Jeff Lacy
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Conclave
- A Novel
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,681
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,534
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,533
The pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, 118 cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next 72 hours, one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extraordinary
- By Jean on 10-01-18
- Conclave
- A Novel
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
Attacks Church
Reviewed: 11-14-24
Gotcha ending attacking the Universal Christian Church. Not worth reading. Evil trash. Sad political correctness that the Church wars against.
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White Noise
- By: Don DeLillo
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 861
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 756
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Story4 out of 5 stars 754
When an industrial accident unleashes an "airborne toxic event", a lethal black chemical cloud floats over the Gladneys' lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the "white noise" engulfing the Gladneys - radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings - pulsing with life yet suggesting something ominous.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Designed to be analyzed by an English class
- By RI in Canada on 10-15-16
- White Noise
- By: Don DeLillo
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
A measured performance for a measured meditation on life and death
Reviewed: 05-20-23
Thought provoking, comic, and well written meditation on death and life. Humanity living on the edge. A desperate man distilling his life, obsessed with his mortality. Michael Prichard gives a measured performance delving into the mystery of humanity’s living under the threat of death at any time. Delillo writes brilliantly.
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Double or Nothing
- A Double O Novel, Book 1
- By: Kim Sherwood
- Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 31
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Story3 out of 5 stars 31
Tech billionaire Sir Bertram Paradise claims he has developed new cutting-edge technology capable of reversing climate change and saving the planet. But can his ambitious promises be trusted, and are his motives as noble as they appear? The new spies must uncover the truth because the stakes could not be higher; for humanity… and for James Bond himself.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing at best…..
- By Alan Weeks on 05-05-23
- Double or Nothing
- A Double O Novel, Book 1
- By: Kim Sherwood
- Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Where to now?
Reviewed: 05-17-23
Ambitiously written first installment of a trilogy so the plot and sub-plots of this are wide open. All one can ask is, Where to now? There is much to track and swallow, the narrative expansive, the ensemble of characters large, the momentum of the story not propelled but a can kicked down the road. Properly this novel can only be evaluated properly with the trilogy complete. Yet, with just this novel, reading another installment is not guaranteed. Reading the author’s bio, the novel wreaks of literary workshopping. The author needs to tighten the style, streamline the writing, cut the adjectives, and ensure all the arrows are pointed in the same direction. Despite the writing smorgasbord, the performance of the Audible narrator excels.
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Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,699
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,884
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,839
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An outstanding story, highly recommended
- By S. Blakely on 06-22-17
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
Intriguing true crime, vividly written, chillingly described
Reviewed: 05-15-23
The ensemble of narrators in this intriguing true crime volume, enhance its effect that is vividly written and chillingly described. Listening to the narrative performances in Audible makes the reading that much more compelling and entertaining.
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The Increment
- A Novel
- By: David Ignatius
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 293
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 186
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Story4 out of 5 stars 189
From a hidden enclave in the maze of Tehran, an Iranian scientist who calls himself "Dr. Ali" sends an encrypted message to the CIA. It falls to Harry Pappas to decide if it's for real.
Dr. Ali sends more secrets of the Iranian bomb program to the agency, then panics. He's being followed, but he doesn't know who's onto him, and neither does Pappas. The White House is no help---they're looking for a pretext to attack Tehran. To get his agent out, Pappas turns to a secret British spy team known as "The Increment".
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1 out of 5 stars
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Unbelievable plot weakened by appalling narration
- By Mary Lynn on 05-27-09
- The Increment
- A Novel
- By: David Ignatius
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
Suspenseful and intriguing
Reviewed: 05-14-23
Dick Hill does a decent job narrating. Some of the characters he portrays are over the top. His voice is a bit clownish at times, and irritating. The novel, however, is suspenseful and intriguing.
