The Potato Factory: The Australian Trilogy, Book 1
UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 27 mins)
By Bryce Courtenay
Narrated By Humphrey Bower
Overall
(1978)
Performance
(1132)
Story
(1124)
Always leave a little salt on the bread. Ikey Solomon's favorite saying is also his way of doing business, and in the business of thieving he's very successful indeed. Ikey's partner in crime is his mistress, the forthright Mary Abacus, until misfortune befalls them. They are parted and each must make the harsh journey from thriving nineteenth century London to the convict settlement of Van Diemen's Land.
Yocheved says:
"Best audiobook of the year!"
White Queen
UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 3 mins)
By Philippa Gregory
Narrated By Susan Lyons
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(403)
Performance
(310)
Story
(308)
They ruled England before the Tudors, and now internationally best-selling author Philippa Gregory brings the Plantagenets to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women.
Teddy says:
"Your ambition will be your curse...."
Patient Zero: The Joe Ledger Novels, Book 1
UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 45 mins)
By Jonathan Maberry
Narrated By Ray Porter
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(2092)
Performance
(1544)
Story
(1532)
When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week there’s either something wrong with your world or something wrong with your skills - and there’s nothing wrong with Joe Ledger’s skills. And that’s both a good and a bad thing. It’s good because he’s a Baltimore detective who has just been secretly recruited by the government to lead a new task force created to deal with the problems that Homeland Security can’t handle....
James says:
"Drop Dead and get back up great."
Edge of Apocalypse
UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 11 mins)
By Tim LaHaye, Craig Parshall
Narrated By Stefan Rudnicki
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(196)
Performance
(98)
Story
(99)
Joshua Jordan’s new weapons defense system will secure America against an array of new enemies, including a nuclear strike on New York City by North Korea. But global forces are mounting and corrupt government leaders will go to any extreme to prevent an impending economic catastrophe. As world events begin setting the stage for the “end of days” foretold in Revelation, Jordan must weigh the personal price he must pay to save the nation he loves.
Paul says:
"Edge of Your Seat"
Lay Down My Sword and Shield
UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 45 mins)
By James Lee Burke
Narrated By Will Patton
Overall
(283)
Performance
(141)
Story
(139)
Against the backdrop of growing civil rights turmoil in a sultry border town, the hard-drinking ex-POW attorney Hackberry Holland yields to the myriad urgings of his wife, his brother, and his so-called friends to make a bid for a congressional seat - and finds himself embroiled in the seamy world of Texas powerbrokers.
Cat F. says:
"The Publisher's Summary is Anemic"
The Tudor Secret: The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles, Book 1
UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 14 mins)
By C. W. Gortner
Narrated By Steve West
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(58)
Performance
(42)
Story
(40)
The summer of 1553 is a time of danger and deceit. Brendan Prescott, an orphan, has been reared in the household of the powerful Dudley family. Brought to court, Prescott finds himself sent on an illicit mission to the king’s brilliant but enigmatic sister, Princess Elizabeth. But Brendan is soon compelled to work as a double agent by Elizabeth’s protector, William Cecil, who promises in exchange to help him unravel the secret of his own mysterious past.
Gina says:
"Entertaining, "what if?" Tudor story"
Publisher's Summary
A collection of spooky tales from the dead, including urban legends, ghosts, vampires, witches, aliens, zombies, cannibals, pirates, devils, grim reapers, serial killers and much more.
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