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Oregon
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ed Harris
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,951
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,854
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,853
It was 1970 in a defeated Rhode Island fishing town. Vietnam and Nixon dominated the national news. Both the near and distant future looked bleak. But they were five inseparable high school friends with something incredible in common: an unwavering resolve to look after each other no matter what hell life threw at them. And they were on a mission. The plan was simple: Go off the grid before they turned 18 to avoid the draft. They’d sell some grass, stack some cash, then head west and start a commune. What could possibly go wrong?
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5 out of 5 stars
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This really hit home.
- By Ray Beaulieu on 05-26-24
- Oregon
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ed Harris
Well-written but depressing
Reviewed: 07-16-24
This mini-saga of five young friends chasing the same dream starts off with a long exhibition dump more suitable to a novel than a short story. Overall, I enjoyed reading this, including Ed Harris' narration, but was disappointed by the ending.
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Clete
- A Dave Robicheaux Novel
- By: James Lee Burke
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 535
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 495
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 495
Clete Purcel—private investigator, ex-member of the New Orleans Police Department, and war veteran with a hard shell and just a few soft spots—is Dave Robicheaux’s longtime friend and partner in detective work. But he has a troubled past. When Clete leaves his car at the local car wash, only to return to find it ransacked by a group of thugs tied to the drug trade from Mexican cartels to Louisiana, it feels personal—his grandniece died of a fentanyl overdose, and his fists curl when he thinks of the dealers who sold it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Burke's is wealthiest hater of wealth I know
- By T. Walker on 06-18-24
- Clete
- A Dave Robicheaux Novel
- By: James Lee Burke
- Narrated by: Will Patton
For diehard Burke fans only.
Reviewed: 06-19-24
Short on plot, long on hallucinations. Still, an enjoyable read for those like me who have enjoyed Clete's involvement in the Robichaux novels over the years.
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The Red Cobra
- James Ryker, Book 1
- By: Rob Sinclair
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 207
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 185
He dedicated most of his life to the Joint Intelligence Agency. Now, James Ryker wants to start afresh. However, he soon hears about the murder of a woman whose fingerprints match those of a former adversary who's been missing, presumed dead...an assassin known as the Red Cobra. But Ryker confirms a case of mistaken identity. Who is the dead woman? And where is the real Red Cobra?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tantalizing & Intriguing
- By Margaret Wood on 11-12-17
- The Red Cobra
- James Ryker, Book 1
- By: Rob Sinclair
- Narrated by: Marston York
Amateurish and cliche-ridden crap
Reviewed: 04-03-24
Many flaws. I hope this writer is able to improve in later books. I'll never know.
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Cardinal Black
- Matthew Corbett, Book 7
- By: Robert McCammon
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,119
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 997
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 992
December 1703 finds Berry Grigsby living as Mary Lynn Nash in a small English village where she has fallen victim to Professor Fell's involuntary drug experiments. Her mind is quickly deteriorating under the drug’s influence, and the only way to save her is a potion book that was stolen in an attack on the village orchestrated by a mysterious madman going by the name Cardinal Black. Matthew Corbett has volunteered to travel with Julian Devane, a self-proclaimed "fool and bad man" in the employ of Professor Fell, to hunt down the potion book.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Robert: Your violence is toxic & gratuitous
- By Helen Stoltzfus on 07-16-19
- Cardinal Black
- Matthew Corbett, Book 7
- By: Robert McCammon
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Marvelous adventure well read
Reviewed: 09-27-23
On a par with the best of Alex Dumas and the Count of Monte Cristina
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Black Talon
- Dragonblood Assassin, Book 1
- By: Jaime Castle, Andy Peloquin
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 900
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 769
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 769
Kullen is the emperor’s assassin. The sharp hand of justice. The Black Talon. Gifted a soul-forged bond with his dragon, Umbris, Kullen is tasked with hunting any and all who oppose the empire. But when the secretive Crimson Fang murders two noblemen before his very eyes, Kullen must discover the truth of who they are and what they want. What he uncovers is a web of lies and deceit spiraling into the depths of Dimvein.
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5 out of 5 stars
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😱 This is the new thing...
- By Willis Burns on 03-14-23
- Black Talon
- Dragonblood Assassin, Book 1
- By: Jaime Castle, Andy Peloquin
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
Chock full of cliches and fantasy stereotypes.
Reviewed: 07-11-23
With "iron resolve," I vow not to read anymore of this turgidly written crapola. Unfinishable, after barely 2 chapters.
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The Bullet Garden
- An Earl Swagger Novel
- By: Stephen Hunter
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 189
July, 1944: The lush, rolling hills of Normandy are dotted with a new feature—German snipers. From their vantage points, they pick off hundreds of Allied soldiers every day, bringing the D-Day invasion to its knees. It’s clear that someone is tipping off these snipers with the locations of American soldiers, but who? And how? General Eisenhower demands his intelligence service to find the best shot in the Allied military to counter this deadly SS operation. Enter Earl Swagger, an Army Major assigned this crucial and bloody mission.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Earl Swagger is back, with a vengeance
- By Amazon Customer on 05-06-23
- The Bullet Garden
- An Earl Swagger Novel
- By: Stephen Hunter
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
Earl Swagger is back, with a vengeance
Reviewed: 05-06-23
This is one of the few Audible novels I will be listening to twice -- if not more. Stephen Hunter is the single best action/thriller writer out there, an icon of the genre emulated by more recent war lords such as Mark Greaney, whom I also love to read. Here, Swagger is tasked with defeating a German crack sniper team in the French "bullet garden," i.e. a patchwork of trees and open fields perfect for sniper activity. As well, there's a second plot stream about spies that also kept my interest. Highly recommended. Welcome back Stephen Hunter!
