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- A Kate Martinelli Mystery, Book 1
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Resumen del Editor
THE EDGAR AWARD-WINNING NOVEL
THE FIRST KATE MARTINELLI MYSTERY
In Laurie R. King's Grave Talent, the unthinkable has happened in a small community outside of San Francisco. A series of shocking murders has occurred, the victims far too innocent and defenseless. For Detective Kate Martinelli, just promoted to Homicide and paired with a seasoned cop who's less than thrilled to be handed a green partner, it's a difficult case that just keeps getting harder.
Then the detectives receive what appears to be a case-breaking lead: it seems that one of the residents of this odd colony is Vaun Adams, arguably the century's greatest woman painter and a notorious felon once convicted of a heinous crime.
But what really happened eighteen years ago? To bring a murderer to justice, Kate must delve into the artist's dark past—even if it means losing everything she holds dear.
Reseñas de la Crítica
“A Grave Talent kept me reading deep into the night.” —The Boston Globe
“[An] amazing first novel with intelligence, intrigue, and intricacy...This work exhibits strong psychological undertones, compelling urgency, and dramatic action.” —Library Journal
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- Narrado por: Amy McFadden
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Someone is knocking at the door to Grace Adams' house, and he won't stop. Grace thinks she knows who it is, but when she goes to her second floor window for a look she sees a woman she doesn't recognize. The woman isn't alone for long before a man emerges from the dark of the surrounding woods, stabs her, and leaves her for dead. Trying to help, Grace goes to the woman and is shocked to find that it's her mother Leanne - a woman who abandoned her 11 years before.
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at times hard to follow
- De cindy en 03-03-15
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The Poison Tree
- De: Erin Kelly
- Narrado por: Jennifer Ikeda
- Duración: 11 h y 7 m
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Successful journalist Erin Kelly has electrified readers and critics alike with her debut novel The Poison Tree. In this scintillating work, Karen and her daughter Alice have established a safe, happy life free from the madness of Karen’s past. But when Karen’s former lover Rex is released from prison, her old associations intrude upon the present - and threaten everything she holds dear.
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- De Gladys en 07-29-15
De: Erin Kelly
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Snow White Must Die
- De: Nele Neuhaus
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 15 h y 47 m
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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.
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Snow White and the Seven Red Herrings
- De Mel en 01-17-13
De: Nele Neuhaus
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A Nail Through The Heart
- A Poke Rafferty Thriller
- De: Timothy Hallinan
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
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Poke Rafferty was writing offbeat travel guides for the young and terminally bored when Bangkok stole his heart. Now the American expat is assembling a new family with Rose, the former go-go dancer he wants to marry, and Miaow, the tiny, streetwise urchin he wants to adopt. But trouble in the guise of good intentions comes calling just when everything is beginning to work out.
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Ever been to Bangkok?
- De Richard Delman en 12-11-11
De: Timothy Hallinan
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Track of the Cat
- De: Nevada Barr
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat
- Duración: 8 h y 27 m
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From the vivid opening vista, high in craggy mountains, to the final haunting glimpse of a moonlit canyon, Nevada Barr's first mystery, Track of the Cat, instantly caught the attention of readers and reviewers. Its popularity gained it both an Agatha and an Anthony Award.
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Guadalupe Mountain Mystery
- De Sara en 10-15-15
De: Nevada Barr
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The Blue Hour
- Merci Rayborn, Book 1
- De: T. Jefferson Parker
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 12 h y 11 m
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Tim Hess is a semiretired veteran cop staring at a death sentence - his own. Detective Merci Rayborn, young enough to be his daughter, is brash, impatient, and not someone from whom Hess wants to be taking orders. He certainly isn't planning on falling in love with her. Together, they must track down a psychopathic killer who's been abducting beautiful young women from the malls of Orange County.
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- De Jan en 03-24-10
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Down Cemetery Road
- De: Mick Herron
- Narrado por: Julia Franklin
- Duración: 13 h y 46 m
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When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a young girl disappears in the aftermath, Sarah Tucker becomes obsessed with finding her. Accustomed to dull chores in a childless household and hosting her husband’s wearisome business clients for dinner, Sarah suddenly finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew, as her investigation reveals that people long believed dead are still among the living, while the living are fast joining the dead.
