Peter Beckerleg
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The Valley
- By: Chris Hammer
- Narrated by: Dorje Swallow
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 167
A controversial entrepreneur is murdered in a remote mountain valley, but this is no ordinary case. Ivan and Nell are soon contending with cowboy lawyers, conmen, bullion thieves and grave robbers. But it's when Nell discovers the victim is a close blood relative, that the past begins to take on a looming significance. What did take place in The Valley all those years ago? What was Nell's mother doing there, and what was her connection to troubled young police officer Simmons Burnside?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hammer Time!
- By Anonymous User on 30-11-2024
- The Valley
- By: Chris Hammer
- Narrated by: Dorje Swallow
More Challenging Story Line
Reviewed: 02-11-2024
The story line here is more intriguing and complicated than some of Hammer's early works and provides an entertaining and 'solid' listen as the plot unwinds. The development of the Nell Buchanan character in this novel goes well for future releases.
A good listen with some inter sting 'twists' and a 'just' outcome.
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In too Deep
- Jack Reacher, Book 29
- By: Lee Child, Andrew Child
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 136
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4 out of 5 stars 129
Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had got there. But someone must have brought him. And shackled him. And whoever had done those things was going to rue the day. That was for damn sure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Reacher.......................
- By Peter Beckerleg on 02-11-2024
- In too Deep
- Jack Reacher, Book 29
- By: Lee Child, Andrew Child
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
Reacher.......................
Reviewed: 02-11-2024
The Childs combination, Jeff Harding and Reacher do it again, if your a Reacher fan then this like the 28 preceding novels will not disappoint and as good as the story line is it wouldn't be Reacher without Jeff Harding. Continuity of narrator over 29 novels is a massive factor in the success of this franchise......................
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The Waiting
- Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch, Book 6
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Madison Lintz, Titus Welliver
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Renée Ballard and the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit get a hot shot DNA connection between a recently arrested man and a serial rapist and murderer who went quiet twenty years ago. The arrested man is only twenty-three, so the genetic link must be familial. It is his father who was the Pillowcase Rapist, responsible for a five-year reign of terror in the city of angels. But when Ballard and her team move in on their suspect, they encounter a baffling web of secrets and legal hurdles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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brilliant
- By Elizabeth on 17-11-2024
- The Waiting
- Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch, Book 6
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Madison Lintz, Titus Welliver
Another Excitibg Addition
Reviewed: 02-11-2024
The Bosch legacy lives on, in typical Connelly fashion the twists & turns abound as Maddie Bosch takes a more central role with Ballard & Bosch although a minor role in the overall story his typical aloof, forthright & no nonsense approach steals every scene he's a part of.
This novel is a logical extension of the Bosch journey with Ballard and Maddie pairing seamlessly if your a Bosch\Connelly fan this will not disappoint.
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Out in Nowhere
- By: Fleur McDonald
- Narrated by: Anna Hruby
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
Hallie, a young and successful fashion blogger, recently married to a station owner, is having trouble adjusting to the flies, dust, snakes and isolation in the Flinders Ranges. Left alone with her baby while her husband, Alex is often out on long bore runs during the day, she also has to contend with her father-in-law, Rod, who insists on making himself at home in their house. Alex is out on a bore run, and as Hallie and their daughter, Ruby, watch him in real time on the camera from the homestead, Alex suddenly disappears from view. He is found later, dead at the bottom of a windmill.
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1 out of 5 stars
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NARRATOR: BIG MISTAKE
- By Peter Beckerleg on 02-11-2024
- Out in Nowhere
- By: Fleur McDonald
- Narrated by: Anna Hruby
NARRATOR: BIG MISTAKE
Reviewed: 02-11-2024
I made the big mistake of not checking the narrator before purchase & for me the change of narrator doesn't fit the Dave Burrows persona I have enjoyed so much in the past. Then waiting until Chapter 3 until the 2 main character are are even mentioned causes the book to loose all context (for me) of what a Dave Burrow's novel entails.
Unfortunately I can't return this book for whatever reason & I simply can't finish it so my review is: check the narrator if you are a follower of the Dave Burrows series and for that reason alone this book does not rate in my opinion. It's like listening to Jack Reacher and not having Jeff Harding as the narrator.
