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'Twas the Bite Before Christmas
- An Andy Carpenter Mystery
- By: David Rosenfelt
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 309
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 258
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Story5 out of 5 stars 258
Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is at the Tara Foundation’s annual Christmas party. The dog rescue organization has always been his true calling, and this is one holiday tradition he can get behind because every dog that’s come through the rescue—and their families—are invited to celebrate. This year’s party is no exception. But before the stockings can be hung by the chimney with care, homicide detectives ruin the evening. Derek Moore, one of the foundation’s best foster volunteers, is arrested for murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Andy carpenter strikes again!
- By barhi on 10-10-23
- 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas
- An Andy Carpenter Mystery
- By: David Rosenfelt
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Love this series
Reviewed: 10-14-23
David Rosenfelt and Grover Gardner are the peanut butter and jelly of books- good, comforting stuff that just sticks to ya!
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A World of Curiosities
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,532
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,060
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,038
It’s spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge. But something has. As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Sûreté du Québec investigators’ lives after many years. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they’ve arrived in the village of Three Pines. But to what end?
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2 out of 5 stars
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She’s jumped the shark
- By Icie in Vermont on 12-03-22
- A World of Curiosities
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
A bit too intricate for me…
Reviewed: 12-17-22
I am a library worker and am telling patrons to read this uninterrupted in a silent room to keep it straight.
Timeline shifting in an audiobook is difficult when done in chapter breaks, but done within the chapters it gave me whiplash. I would go and relisten to portions to find where I had “lost the plot”, to find out it was a timeline shift.
I love the details and imagery that is true to form for Louise Penny and makes you lose yourself in all the senses of the book but I found myself confused by the story on a few fronts.
I remember Still Life being the first case for Jean Guy and Armand; I have no recollection of these kids that were abused or the serial killer in any other story line but that could be my memory… I’m in my 50’s.
Ruth is still my favorite and Rosa makes me giggle each time. I did feel Armand was missing some crucial steps and that he was clutching at straws near the end.
I’m also not fond of never finding out what Fiona had to say to Reine-Marie…
Overall a good read if you can concentrate on it and nothing else while reading it.
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Hidden Scars
- Detective Kim Stone, Book 17
- By: Angela Marsons
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 317
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 315
When a 19-year-old boy, Jamie Mills, is found hanging from a tree in a local park, his death is ruled a suicide. Detective Kim Stone’s instincts tell her something isn’t right—but it’s not her investigation, and her temporary replacement is too busy waiting for the next big case to be asking the right questions.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Soapbox book
- By momgiraffe on 06-20-23
- Hidden Scars
- Detective Kim Stone, Book 17
- By: Angela Marsons
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
Breaking news: Kim is Human and Bryant has a first name???
Reviewed: 11-16-22
I guess I should have seen the last question coming but I didn’t!
I like the fact that this time around time was given to each character to demonstrate how their relationship with Kim is important to her story. I’m also relieve that she seems to have “softened” a bit without becoming a marshmallow or losing her edge at heart; after all what would attract us to a touchy, feely, new agey Stone???
I also applaud the subject matter that didn’t apologize for presenting both viewpoints. Todays society is so bent on “not offending” that it seems a crime to hold an opinion on anything. While not popular and/or correct- there are still those who hold non inclusionary opinions and while I as a reader don’t agree with that stance; I acknowledge others are free to have them.
As for Bryant’s first name… a little weak. I would have picked another. I now picture him as a balding math teacher in tweed with coke bottle glasses. Maybe we could change my image in the next adventure?
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A Feather on the Water
- A Novel
- By: Lindsay Jayne Ashford
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 712
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 629
Just weeks after World War II ends, three women from different corners of the world arrive in Germany to run a Displaced Persons camp. They long to help rebuild shattered lives—including their own… For Martha, going to Germany provides an opportunity to escape Brooklyn and a violent marriage. Arriving from England is orphaned Kitty. She hopes working at the camp will bring her closer to her parents, last seen before the war began. For Delphine, Paris has been a city of ghosts after her husband and son died in Dachau.