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Not as good as Slough House
- De wisconsinclark en 08-09-20
De: Mick Herron
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Strong Motion
- De: Jonathan Franzen
- Narrado por: Scott Aiello
- Duración: 20 h y 51 m
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Louis Holland arrives in Boston in a spring of ecological upheaval (a rash of earthquakes on the North Shore) and odd luck: the first one kills his grandmother. Louis tries to maintain his independence, but falls in love with a Harvard seismologist whose discoveries about the earthquakes' cause complicate everything.
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Compelling Story, Ridiculous Narrator
- De DianeReads en 02-28-16
De: Jonathan Franzen
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Outside Looking In
- A Novel
- De: T. C. Boyle
- Narrado por: Johnathan McClain
- Duración: 14 h y 23 m
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In 1943, LSD is synthesized in Basel. Two decades later, a coterie of grad students at Harvard are gradually drawn into the inner circle of renowned psychologist and psychedelic drug enthusiast Timothy Leary. Fitzhugh Loney, a psychology PhD student, and his wife, Joanie, become entranced by the drug’s possibilities such that their “research” becomes less a matter of clinical trials and academic papers and instead turns into a freewheeling exploration of mind expansion, group dynamics, and communal living.
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STORYTELLING AS CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING
- De Christopher Meeks en 05-25-19
De: T. C. Boyle
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Touchstone
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Jefferson Mays
- Duración: 17 h y 28 m
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His existence shattered by the Great War, Bennett Grey is investigated by an American agent who thinks he may be useful for protecting national security. U.S. Bureau of Investigation agent Harris Stuyvesant's first inclination is to let his fists do the talking. But he's well out of his jurisdiction, having traveled across the Atlantic to dig up clues on an Englishman he believes responsible for terrorist acts in the States.
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Great characters, but plot is a bit of a jumble
- De Zuleika en 03-24-12
De: Laurie R. King
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Folly
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Frank Muller
- Duración: 16 h
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Tragedy and mental illness have been dark companions of Rae Newborn for more than 50 years. Her life seems to start rebuilding itself, though, when she moves to a deserted island to restore the house her mysterious great-uncle built in the 1920s. But Rae senses powerful forces stirring on the island. Is the skin-crawling feeling she has of someone watching her only in her mind, or has something disturbingly real taken notice of Rae?
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Folly
- De gary lundin en 12-01-08
De: Laurie R. King
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Lockdown
- A Novel of Suspense
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Pilar Witherspoon
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
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Using a premise pulled from the headlines - the very real vulnerability of students and teachers - the best-selling author of the Mary Russell mysteries delivers a contemporary novel of psychological suspense. The various presenters at a local school career day prepare for a day in class, not knowing that someone with a thirst for revenge is in their midst.
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Masterfully Written
- De Jean en 07-04-17
De: Laurie R. King
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A Darker Place
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Duración: 14 h y 31 m
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Professor Anne Waverly teaches religious studies at a respected university. Middle-aged and slightly lame, she spends her days in lecture halls and offices. But occasionally, she works for the FBI. As Ana Wakefield, an eager seeker of higher truths, she infiltrates cults. Now, leaving the security of academia, she is on her way to Arizona in a battered VW bus.
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One of my Favorites
- De Puppyluver en 03-04-08
De: Laurie R. King
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Back to the Garden
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Vivienne Leheny
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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The Gardener Estate is one of the most storied and beloved places on the West Coast: a magnificent house in vast formal grounds, home to a family that shaped California—and fought hard to conceal the turmoil and eccentricities within their walls. And now, just as the turmoil seems buried and the Estate prepares to move into a new future, construction work unearths a grim relic of the estate's history: a skull, hidden away some fifty years ago.
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I remember when......
- De Needler en 09-16-22
De: Laurie R. King
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice, or On the Segregation of the Queen
- Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 1
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
- Duración: 13 h y 26 m
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In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees in Sussex when a young woman literally stumbles onto him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern, twentieth-century woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective.
