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In a House of Lies
- By: Ian Rankin
- Narrated by: James Macpherson
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 404
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 365
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 358
Rebus' retirement is disrupted once again when skeletal remains are identified as a private investigator who went missing more than a decade earlier. The remains, found in a rusted car in the East Lothian woods, not far from Edinburgh, quickly turn into a cold-case murder investigation. Rebus' old friend Siobhan Clarke is assigned to the case, but neither of them could have predicted what buried secrets the investigation will uncover.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Typical Rebus!
- By Wayne on 01-12-20
- In a House of Lies
- By: Ian Rankin
- Narrated by: James Macpherson
Rebus Is Still Rebus I Guess
Reviewed: 08-02-24
This might have been a good story, but I don't really know because the narrator in his zeal to sound authentic, produced an accent I couldn't understand, I finally gave up, and I didn't finish the book. I have listened to all the Rebus novels and never encountered this issue.
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The God of the Woods
- A Novel
- By: Liz Moore
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,893
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,513
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,512
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tangled Mystery Overloaded with Characters and Confusing Time Jumps
- By unknown on 08-09-24
- The God of the Woods
- A Novel
- By: Liz Moore
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Disappointing Read
Reviewed: 08-02-24
I chose this book on a whim because it was in Jimmy Fallon's summer book club. I will not do that again. The author's writing is elementary and dull. I felt like I was reading a story written by an inexperienced writer. I wondered if she had an editor. The story, while it had potential, was laborious. The writing was mundane, and I wanted the author to have her characters to at least say something in an interesting way. The technique of switching characters and times was distracting. I did listen to the entire book, but it took a lot of effort.
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The Shadow Murders
- A Department Q Novel, Book 9
- By: Jussi Adler-Olsen, William Frost - translator
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 895
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 795
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 794
On her sixtieth birthday, a woman commits suicide. When the case lands on Detective Carl Mørck’s desk, he can’t imagine what this has to do with Department Q, Copenhagen’s cold cases division since the cause of death seems to be clear. But his superior, Marcus Jacobsen, is convinced that this is not in fact a suicide, but a murder related to an unsolved case that has been plaguing him since 1988.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Could have used another chapter
- By Candace Russell on 09-28-22
- The Shadow Murders
- A Department Q Novel, Book 9
- By: Jussi Adler-Olsen, William Frost - translator
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
Not Enjoyable
Reviewed: 04-24-23
This book had so many holes it was rather silly. It almost seemed as if the book was written by another author. Very disappointing, and if the ending was supposed to make me wait anxiously for the next Department Q book, it had the opposite effect. I'm not sure I will even read it. The narrator is excellent!
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Lessons in Chemistry
- A Novel
- By: Bonnie Garmus
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison, Bonnie Garmus, Pandora Sykes
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36,170
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 31,639
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31,563
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Making my 3 adult daughters read this
- By Teresa H. on 04-07-22
- Lessons in Chemistry
- A Novel
- By: Bonnie Garmus
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison, Bonnie Garmus, Pandora Sykes
Great Premise Silly Story
Reviewed: 01-24-23
This could have been an excellent book because it sheds light on the still existing unequal rights of women; however, the descriptions are simplistic and the story itself just unbelievable and silly. I finished listening because I paid for it, but had I checked it out of the library, I would have returned it unread.
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The Body in the Marsh
- DCI Craig Gillard, Book 1
- By: Nick Louth
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,497
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,287
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,282
Criminologist Martin Knight lives a gilded life and is a thorn in the side of the police. But then his wife, Liz, goes missing. There is no good explanation and no sign of Martin.... To make things worse, Liz is the ex-girlfriend of DCI Craig Gillard who is drawn into the investigation. Is it just a missing person or something worse? And what relevance do the events around the shocking Girl F case, so taken up by Knight, have to do with the present? The truth is darker than you could ever have imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional
- By Miriam Sabir on 10-28-18
- The Body in the Marsh
- DCI Craig Gillard, Book 1
- By: Nick Louth
- Narrated by: Marston York
Disappointing Read
Reviewed: 12-19-21
This book has implausible scenarios to carry the plot and a ridiculous premise for the plot. If it had been listed as a fantasy, it might have passed muster, but I'm not sure even that would help this story. I should have returned it, but since I kept listening thinking that surely it had to get better, I didn't return it. Don't waste a credit on this book.
