigation pursuing a vicious murderer. The Southern Strangler is slaughtering his way through the Southeast, leaving a gruesome memento at each crime scene – the prior victim’s severed hand.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Distracting subplot and uninteresting characters
- By Ed on 05-13-10
By: J. T. Ellison
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Once Shadows Fall
- A Thriller
- By: Robert Daniels
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4 out of 5 stars 59
After years of paying her dues on the force, Beth Sturgis has earned her place as a detective for the Robbery-Homicide division of the Atlanta PD. Now, she's heading up a major manhunt for a potential serial killer who's working his way inward from the outskirts of the city. The copycat elements in the first crime scene lead Sturgis to retired FBI agent Jack Kale, who was responsible for apprehending and nearly killing the murderer known as the Scarecrow, the same Scarecrow who appears to be this new killer's terrible inspiration.
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing
- By Ryan on 08-01-16
By: Robert Daniels
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Wrath
- By: Tom Lowe
- Narrated by: Eliza Foss
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4 out of 5 stars 55
The first time evil walked across the old bridge in Mississippi was 1918. When forensic psychologist Elizabeth Monroe crosses the midpoint on the bridge in search of her daughter’s killer, there is no turning back. Elizabeth makes the connection between a heinous crime that happened in 1918 and the recent death of a college student. Old families. Old money. A new vendetta. And the only one who's standing in the way is Elizabeth Monroe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Tie in to BUTTERFLY FOREST...
- By shelley on 05-24-18
By: Tom Lowe
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Under the Cold Bright Lights
- By: Garry Disher
- Narrated by: Douglas Hansell
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Detective Alan Auhl does things his own way - and gets results. He works cold cases now. Like the death of John Elphick - his daughters are still convinced he was murdered, the coroner not so sure. Or the skeleton that’s just been found under a concrete slab. Or the doctor who killed two wives and a girlfriend and left no evidence at all....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The unique main character
- By Sarah on 06-25-24
By: Garry Disher
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The Southern Lawyer
- The Southern Lawyer Series, Book 1
- By: Peter O'Mahoney
- Narrated by: Bradford Hastings
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 864
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 776
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 775
After more than twenty years away from the law, Joe Hennessy is forced back into the courtroom. Trying to save his vineyard after years of drought, Hennessy returns to practice in Charleston, South Carolina–the city he walked away from after the murder of his ten-year-old son. When one of South Carolina's most powerful men is charged with possessing stolen artwork, Hennessy steps forward to defend him. But as Hennessy digs into the evidence, as he navigates the truth, he finds that the criminal charges are only the start of their problems…
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed it
- By Rick 73000 on 05-11-23
By: Peter O'Mahoney
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- Evacim
- 02-19-24
Intriguing Plot
Loved the thought process of the central character. Not fond of external sub character interference. Mainly the spouse; too negative for this type of series.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-03-23
Going a bit dark
Good story and good performance. A bit darker then the other books. Maybe too much.
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- Susan Elisabeth Hursey
- 09-16-23
Not this time!
I love the Dave Gurney series but this one is drop dead boring and the narrator sounds as if he is reading to simpletons. Sorry but I had to return it
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- KEK
- 08-21-23
This was a DNF
Incredibly boring, without tension or the introduction of new or interesting characters, I could not get into this book. It desperately needed another edit. Save your credit. It's terrible writing. And I like this author.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Jennifer Phelps
- 11-10-23
A sad chapter in the life of Dave Gurney
I normally enjoy these books very much and my favorite part is the dynamic between they’ve got any of the detective and Dave gurney the man who lives at Walnut Crossing and his wife and the alpacas- but this one was very sad and I didn’t like the ending. I hope that Dave gurney gets a better story in the next book
And also, I absolutely did not like that Jack Hardwick never recovered I love him!
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