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Since She's Been Gone
- By: Sagit Schwartz
- Narrated by: Ann Sprinkle
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 13
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 13
Losing her mother to a hit-and-run at age fifteen threw Beatrice "Beans" Bennett's life into turmoil. Bereft, she developed a life-threatening eating disorder, and went through a challenging recovery process which paved the way for her work as a clinical psychologist decades later. When a new patient arrives at her office and insists that Beans's mother is still alive—and in danger—Beans is forced to revisit her past in order to uncover the truth.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not a True Thriller
- By PatFPag on 10-18-24
- Since She's Been Gone
- By: Sagit Schwartz
- Narrated by: Ann Sprinkle
Not a True Thriller
Reviewed: 10-18-24
This is a book about motherless daughters and eating disorders, with a thriller subplot. Its moving depiction of a brave young woman fighting anorexia is the center of the book, and readers looking for that type of story will enjoy this book. It is not, however, a true thriller with a compelling plot.
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The Stepford Wives
- By: Ira Levin
- Narrated by: January LaVoy, Grover Gardner
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 294
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 252
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 252
Joanna Eberhart is a creative, self-possessed wife and mother, newly arrived in seemingly idyllic Stepford, Connecticut. But as she and her family begin settling in, she’s jarred by the unaccountable sameness of the local wives: all flawlessly attractive, with perfectly maintained homes—and little seeming interest in anything else. As curiosity turns to concern, Joanna finds herself unraveling a web of malice that threatens her very existence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well-narrated Horror Classic
- By PatFPag on 08-09-24
- The Stepford Wives
- By: Ira Levin
- Narrated by: January LaVoy, Grover Gardner
Well-narrated Horror Classic
Reviewed: 08-09-24
Strong narration makes this tense, well-paced classic even better. A quick listen from a time when publishers released shorter genre novels, this story takes on misogyny and the dark, conformist side of upward mobility in American suburbs. Offers more character devleopment than the many movie and TV adaptations it has inspired.
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The Daughters of Block Island
- A Novel
- By: Christa Carmen
- Narrated by: Linda Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 211
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Story4 out of 5 stars 176
After arriving on Block Island to find her birth mother, Blake Bronson becomes convinced she’s the heroine of a gothic novel—the kind that allowed her intermittent escape from a traumatic childhood. How else to explain the torrential rain, the salt-worn mansion known as White Hall, and the restless ghost purported to haunt its halls? But before Blake can discern the novel’s ending, she’s found dead, murdered in a claw-foot tub. The proprietress of White Hall stands accused.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Audible vs. Kindle
- By Susan Kijowski on 01-23-24
- The Daughters of Block Island
- A Novel
- By: Christa Carmen
- Narrated by: Linda Jones
Vivid, Gothic Fun
Reviewed: 03-22-24
Spooky tale of gothic ghosts, long lost sisters, and all-too-human predators haunting a Rhode Island B & B in winter. Listened to it for Women in Horror month, but dark mystery fans who don‘t mind a ghost in a secret passageway will love it too. Loved the vivid setting & fun “meta” style commentary on gothic lit tropes. #gothic #spooky #sisters
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13 people found this helpful
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Burn the Negative
- By: Josh Winning
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story3 out of 5 stars 13
Arriving in L.A. to visit the set of a new streaming horror series, journalist Laura Warren witnesses a man jumping from a bridge, landing right behind her car. Here we go, she thinks. It’s started. Because the series she’s reporting on is a remake of a ’90s horror flick. A cursed ’90s horror flick, which she starred in as a child—and has been running from her whole life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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You won’t want to put it down… so you can just be done with it
- By Lishishness on 11-19-24
- Burn the Negative
- By: Josh Winning
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon
Chilling Twists & Vivid Scares
Reviewed: 01-31-24
Hollywood can be terrifying! I stayed up late listening to this fun, twisty tale. No wonder it’s long-listed for the Bram Stoker award for best horror novel. The American child star turned English journalist protagonist presented an accent challenge for the narrator, and I think she did well.
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None of This Is True
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,375
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,329
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,322
Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Victim shaming a teen girl?
- By Lisa & Travis on 08-11-23
- None of This Is True
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker, Jenny Walser
Compelling Thriller
Reviewed: 09-12-23
Enjoyable psychological thriller that provides a creepily accurate view into the mind of a murderous narcissist and reminds us that marriages may not be what they seem. Audiobook co-narrated by BBC actress Nicola Walker is compelling. The device of a true crime podcast-within-a-story works well in an audiobook (not sure I would like it as much on the page). Saw one twist coming, but there are a few well-crafted surprises towards the end.
