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Down the River unto the Sea
- De: Walter Mosley
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 7 h y 44 m
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Joe King Oliver was one of the NYPD's finest investigators until he was framed for sexual assault by unknown enemies within the force. A decade has passed since his release from Rikers, and he now runs a private detective agency with the help of his teenage daughter. Physically and emotionally broken by the brutality he suffered while behind bars, King leads a solitary life, his work and his daughter the only lights. When he receives a letter from his accuser confessing that she was paid to frame him years ago, King decides to find out who wanted him gone and why.
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So.Damn.Good.
- De Jabulile en 03-08-18
- Down the River unto the Sea
- De: Walter Mosley
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
Good story but narration audibility was a problem
Revisado: 06-08-18
This is an interesting detective story with a relatable, flawed protagonist. But I found the narration difficult to understand. The acting aspect was well done but his words were too fast and ran together. Slowing down the speed did not help enough to keep it from being a chore to listen to for me.
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Trail of Broken Wings
- De: Sejal Badani
- Narrado por: Karen Peakes
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
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When her father falls into a coma, Indian American photographer Sonya reluctantly returns to the family she'd fled years before. Since she left home, Sonya has lived on the run, free of any ties, while her soft-spoken sister, Trisha, has created a perfect suburban life, and her ambitious sister, Marin, has built her own successful career. But as these women come together, their various methods of coping with a terrifying history can no longer hold their memories at bay.
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Just Annoying
- De karen en 09-06-15
- Trail of Broken Wings
- De: Sejal Badani
- Narrado por: Karen Peakes
Depressing, not that engaging
Revisado: 11-30-15
While the action in this story made me wince frequently, the characters were not believable enough to come to life in my mind.
As other reviewers have commented, the narrative jumps around too much among the sisters and even between first-person and third-person, with little vocal variation, which makes it hard to follow as an audio book.
I also found the quality of writing lacking, with awkward sentence construction and occasional misuse of a word; e.g., "sacrilegious" where I think "sacrosanct" was actually meant.
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The Girl in the Spider's Web
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- De: David Lagercrantz
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 13 h y 23 m
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The next installment in the Millennium series: a genius hacker who has always been an outsider; a journalist with a penchant for danger. She is Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo. He is Mikael Blomkvist, crusading editor of Millennium. One night, Blomkvist receives a call from a source who claims to have been given information vital to the United States by a young female hacker.
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Good But Will Never Be the Same
- De J.B. en 09-04-15
- The Girl in the Spider's Web
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- De: David Lagercrantz
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Well plotted and true to the original characters
Revisado: 09-11-15
I'm thrilled that Lagercrantz is on the job to keep this series going. The characters and style seem consistent with the predecessor novels. The emotional connection with the characters is perhaps not as intense but I would definitely read more in the series by this author. The plot has the expected intricacies and the narrator was great.
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Kaanapali Beach Paradise
- A Maui Novelette
- De: R. Barri Flowers
- Narrado por: Ann Simmons
- Duración: 2 h y 41 m
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Set amidst the lush playground of Maui, Hawaii's famed Kaanapali Beach Resort, the soap opera style tale of adultery, ambition, dark secrets, love, lust, hate, romance, betrayal, revenge, and murder, revolve around the anticipated grand opening of Kaanapali Palms Hotel, the latest luxury accommodation on this three mile-long ocean front stretch of paradise on the island's western shore.
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Not a full book
- De Kelly en 07-21-19
- Kaanapali Beach Paradise
- A Maui Novelette
- De: R. Barri Flowers
- Narrado por: Ann Simmons
This is not a "novelette"
Revisado: 07-09-15
Rather than being a novelette which would have an ending, this is a series of sample champters from several different mystery stories set in Hawaii. I feel like I got charged for an advertisement. The writing is pretty amateurish too.
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After Her
- De: Joyce Maynard
- Narrado por: Joyce Maynard
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
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Summer, 1979: A dry, hot Northern California school vacation stretches before Rachel and her younger sister, Patty - the daughters of a larger-than-life, irresistibly handsome (and chronically unfaithful) detective father and the mother whose heart he broke. When we first meet her, Patty is 11 - a gangly kid who loves basketball and dogs and would do anything for her older sister, Rachel.
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Endearing and Heartbreaking Sister Bond
- De tooonce72 en 09-21-13
- After Her
- De: Joyce Maynard
- Narrado por: Joyce Maynard
How can a book with a serial killer be so boring?
