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Who Buries the Dead
- Sebastian St. Cyr, Book 10
- By: C. S. Harris
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 985
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 896
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 892
The vicious decapitation of Stanley Preston, a wealthy, socially ambitious plantation owner, at Bloody Bridge draws Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, into a macabre and increasingly perilous investigation. The discovery near the body of an aged lead coffin strap bearing the inscription King Charles, 1648 suggests a link between this killing and the beheading of the deposed seventeenth-century Stuart monarch.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic on all levels!
- By Anna on 04-19-15
- Who Buries the Dead
- Sebastian St. Cyr, Book 10
- By: C. S. Harris
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
Characters are getting better
Reviewed: 12-29-24
While Harris is no Anne Perry..She is fun and interesting in her writing. Also enjoy the factual historical info mixed within.
And as usual Devina Porter does a marvelous reading.
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Murder in the Barn
- The Arnold Landon Series, Book 1
- By: Roy Lewis
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4 out of 5 stars 42
Rampton Farm, Northumberland, has always been a gloomy, godforsaken place. Now it’s earmarked for demolition—to make way for just another tawdry amusement park. It will be progress, and nothing can stand in the way—except perhaps Arnold Landon, the Planning Officer who must glean the lie of the land.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting…
- By Matthew H. on 11-06-24
- Murder in the Barn
- The Arnold Landon Series, Book 1
- By: Roy Lewis
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
Interesting…
Reviewed: 11-06-24
Story was decent; if bit drawn out, too much here and there.
Seemed like author was searching for too much and lacked in finding the core of the main character until the end.?
Might have been better served with some introspection,and few re-writes. Promising overall.
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The Late Lord Thorpe
- A DC Smith Investigation
- By: Peter Grainger
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 604
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 548
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Story5 out of 5 stars 548
This is DC Smith's third investigation with the Diver and Diver Associates agency. They have been asked by a member of Norfolk's aristocracy to look into the tragic death of her younger brother, Freddie, the late Lord Thorpe of the title. The inquest verdict was of misadventure, but it isn't long before Smith begins to suspect there has been a serious miscarriage of justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Does Not Get Any Better!
- By Charles on 10-30-24
- The Late Lord Thorpe
- A DC Smith Investigation
- By: Peter Grainger
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
Interesting storyline.
Reviewed: 11-01-24
Happy to read the addition and further development of quirky characters to Smiths new working world. Hopefully this means there will be many more stories to enjoy.
And as always; great narration!
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Blood on the Water
- William Monk, Book 20
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 314
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 315
In her twentieth William Monk mystery, she brings us to London's grand Mayfair mansions, where the arrogant masters of the Western world hold sway - and to the teeming Thames waterfront, where one summer afternoon, Monk witnesses the horrifying explosion of the pleasure boat Princess Mary, which takes nearly two hundred of the merrymakers on board to their deaths. The tragedy is no accident.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Captivating
- By Jean on 11-20-14
- Blood on the Water
- William Monk, Book 20
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: David Colacci
Good story.
Reviewed: 10-22-24
Well crafted story, and very interesting time-frame. Also Glad to see a return of a central character
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Dark Assassin
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 290
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 261
On a patrol boat near Waterloo Bridge, police superintendent William Monk notices a young couple engaged in an intense discussion. Seconds later, the two plunge to their deaths in the icy waters of the Thames. Was it an accident, a suicide, or a murder? Ever the investigator, Monk learns that the woman, Mary Havilland, had planned to marry the fair-haired man who shared her fate. He also discovers that Mary's father had recently died in a supposed suicide.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a ride!!!!!!!
- By bigdjunta on 05-07-19
- Dark Assassin
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: David Colacci
How much the narrator makes the story
Reviewed: 10-15-24
I am a big fan of Collaci as narrator, but on this one? Totally misses the mark. Otherwise the story is a good one!
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A Sudden, Fearful Death
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 811
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 650
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 649
In a London hospital, Prudence Barrymore, a talented nurse who had once been one of Florence Nightingale’s angels of mercy in the Crimean War, meets sudden death by strangulation. Private inquiry agent William Monk is engaged to investigate this horrific crime—which intuition tells him was no random stroke of violence by a madman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh, yummy, yummy -- another great Anne Perry
- By Nina on 05-07-05
- A Sudden, Fearful Death
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
Not my favorite in a really good series.
Reviewed: 10-07-24
Story came across as a bit forced. As if it was a struggle to put together. In an otherwise really good series, this one disappointed. Even the otherwise great narrator seemed to over-do , as if she also was not into it.
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Defend and Betray
- A William Monk Novel #3
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,070
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 916
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 917
Ten people gather together for an elegant London dinner party. By the end of the party, only nine are alive. Sometime after dinner, General Thaddeus Carlyon is brutally murdered in the hallway. Who had the strength - and motive - to murder the distinguished military hero? Nurse Latterly and Inspector Monk find the answers in a nightmarish legacy of evil.
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3 out of 5 stars
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melodramatic, anachronistic, but...
- By connie on 01-17-10
- Defend and Betray
- A William Monk Novel #3
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
Series is becoming Good.
Reviewed: 10-05-24
Really like the character development. they are all growing on me. Good story in this installment; even if bit painful.
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A Dangerous Mourning
- A William Monk Novel #2
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,220
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,024
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,017
Inspector William Monk is ordered to investigate in a manner that will give the least possible pain to the influential family. But Monk, brilliant and ambitious, is handicapped by lingering traces of amnesia and by the craven ineptitude of his supervisor, who would like nothing better than to see Monk fail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb Story!
- By Nancy J on 07-07-13
- A Dangerous Mourning
- A William Monk Novel #2
- By: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
Growth in Characters
Reviewed: 10-01-24
Just as I was about to give up on this series; the characters were fleshed out much more. Phew.
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Lies to Tell
- Detective Clare Mackay, Book 3
- By: Marion Todd
- Narrated by: Marion Todd
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story5 out of 5 stars 69
DI Clare Mackay receives a message from her boss, DCI Alastair Gibson, telling her to meet him in secret. She does as he asks and is taken to a secure location in the remote Scottish hills. There, she is introduced to ethical hacker Gayle Crichton and told about a critical security breach coming from inside Police Scotland. Clare already has her hands full keeping a key witness under protection and investigating the murder of a university student. When a friend of the victim is found preparing to jump off the Tay Road Bridge, it is clear he is terrified of someone.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Decent story, weak narration
- By Matthew H. on 09-16-24
- Lies to Tell
- Detective Clare Mackay, Book 3
- By: Marion Todd
- Narrated by: Marion Todd
Decent story, weak narration
Reviewed: 09-16-24
Wish the Writer would flesh out the characters bit more.
And Really wish narration was done by someone other than writer.
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In Plain Sight
- Detective Clare Mackay, Book 2
- By: Marion Todd
- Narrated by: Marion Todd
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story5 out of 5 stars 86
When a baby girl is snatched from the crowd of spectators at a fun run, the local police have a major investigation on their hands. DI Clare Mackay and her team are in a race against the clock when they learn that the child has a potentially fatal medical condition. As Clare investigates she realises this victim wasn’t selected at random. Someone knows who took the baby girl and why. But will they reveal their secrets before it's too late?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed thoroughly…
- By Amazon Customer on 07-23-21
- In Plain Sight
- Detective Clare Mackay, Book 2
- By: Marion Todd
- Narrated by: Marion Todd
Narrator seemed bored
Reviewed: 09-12-24
Narration was mechanical, and had a bad echo; especially in the 1st half. Irritating.
Story? So-So.
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