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Sandy

ROCK SPRINGS, WY, United States | Member Since 2004

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  • L.A. Requiem

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Robert Crais
    • Narrated By Ron McLarty
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (264)
    Performance
    (211)
    Story
    (212)

    Edgar Award nominee Robert Crais’ L.A. Requiem is a gritty, harrowing look into the minds of a serial killer and the men determined to stop him. Elvis Cole and former cop Joe Pike have been partners in a detective agency for 12 years. After an ex-girlfriend of Pike’s disappears, the girl’s father asks them to help the police with the search. When the missing persons case turns into a hunt for a killer who has been stalking victims in Los Angeles, Cole and Pike find themselves battling both a hostile police department and a madman.

    David says: "Equal to Bosch and Davenport"
    "Fast-paced, action packed, very enjoyable."
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    Would you consider the audio edition of L.A. Requiem to be better than the print version?

    I haven't read the print edition, so I don't know.


    Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

    Yes, I was always looking forward to the next time I could listen to the book. The characters were engaging and I cared about what happened to them.


    What about Ron McLarty’s performance did you like?

    Mr. McLarty did a good job. I could easily distinguish which character was talking. He altered tone, pacing, and timbre to keep the story line going and the listening enjoyable.


    If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

    I don't know what a tag line is.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Woodcutter

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 34 mins)
    • By Reginald Hill
    • Narrated By Jonathan Keeble
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (679)
    Performance
    (423)
    Story
    (421)

    Wolf Hadda's life was a fairytale - successful businessman and adored husband. But a knock on the door one morning ends it all. Universally reviled, thrown into prison, Wolf retreats into silence. Seven years later Wolf begins to talk to the prison psychiatrist and receives parole to return home. But there's a mysterious period in Wolf's past when he was known as the Woodcutter. Now the Woodcutter is back, looking for truth and revenge...

    Melinda says: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf!"
    "Gripping, couldn't put it down"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed the story. The main character was complex; the plot was intriguing; the mystery was difficult to solve.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of The Woodcutter?

    When he and his future wife meet for the first time.


    Have you listened to any of Jonathan Keeble’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    No, I have not, but I will listen to him again.


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    No, it's an enjoyable read, a good mystery that kept me guessing til the end, but it wasn't a soul-gripping type of book. For that I'd read Khalid Hosseini


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Six Years

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 37 mins)
    • By Harlan Coben
    • Narrated By Scott Brick
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (998)
    Performance
    (838)
    Story
    (840)

    Six years have passed since Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. Six years of hiding a broken heart by throwing himself into his career as a college professor. Six years of keeping his promise to leave Natalie alone, and six years of tortured dreams of her life with her new husband, Todd. But six years haven’t come close to extinguishing his feelings, and when Jake comes across Todd’s obituary, he can’t keep himself away from the funeral. There he gets the glimpse of Todd’s wife he’s hoping for...but she is not Natalie....

    Susie says: "A Thrill Ride!"
    "Another great read from Harlan Coben"
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    Where does Six Years rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    It ranks in the top 30% or so.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    I liked the protagonist who was searching for his wife.


    Have you listened to any of Scott Brick’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    I always enjoy Scott Brick's performances. It's hard to compare, because I think they are all 4-5 star performances.


    If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

    ??


    Any additional comments?

    I prefer the single books of Coben's more than the Mickey Bolitar series, and this one was not a disappointment.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Darkness, Take My Hand

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 19 mins)
    • By Dennis Lehane
    • Narrated By Jonathan Davis
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (123)
    Performance
    (109)
    Story
    (103)

    Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro's latest client is a prominent Boston psychiatrist running scared from a vengeful Irish mob. The private investigators know something about cold-blooded retribution. Born and bred on the mean streets of blue-collar Dorchester, they've seen the darkness that lives in the hearts of the unfortunate.

    S. says: "Wow -"
    "Dennis Lehane is more than a murder mystery writer"
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    Would you consider the audio edition of Darkness, Take My Hand to be better than the print version?

    I don't know.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Darkness, Take My Hand?

    When we realize who the bad guy is.


    Have you listened to any of Jonathan Davis’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    I don't know.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    no. I wanted to savor it and have it last.


    Any additional comments?

    Lehane is a great story-teller. No higher praise than that is possible

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Touch & Go: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 29 mins)
    • By Lisa Gardner
    • Narrated By Elisabeth Rodgers
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1036)
    Performance
    (852)
    Story
    (848)

    Justin and Libby Denbe have the kind of life you’d find in the pages of a glossy magazine: A beautiful 14-year-old daughter. A gorgeous brownstone on a tree-lined street in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. A great marriage, admired by all. A perfect life. When investigator Tessa Leone arrives at the crime scene in the foyer of the Denbes’ home, she finds scuff marks on the floor and a million tiny pieces of bright green Taser confetti. The family appears to have been abducted.

    Janet says: "I'm exhausted! In a good way."
    "another good Lisa Gardner"
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    Would you listen to Touch & Go again? Why?

    no. I only listen to books once because I already know how they will end.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    I don't remember.


    What does Elisabeth Rodgers bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    I don't know.


