Whiskey Beach

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

For more than 300 years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore - and its secrets. But to Eli Landon, it’s home.…

A Boston lawyer, Eli has weathered an intense year of public scrutiny and police investigations after being accused of - but never arrested for - the murder of his soon-to-be-ex wife.

He finds sanctuary at Bluff House, even though his beloved grandmother is in Boston recuperating from a nasty fall. Abra Walsh is always there, though. Whiskey Beach’s resident housekeeper, yoga instructor, jewelry maker, and massage therapist, Abra is a woman of many talents - including helping Eli take control of his life and clear his name. But as they become entangled in each other, they find themselves caught in a net that stretches back for centuries - one that has ensnared a man intent on reaping the rewards of destroying Eli Landon once and for all.…

©2013 Nora Roberts (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

another Nora Robert's hit!

I was thrown off at first with the narrator, but ended up liking him and of course loved the book. it's a typical Nora Robert's love, mystery, scandal book, but does not disappoint!

Incredible book!!!

Give it a listen, you won't be disappointed! Nora Roberts just has a way with words, I loved it.

Good story line, performance was great!!

I really enjoyed this story. The performer had a great enthusiasm for his characters. He even had me feeling animosity towards characters just based on the voices he used for them.

Story Good But Wrong Pick for Audio

I love this story. Unfortunately the audio reader, doesn't have enough range or imagination for the female characters and that really takes away from the audible experience.

He's got an amazing energy for everything else .. like he could probably make instructions sound interesting . but this book needed a man who has a better female range. Like Jefferson Mays.

The narration is the star here

The narrator made this book even better. Sometimes the narration is just average but this one made each character come alive and the story flow.

Enjoyable story.

I enjoyed the story but found the narration took away from the enjoyment of the experience. There should have been a woman narrating the female parts. The narrator's voice didn't work well for the females. But overall a good story.

Amazing

This was such a good book and kept me on my toes till the end. Loved it!

B rating....

My Review:
Overall... 3.50 star
Performance.... 3.50 star
Story... 3.75 star

I'll be honest, and this is the first time I've ever had this happen, but I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read it rather than listened to the audiobook. And there's a very simple reason for this which makes me sad...Luke Daniels. Hands down, this guy is talented. His voices and inflections and the sheer number of different ones he can do is astounding. He is so talented. But I hate his female lead voices...something about the breathy way he does them and the laugh he has for females makes them sound air-headed to me and it's hard for me to look past that in an audiobook.

The book was interesting enough although it didn't move very fast for me, but again, I was listening to it in audio and I don't get a whole lot of audio time anymore. So it took almost a month for me to get through this book. The set-up was very good...male writer (LOVE that and I loved the little insights into his writing process) and female yoga instructor (her attitude toward life and stress was outstanding especially knowing that she came from a MUCH HIGHER stress background.)

There was a bit of suspense to the story line...between the murder of Eli's wife, the break-in's at Bluff house, and Eli's grandmother's fall. I enjoyed the town, the addition of Barbie the dog, and the mystery of the sunken ship's treasure. I enjoyed the interactions between Eli and Abra and that they were a true committed couple throughout most of the book, without the normal emotional drama although there was a tiny bit of that at the beginning as they were sorting out their attraction. I loved how they were opposites in that he is high strung where she's much more mellow. Her ability to relax him was great. I also loved how playful she could be and honest...wow, her ability to speak her mind was great. Loved her especially when she got fiesty on his behalf.

Someday I will sit down and read the book in print (I do own a hardback copy of it) and see if my overall impression of the story improves. I think it just may. This just wasn't a book that worked for me all that well on audio.

Nora Roberts is excellent

Would you consider the audio edition of Whiskey Beach to be better than the print version?

Either version would be great.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Aubrey.

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

I am not sure. The story if certainly interesting. I love hearing talking about the house and the mystery death of his wife.

Really entertaining! Luke Daniels nailed it!

I wasn't really sure what to expect seeing how that was only my second NR book. Let me tell you that I was entertained from beginning to end! Great story.

The performer did a good job narrating!