Lynda M. Essman
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes
- Outlander, Book 6
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 57 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes continues the saga of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century, time-traveling wife, Claire. The year is 1772, and the rift between Britain and its American colonies has put a frightening word into the minds of all concerned: revolution. In the backwoods of North Carolina, violence has already reared its ugly head, as cabins have been burned to the ground. To preserve the colony for King George III, the governor pleads with Jamie to bring the people together and restore peace. But Jamie has the burden of knowing that war cannot be avoided.
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Unabridged!
- By JerryT on 05-20-11
- A Breath of Snow and Ashes
- Outlander, Book 6
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
Entrancing
Reviewed: 07-05-23
Beautiful! Getting right into the next part of the story now….I have grown quite attached to these characters.
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Second Glance
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
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An intricate tale of love, haunting memories, and renewal, Second Glance begins in current-day Vermont, where an old man puts a piece of land up for sale and unintentionally raises protest from the local Abenaki Indian tribe, who insist it's a burial ground. When odd, supernatural events plague the town of Comtosook, a ghost hunter is hired by the developer to help convince the residents that there's nothing spiritual about the property.
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Almost like reading Stephen King
- By LC on 07-28-16
- Second Glance
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Starts out as a ghost story
Reviewed: 05-22-23
This is one of Picoult’s best, among many of her great stories. Realistic—even lovable—characters interwoven to create deep emotion in the reader. Suicide is proven to be a non-answer to life’s hurts and there is healing and a change of mind on the subject. One of the best novels I’ve read/listened to in years of avid reading.
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Dragonfly in Amber
- Outlander, Book 2
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 38 hrs and 54 mins
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New York Times best-selling author Diana Gabaldon enchanted scores of fans with Outlander, her electrifying historical saga set in 18th-century Scotland. Now this sequel sweeps listeners back into the past as Claire relates more of her perilous sojourn there with her Scottish warrior husband, James Fraser. Twenty years after her strange journey back in time, Claire has returned to Scotland with her daughter, determined to share with her the secret she has harbored since her time travel.
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FOR GUYS AS WELL
- By Jeff on 05-14-12
- Dragonfly in Amber
- Outlander, Book 2
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
Thrilling and romantic
Reviewed: 03-25-23
So much to learn about this period and Gabaldon makes it come alive and touch our emotions.
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Flesh and Blood
- A Scarpetta Novel, Book 22
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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It's Dr. Kay Scarpetta's birthday, and she's about to head to Miami for a vacation with Benton Wesley, her FBI profiler husband, when she notices seven pennies on a wall behind their Cambridge house. Is this a kids' game? If so, why are all of the coins dated 1981 and so shiny they could be newly minted? Her cellphone rings, and Detective Pete Marino tells her there's been a homicide five minutes away. A high school music teacher has been shot with uncanny precision as he unloaded groceries from his car.
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Series badly needs to change focus
- By GH on 11-25-14
- Flesh and Blood
- A Scarpetta Novel, Book 22
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
Twist
Reviewed: 02-10-23
There’s a good twist in this one. Also, the interview with Cornwell is interesting after the end of the book. It’s fun to learn how prolific writers get their fresh ideas.
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Port Mortuary
- Scarpetta, Book 18
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: Kate Burton
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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Port Mortuary, the title of Patricia Cornwell's 18th Scarpetta novel, is literally a port for the dead. In this fast-paced story, a treacherous path from Scarpetta's past merges with the high-tech highway she now finds herself on. We travel back to the beginning of her professional career, when she accepted a scholarship from the air force to pay off her medical school debt. Now, more than 20 years and many career successes later, her secret military ties have drawn her to Dover Air Force Base, where she has been immersed in a training fellowship.
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once again angry
- By teresa gooch ross on 12-09-10
- Port Mortuary
- Scarpetta, Book 18
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: Kate Burton
Not as good as previous 17
Reviewed: 01-22-23
Kate Burton makes Scarpetta sound mean and cranky. Merino and Benton don’t sound like men OR those characters we know. Kate Reading is definitely the superior performer for these personalities and stories. I will look forward to Reading’s return for Books 20 & 21.
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Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Stories
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 33 hrs and 31 mins
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Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature. Poe was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story and considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction.
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The Finest Collection of Poe's Stories
- By Anonymous User on 04-19-22
- Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Stories
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Poe preferred on pages
Reviewed: 11-06-22
Although Jonathan Keeble is one of my favorite narrators and Poe one of the genius writers of all time, I found this to be an impossible listening experience. I suppose I prefer some books to be read on pages with the narrator’s voice in my own imagination.
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The Infirmary: A DCI Ryan Mystery (Multicast Drama)
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: LJ Ross
- Narrated by: Tom Bateman, Bertie Carvel, Hermione Norris, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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There's a serial killer targeting the streets of Newcastle, seemingly picking his victims at random but subjecting them all to the same torturous end. When the Chief Inspector on the case goes missing, it falls on DCI Ryan to track down the man who is brutally murdering women and goading the police to 'catch me if you can'. As everyone becomes a suspect, Ryan and his team get drawn further and further into the case, but for Ryan the nightmare gets closer to home than he could ever have imagined.
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Absolutely mesmerizing
- By George on 06-16-20
- The Infirmary: A DCI Ryan Mystery (Multicast Drama)
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: LJ Ross
- Narrated by: Tom Bateman, Bertie Carvel, Hermione Norris, Kevin Whately
Gripping
Reviewed: 08-28-22
Loved every minute of this story. Now I’m hooked on DCI Ryan Mysteries. I only wish they were all dramatized. Rich characters, gripping action, surprising plot turns. The voices and sound effects enriched the reading experience.
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The End of Temperance Dare
- A Novel
- By: Wendy Webb
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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When Eleanor Harper becomes the director of a renowned artists' retreat, she knows nothing of Cliffside Manor's dark past as a tuberculosis sanatorium, a "waiting room for death". After years of covering murder and violence as a crime reporter, Eleanor hopes that being around artists and writers in this new job will be a peaceful retreat for her as much as for them.
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Love Wendy Webb!
- By Elle Reich on 08-27-18
- The End of Temperance Dare
- A Novel
- By: Wendy Webb
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
Couldn’t stop listening
Reviewed: 07-26-22
The story flies along and the narrator is especially good. The best thing is that you won’t guess the ending. Lots of strange characters, a gorgeous mansion and spooky shadows.
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The Book of Cold Cases
- By: Simone St. James
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kirsten Potter, Robert Petkoff
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect - a rich, eccentric 23-year-old woman, seen fleeing one of the crimes. But she was acquitted, and she retreated to the isolation of her mansion.
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I don’t understand all the positive reviews
- By Bitten and Seven Forever on 03-18-22
- The Book of Cold Cases
- By: Simone St. James
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kirsten Potter, Robert Petkoff
Suspenseful
Reviewed: 07-24-22
Good story. One of the readers had an annoying inflection that I found distracting, but the story was very good so I tried to ignore it. Simone is becoming one of my favorite authors.
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The Broken Girls
- By: Simone St. James
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants - the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it's located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming - until one of them mysteriously disappears.... Vermont, 2014. As much as she's tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister's death.
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Drama, Suspense, Intrigue and a Ghost
- By Anna Landry on 04-13-18
- The Broken Girls
- By: Simone St. James
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Beautiful friendships
Reviewed: 07-19-22
This spooky story is really about the deep bonds formed between girls in a cold, uncaring boarding school environment. There are ghosts, murders, shadows and creaky floors. The girls help each other to find joy and meaning in spite of finding themselves up against true evil.
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