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S. Wile

So. Cal. | Member Since 2005

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  • 6 reviews
  • 26 ratings
  • 640 titles in library
  • 37 purchased in 2013
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  • The Kitchen House: A Novel | [Kathleen Grissom]
    The Kitchen House: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    The Kitchen House: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 55 mins)
    • By Kathleen Grissom
    • Narrated By Orlagh Cassidy, Bahni Turpin
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (5250)
    Performance
    (3358)
    Story
    (3343)

    Orphaned while onboard ship from Ireland, seven-year-old Lavinia arrives on the steps of a tobacco plantation where she is to live and work with the slaves of the kitchen house. Under the care of Belle, the master's illegitimate daughter, Lavinia becomes deeply bonded to her adopted family, though she is set apart from them by her white skin. Eventually, Lavinia is accepted into the world of the big house, where the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction.

    Margaret says: "For the love of all things Holy, READ THIS!!!"
    "page turner"
    Overall
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    This book had fascinating characters and situations that absorbed me for hours. At the end I really wanted to know what was going to happen next.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Tell No One | [Harlan Coben]
    Tell No One
    UNABRIDGED

    Tell No One

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By Harlan Coben
    • Narrated By Ed Sala
    Overall
    (230)
    Performance
    (183)
    Story
    (178)

    Tell No One is an irresistibly suspenseful thriller infused with nail-biting tension and packed with shocking plot twists. It has been eight years since Dr. David Beck’s wife, Elizabeth, was murdered by a serial killer. When Beck receives a message containing a phrase only Elizabeth should know, he is tormented to tears. Either someone is playing a sick joke, or the wife he’s never stopped loving is still alive. He’s been warned to tell no one, and as the desperation of his search for the truth intensifies, he heads straight toward a deadly secret.

    Patricia says: "Great Fun"
    "found every excuse to listen"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    This was a very suspenseful story that kept me listening for hours. The narrator was believable for all of the characters.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Stay Close | [Harlan Coben]
    Stay Close
    UNABRIDGED

    Stay Close

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 8 mins)
    • By Harlan Coben
    • Narrated By Scott Brick
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1257)
    Performance
    (1012)
    Story
    (1021)

    Three people living lives they never wanted, hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect, will find that the past never truly fades away. Even as the terrible consequences of long-ago events crash together in the present and threaten to ruin lives, they will come to the startling realization that they may not want to forget the past at all.

    Alisha says: "Perfect narration, what you expect from Coban"
    "Irritating characters"
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    I don't think I've ever given up on an Audible book so soon. The characters were so irritating, and I didn't care what happened to any of them. The story was not compelling, either. I was really disappointed, because I recently listened to Tell No One by the same author, and loved it.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • BBC Radio Crimes: A Charles Paris Mystery: The Dead Side of the Mic | [Simon Brett, Jeremy Front (adaptation)]
    BBC Radio Crimes: A Charles Paris Mystery: The Dead Side of the Mic
    ORIGINAL

    BBC Radio Crimes: A Charles Paris Mystery: The Dead Side of the Mic

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 52 mins)
    • By Simon Brett, Jeremy Front (adaptation)
    • Narrated By Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Charlotte Green
    Overall
    (35)
    Performance
    (18)
    Story
    (17)

    Actor and reluctant sleuth Charles Paris is facing chaos on the domestic front. He’s lodging with his ex-wife Frances, and now their pregnant daughter has moved in as well. It’s all a bit much.... So he is over the moon when he lands a job on the BBC Radio Rep - but the ink is barely dry on his contract when a murder takes place in Broadcasting House. A young female studio manager is found dead in an editing suite, and Charles steps in to investigate....

    AD says: "Bill Nighy on tip, top form"
    "Radio drama"
    Overall
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    I love these audiobooks that are like the old-time radio shows with different readers for each role. It's much more absorbing than a single reader. The Charles Paris character seems a little dated, but the story moved along quickly and the dialog was witty. I wish there was a greater variety of BBC Radio Crimes.

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Without Mercy | [Lisa Jackson]
    Without Mercy
    UNABRIDGED

    Without Mercy

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By Lisa Jackson
    • Narrated By Angela Dawe
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (68)
    Performance
    (19)
    Story
    (19)

    Ever since her father was stabbed to death in a home invasion, Julia “Jules” Farentino has been plagued by nightmares. Her half-sister, Shaylee, now 17, has had her own difficulties since the tragedy, earning a rap sheet. Still, when Jules learns of her mother’s decision to send Shay to an elite boarding school in Oregon, she’s skeptical. Blue Rock Academy has a reputation for turning wayward kids around — but one of its students went missing a few months earlier and her body has never been found.

    Sharon says: "Too Bad"
    "great narrator, so-so writing"
    Overall
    Performance
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    The build-up was too slow, finally leading to disturbingly graphic scenes of violence, and reasonably riveting climax. The narrator couldn't be better at handling the variety of characters. The story actually only became interesting to me at the very end, but I can't say why because that would give away the ending.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Window at the White Cat | [Mary Roberts Rinehart]
    The Window at the White Cat
    UNABRIDGED

    The Window at the White Cat

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Mary Roberts Rinehart
    • Narrated By Rebecca Burns
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (6)
    Performance
    (0)
    Story
    (0)

    A beautiful girl seeks the help of an attorney when her father vanishes. Soon, her aunt also disappears from a locked house in the dead of the night. The search leads to the infamous White Cat, a nightclub frequented by crooked politicians and now, murder.

    S. Wile says: "Good story, bad narration"
    "Good story, bad narration"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    The story held my interest but the narration sounded like a computer voice.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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