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With a Mind to Kill
- A James Bond Novel
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 368
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 322
Behind the Iron Curtain, a group of former Smersh agents want to use the British spy in an operation that will change the balance of world power. Bond is smuggled into the lion's den—but whose orders is he following, and will he obey them when the moment of truth arrives?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun listen
- By bhamdad on 05-29-22
- With a Mind to Kill
- A James Bond Novel
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
A Bond with foibles and weaknesses
Reviewed: 05-10-23
Rory Kinnear does the portrayal of James Bond 007 as best as I have ever enjoyed by an Audible performer, even the smooth Simon Vance, who I admire. Kinnear has the tone and voice of one of the most identifiable protagonists in modern fiction to pitch perfect heights. Horowitz takes the Ian Fleming Bond franchise beyond John Gardner (although I enjoy Gardner’s treatment of Bond). WITH A MIND TO KILL is well structured and intensely compelling, especially as we are taken back to the 1960s Soviet Union and the depths of the Cold War. It is Bond’s mind that has been manipulated, and the reader comes caught up with a Bond with foibles, physically and mental for which he struggles.
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Trigger Mortis
- With Original Material by Ian Fleming
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: David Oyelowo
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 481
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 449
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 446
Incorporating original, never-before-published material from 007 creator Ian Fleming, New York Times best-selling author Anthony Horowitz returns literary legend James Bond to his 1950s heyday in this exhilarating and dashing thriller.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A politically correct Bond but a bad Bond book
- By britishbob on 09-25-15
- Trigger Mortis
- With Original Material by Ian Fleming
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: David Oyelowo
Remarkably exciting, exceptionally performed
Reviewed: 05-08-23
A remarkably exciting and intense, action-packed espionage novel. Horowitz writes with imagination and clarity. David Oyelowo’s performance is one of the best Audible performances I have experienced.
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People vs. Donald Trump
- An Inside Account
- By: Mark Pomerantz
- Narrated by: Mark Pomerantz
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 204
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 172
People vs. Donald Trump is a fascinating inside account of the attempt to prosecute former president Donald Trump, written by one of the lawyers who worked on the case and resigned in protest when Manhattan’s district attorney refused to act.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bravo - Easy to Understand
- By Trisha on 02-09-23
- People vs. Donald Trump
- An Inside Account
- By: Mark Pomerantz
- Narrated by: Mark Pomerantz
Clearly written and narrated by the author
Reviewed: 05-06-23
This is an excellent memoir, clearly and compellingly written, and instructive and intelligent. This is required reading for trial lawyers and law students. Also admirable and commendable is Pomerantz’s clear and well-paced narration.
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Icebreaker
- James Bond (Original Series)
- By: John Gardner
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Story4 out of 5 stars 128
Bond reluctantly finds himself recruited into a dangerous mission involving an equally dangerous and treacherous alliance of agents from the CIA, the KGB, and Israel's Mossad. The team dubbed "Icebreaker" waste no time double crossing each other, as they try to root out the leader of the murderous National Socialist Action Army, Count Konrad von Gloda, a one time SS officer, who now perceives himself as the New Adolf Hitler.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Recommend without reservation
- By Darren Harrison on 10-27-15
- Icebreaker
- James Bond (Original Series)
- By: John Gardner
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Simon Vance performs another Bond novel masterfully
Reviewed: 05-05-23
This is an entertaining, complex, and compelling Bond novel by John Gardner. Simon Vance gives another masterful performance with a wide ensemble of characters. Vance is smooth, maintaining the suspense, creating a satisfying experience.
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Cold
- James Bond (Original Series), Book 16
- By: John Gardner
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
James Bond is on a mission that will become an obsession. It starts the night Flight 229 is torn apart at Washington airport, killing 435 passengers. But the victim who matters to Bond is the Principessa Sukie Tempesta: once his lover, still his friend. The search for Sukie's killers will turn out to be the most complex and demanding assignment of Bond's career. Across continents and through ever-changing labyrinths of evil, he follows the traces of clues into the center of a fanatical society more deadly than any terrorist army.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another well performed Bond novel
- By Jeff Lacy on 05-03-23
- Cold
- James Bond (Original Series), Book 16
- By: John Gardner
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Another well performed Bond novel
Reviewed: 05-03-23
Simon Vance personifies James Bond and a wide and diverse ensemble of characters. This is an entertaining novel of espionage, plotted and well imagined, written clearly with tight dialogue.
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