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Jean

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16 reviews
91 ratings
390 titles in library
23 purchased in 2013

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The Banishment

UNABRIDGED
- by Marion Chesney
- Narrated by Jill Tanner
The Banishment

UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 11 mins)

By Marion Chesney

Narrated By Jill Tanner

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(41)
Performance
(17)
Story
(17)

Marion Chesney’s beloved Daughters of Mannerling series showcases the proud and lovely daughters of Sir William and Lady Beverley--six exceedingly beautiful and privileged young ladies. Isabella’s first season in London is a disaster, with not a single offer of marriage. All possible suitors find her dull, while she believes none of the contenders for her affections are worth catching. Making matters worse, her father gambles away the family fortune and their opulent estate at Mannerling to the roguish Mr. Judd.
Marcheta says: "reminded me of Georgette Heyer's books"
"Fun read"

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Ms Chesney has created a very cozy universe. Loved listening to the series, a must read

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Gone Girl: A Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Gillian Flynn
- Narrated by Julia Whelan , Kirby Heyborne
Gone Girl: A Novel

UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 11 mins)

By Gillian Flynn

Narrated By Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(9369)
Performance
(8131)
Story
(8111)

It is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media - as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents - the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter - but is he really a killer?
Teddy says: "Demented, twisted, sick and I loved it!"
"I came to hate the characters"

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Read "the bad seed". Or "the hangmans son" If you really want to experience a psycho

1 of 2 people found this review helpful
The Man in the Wooden Hat

UNABRIDGED
- by Jane Gardam
- Narrated by Graeme Malcolm
The Man in the Wooden Hat

UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 1 min)

By Jane Gardam

Narrated By Graeme Malcolm

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(142)
Performance
(103)
Story
(102)

The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern literature. A lyrical novel that recalls his fully lived life, Old Filth has been acclaimed as Jane Gardam's masterpiece. And now that novel has been joined by a companion that also bursts with humor and wisdom: The Man in the Wooden Hat. As a portrait of a marriage, with all the bittersweet secrets and surprising fulfillment of the 50-year union of two remarkable people, this novel is a triumph.
Michele says: "The Other Half"
"great read"

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really enjoyed the story and setting. Jane Gardam has a gift of taking you back in time to the 30s and bringing you back to the present.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful
The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning

UNABRIDGED
- by Hallgrimur Helgason
- Narrated by Luke Daniels
The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 20 mins)

By Hallgrimur Helgason

Narrated By Luke Daniels

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(45)
Performance
(40)
Story
(40)

With some 66 hits under his belt, Tomislav Bokšic, or Toxic, has a flawless record as hitman for the Croatian mafia in New York. That is, until he kills the wrong guy and is forced to flee the States, leaving behind the life he knows and loves. Suddenly, he finds himself on a plane hurtling toward Reykjavik disguised as American televangelist Father Friendly. With no means of escape from this island devoid of gun shops, this country with absolutely no tradition for contract killing, he is forced to come to terms with his bloody past and reevaluate his future, to tragicomic effect.
Jason says: "Funny moments but mostly a snore"
"laugh out loud funny"

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I enjoyed every minute of the book. more more more more more more more more

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Black Sheep

UNABRIDGED
- by Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Black Sheep

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 41 mins)

By Georgette Heyer

Narrated By Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(211)
Performance
(106)
Story
(107)

He had nothing to recommend him but his smile, and she was surely too old, and had too much commonsense, to be beguiled by a smile... Miss Abigail Wendover's efforts to detach her spirited niece Fanny from a plausible fortune-hunter are complicated by the arrival in Bath of Miles Caverleigh. The black sheep of his family, a cynical, outrageous care-for-naught with a scandalous past - that would be a connection more shocking even than Fanny's unwise liaison with his nephew!
Roxalanne says: "Excellent entertainment"
"wonder story poor narrator"

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I love this story, and had to grit my teeth when the narrator read for Abby. She made her sound like an old lady.