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A fabulous new take on Sherlock Holmes
- De Steph en 04-14-14
De: Laurie R. King
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Touchstone
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Jefferson Mays
- Duración: 17 h y 28 m
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His existence shattered by the Great War, Bennett Grey is investigated by an American agent who thinks he may be useful for protecting national security. U.S. Bureau of Investigation agent Harris Stuyvesant's first inclination is to let his fists do the talking. But he's well out of his jurisdiction, having traveled across the Atlantic to dig up clues on an Englishman he believes responsible for terrorist acts in the States.
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Great characters, but plot is a bit of a jumble
- De Zuleika en 03-24-12
De: Laurie R. King
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Folly
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Frank Muller
- Duración: 16 h
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Tragedy and mental illness have been dark companions of Rae Newborn for more than 50 years. Her life seems to start rebuilding itself, though, when she moves to a deserted island to restore the house her mysterious great-uncle built in the 1920s. But Rae senses powerful forces stirring on the island. Is the skin-crawling feeling she has of someone watching her only in her mind, or has something disturbingly real taken notice of Rae?
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Folly
- De gary lundin en 12-01-08
De: Laurie R. King
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Lockdown
- A Novel of Suspense
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Pilar Witherspoon
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
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Using a premise pulled from the headlines - the very real vulnerability of students and teachers - the best-selling author of the Mary Russell mysteries delivers a contemporary novel of psychological suspense. The various presenters at a local school career day prepare for a day in class, not knowing that someone with a thirst for revenge is in their midst.
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Masterfully Written
- De Jean en 07-04-17
De: Laurie R. King
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A Darker Place
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Duración: 14 h y 31 m
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Professor Anne Waverly teaches religious studies at a respected university. Middle-aged and slightly lame, she spends her days in lecture halls and offices. But occasionally, she works for the FBI. As Ana Wakefield, an eager seeker of higher truths, she infiltrates cults. Now, leaving the security of academia, she is on her way to Arizona in a battered VW bus.
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One of my Favorites
- De Puppyluver en 03-04-08
De: Laurie R. King
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Back to the Garden
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Vivienne Leheny
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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The Gardener Estate is one of the most storied and beloved places on the West Coast: a magnificent house in vast formal grounds, home to a family that shaped California—and fought hard to conceal the turmoil and eccentricities within their walls. And now, just as the turmoil seems buried and the Estate prepares to move into a new future, construction work unearths a grim relic of the estate's history: a skull, hidden away some fifty years ago.
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I remember when......
- De Needler en 09-16-22
De: Laurie R. King
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice, or On the Segregation of the Queen
- Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 1
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
- Duración: 13 h y 26 m
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In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees in Sussex when a young woman literally stumbles onto him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern, twentieth-century woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective.
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A fabulous new take on Sherlock Holmes
- De Steph en 04-14-14
De: Laurie R. King
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Stately Holmes
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
- Duración: 1 h y 14 m
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From the collection Mary Russell's War, "Stately Holmes" delivers the author's signature blend of narrative mastery and historical detail while shining light on previously unexplored corners of the Russell-Holmes universe. Laurie R. King blends her long-running brand of crime fiction with historical treats and narrative sleight of hand.
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Trivial and obvious. A disappointing installment
- De Shawn en 05-25-19
De: Laurie R. King
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Answering the Call
- De: Ali Vali
- Narrado por: Paige McKinney
- Duración: 13 h y 21 m
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As New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Katrina, Detective Sept Savoie recovers from a gunshot wound with the help of her new love Keegan Blanchard. As the city returns to normal, so does the crime rate. Sept’s first case back on the job is a strangely ritualistic killing, which quickly escalates into serial murder. As the bodies start to pile up, the last thing Sept needs is the city’s newest celebrity crime writer, Nicole Voles, poking into the case looking for information for a new bestseller, especially when Nicole appears just as interested in Keegan as she is in murder.
