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Leave the Girls Behind
- By: Jacqueline Bublitz
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 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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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Ann Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer Ethan Oswald. Haunted by what happened, Ruth has long been convinced Oswald had other victims. But no one has ever believed her. After dropping out of college and failing to prove her serial killer theory, Ruth is bartending when she hears that another young girl has gone missing from her home town. With Oswald now deceased, she begins to suspect he had an accomplice. A partner in crime who is still active today.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I loved Jacqueline’s first book so gave this a go
- By Anonymous User on 31-12-2024
- Leave the Girls Behind
- By: Jacqueline Bublitz
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon
Good story but…
Reviewed: 17-11-2024
Loved the story which was good but as a New Zealander I couldn’t get past the appalling NZ and Australian accents!
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The Maid
- Molly the Maid, Book 1
- By: Nita Prose
- Narrated by: Lauren Ambrose
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 994
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 991
Molly the maid is all alone in the world. A nobody. She’s used to being invisible in her job at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows and wiping away the grime, dust and secrets of the guests passing through. She’s just a maid—why should anyone take notice? But Molly is thrown into the spotlight when she discovers an infamous guest, Mr Black, very dead in his bed. This isn’t a mess that can be easily cleaned up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An incredibly well written, enjoyable book
- By Tammie on 15-02-2022
- The Maid
- Molly the Maid, Book 1
- By: Nita Prose
- Narrated by: Lauren Ambrose
Boring little tale
Reviewed: 01-04-2024
Everything was a little off - the story felt like it should be set in London but other aspects were American. The characters were very one dimensional and there was nothing particularly interesting about Molly. All round pretty dull & boring.
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The Housemaid
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 894
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 839
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 839
I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping with wonderful narration
- By Belinda Jan McPherson on 09-12-2023
- The Housemaid
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
Utter rubbish
Reviewed: 14-12-2023
This book was poorly written with a ridiculous storyline. Was forcing myself to keep going and then got to part two and just gave up. Do not understand the good reviews!
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The Year of the Locust
- By: Terry Hayes
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 29 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 205
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 205
If, like Kane, you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again - by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide - and when to shoot. But some places don't play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane's experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet are such a place - a place where violence is the only way to survive.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wait until its re-released with a new Narrator
- By Wojciech Korczynski on 16-11-2023
- The Year of the Locust
- By: Terry Hayes
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
What is this?
Reviewed: 04-12-2023
Not sure whether this is meant to be an espionage thriller or fantasy but it isn’t good! Had to listen at 1.2x (thank goodness it was suggested in another review) to get through the drawl! Story is jumbled and disconnected - should have been a lot shorter & it just lost its way! No where near as good as I Am Pilgrim!
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Tom Lake
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 607
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 572
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 572
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A sublime performance by the remarkable Streep. I was desperate for this never to finish. Please share another on Audible soon.
- By Christine Rowlands on 16-08-2023
- Tom Lake
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Another stunner by Anne Patchett
Reviewed: 26-08-2023
I thought Tom Hanks reading The Dutch House was the ultimate audio book but this was every bit as good. I love Anne Patchett’s writing style and Meryl Streep was perfect to narrate the story. Highly recommend!
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Wild Apples
- By: Minnie Darke
- Narrated by: Danielle Cormack
- Length: 5 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 511
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 475
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 472
Jane Bancroft has returned to Lovett, Tasmania after 20 years away, minus one ex-husband but plus one outraged teenage daughter. Life in the city – life in general – hasn’t quite panned out as she would have liked. With her mother unwell, now seems as good a time as any to come back to where it all began, and perhaps even start a new life here in the heart of Tasmanian apple country. But the legacy of Jane's wild apple youth has not been forgotten by small-town Lovett and her homecoming is haunted by past tragedy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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another mills and boon
- By lisapisa on 08-06-2023
- Wild Apples
- By: Minnie Darke
- Narrated by: Danielle Cormack
If you like Mills & Boon…
Reviewed: 18-06-2023
Then you’ll love this but it was pretty weak if you were expecting more! I love Danielle Cormack’s voice but there were a number of mispronunciations in the narration and I hated her rendition of Thea’s “voice”. Overall it was pretty disappointing so I’m glad I didn’t actually pay for it!
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Riders
- By: Jilly Cooper
- Narrated by: Gerri Halligan
- Length: 30 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
The brooding hero, gypsy Jake Lovell, under whose magic hands the most difficult horse or woman becomes biddable, is driven to the top by his loathing of the darling of the show ring, Rupert Campbell-Black. Having filched each other’s horses, and fought and fornicated their way around the capitals of Europe, the feud between the two men finally erupts with devastating consequences at the Los Angeles Olympics.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Pensive on 25-12-2020
- Riders
- By: Jilly Cooper
- Narrated by: Gerri Halligan
Slightly out of date
Reviewed: 26-08-2022
I read the book around 40 years ago as a teenager and thought it was terribly racy at the time. Now it’s unfortunately outdated and horribly sexist with some scenes that are tantamount to rape.
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I Made a Mistake
- By: Jane Corry
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4 out of 5 stars 92
In Poppy Page's mind, there are two types of women in this world: those who are faithful to their husbands and those who are not. Until now, Poppy has never questioned which she was. But when handsome, charming Matthew Gordon walks back into her life after almost two decades, that changes. Poppy makes a single mistake - and that mistake will be far more dangerous than she could imagine. Someone is going to pay for it with their life....
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5 out of 5 stars
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RECOMMENDED!
- By Gemma on 24-06-2020
- I Made a Mistake
- By: Jane Corry
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
Finished it but had to force myself to!
Reviewed: 29-06-2022
Didn’t really enjoy this. Clunky writing, unbelievable storyline & way too long! Would not recommend. (Narrator was ok though.)
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The Reunion
- By: Polly Phillips
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 23
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 23
Emily Toller has tried to forget her time at university and the events that led to her suddenly leaving under a cloud. She has done everything she can to forget the shame and the trauma–and the people involved. She has tried to focus on the life she has built with her children and husband, Nick. But events like that can’t just be forgotten. Not without someone answering for what they’ve done.
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3 out of 5 stars
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person makes bad choices in life
- By Katey on 14-06-2024
- The Reunion
- By: Polly Phillips
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
Good premise but too many unbelievable aspects
Reviewed: 08-05-2022
A good and relevant premise for a story but not delivered well. Too many unbelievable twists and turns with too much “storytelling” and not enough anything else. Wouldn’t recommend. I’m someone who has to finish a book otherwise I would have ditched it halfway through!
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Something to Hide
- An Inspector Lynley Novel, Book 21
- By: Elizabeth George
- Narrated by: Vivienne Rochester
- Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 34
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 34
A Nigerian-born detective sergeant working for the Metropolitan Police is found unconscious in her own flat and ends up in hospital, where she dies of her injury. The post-mortem reveals that the subdural hematoma is the result of a blow to her head. DI Thomas Lynley, DS Barbara Havers and DS Winston Nkata are called in to investigate a case that touches upon not only the work and the life of the murdered detective but also upon a controversial cultural tradition that damages and often destroys the future of everyone it involves.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Review of Something to Hide
- By Yolande Collins on 21-01-2022
- Something to Hide
- An Inspector Lynley Novel, Book 21
- By: Elizabeth George
- Narrated by: Vivienne Rochester
Great story but didn’t like the narrator
Reviewed: 01-02-2022
Another great story from Elizabeth George but I really didn’t like the narrator. Her characters voices weren’t always great - women often sounded like a whining child, Lynley’s voice was all wrong and some of the African voices were also off. In addition, there were some “phone conversations” where one side was “missing” - just patches of silence. This happened in a particularly important part in Chapter 22.
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