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Blood Line
- A Tom Rollins Thriller, Book 1
- By: Paul Heatley
- Narrated by: Wayne Mitchell
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Tom Rollins has gone AWOL from his CIA black-ops unit and is living off-grid when he hears that the woman he loves, Alejandra, has been murdered by a person or persons unknown. Rollins is determined to punish her killers and sets out on his own personal search and destroy mission. Applying pressure as only he knows how, he quickly discovers who was behind the killing—a vicious gang of hardened criminals. Using his dizzying array of lethal skills, Rollins begins to take out the leaders of the gang, one by one.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I couldn't stand listening to the narrator
- By Amazon Customer on 08-24-22
- Blood Line
- A Tom Rollins Thriller, Book 1
- By: Paul Heatley
- Narrated by: Wayne Mitchell
I couldn't stand listening to the narrator
Reviewed: 08-24-22
I downloaded this book expecting something along the lines of Jack Reacher or the Gray man. After about an hour of listening to him shouting into the microphone, affecting cliched voices, and generally hamming it up, I had to stop. I'm going to return this audible version and probably purchase the kindle.
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Dead Aim
- By: Thomas Perry
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 490
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 382
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Story4 out of 5 stars 381
Robert Mallon has lived for ten quiet years in affluent Santa Barbara, when an encounter on a beach with a mysterious young woman shatters his peaceful, carefully constructed life. Despite Mallon's desperate attempts, he loses her and becomes obsessed with discovering why. He hires detective Lydia Marks to uncover the secrets of this stranger's life, and what they learn propels them into a terrifying world of sinister secrets and deadly hatreds.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceeded my expectations
- By Ed on 04-23-12
- Dead Aim
- By: Thomas Perry
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Murder is a dangerous game
Reviewed: 06-23-22
This early Perry title represents yet another variation on a popular short story by Richard Connell, though the author pulls it off better than most. The main character, Mallon, is pursued by a gaggle of killers who are mostly out for sport. Little do they know that Mallon has the advantage of a super power: uncanny good luck. The only real flaw in the novel, apart from too much focus on irrelevant back stories of very minor characters, is one huge and unbelievable coincidence involving Mallon's attorney. The narrator, Michael Kramer, once again mangles the pronunciations of California cities and towns, though apart from that he is an effective reader. He just needs to spend some time in SoCal.
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Sleeping Dogs
- By: Thomas Perry
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,332
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,091
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,091
He came to England to rest. He calls himself Michael Shaeffer, says he's a retired American businessman. He goes to the races, dates a kinky aristocrat, and sleeps with dozens of weapons. Ten years ago it was different. Then, he was the Butcher's Boy, the highly skilled mob hit man who pulled a slaughter job on some double-crossing clients and started a mob war. Ever since, there's been a price on his head. Now, after a decade, they've found him.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Or... How I Fell in Love With a Hit Man
- By Chip Atkinson on 03-21-12
- Sleeping Dogs
- By: Thomas Perry
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Black comedy of errors
Reviewed: 06-08-22
I've read and listened to this iconic crime novel twice now, and am starting the third. If you can listen to the first 15 minutes without being hooked, good luck to you. The ribald story told by the Honourable Meg, by itself, is well worth the price of admission.
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The Devil Knows You're Dead
- A Matthew Scudder Crime Novel, Book 11
- By: Lawrence Block
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 318
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 277
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 275
A deranged, derelict, crazed Vietnam vet has been arrested for gunning down successful young lawyer Glenn Holtzmann at a corner phone booth on 11th Avenue—and the suspect's brother wants unlicensed private investigator Matthew Scudder to prove the madman innocent. But Scudder's curiosity and dedication are leading him to dark, unexplored places in his own heart…and to passions and secrets that could destroy everything he loves. In this unmerciful metropolis, no one is truly innocent—including Matthew Scudder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A journey between murder and melancholy
- By antoine on 08-01-14
- The Devil Knows You're Dead
- A Matthew Scudder Crime Novel, Book 11
- By: Lawrence Block
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
Disappointing resolution to a murder
Reviewed: 04-01-22
Morally challenged private eye Matthew Scudder cheats on his girlfriend and hangs out with both killers and cops, but somehow seems to walk an ethical tightrope. As with all of the Matt Scudder books, the attractions for me are the many conversations between Scudder and various minor characters, which are often as hilarious as they are irrelevant to the main storyline. I enjoyed this book, despite being disappointed in how the main mystery -- the murder of a man standing at a phone booth -- was "resolved." All narrated by one of the best readers out there, Joe Barrett.
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