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The Last Orphan
- Orphan X, Book 8
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4 out of 5 stars 44
As a child, Evan Smoak was plucked out of a group home, raised and trained as an off-the-books assassin for the government as part of the Orphan program. When he broke with the program and went deep underground, he left with a lot of secrets in his head that the government would do anything to make sure never got out. When he remade himself as The Nowhere Man, dedicated to helping the most desperate in their times of trouble, Evan found himself slowly back on the government's radar.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sensitive and sensational
- By Catherine A. Lewis on 22-02-2023
- The Last Orphan
- Orphan X, Book 8
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
BackStory Centric
Reviewed: 19-03-2023
For anybody who has followed the Orphan X series this is a major disappointment. There is so much back story that you don't need to read the rest of the series. The story is disjointed & wat outside the 'normal operations' of Orphan X previously.....extremely disspointing
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Out of Sight
- You have 48 hours to save your family…
- By: James Patterson
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang, Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
After a harrowing tour in Afghanistan, intelligence officer Amy Cornwall is eager to return home to her husband and their young daughter. But as soon as she steps into the house, she knows that something is terribly wrong. Her family is missing. The kidnappers leave a message: if she wants to see her husband and daughter alive again, Amy must complete a near impossible task...and she has 48 hours to do it. She'll do whatever it takes to bring them home.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting story, well written BUT
- By Peter Beckerleg on 26-06-2019
- Out of Sight
- You have 48 hours to save your family…
- By: James Patterson
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang, Edoardo Ballerini
Interesting story, well written BUT
Reviewed: 26-06-2019
The two narrator's just don't work the change in tempo, voice infliction loose the story continuity. I for one will not contemplate another dual narrator book.
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Say You're Sorry
- when a killer closes in, there's only one way to stay alive
- By: Karen Rose
- Narrated by: Joel Froomkin
- Length: 23 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4 out of 5 stars 63
Special Agent Gideon Reynolds has tried hard to put his past behind him. He escaped the violence of his cult upbringing when he was just 13, and since then routine and discipline have been his way of making sense of the world. But when a petite blonde woman crashes into his life, he begins to realise that a little bit of chaos might not be so bad. Daisy Dawson has had more than her fair share of pain, too - but she's done being a victim. Daisy's determined to explore every new experience she can - including getting to know the dark and serious FBI investigator.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Pity the 2nd part doesn't download
- By Peter Beckerleg on 08-03-2019
- Say You're Sorry
- when a killer closes in, there's only one way to stay alive
- By: Karen Rose
- Narrated by: Joel Froomkin
Pity the 2nd part doesn't download
Reviewed: 08-03-2019
Half way through and the second half isn't available for download very disappointing other than that a reasonable read
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The Good Daughter
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Susie James
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,409
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,178
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,175
Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father—Pikeville's notorious defense attorney—devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night. Twenty-eight years later, and Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself. But when violence comes to Pikeville again—and a shocking tragedy leaves the whole town traumatized—Charlie is plunged into a nightmare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW..... Just WOW
- By Kindle Customer on 16-11-2018
- The Good Daughter
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Susie James
Slow and Confusing
Reviewed: 04-01-2019
The underlying story line is solid by the disjointed backward & forward & poor characters development made it very hard work in the end I just gave up. The narrator was very monotone with minimal voice implication which made differentiating characters all too difficult so I just gave up
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Long Road to Mercy
- Atlee Pine, Book 1
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kyf Brewer
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 397
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 361
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Story4 out of 5 stars 365
It is 30 years since FBI special agent Atlee Pine’s twin sister, Mercy, was taken from the room they shared as young children. Notorious serial killer Daniel James Tor, was caught and convicted of other murders, and while there’s no proof, Atlee believes he knows what happened to Mercy. Tor still resides in a high-security prison in Colorado.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Typical Baldachi Conspiracy Theory Theme
- By Peter Beckerleg on 04-12-2018
- Long Road to Mercy
- Atlee Pine, Book 1
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kyf Brewer
Typical Baldachi Conspiracy Theory Theme
Reviewed: 04-12-2018
The new character Atlee Pine is well developed along with her sidekick secretary & potential future love interest & Pine's better than most abilities (again typical for Baldachi leading characters) left me waiting for Book 2 - if you're a Baldachi fan you won't be disappointed
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Wolf Lake
- A Novel (Dave Gurney, Book 5)
- By: John Verdon
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10
Could a nightmare be used as a murder weapon? That's the provocative question confronting Gurney in the thrilling new installment in this series of international bestsellers. The former NYPD star homicide detective is called upon to solve a baffling puzzle: Four people who live in different parts of the country and who seem to have little in common, report having had the same dream - a terrifying nightmare involving a bloody dagger with a carved wolf's head on the handle.
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1 out of 5 stars
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If it's not broken don't fix it
- By Peter Beckerleg on 12-11-2018
- Wolf Lake
- A Novel (Dave Gurney, Book 5)
- By: John Verdon
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
If it's not broken don't fix it
Reviewed: 12-11-2018
The new narrator for the series has destroyed the very essence of the 3 main characters created in the first 4 books. They are recognisable in his portrayal and after 2 chapters I have discarded the book & won't be continuing with the series..as I said if it's not broken why fix it
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