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The Couple at No. 9
- By: Claire Douglas
- Narrated by: Kenton Thomas, Nathalie Buscombe
- Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 175
When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body - two bodies, in fact. Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least 30 years. Nothing Saffy need worry herself over. Until the police launch a murder investigation and ask to speak to the cottage's former owner - her grandmother, Rose. Rose is in a care home, and Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused. She can't help the police, but it is clear she remembers something.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fantasy!
- By Elizabeth on 18-05-2023
- The Couple at No. 9
- By: Claire Douglas
- Narrated by: Kenton Thomas, Nathalie Buscombe
More to it
Reviewed: 28-12-2024
Some books are a fast read, this wasn't for me, was substantial. Yes, good story, worth its stars.
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36 Hours
- Detective Kim Stone, Book 21
- By: Angela Marsons
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
When Detective Kim Stone is woken before dawn because local journalist Tracy Frost wants to show her a message, she’s not impressed. But her blood turns cold when she reads the note. She has 36 hours to follow a trail set by an anonymous challenger. If she fails, people will die. Kim’s gut tells her this is no hoax. She summons her team, desperate to prevent what lies ahead. With minutes to spare, they solve the first cryptic clue. It leads to a box hidden deep in the woods, containing a second clue and a tape.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good holiday read
- By Rymkervic on 28-12-2024
- 36 Hours
- Detective Kim Stone, Book 21
- By: Angela Marsons
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
Good holiday read
Reviewed: 28-12-2024
Good one for the holidays, topic is something that l can imagine is popular but nothing l have ever been around so interesting to learn. Not death dying exciting but a good holiday book.
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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 had no idea where he was
Reviewed: 13-11-2024
The opening line 'Reacher had no idea where he was' echo'd me listening to this book. A beginning which goes backward - lm not the biggest fan of those, and one of the main characters Flecther & then you have Reacher - 'bounces' a bit on the audio. Actually, the whole story seemed written in a way which creates an uncomfortable listening landscape. It might have been read altogether easier. I don't normally experience this with Childs books.
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Identity Unknown
- Kay Scarpetta, Book 28
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Nobel laureate and advisor to the White House, Sal Giordano, is found dead in the middle of an abandoned theme park. When Virginia's chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta is alerted about the case, she's warned that the victim is someone she knows. When she hears who it is, she's devastated. While teaching in Rome for a summer during the early days of her career, she met Giordano. What began as an intense love affair evolved into a life-long friendship, and now he's suddenly and bizarrely dead.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Easy listen, somewhat predictable
- By Anonymous User on 17-11-2024
- Identity Unknown
- Kay Scarpetta, Book 28
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
A little of kilter
Reviewed: 13-11-2024
A little off kilter - it is a Scarpetta book but one with less depth. The story is ok, bit strange but alright. I suppose the theme of 'you have the right to know this, when we decide you have the right' is too aligned to real life, and what l hear when listening to American politics. Now that someone has got in, goodness knows what will be reflected in the next book, l for one, will await the reviews. lol.
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Storm Child
- Cyrus Haven, Book 4
- By: Michael Robotham
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 242
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 242
The most painful of Evie Cormac's memories have been locked away, ever since she was held prisoner as a child - a child whose rescue captured hearts and headlines. Forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven's mission is to guide her to something near normality. But today, on a Lincolnshire beach, seventeen bodies wash up in front of them. There is only one survivor, with two women still missing. And Evie's nightmares come roaring back. Whatever happened all those years ago lies at the core of this new tragedy. Because these deaths are no accident.
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5 out of 5 stars
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PHENOMENAL
- By Jodie Templeton on 05-07-2024
- Storm Child
- Cyrus Haven, Book 4
- By: Michael Robotham
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
Not disappointing
Reviewed: 17-07-2024
Continues the story nicely, wasn't sure at the start what direction the story was travelling but doesn't disappoint. Gave it 4 out of 5 as it could have been a tad more exciting but don't regret getting.
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Looking for Eden
- By: Caroline Overington
- Narrated by: Zindzi Okenyo, Ella Scott Lynch, Hazem Shammas
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,250
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,180
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,176
When a simple mix-up leaves their father Joe’s estate to Eden, their long-absent mother, Clare and Aaron decide it’s finally time to track Eden down. But it’s been over thirty years since she left their remote outback mining town, and they’ve never heard from her again. Aaron is dealing with a new marriage that’s currently trapped in immigration limbo, and his teenage daughter Cady is clearly going through a personal crisis of her own.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Misandry and Feminism
- By Anonymous User on 08-02-2023
- Looking for Eden
- By: Caroline Overington
- Narrated by: Zindzi Okenyo, Ella Scott Lynch, Hazem Shammas
Nothing not to like
Reviewed: 05-06-2024
Purchased this because of its star rating. The story is set in a remote old gold mining town ( l myself happen to live in a place like the one mentioned) the small-town ethos is spot on, could have been developed a little more. The story is interesting and well-paced, A couple of little twists/turns. Great narration. Worthy of its rating.
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The Dying Light
- Detective Matt Ballard Series, Book 3
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 285
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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Story4 out of 5 stars 265
As the mists roll over the fens and enigmatic lights twinkle in the distance, only the locals know their way along the hidden paths through the mysterious watery terrain of one of England's most beautiful and sometimes dangerous places. Detective Matt Ballard may have retired but there's still plenty going on in the fens to keep him busy. Someone trashes an old lady's garden and daubs her isolated cottage with hateful graffiti. Emilia Swain seems to be totally harmless, so why is she being targeted?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Strange happenings
- By Aussie Jenny on 15-01-2022
- The Dying Light
- Detective Matt Ballard Series, Book 3
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
Anxiety
Reviewed: 23-05-2024
I think if l had anxiety, l would have it more, reading this, felt like taking a prozac. Interesting storyline with a sort of twist in the latter half. Did well describing the frustration of dealing with someone who has mental health issues. Luckly l listened to this whist walking along a beach to balance the effect lol.
Good enough that l am churning through the whole series.
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Marshlight
- Detective Matt Ballard, Book 4
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 158
An old friend's sister disappears without a trace. There's no sign of foul play, but she'd been acting very peculiarly. Meanwhile, Liz's cousin, Christie, comes to stay. She takes an immediate - and uncharacteristic - dislike to the local bookshop owner, Gina. Why does everyone put up with her awful behavior? Christie is convinced that Gina is manipulating everyone around her. Is she onto something dangerous or just pushing her new friends away? No one believes her suspicions until another friend goes missing late at night on the misty Fen marshes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another great Ellis novel
- By Janet Congues on 14-12-2021
- Marshlight
- Detective Matt Ballard, Book 4
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
The end is
Reviewed: 23-05-2024
The end is a bit confusing. Well, the story ends and either it's an intro into another book, or just a double ending with a flip going back, no idea, but l stopped listening, when the end happened.
The story is good, Interesting enough at one point the narrator gets a bit annoying murdering a country accent but overall a pleasant enough book, with a decent ending. Until that is, whatever it is, starts up.
Will be listening to the next in the series.
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Sisters of Mercy
- By: Caroline Overington
- Narrated by: Hazem Shammas, Mantshologane Maile
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 521
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 493
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 490
Snow Delaney was born a generation and a world away from her sister, Agnes. Until recently, neither even knew of the other's existence. They came together only for the reading of their father's will - when Snow discovered, to her horror, that she was not the sole beneficiary of his large estate. Now Snow is in prison and Agnes is missing, disappeared in the eerie red dust that blanketed Sydney from dawn on September 23, 2009.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoroughly enjoyed sisters of mercy
- By Kindle Customer on 06-12-2021
- Sisters of Mercy
- By: Caroline Overington
- Narrated by: Hazem Shammas, Mantshologane Maile
This was, so good.
Reviewed: 06-03-2024
Started it off without expectation, good narration. Story was o.k but like a steamroller on high gear, just got better and better - what a very, very clever story - all the 5's from me.
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Immaculate
- By: Anna McGahan
- Narrated by: Anna McGahan
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
All Frances wants is a cure for her daughter, but that would take a miracle, and miracles aren't something Frances believes in anymore. Newly divorced from her pastor ex-husband and excommunicated from the church community she once worked within, she wrestles alone with the prognosis of her terminally ill child. Any suggestion of ‘divine intervention' is salt in the wound of her grief. So when Frances is forced to take in a homeless and pregnant teenage girl who claims to have had an immaculate conception, she's deeply challenged.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Anonymous User on 28-10-2023
- Immaculate
- By: Anna McGahan
- Narrated by: Anna McGahan
Interesting
Reviewed: 05-02-2024
Story on a few levels - clever. Not the best book lve read but l don't regret it either. What l did enjoy was the one off sentences throughout with profound or thought-provoking meaning.
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