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Another winner
- De darc en 01-18-19
De: Ali Vali
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The Gulf
- A Novel
- De: Rachel Cochran
- Narrado por: Stacy Gonzalez
- Duración: 12 h y 23 m
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In Parson, Texas, a small town ravaged by a devastating hurricane and the Vietnam War, twenty-nine-year-old Lou is diligently renovating a decaying old mansion for Miss Kate, the elderly neighbor who has always been like a mother to her. Mourning her brother’s death in Vietnam, Lou dreams of enjoying a more peaceful future in Parson. But those hopes are crushed when Miss Kate is murdered, and no one but Lou seems to care about finding the killer.
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A Latticework of Sapphic Gothic Noir
- De Ian en 06-14-23
De: Rachel Cochran
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Califia's Daughters
- De: Leigh Richards, Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Duración: 14 h y 46 m
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By the 21st century, bombs and a deadly virus have reduced the male to female ratio to 1:10. Now what was America is ruled by tribes of woman warriors. Dian guards over her village and its people. But when strangers arrive with a precious gift and a request for aid, she must embark on a journey that leads her far from safety.
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Not as epic as I expected
- De Joshua en 08-14-12
De: Leigh Richards, y otros
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A Calculated Risk
- De: Cari Hunter
- Narrado por: Nicola Victoria Vincent
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
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Detective Jo Shaw has it all worked out. She’s good at her job, she has loads of mates, and she likes being single. She doesn’t need complications, but an emergency call to the stabbing of a young woman brings plenty of those. Jo has to risk her career to save the woman’s life, and a bad night gets worse when the trauma surgeon turns out to be Isla Munro, Jo’s only real love, who walked out on her 15 years ago and never came back.
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Another great Hunter/Vincent collaboration!
- De MissLynn en 01-08-24
De: Cari Hunter
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A Matter of Blood
- Chiara Corelli Mystery Series, Book 1
- De: Catherine Maiorisi
- Narrado por: Abby Craden
- Duración: 8 h y 29 m
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Just back from her second tour in Afghanistan, NYPD Detective Chiara Corelli goes undercover to expose a ring of dirty cops. But when she's ordered to kill to prove her loyalty, she aborts the operation without having identified the leaders. Now, Corelli is the one exposed. With her brothers and sisters in blue ostracizing her, can she trust Detective P. J. Parker to watch her back?
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Not What I Expected
- De ZebrasDen en 09-05-21
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The Yard
- De: Alex Grecian
- Narrado por: Toby Leonard Moore
- Duración: 14 h y 37 m
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Victorian London is a cesspool of crime, and Scotland Yard has only 12 detectives - known as “The Murder Squad” - to investigate thousands of murders every month. Created after the Metropolitan Police’s spectacular failure to capture Jack the Ripper, The Murder Squad suffers rampant public contempt. They have failed their citizens. When Walter Day, the squad’s newest hire, is assigned the case of the murdered detective, he finds a strange ally in the Yard’s first forensic pathologist, Dr. Bernard Kingsley.
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- De connie en 09-08-12
De: Alex Grecian
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The Target
- De: Gerri Hill
- Narrado por: Abby Craden
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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Sara Michaels is the daughter of a prominent senator who has just announced his candidacy for President of the United States - the same senator who has been receiving death threats against his family. Sara Michaels is also the owner of a self-help clinic and is hell-bent - despite the FBI's warnings - on leading a group of 10 women on a two-week sojourn through the Rocky Mountains. In an effort to protect Sara, the FBI recruits homicide detective Jaime Hutchinson to infiltrate the group and secretly provide the protection they are so certain Sara will need.
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Read/Listen to The Killing Room first
- De JC en 08-30-19
De: Gerri Hill
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The Comfort of Ghosts
- Maisie Dobbs, Book 18
- De: Jacqueline Winspear
- Narrado por: Orlagh Cassidy
- Duración: 12 h
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London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion—the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Soon after a demobilized British soldier, ill and reeling from his experiences overseas, takes shelter with the group, Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners. Maisie is deeply puzzled by the children's reticence. Their stories are evasive and, more mysteriously, they appear to possess self-defense skills one might expect of trained adults in wartime.