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A Death in the Family
- By: James Agee
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 328
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 299
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Story4 out of 5 stars 300
Decades after its original publication, James Agee’s last novel seems, more than ever, an American classic. For in his lyrical, sorrowful account of a man’s death and its impact on his family, Agee painstakingly created a small world of domestic happiness and then showed how quickly and casually it could be destroyed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It just has to be lived through...
- By Darwin8u on 01-15-20
- A Death in the Family
- By: James Agee
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
Hauntingly Beautiful
Reviewed: 06-19-21
Agee’s descriptions of events and how they affect the characters are almost poetry. His ability to elicit such clear memories and feelings from my childhood and from my actual experiences with death amazed me.
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The Nightmare
- A Novel (Joona Linna, Book 2)
- By: Lars Kepler
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 161
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 161
Police discover the lifeless body of a young woman on an abandoned yacht. The next day, a man is found hanging in his apartment. When Detectives Joona Linna and Saga Bauer uncover a surprising connection between the two deaths, they realize they are up against a brutal killer and a ruthless business tycoon who preys on his victims’ worst nightmares to achieve his sinister ends.
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3 out of 5 stars
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written for American TV or flim
- By Dr. William J. Kass on 02-17-19
- The Nightmare
- A Novel (Joona Linna, Book 2)
- By: Lars Kepler
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
Second Time
Reviewed: 05-14-21
I tried to listen to the first book, THE HYPNOTIST by Lars Kepler. I skip read thinking it was bound to get better, but to no avail so finally returned it. I usually enjoy mysteries and detective stories set in the Scandinavian countries so I thought I would give the author, who is two authors using a pen name, another chance. I did skip read, but at least i got to the end of the book. These characters did not appeal to me, and the dialogue and descriptions became, for me, boring and tedious. I'm not sure any human could actually survive the violence inflicted on these characters. They are almost super human.
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Gorky Park
- The Arkady Renko Novels, Book 1
- By: Martin Cruz Smith
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 255
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 219
A triple murder in Moscow’s famous Gorky Park amusement centre rocks the capital - three corpses found in the snow, so badly mutilated that their identities can’t be verified. Chief Investigator Arkady Renko from the Moscow police takes the case. Renko is a brilliant investigator - dangerously so. Now, to identify the victims and uncover the truth, he must battle the KGB, FBI and the police - and stay alive doing it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mispronunciations distracting
- By Libby on 07-12-19
- Gorky Park
- The Arkady Renko Novels, Book 1
- By: Martin Cruz Smith
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
Gorky Park
Reviewed: 08-19-20
One of the best books I have listened to in many months. The narrator is excellent. I did find I enjoyed the book much more after I obtained a print copy and could listen along with the narrator simply because I needed to see the pronunciations of the Russian names and places. The book has many characters and an intricate plot; however, Martin Cruz Smith's beautiful writing and description use of language makes the book mesmerizing. I am looking forward to reading more from this author.
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Fever Dream
- The Daniel Rinaldi Series, Book 2
- By: Dennis Palumbo
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 8
It has been nearly a year since psychologist Daniel Rinaldi, a trauma expert who consults with the Pittsburgh Police, helped unravel a baffling murder, and now he finds himself drawn into another case. In the midst of a blistering summer heat wave, a daring bank robbery has gone horribly wrong, resulting in the deaths of all the hostages except one, Treva Williams, and Rinaldi is called in to treat the young woman.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mindless Listening
- By Gail on 05-21-13
- Fever Dream
- The Daniel Rinaldi Series, Book 2
- By: Dennis Palumbo
- Narrated by: William Hughes
Mindless Listening
Reviewed: 05-21-13
What did you like best about Fever Dream? What did you like least?
It was OK for filling hours of travel time, but I would have had no trouble ending the story at any time and never bother to wonder how it ended. As a matter of fact, the book was actually better without the ending.
Has Fever Dream turned you off from other books in this genre?
No
What does William Hughes bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I could travel and listen.
Did Fever Dream inspire you to do anything?
It inspired me to not chose this author again which was disappointing because I thought maybe I had discovered new characters I would enjoy getting to know over time.
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