Revisado: 05-20-14
This book is more about the dysfunctional family of the adolescent narrator than the killer, although the killings provide a constant sense of dread and concern about the detective father's inability to nab the guy. If the work were a memoir, I could forgive the repetitive and uncomfortable exposition on her period and unenthusiastic sexual forays and the details of the unremarkable games she plays with her younger sister. But since it's fiction couldn't it be a little more interesting?
Maynard's craft is excellent; too bad the content is so dull and depressing.
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Shades of Honor (Grayson Brothers, Book 1)
- De: Wendy Lindstrom
- Narrado por: Julia Motyka
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
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Marrying her beloved friend, Kyle Grayson, will allow Evelyn Tucker to care for her ailing father and resurrect their failing business. But when Kyle’s older brother, Radford, returns home with his young daughter, it turns Evelyn’s life upside down. Radford has survived a gruesome war and has finally come back to work the family sawmill and make a home for his daughter. Evelyn is drawn to the deeply wounded man and withdrawn little girl, and she can't help reaching into Radford's darkness with her healing love.
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Pleasant surprise !
- De I like to shop en 07-24-16
- Shades of Honor (Grayson Brothers, Book 1)
- De: Wendy Lindstrom
- Narrado por: Julia Motyka
Pleasant but not outstanding
Revisado: 03-05-14
Some research was done for this post-Civil War story which is set after the Civil War, but it must have focused on the war, livery stables, and saw mills. The characters are far too modern in their speech and behavior to be believable--the heroine in particular spouts modern psychobabble. On the other hand, most of the characters are well-developed and interesting. The plot line is predictable but I liked the emphasis on honor and family.
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The Goldfinch
- De: Donna Tartt
- Narrado por: David Pittu
- Duración: 32 h y 24 m
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The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling force and acuity. It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his mother, he clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.
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Boy, am I in the minority on this one.
- De Bonny en 11-04-13
- The Goldfinch
- De: Donna Tartt
- Narrado por: David Pittu
Great story, fantastic reader
Revisado: 01-28-14
This story is packed with pathos and distinctive characters. David Pittu nails them all.
I've read two other Donna Tartt novels and while this one is quite different from those, the things they have in common are an uncommon insight into the minds of young people and wonderful writing.
This sprawling story starts off a little slow but stay with it for a satisfying read--a terrific value for one credit!
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The Christmas Doll
- De: Elvira Woodruff
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunn
- Duración: 3 h y 7 m
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Long ago in London Town, at a time when the muffin man's cries began the day and the lamplighter ushered in the night, two young orphans lived together in the bleak, cold shelter of a public workhouse.
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Heartwarming Story
- De W en 03-06-05
- The Christmas Doll
- De: Elvira Woodruff
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunn
Not just for kids
Revisado: 11-23-10
This is a sentimental, heartwarming story read with a lovely British accent that will get you in the Christmas spirit. The historical detail of what it was like to be poor in Victorian England is vivid and educational as well. I would recommend this to any female age 8 and up! Not that the guys aren't welcome to read it too, but I think girls and women will particularly like the theme of sisterly devotion.
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A Christmas Beginning
- De: Anne Perry
- Narrado por: Terrence Hardiman
- Duración: 4 h y 7 m
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Superintendent Runcorn (Anne Perry fans will remember him as William Monk's ex-boss) is feeling rather lonely during his holiday on the remote, snowy island of Anglesey, off the northern coast of Wales. However, he is suddenly called into action when the sister of the local vicar is discovered murdered and draped over a gravestone in her brother's churchyard.
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Christmas Murder Mystery
- De Debbie en 05-02-13
- A Christmas Beginning
- De: Anne Perry
- Narrado por: Terrence Hardiman
A good story well-read
Revisado: 11-23-10
I am a longtime Anne Perry fan and thoroughly enjoyed this story even though the usual cast is not around. The interior life of a middle-aged man who knows his shortcomings--who is in love with his soulmate btw--is sensitively and realistically drawn.
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Falling Off Air
- De: Catherine Sampson
- Narrado por: Kate Reading
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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Robin Ballantyne's life is finally coming together. After learning she was pregnant with twins and being abandoned by her irresponsible boyfriend, Adam, she's settling into life as a single mother. But one night, after putting the children to bed, she hears an argument and suddenly, a body falls past her window. Running outside, she finds the body of Paula Carmichael, a renowned activist.
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Rich, developed and unusual
- De Hannah Coale en 02-02-05
- Falling Off Air
- De: Catherine Sampson
- Narrado por: Kate Reading
Fast-paced and interesting
Revisado: 11-15-10
The protagonist of this story is an all-too-human young woman raising twin babies alone. I quickly came to care about her and to be gripped by the twists and turns of the story. The supporting characters seem like real people and not props. I will be looking for this author's next one.
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