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Category Archives: Audio
A Gentleman’s Murder ~ by Christopher Huang
This book started out so good – and then there got to be too many characters which, because I thought to take notes, ended up being okay. But then there were so many things happening that between the “too many’s … Continue reading
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Those Who Wish Me Dead
Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta 2014/ 400 pages read by Robert Petkoff – 10h 30m rating: C+ / thriller Can’t really call this a crime novel because this all happens well after the crimes have been committed … Continue reading
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Darned If You Do
Darned If You Do by Monica Ferris 2015/ 308 pages read by Susan Boyce 8h 25m rating A / crime (traditional/cozy) (Needlecraft series #18) As readers here know I have a deep fondness for a couple of rather light-weight crime series. One … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, cozy, self-select, traditional, US, woman author
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A Tale for the Time Being x2
A Tale for the Time Being x2 by Ruth Ozeki (Canada) 2013 / 422 pages read by Ruth Ozeki 14h 43m rating – 8 / fiction This is a re-read because although I read it for the Booker Group back … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Audio, Canada, fiction, Kindle/ebook, woman author
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The Wars of the Roses:
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones 2014 / 416 pages read by John Curless 15h 7m rating 9 / history – England 15th century (I both read and … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, British, history, non-fiction
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The Master Butcher’s Singing Club
The Master Butcher’s Singing Club by Louise Erdrich 2003 / 416 pages read by Louise Erdrich 16h 42m rating 7,5 (but it might be better than that – ) I’ve enjoyed Erdrich’s books ever since The Beet Queen in 1986. … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, historical fiction, US, woman author
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The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles 1949 / 352 pages read by Jennifer Connelly 10h 30m rating: 6 / classic At first this seemed like a really dumb story wrapped in wonderful silky language. A married American couple and their good friend travel around … Continue reading
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Involuntary Witness
Involuntary Witness by Gianrico Carofiglio (Italian) translated by Patrick Creagh 2002 /290 pages read by Sean Barrett 7h 30m rating: B+ / crime – legal thriller This is the first book in the Guido Guerrieri series – it takes place in … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Italy, legal thriller, self-select, translated
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Faithful Place
Faithful Place by Tara French 2010/ 449 pages read by Tim Gerard / 16h 17m rating – C- Whew! I’m glad that’s done. I have one more “Dublin Murder Squad” story and I’m caught up. There have been 5 – this was … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, police procedural, self-select, series, US, who-done-it, woman author
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Baltimore Blues
Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman 1997 / 384 pages read by Deborah Hazlett 9h 55m rating: C- I kept listened for about half of the book then got into another book and came back to this one. I had to re-start … Continue reading
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The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 2015 / 326 pages Read by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher / 10h 59m Rating: A / crime (thriller) Something happened to Rachel but she can’t remember what it was – she was drunk … Continue reading
Posted in "A's" (crime fiction, Audio, British, self-select, Thriller, who-done-it, woman author
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The Hidden Child
The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg (Sweden) 2007 (2011 in English) / 400 pages read by Simon Vance / 14h 58m rating: B- / crime (police procedural) I’ve been reading along in this series but Audible doesn’t have the 3rd book … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, historical, police procedural, self-select, Swedish, Thriller, who-done-it
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