What a shame.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Grand Sophy

ABRIDGED
- by Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by Clare Wille
The Grand Sophy

ABRIDGED (4 hrs and 44 mins)

By Georgette Heyer

Narrated By Clare Wille

Overall
(47)
Performance
(42)
Story
(43)

Resourceful, adventurous and utterly indefatigable, Sophy is hardly the mild-mannered girl that the Rivenhalls expect when they agree to take her in. Kind-hearted Aunt Lizzy is shocked; stern Cousin Charles and his humourless fiancée Eugenia are disapproving. With her inimitable mixture of exuberance and grace Sophy soon sets about endearing herself to her family, but finds herself increasingly drawn to her cousin. Can she really be falling in love with him, and he with her? And what of his betrothal to Eugenia?
Carol says: "Can we get it unabridged?"
"Abridging took the Heart of the Grand Sophy!"

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I am so disappointed The Grand Sophy was released abridged. Please Please released the unabridged version.

12 of 12 people found this review helpful
Snobbery with Violence: An Edwardian Murder Mystery

UNABRIDGED
- by Marion Chesney
- Narrated by Davina Porter
Snobbery with Violence: An Edwardian Murder Mystery

UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 36 mins)

By Marion Chesney

Narrated By Davina Porter

Overall
(89)
Performance
(47)
Story
(46)

When a marriage proposal appears imminent for the beautiful - if rebellious - Lady Rose Summer, her father wants to know if her suitor's intentions are honorable. He calls on Captain Harry Cathcart, the impoverished younger son of a baron, to do some intelligence work on the would-be fiance, Sir Geoffrey Blandon.
connie says: "campy cozy"
"Great Fun!!!!"

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I loved it. It is shame the author isn't continuing the story line. I hope she changes her mind.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris

UNABRIDGED
- by David King
- Narrated by Paul Michael
Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 54 mins)

By David King

Narrated By Paul Michael

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(241)
Performance
(202)
Story
(199)

Death in the City of Light is the gripping, true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his own reign of terror in Nazi-Occupied Paris. As decapitated heads and dismembered body parts surfaced in the Seine, Commissaire Georges-Victor Massu, head of the Brigade Criminelle, was tasked with tracking down the elusive murderer in a twilight world of Gestapo, gangsters, resistance fighters, pimps, prostitutes, spies, and other shadowy figures of the Parisian underworld. The main suspect was Dr. Marcel Petiot, a handsome, charming physician with remarkable charisma.
Caitanya says: "Too many facts too little story"
"A big bore"

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Don't waste your blunt! No story just a list of facts. I just could not take it after forcing myself through the first part. I even tried to listen to the end, but just more of the same crap.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Naughty in Nice: A Royal Spyness Mystery

UNABRIDGED
- by Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by Katherine Kellgren
Naughty in Nice: A Royal Spyness Mystery

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 12 mins)

By Rhys Bowen

Narrated By Katherine Kellgren

Overall
(946)
Performance
(824)
Story
(805)

Lady Georgiana Rannoch has once again been called into service by Her Majesty the Queen. This time she's sent to Nice on a secret assignment that's nothing to sneeze at: recover the Queen's stolen snuff box. As much of an honor as it is to be trusted by Her Majesty, an even greater honor awaits Georgie in Nice - as Coco Chanel herself asks Georgie to model her latest fashion. But when a necklace belonging to the Queen is stolen on the catwalk, Georgie has to find two priceless items-and solve a murder. How's a girl to find any time to go to the casino?
Zielinski says: "Lots of good fun"
"Great Fun!!!!"

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I love all the characters but not Queenie. She is just tooooooooooooooo much. The author needs to read up on how ones addresses a wife of a created Baron. She is Lady his last name not Lady her first name, unless she is herself a daughter of an Earl or Duke.

1 of 4 people found this review helpful
Suspect

UNABRIDGED
- by Michael Robotham
- Narrated by Simon Prebble
Suspect

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 22 mins)

By Michael Robotham

Narrated By Simon Prebble

Overall
(219)
Performance
(91)
Story
(92)

After a woman is brutally slain, investigators bring psychiatrist Joe O'Loughlin in for expert consultation. Joe is shocked to discover the dead woman is a former patient of his who cried rape when he rebuffed her sexual advances. Citing doctor/patient confidentiality, Joe hides this information. But the truth emerges, and suddenly he is the prime suspect.
Bonnie says: "Found"
"spoiler"

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The author likes to make political statements that have nothing to do with the story. It is very jarring, takes you right out of the story.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful