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An Honest Man
- A Novel
- By: Michael Koryta
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 509
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 443
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 443
After discovering seven men murdered aboard their yacht–including two Senate rivals–Israel Pike is regarded as a prime suspect. A troubled man infamous on Salvation Point Island for killing his own father a decade before, Israel has few options, no friends, and a life-threatening secret. Elsewhere on the island, 12-year-old Lyman Rankin seeks shelter from his alcoholic father in an abandoned house only to discover that he is not alone. A mysterious woman greets him with a hatchet and a promise: “Make a sound and I’ll kill you.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Electrifying and entertaining
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 07-26-23
- An Honest Man
- A Novel
- By: Michael Koryta
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Outstanding listen!
Reviewed: 03-26-24
Israel Pike is the hero we didn’t know we needed!
This was one of the best listens I’ve had in a while. I was hooked about 30 minutes in and had a hard time stopping it when I needed to get out of the car. The ending was bittersweet but where Lyman ends up and Hatchet…. made my heart happy. Highly recommend spending a credit on this one!
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Never Lie
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,292
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,508
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,507
Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end. In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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NOT A FAN AT ALL
- By Admirer of great books; critic of bad books. on 11-15-22
- Never Lie
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
Great ending
Reviewed: 12-09-22
Good read. Thought I had the whodunnit figured out but nope. Good twist at the end. Totally unexpected for me. Also really enjoyed that the narrative jumping from character to character was very easy to follow and didn’t cause confusion. Narrator was fantastic too. All around great listen for a long road trip.
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Fear Nothing
- A Novel (Moonlight Bay, Book 1)
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: John Glouchevitch
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,849
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,679
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,669
Christopher Snow is different from all the other residents of Moonlight Bay, different from anyone you’ve ever met. For Christopher Snow has made his peace with a very rare genetic disorder that leaves him dangerously vulnerable to light. His life is filled with the fascinating rituals of one who must embrace the dark. Then he witnesses a series of disturbing incidents that sweep him into a violent mystery only he can solve, a mystery that will force him to rise above all fears and confront the many-layered secrets of Moonlight Bay and its strange inhabitants.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Interesting story, awful narrator
- By Jenni Eden on 06-11-19
- Fear Nothing
- A Novel (Moonlight Bay, Book 1)
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: John Glouchevitch
Snooze
Reviewed: 12-08-22
Thank god this wasn’t my first DK book or I’d never have read any of his other work. Way too many places where being overly descriptive took away from the storyline which was not that great itself. I definitely wouldn’t recommend if you’re not an avid DK reader.
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Girl, Forgotten
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
- Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,449
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,792
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,758
A girl with a secret. Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night that should be the highlight of her high school career. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever. Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains a mystery. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks; her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards; the small town moved on from her grisly attack. But all that’s about to change.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good book but why so political
- By Christine Short on 09-02-22
- Girl, Forgotten
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
Fantastic sequel
Reviewed: 11-12-22
How amazing is Karin Slaughter?! If you haven’t checked out “Pieces of Her” yet, get both books and start with that one. Both are so hard to put down (or press pause). Ah, I digress… This book had me wanting to spend more time in the car just to listen. I already can’t wait until her next book!
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False Memory
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Stephen Lang
- Length: 21 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,602
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,877
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,875
It's a fear more paralyzing than falling. More terrifying than absolute darkness. More horrifying than anything you can imagine. It's the one fear you cannot escape, no matter where you run...no matter where you hide. It's the fear of yourself. It's real. It can happen to you. And facing it can be deadly.
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5 out of 5 stars
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spectacular
- By dietetzners on 04-21-07
- False Memory
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Stephen Lang
Among Koontz best.
Reviewed: 04-11-22
For me, Koontz is pretty hit or miss. This one was a definite hit. Well developed and relatable characters, strange but not absurd. Fabulous tale of mind control and abuse of power. And there’s a clever dog. Who doesn’t love a dog!?
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Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One
- By: Jack Townsend
- Narrated by: Creepy Pasta
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,092
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,450
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,433
Working at a dead-end retail job in the middle of nowhere can be hard. The long hours. The helpless customers. The enormous eldritch horror living deep below the building. As the only full-time employee at the 24 hour gas station at the edge of town, Jack has pretty much seen it all. But when he decides to start an online journal documenting the bizarre day-to-day occurrences, he unwittingly attracts the attention of much more than just a few conspiracy theorists.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of my most favorite nosleep series!
- By damienmessick on 04-08-19
- Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One
- By: Jack Townsend
- Narrated by: Creepy Pasta
It was soooooo bad!
Reviewed: 02-28-22
Oh my there was nothing about this book that I enjoyed. The story was absurd. At no point was I entertained. The narration was equally torturous for me. Dramatic pauses in places that weren’t appropriate and narrated at a painfully slow pace. I listened on 1.75 and it still got on my nerves. I was hoping for a creepy tale but this wasn’t it. If you’re looking for weird and ridiculous, this is your book.
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The Dark Half
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,439
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,101
Thad Beaumont would like to say he is innocent. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the twisted imagination that produced his best-selling novels. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the series of monstrous murders that keep coming closer to his home. But how can Thad deny the ultimate embodiment of evil that goes by the name he gave it - and signs its crimes with Thad's bloody fingerprints?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sparrows
- By Tyler Schnabel on 08-22-16
- The Dark Half
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Good but not one of Mr. King’s finest.
Reviewed: 02-21-22
This novel was just okay for me. Definitely not the same caliber as many of his classics. No suspense, just weird. Worth the read/listen for any diehard King fan though.
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The Caretakers
- By: Eliza Maxwell
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger, Erin Mallon
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 919
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 810
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 806
Filmmaker Tessa Shepherd helped free a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned for murder. When he kills again, Tessa’s life is upended. She’s reeling with guilt, her reputation destroyed. Worse, Tessa’s mother has unexpectedly passed away, and her sister, Margot, turns on her after tensions from their past escalate. Hounded by a bullying press, Tessa needs an escape. That’s when she learns of a strange inheritance bequeathed by her mother: a derelict and isolated estate known as Fallbrook. It seems like the perfect refuge.
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4 out of 5 stars
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creepy and suspenseful
- By KayBee's Bookshelf on 04-20-20
- The Caretakers
- By: Eliza Maxwell
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger, Erin Mallon
Good story.
Reviewed: 11-05-21
Started a little slow for me but once it picked up, I was hooked. Jumping from one character to another was hard to follow at times if more than a day or so went by before I was able to listen. Very good storyline. Good story development with a few twists. I loved that I wasn’t able to predict the ending. The narration was too slow for me but was fine once I bumped the speed from 1.5 to 1.8. Overall, this book is worth the listen.
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Another Name for the Devil
- By: Mason Deaver
- Narrated by: Avi Roque
- Length: 3 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 570
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 506
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 505
Gabriel has spent the last decade trying to forget his best friend, the first boy he ever loved: Jacob. Ripped away from each other in the midst of a family tragedy, Gabriel grieved for Jacob alone, surviving in their small religious town before finally breaking free to attend college, where they found new friends and relationships to pursue. To Gabriel, Jacob became a distant memory. Until one fateful Halloween night, when the two are reunited.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Horror Takes a Backseat to Exposition
- By Anonymous User on 10-29-21
- Another Name for the Devil
- By: Mason Deaver
- Narrated by: Avi Roque
Ummm…
Reviewed: 11-03-21
What a letdown. I read the plot and knew it could go either way. Unfortunately, the way it went was awful. The narration was among the worst I’ve ever listened to. If I’m being honest, a 1 star is being generous.
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Devoted
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,722
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,165
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,143
Woody Bookman hasn’t spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother, Megan, tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil was behind his father’s death and now threatens him and his mother. And he’s not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is listening.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Descendants of WATCHERS...
- By shelley on 04-01-20
- Devoted
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
If you liked The Watchers get this book
Reviewed: 10-21-21
Koontz and his love of intelligent dogs is so fun and who doesn’t love a happy ending?! I enjoyed it, definitely recommend.
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