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5 out of 5 stars
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#1 in 2022 for me!!!!!
- By Patrizia Clerico on 10-19-22
- A Feather on the Water
- A Novel
- By: Lindsay Jayne Ashford
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
#1 in 2022 for me!!!!!
Reviewed: 10-19-22
This is the first historical fiction I’ve read about the DP camps after World War 2. I have to admit it’s often crossed my mind- what does one do when you no longer have a past or identity? How do you begin to construct a life based on choices of ‘why not?’
A Feather on the Water is the story of three women who would never have crossed paths had there not been a war. An American fleeing an abusive marriage named Martha, a French nurse whose husband and son were killed in Dachau named Delphine, and a Polish/Austrian refugee of the kinder transport to England- Katja now known as Kitty.
Together they worked almost two years in helping over 300,000 displaced refugees from Poland and Czechoslovakia.
The characters which interact with these ladies are so rich and possess so much depth i was able to picture them all and still wonder what happened to them as they all began new lives.
A very interesting view into the process to emigrate and the counties policies and quotas.
I am very interested to look into other works by this author…especially after reading this in 24 hours!
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Where the Sky Begins
- A Novel
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Emma Griffiths
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,315
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,198
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,192
London, 1940. Bombs fall and Josie Banks’ world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash. Josie’s beloved tearoom boss has been killed, and Josie herself is injured, with nothing left and nowhere to go. Evacuated to the English countryside, Josie ends up at the estate of the aristocratic Miss Harcourt, a reluctant host to the survivors of the Blitz. Now a threat looms larger than anyone imagined. And a dangerous secret is about to upend Josie’s life again.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Probably the worst Rhys Bowen book I have read
- By Tony on 08-14-22
- Where the Sky Begins
- A Novel
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Emma Griffiths
A lovely story
Reviewed: 10-17-22
I always enjoy stories by Rhys Bowen, but this one was particularly lovely.
Josie Banks doesn’t have the greatest life and doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere in her life.
A bombing of both her job and home in London by the Luftwaffe sets into motion a new path for Josie in The country, Lincolnshire.
The cast of characters which pass through her days in exhale are rich and invite you to care about each of them.
Although I figured out the “villain” very early on,it didn’t detract my enjoyment or interest in the story. It still remained to see how the identity would be revealed and what would happen as a result to dear Josie.
Overall this is a well written book that draws you in from the first word.
Curl up in your favorite spot and definitely read this book!!!
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The Codebreaker's Secret
- By: Sara Ackerman
- Narrated by: Jennifer Robideau
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 429
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 378
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 376
A brilliant female codebreaker. An “unbreakable” Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret mission that could change the course of WWII. The Codebreaker's Secret is a dazzling story of love and intrigue set during America’s darkest hour.
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1 out of 5 stars
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false advertising
- By Bird Miller on 09-14-22
- The Codebreaker's Secret
- By: Sara Ackerman
- Narrated by: Jennifer Robideau
Best WW2 Stories I’ve Found
Reviewed: 10-11-22
I am a huge fan of Sara Ackerman’s style of writing. There is always just enough facts with supporting research to teach something in each book.
Very often the popular novels about this period in history in the Pacific focus only on the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
Sara Ackerman takes smaller pieces of stories either during or after this tragedy and expands the stories around individuals that are not so well known.
Her imagery and culture references make you feel you can taste the ocean and smell the cocoa butter. The flowers and their colors in bloom or in leis seem to burst off the page as you read.