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Jackal
- A Novel
- By: Erin E. Adams
- Narrated by: Sandra Okuboyejo, William DeMeritt
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 398
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 366
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Story4 out of 5 stars 367
Liz Rocher is coming home . . . reluctantly. As a Black woman, Liz doesn’t exactly have fond memories of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly white town. But her best friend is getting married, so she braces herself for a weekend of awkward, passive-aggressive reunions. Liz has grown, though; she can handle whatever awaits her. But on the night of the wedding, somewhere between dancing and dessert, the newlyweds’ daughter, Caroline, disappears—and the only thing left behind is a piece of white fabric covered in blood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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There’s no such thing as a perfect story
- By Jill N Davies on 04-09-23
- Jackal
- A Novel
- By: Erin E. Adams
- Narrated by: Sandra Okuboyejo, William DeMeritt
Vivid, Smart, Twisty Horror
Reviewed: 02-20-23
Shadowy beasts in the woods and all-too-real violence against black girls plague a rust-belt town. Stronger than she knows, Liz is determined to face her own fears & the curse of racism so that her missing relative will not be sacrificed. Thought provoking & damn scary!
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Lady in the Lake
- A Novel
- By: Laura Lippman
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,419
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,253
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,247
Last year, Maddie Schwartz was a happy, even pampered housewife. This year, she’s bolted from her marriage of almost 20 years, determined to make good on her youthful ambitions to live a passionate, meaningful life. Drawing on her own secrets, she helps Baltimore police find a murdered girl - assistance that leads to a job at the city’s afternoon newspaper, the Star. Working at the newspaper offers Maddie the opportunity to make her name, and she has found just the story to do it: a missing woman whose body was discovered in the fountain of a city park lake.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to love it...
- By Tori G on 08-06-19
- Lady in the Lake
- A Novel
- By: Laura Lippman
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
Vivid, Twisty Lippman Mystery & Take on 60s Journalism
Reviewed: 12-16-20
Not just a who done it, but a where fine it; as setting becomes character. This is both a tale of two murders in different racial and class, and a “newspaper book.” Maddy, the ambitious, yearning former housewife turned reporter is a delightfully flawed main character. There are 2 twists in the final hours that I did not see coming! The narrator offers a varied and interesting performance.
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The Murder List
- By: Hank Phillippi Ryan
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 168
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Story4 out of 5 stars 146
Law student Rachel North will tell you, without hesitation, what she knows to be true. She's smart, she’s a hard worker, she does the right thing, she’s successfully married to a faithful and devoted husband, a lion of Boston's defense bar, and her internship with the Boston DA's office is her ticket to a successful future. Problem is she’s wrong. And in this cat-and-mouse game - the battle for justice becomes a battle for survival.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why the low ratings?
- By shelley on 08-24-19
- The Murder List
- By: Hank Phillippi Ryan
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
Excellent Plot If You Stick With It
Reviewed: 09-06-20
The plot and ending are fabulous! You can see why the mystery coming together as it does has resulted in Ryan's multiple award nominations. And Ryan always writes about Boston elegantly. The narrator did a good job, especially as harsh and ambitious DA Martha Gardener. I could not give this 5 stars though, because I walked away from this in the middle for a month. I read another book before retuning. I almost missed the stellar second half, because the characters felt a little generic. I don't mind an unlikable character, but I felt like I couldn't feel the core of any of them. I can now see the challengers the plot created for characterization, and damn do you know them in the end. So stick with it.
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Jar of Hearts
- By: Jennifer Hillier
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,989
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,570
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,558
When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong—one of the most popular girls in school—disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, now an executive and rising star at her Seattle pharmaceutical company, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great, captivating book! 5 stars
- By Katie LeF on 09-05-18
- Jar of Hearts
- By: Jennifer Hillier
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
Stay Up Listening to This Compelling, Twisty Tale
Reviewed: 10-26-19
Secrets will kill you. Geo, Kai and Angela are a fascinating trio and their high school friendship is at the center of this tense, well-paced story. One can't help but root for Geo, an admitted accomplice to her friend's murder and "horrible person," yet one distrusts her. Be prepared to stay up late listening to the final 2 hours. There are 2 clever twists near the end. The novel takes a very firm, and somewhat simplistic, stand in the nature vs nurture debate, but offers wonderful storytelling. The ending feels too rushed, so I could not give the story 5 stars, but it's a great read/listen. Good narration! In particular, the intense male characters are read by La Voy as both district and believable.
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Give Me Your Hand
- By: Megan Abbott
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 468
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 429
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 430
Kit Owens harbored only modest ambitions for herself when the mysterious Diane Fleming appeared in her high school chemistry class. But Diane's academic brilliance lit a fire in Kit, and the two developed an unlikely friendship. Until Diane shared a secret that changed everything between them. More than a decade later, Kit thinks she's put Diane behind her forever, and she's begun to fulfill the scientific dreams Diane awakened in her. But the past comes roaring back when she discovers that Diane is her competition for a position both women covet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Glimpse into the Female Psyche
- By Horror Reader on 07-21-18
- Give Me Your Hand
- By: Megan Abbott
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
Excellent Thriller About Female Competition
Reviewed: 10-05-19
Stellar novel about two girls caught in the pull of dark secrets and academic & professional competition. Past sins reemerge as the bright girls become researchers in an intense, male-dominated field. The narrator performs well. Highly recommend this!
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