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Gavin

Bayside, NY, United States | Member Since 2005

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19 purchased in 2013

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The Guards

UNABRIDGED
- by Ken Bruen
- Narrated by Gerry O'Brien
The Guards

UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 37 mins)

By Ken Bruen

Narrated By Gerry O'Brien

Overall
(23)
Performance
(12)
Story
(13)

Still stinging from his unceremonious ouster from the Garda Siochana, and staring at the world through the smoky bottom of his beer mug, Jack Taylor is stuck in Galway with nothing to look forward to. He is teetering on the brink of his life's sharpest edges, his memories of the past cutting deep into his soul and his prospects for the future non-existent.
Avi says: "BRUEN...THE BEST"
"Great book for alcoholics"

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ThIs is basically about drinking. The author is pretty funny, and the main character is likable. But something was missing.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
No Dominion

UNABRIDGED
- by Charlie Huston
- Narrated by Scott Brick
No Dominion

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 41 mins)

By Charlie Huston

Narrated By Scott Brick

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(282)
Performance
(111)
Story
(113)

Joe Pitt's life sucks. He hasn't had a case or a job in God knows how long, and his stashes are running on empty. What stashes? The only ones that count to a guy like Joe: blood and money. The money he uses to buy blood; the blood he drinks. Hey, it's that or your neck, buddy.
crazybatcow says: "Even better than the first!"
"Great sequel"

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Great book, but he cover that Audible uses is embarrassing. The narrator grew on my in the second book. A little predictable, kind of simple, but engrossing.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Hidden River

UNABRIDGED
- by Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by Gerard Doyle
Hidden River

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 36 mins)

By Adrian McKinty

Narrated By Gerard Doyle

Overall
(494)
Performance
(171)
Story
(159)

Alexander Lawson is a former detective for Northern Ireland's police force. After a disastrous six-month stint in the drug squad, he became addicted to heroin and resigned in disgrace. Now 24, sickly, and on the dole, Alex learns that his high-school love, Victoria Patawasti, has been murdered in America. Victoria's wealthy family sends Alex to Colorado to investigate the case, and he seizes the opportunity for a chance at redemption.
Dawn says: "Gerard Doyle Is Terrific!"
"Good, but not close to the Dead books"

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Story

The writing was great, so was the narration. The subject just wasn't there. I can't put my finger on it?

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Neon Rain: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by James Lee Burke
- Narrated by Will Patton
The Neon Rain: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 22 mins)

By James Lee Burke

Narrated By Will Patton

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(2273)
Performance
(1137)
Story
(1137)

New York Times best-selling author James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels began with this first hard-hitting entry in the series. In The Neon Rain, Detective Robicheaux fishes a prostitute's corpse from a New Orleans bayou and finds that no one, not even the law, cares about a dead hooker.
Parusski says: "Where it all began."
"Great Narrator"

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Performance
Story

It was well worth the discount price. Pretty good detective story. Not wildly realistic though.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War

UNABRIDGED
- by Karl Marlantes
- Narrated by Bronson Pinchot
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War

UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 10 mins)

By Karl Marlantes

Narrated By Bronson Pinchot

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(3383)
Performance
(1624)
Story
(1626)

Why we think it’s a great listen: A performance so poignant, we gave Bronson Pinchot (yes, Balki from Perfect Strangers) our inaugural Narrator of the Year award.... In the monsoon season of 1968-69 at a fire support base called Matterhorn, located in the remote mountains of Vietnam, a young and ambitious Marine lieutenant wants to command a company to further his civilian political ambitions. But two people stand in his way.
Zachary says: "Matterhorn"
"Very good book"

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Performance
Story

Although it was no "Naked and the Dead"' it was great. It starts off a little slowly, you should get absorbed. Definitely worth a credit.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Kill the Dead: Sandman Slim, Book 2

UNABRIDGED
- by Richard Kadrey
- Narrated by MacLeod Andrews
Kill the Dead: Sandman Slim, Book 2

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 25 mins)

By Richard Kadrey

Narrated By MacLeod Andrews

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(454)
Performance
(329)
Story
(336)

James Stark, a.k.a. Sandman Slim, crawled out of Hell, took bloody revenge for his girlfriend’s murder, and saved the world along the way. After that, what do you do for an encore? You take a lousy job tracking down monsters for money. It’s a depressing gig, but it pays for your beer and cigarettes. But in L.A., things can always get worse. Like when Lucifer comes to town to supervise his movie biography and drafts Stark as his bodyguard.
Timmie says: "Wow"
"Actually a better audiobook than Sandman Slim"

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I don't know if was just better production or the narrator was better this time, but it was better than the first book. That is pretty rare, but the book was very good. Definitely worth a credit.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Already Dead

UNABRIDGED
- by Charlie Huston
- Narrated by Scott Brick
Already Dead

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 5 mins)

By Charlie Huston

Narrated By Scott Brick

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(457)
Performance
(178)
Story
(178)

From the Battery to the Bronx, Manhattan is crawling with Vampyres. Joe Pitt is one of them, and he's not happy about it. Yeah, he gets to be tough as nails and hard to kill. But spending his nights trying to score a pint of blood to feed the Vyrus that's eating at him isn't his idea of a good time.
Flavius says: "A Pleasant Surprise"
"Good book, bad choice of narrator"

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I should have read the actual novel. Scott Brick does a poor New York accent, he is just too classy and nerdy for the characters in this book. But the story is very good, and still worth a credit.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Last Supper

UNABRIDGED
- by Charles McCarry
- Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
The Last Supper

UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 13 mins)

By Charles McCarry

Narrated By Stefan Rudnicki

Overall
(117)
Performance
(26)
Story
(28)

To Paul Christopher, the world of espionage had become a region of the mad, in which men and women lived without conviction and were compelled by a craving for conspiracy. But now, he has to find the "mole" in the Outfit and demand justice from enemies, past and present. As he follows the twisting path of this secret American intelligence group, he discovers a trail of betrayal and violence that leads backward to the horrors of the Nazi era and plunges forward beyond the Vietnam War's labyrinth of lies.
Cayce says: "Rich and intricate"
"Written before "The Company""

Overall
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Multi generational CIA book, definitely influenced Littell's "The Company"
Although the Company is a better book, Mccarry deserves credit. There aren't many good writers in this genre, so you have to take what you can get. None of these guys compares to Alan Furst, LeCarre's first "Call for the Dead" was his best, still no where near Furst.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller

UNABRIDGED
- by Lee Child , David Corbett , Joseph Finder , Jim Fusilli , John Gilstrap , James Grady , David Hewson , P. J. Parrish , Jeffery Deaver , Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by Alfred Molina
The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 34 mins)

By Lee Child, David Corbett, Joseph Finder, and others

Narrated By Alfred Molina

Overall
(1944)
Performance
(331)
Story
(343)

15 thriller masters. 1 masterful thriller! Former war crimes investigator Harold Middleton possesses a previously unknown score by Frederic Chopin. But he is unaware that, within it's handwritten notes, lies a secret that now threatens the lives of thousands of Americans. As he races from Poland to the U.S. to uncover the mystery of the manuscript, Middleton will be accused of murder, pursued by federal agents, and targeted by assassins.
BSquared67 says: "A rollicking thriller"
"Chick Book"

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I'm not very familiar with the many authors who collaborated to write this book. But I would have to imagine that most of them are women. Not a terrible book, just written by women for women. Also alittle disjointed, but what do you expect with 34 authors?

3 of 8 people found this review helpful
The War with the Mein: Book One of the Acacia Trilogy

UNABRIDGED
- by David Anthony Durham
- Narrated by Dick Hill
The War with the Mein: Book One of the Acacia Trilogy

UNABRIDGED (29 hrs and 29 mins)

By David Anthony Durham

Narrated By Dick Hill

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(728)
Performance
(302)
Story
(310)

A deadly assassin sent from a race called the Mein, exiled long ago to an ice-locked stronghold in the frozen north, strikes at Leodan Akaran, ruler of the Known World, while the Mein also unleash surprise attacks across the empire. On his deathbed, Leodan puts into play a plan to allow his children to escape, each to his separate destiny. And so his children begin a quest to avenge their father's death and restore the Acacian empire, this time on the basis of universal freedom.
Glen says: "Thumbs up!"
"Very Good Book"

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I will make this simple for you. Excellent George R.R. Martin clone, and when he got stuck for ideas (or was too close to having the same exact story line as GRRM), he borrows some Robert Jordan.
This is still a very good book, just dont be suprised when you notice the glaring similarities. And no, its not "just you"....its totaly like Game of Thrones, with an attack of Aiel led by Manse Raider thrown in for good measure. LOL

1 of 3 people found this review helpful