I can’t believe I have to wait another year to return to the islands in these books and learn more…
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Citizen K-9
- A K Team Novel
- By: David Rosenfelt
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 442
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 395
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 392
The Paterson Police Department has created a cold case division, and they want to hire the private investigators known as the K Team to look into the crimes. After all, Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, German shepherd Simon Garfunkel, recently retired from the force. Plus, another K Team member, Laurie Collins, used to be a cop as well. Their first cold case hits home for the K Team. A decade ago, at Laurie's 10th high school reunion, two of their friends simply…vanished.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not In Andy Carpenter's League
- By Philip A on 03-20-22
- Citizen K-9
- A K Team Novel
- By: David Rosenfelt
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
I LOVE LOVE LOVE David Rosenfelt!
Reviewed: 03-19-22
There is not much which measures up to an Andy Carpenter book, but the K Team has it!
I nearly fell over at “the Marcus revelation.”
I’m DYING to find one of my library patrons with whom I can discuss this book!
Three cheers for the K Team!!!!
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Deadly Scandal
- The Deadly Series, Book 1
- By: Kate Parker
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 193
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 174
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 174
Olivia Denis is a content young wife with a carefree life in late 1930s London. Then her world is shattered with the violent death of her husband, Reggie. The police want to call it a suicide and close the case, but Olivia knows Reggie couldn't possibly have fired the fatal shot. Further mysteries surface surrounding her husband's death. Did the trustworthy Foreign Office employee betray government secrets? Was his murder linked to the death of a German embassy clerk the same night? And who searched their flat?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Insipid Heroine
- By James on 08-14-17
- Deadly Scandal
- The Deadly Series, Book 1
- By: Kate Parker
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
Needs better narrator
Reviewed: 03-14-22
The story and idea are good, but a narrator with a recurring speech impediment and who is monotone that all the male characters sounded like robocalls🙄….drove me to almost abandon this book and series as a whole!
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Under a Sky of Memories
- By: Soraya M. Lane
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 514
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 471
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 471
Sicily, 1943. Three American women, all nurses in the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron, are determined to do all they can for their country. Vita is fun-loving, Dot shy and sweet-natured, and Evelyn practical and determined, but for all their differences, a life of military service pulls the three together as firm friends. When they’re selected for a daring mission, the women are proud to play their part. But disaster strikes when their plane crash-lands behind enemy lines in occupied Albania. finally find their way home?
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1 out of 5 stars
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not Fiction-Literature
- By Аmazon Customer on 02-01-22
- Under a Sky of Memories
- By: Soraya M. Lane
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
Terrific tale of love & survival
Reviewed: 02-24-22
I’m a huge WW2 fiction reader, but wasn’t sure I’d like a “POW/romance” type of story.
I was very drawn in by the three heroines and grateful that one overcame her “paralyzing fear of life”.
The male characters are a hair away from being ancillary but still part of the journey in a way that is believable- as is the twists the journey takes.
Totally worth the read!
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The Girls in the Attic
- By: Marius Gabriel
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 539
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 480
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 479
Max Wolff is a committed soldier of the Reich. So when he is sent home wounded, only to discover that his mother is sheltering two young Jewish women in their home, he is outraged. His mother’s act of mercy is a gross betrayal of everything Max stands for. He has dedicated his life to Nazism, fighting to atone for the shame of his anti-Hitler father’s imprisonment. It’s his duty to turn the sisters over to the Gestapo. But he hesitates, and the longer Max fails to do his duty, the harder it becomes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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impact of The War in Germany on Germans
- By Florida girl on 11-02-21
- The Girls in the Attic
- By: Marius Gabriel
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
Wow….
Reviewed: 10-29-21
What a powerful story… I listened to this in three days and my heart cried in various parts. I read tons of holocaust fiction and this gave such perspectives that I really hadn’t heard before. So many points were just cruel in how they were resolved but I’m sure historically that’s what could have happened and did to so many.
I miss Max… he was a truly good soul. How utterly imaginable it is to think of not being able to hold a conversation with others about anything other than who you both have lost, and then in old age recount stories of those who only exist for you- with not a single memento that any of them ever lived… I wish the generations today could recognize what real hardship is and appreciate life and the gifts they have…
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