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  • Garment of Shadows: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 12 | [Laurie R. King]
    Garment of Shadows: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 12
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    Garment of Shadows: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 12

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 1 min)
    • By Laurie R. King
    • Narrated By Jenny Sterlin, Robert Ian Mackenzie
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (209)
    Performance
    (177)
    Story
    (175)

    In a strange room in Morocco, Mary Russell is trying to solve a pressing mystery: Who am I? She has awakened with shadows in her mind, blood on her hands, and soldiers pounding on the door. Out in the hivelike streets, she discovers herself strangely adept in the skills of the underworld, escaping through alleys and rooftops, picking pockets and locks. She is clothed like a man, and armed only with her wits and a scrap of paper containing a mysterious Arabic phrase. Overhead, warplanes pass ominously north.

    connie says: "for this series fan, a disappointment"
    "Reads Like a History Book"
    Overall
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    Story
    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    More interesting, intelligent interaction among characters, maybe even a little humor would have made this book a four or five star experience.


    What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

    I was somewhat interested the story of Mary's injuries. I am not interested in Morrocco's history so that this many-houred history book was not interesting to me.


    What about Jenny Sterlin and Robert Ian McKenzie ’s performance did you like?

    The narrators' performances kept me listening to the end.


    What character would you cut from Garment of Shadows?

    I have no suggestions.


    Any additional comments?

    Blah!

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Blood Work | [Michael Connelly]
    Blood Work
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    Blood Work

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Michael Connelly
    • Narrated By Dick Hill
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1091)
    Performance
    (433)
    Story
    (448)

    Thanks to a heart transplant, former FBI agent Terrell McCaleb is enjoying a quiet retirement, renovating the fishing boat he lives on in Los Angeles Harbor. But McCaleb's calm seas turn choppy when a story in the "What Happened To?" column of the LA Times brings him face-to-face with the sister of the woman whose heart now beats in his chest.

    Andrew Stone says: "A Darn Good Book"
    "XFBI Agent/Heart Transplant Patient Hunts Killer"
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    Story
    If you could sum up Blood Work in three words, what would they be?

    Intriguing Inventive Exciting


    What other book might you compare Blood Work to and why?

    Can't think of one.


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

    Dick Hill's narration brings a steely, determined tone to the novel that might not come through as well by my reading the book.


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

    I listened to it in three sittings because I was so curious to know "who done it."


    Any additional comments?

    I would have preferred less four letter words. I did enjoy this book, though.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Died in the Wool | [Ngaio Marsh]
    Died in the Wool
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    Died in the Wool

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 22 mins)
    • By Ngaio Marsh
    • Narrated By Wanda McCaddon
    Overall
    (92)
    Performance
    (31)
    Story
    (31)

    Inspector Roderick Alleyn receives a desperate plea for help in solving the murder of a Member of Parliament. Now the good inspector is involved in a gruesome war of espionage where he becomes as much the quarry as the hunter.

    Kate L. Newbill says: "Wrong Narrator listed?"
    "Read too rapidly"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    This could possibly be a 4 or 5 star listen if the narrator spoke more slowly and there weren't so many characters.


    Would you ever listen to anything by Ngaio Marsh again?

    Yes I really enjoy Ngaio Marsh and am sad to give her a one star rating.


    Would you be willing to try another one of Wanda McCaddon’s performances?

    I do not plan to listen to Wanda McCaddon if she reads as quickly in other books. Her voice is pleasant for listening, her different accents are well-done, but she reads as if she is racing the clock in this book.


    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

    I was disappointed because I was looking forward to hearing another Ngaio Marsh novel.


    Any additional comments?

    I tried changing my device setting to "slower" but the sound was distorted at the slower speed.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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