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    no. I enjoyed it, though.


    Any additional comments?

    not memorable, but it got me through two 20-mile runs! That's pretty good.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Suspect

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Robert Crais
    • Narrated By MacLeod Andrews
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1575)
    Performance
    (1401)
    Story
    (1397)

    LAPD cop Scott James is not doing so well, not since a shocking nighttime assault by unidentified men killed his partner, Stephanie, nearly killed him, and left him enraged, ashamed, and ready to explode. He is unfit for duty - until he meets his new partner. Maggie is not doing so well, either. The German shepherd survived three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan sniffing explosives before she lost her handler to an IED and sniper attack, and her PTSD is as bad as Scott’s. They are each other’s last chance.

    Jacqueline says: "Gripping Page Turner!!"
    "Dog saves human"
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    What did you love best about Suspect?

    I loved the growing bond between the dog and the main character.


    What other book might you compare Suspect to and why?

    don't know.


    What about MacLeod Andrews’s performance did you like?

    believable


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    yes, I'm a real animal lover and a real hater of injustice, so it kept me wound up until there was a happy ending.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Snow White Must Die

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By Nele Neuhaus
    • Narrated By Robert Fass
    Overall
    (545)
    Performance
    (473)
    Story
    (467)

    On a rainy November day, police detectives Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein are summoned to a mysterious traffic accident: a woman has fallen from a pedestrian bridge onto a car driving underneath. According to a witness, the woman may have been pushed. The investigation leads Pia and Oliver to a small village, and the home of the victim, Rita Cramer. On a September evening eleven years earlier, two seventeen-year-old girls vanished from the village without a trace.

    Avid Reader and Listener says: "GREAT suspense, smart plot!"
    "another great Scandinavian mystery"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Yes, there was good character development; it kept me guessing how it would end the entie time.


    Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

    yes, it was well written.


    Which scene was your favorite?

    all good


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    all good


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Retirement Plan: A Crime Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Martha Miller
    • Narrated By Bernadette Dunne
    Overall
    (44)
    Performance
    (38)
    Story
    (37)

    What do you do when you fall through the loopholes in the system and all you have to rely on are your own wits? Lois and Sophie have scrambled and saved for years, planning for their retirement in Florida. But now they've lost it all, and Lois' sniper training from her long-ago service as an Army nurse leads to a desperate career choice. When Detective Morgan Holiday is assigned to investigate a spate of sniper killings, it's just one more stress point in her already overburdened life.

    'Nathan says: "Rooting for the "bad guys" has never been so good!"
    "Entertaining commentary on our times"
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    What did you love best about Retirement Plan?

    I loved the lesbian community setting and the way these elderly women took care of themselves.


    What other book might you compare Retirement Plan to and why?

    Maybe one of Carl Hiassen's books, though not as over the top hilarious.


    Which character – as performed by Bernadette Dunne – was your favorite?

    I liked the killer best.


    If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

    How are you going to live when you retire?


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Breaking Point

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 37 mins)
    • By C. J. Box
    • Narrated By David Chandler
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (105)
    Performance
    (95)
    Story
    (93)

    The recipient of Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, New York Times best-selling author C. J. Box has won almost every honor in his field. In Breaking Point, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett is glad to catch up with old friend Lyle Pendergast, but then the man goes missing and is named a suspect in the death of two EPA employees. All signs point to Lyle’s guilt, but the more Joe digs into the case, the more he realizes he’s stepped into the middle of a deadly power play.

    Ronna says: "My favorite author does it again!!"
    "another great Wyoming mystery featuring Joe Picket"
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    Would you consider the audio edition of Breaking Point to be better than the print version?

    I haven't read the print version.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Breaking Point?

    the fire


    Which scene was your favorite?

    floating down the Middle Fork


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    the mule deer buck leaping into the rive


    Any additional comments?

    I always enjoy CJ Box's books. He and I are both from Wyoming; he knows the state and the environmental issues we face. He does a great job setting a mystery in this land of "forever west".

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Black Box: Harry Bosch, Book 18

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 29 mins)
    • By Michael Connelly
    • Narrated By Michael McConnohie
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1320)
    Performance
    (1115)
    Story
    (1092)

    In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a young female photographer during the L.A. riots. Harry originally investigated the murder, but it was then handed off to the Riot Crimes Task Force and never solved. Now Bosch's ballistics match indicates that her death was not random violence, but something more personal, and connected to a deeper intrigue. Like an investigator combing through the wreckage after a plane crash, Bosch searches for the "black box", the one piece of evidence that will pull the case together.

    Joanna says: "Contrary to the tagline, Harry Bosch is not back!"
    "Not the same old Harry Bosch"
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    Would you try another book from Michael Connelly and/or Michael McConnohie?

    I would, but only because I have read and listened to many by Michael Connelly. I was not impressed by the reader at all.


    How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

    The reader made it all seem very flat.


    How could the performance have been better?

    Again, the reader made it seem flat, not interesting. I simply could not get into the plot.


    If this book were a movie would you go see it?

    No.


    Any additional comments?

    This was a disappointment based upon my previous experience with Michael Connelly,

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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