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We Solve Murders
- By: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Nicola Walker
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,419
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,299
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,299
Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life in the New Forest. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he likes his familiar habits and routines. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s business now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul: she doesn’t stay still long enough for a habit or routine. She’s currently on a private island keeping world-famous author Rosie D’Antonio alive. Which was meant to be an easy job. Then a dead body, a bag of money, and a killer with their sights on Amy mean an end to Steve’s quiet life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By PigPig on 12-09-24
- We Solve Murders
- By: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Nicola Walker
Another Winner
Reviewed: 13-10-24
Richard Osman has done it again..!! Having enjoyed all the TTMC books and growing to love those characters, I was looking forward to this new avenue of fiction from RO and I was not disappointed. It’s a very good storyline and I quickly felt engaged with the characters (particularly Steve).
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Sons of Fortune
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Michael Brandon
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 156
Separated at birth by a desperate nurse who loses a millionaire's son to cot death, twin boys grow up without any knowledge of the other. Nat Cartwright lives with his middle-class birth parents and grows up to becomes a war hero in the Vietnam War before returning home to run for office in the Republican party. Fletcher Davenport becomes the only son of the millionaire couple. After graduating from Yale, he builds a reputation as a prolific criminal defence lawyer before he too delves into politics as a Democrat.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not his best by a long way
- By Rose on 07-06-22
- Sons of Fortune
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Michael Brandon
Interesting story
Reviewed: 22-06-24
I always enjoy Jeffrey Archer books - he tells a good story and this did not disappoint. I was perhaps a little disappointed with the ending and I’m wondering if there is a sequel..? However, I didn’t really enjoy the narration - the way the book is structured you jump between the lives of the two main characters even within a chapter and it was hard to know which character you were on. It would have helped if the narrator had paused slightly to indicate this or had more definitive voices for each of the characters.
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I'll Take That One
- An Evacuee's Childhood
- By: Kitty Baxter
- Narrated by: Siobhan Dowd, Kitty Baxter
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Kitty Baxter was born in London in 1930, the daughter of a road sweeper and a cleaner and one of five children. War broke out just as Kitty turned nine and she became one of thousands of children evacuated to the countryside. This would be the first of three times that she was rehoused far from home over the course of the war. Sometimes treated more like a servant than a small child, Kitty endured gruelling years cut off from her parents rather than a safe haven from war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sweet and moving
- By Kristine Diana on 10-11-23
- I'll Take That One
- An Evacuee's Childhood
- By: Kitty Baxter
- Narrated by: Siobhan Dowd, Kitty Baxter
A Beautiful Record
Reviewed: 10-06-23
This is a wonderful record of how it felt to be an evacuee in WW2. So many of Kitty and her family’s experiences resonated with me having listened to my own Mother and her siblings stories from that time. It was a very difficult experience for a lot of children and one that left lifelong scars. Thank you Kitty for preserving your memories for future generations.
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The Thursday Murder Club
- Thursday Murder Club, Book 1
- By: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Richard Osman, Marian Keyes
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18,949
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,663
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,632
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings. But when a local property developer shows up dead, 'The Thursday Murder Club' finds themselves in the middle of their first live case. The four friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, might be octogenarians, but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Oh WHAT a disappointment!
- By mollyeyre on 03-09-20
- The Thursday Murder Club
- Thursday Murder Club, Book 1
- By: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Richard Osman, Marian Keyes
Really Enjoyable book
Reviewed: 08-02-21
I loved this book. I particularly loved the characters and I really miss them now I’ve finished the book. Looking forward to Thursday Murder Club 2.
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Quite
- By: Claudia Winkleman
- Narrated by: Claudia Winkleman
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,815
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,559
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,538
In this, her first ever book, Claudia invites us all into her world. This is a memoir with a difference (owing to its lack of a plot - genuinely, how do people do that?) and Claudia shares her observations on topics such as the importance of melted cheese, why black coats are vital, how it's never okay to have sex with someone who has an opinion on your date outfit, how nurses are our most precious national treasure and why colourful clothing is only for the under 10s (if you're reading this sporting a bright red jumper and you're nine, great! If you're older, sorry).
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3 out of 5 stars
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quite un relatable
- By Kezzerrilla on 30-10-20
- Quite
- By: Claudia Winkleman
- Narrated by: Claudia Winkleman
An excellent book
Reviewed: 07-02-21
I loved this book - a great gallop through Claudia Winkleman’s life and view on life. I found myself laughing out loud and agreeing with practically all she has to say.
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