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Integrity
- Halcyon Division, Book 1
- De: E. J. Noyes
- Narrado por: Abby Craden
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
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It’s an ordinary workday when intelligence analyst Lexie Martin learns about a horrific chemical weapon attack abroad. Just an ordinary day...until a stranger breaks into her house and warns her to forget what she saw and heard, setting off a chain of events Lexie thought only happened in movies. Falsely accused of stealing intelligence and unsure of who to trust, Lexie quickly realizes the significance of the intel and that she must do everything she can to keep it safe. And as she runs—maybe for her life—Lexie knows she needs something, or someone, to help her.
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So Good!
- De csofthemidwest en 05-28-23
De: E. J. Noyes
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Songbird
- Kings Lake Investigation Series, Book 1
- De: Peter Grainger
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 15 h y 56 m
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Detective Sergeant Chris Waters got the call at 05.29 that July morning. This is it, said DCI Reeve, you'll be first there, it's all yours, you're the crime scene manager. Suddenly, after months of waiting and wondering, Waters finds himself in at the deep end, and alone at the scene of a puzzling murder. As the investigation proceeds, the detectives at Kings Lake Central find themselves visiting familiar places and talking to some familiar faces, while old enmities reappear in the incident room. Before this is over, Chris Waters will need to make a career-changing decision.
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Loved it...
- De Kelly en 09-20-19
De: Peter Grainger
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Don't Want You Like a Best Friend
- A Novel (The Mischief & Matchmaking Series, Book 1)
- De: Emma R. Alban
- Narrado por: Mary Jane Wells, Morag Sims
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
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It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be out on the street. But playing the blushing ingenue makes Beth’s skin crawl and she’d rather be anywhere but here. Gwen, on the other hand, is on her fourth season and counting, with absolutely no intention of finding a husband, possibly ever. She figures she has plenty of security as the only daughter of a rakish earl, from whom she’s gotten all her flair, fun, and less-than-proper party games.
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- De julia ny en 01-21-24
De: Emma R. Alban
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre A Grave Talent
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- Roni Ramos
- 06-15-17
a good mystery novel.
I liked the voice of the narrator, and the characters were surprisingly funny at times. I just wish romance was building with Kate rather than already in one
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- Chris
- 07-24-18
Good story,Good partners, Great start!
I like the interaction between Kate and her work partner, and her life. Tthe mystery was good, but not gripping. great narration.
Having read all but one Mary Russel novels I need a new mystery. This fit the bill nicely. Great characters and strong plot. It's modern take on the detective procedural. If you liked the Mary Russell novels you should not miss the Kate Martinelli series.
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- C. M. Updike Chilcoat
- 07-21-16
Great second read
Having read all but one Mary Russel novels I need a new mystery. This fit the bill nicely. Great characters and strong plot. Thank you Ms King.
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- G2 AYNE
- 04-20-18
EDGAR AWARD FIRST NOVEL DAZZELS BUT IS A BIT DATED
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
YES. I AM PICKY ABOUT MY MYSTERY NOVELS BUT AM WILLING TO CUT SLACK FOR FIRST NOVEL WRITERS. HOWEVER, THE MOST EGREGIOUS SIN OF THE GENRE IS TO TURN THE CLIMAX INTO AN IMPLAUSIBLE SCENARIO. THE LAST FEW CHAPTERS WERE TERRIBLE. BOTH IN PLOT AND WRITING.. I WAS VERY DISAPOINTED WIITH THE CHEESE-Y AND TOTALLY IMPROBABLE SCENARIO SET UP TOWARDS THE END..
What do you think your next listen will be?
I THINK I AM GOING BACK TO THE CLASSICS. MAYBE DOYLE OR SAYERS. OR SOME NON-FICTION.
Have you listened to any of Alyssa Bresnahan’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
YES. I WISH YOU HAD HER AGE OF INNOCENCE BY EDITH WHARTON. SHE IS FANTASTIC. ONE OF THE TOP 5 NARRATORS IN MY EXPERIENCE. ACTUALLY IT WAS BECAUSE SHE WAS THE READER THAT I CHOSE THIS BOOK-- AS A FRIEND IS VERY FOND OF LAURIE R KING AND SUGGESTED I T RY IT AS AN AUDIO.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
HMMM. IF THE SCREEN WRITER CLEANED UP THE LAST SECTIONS OF THE BOOK. MADE THE ACTION TIGHTER AND MORE BELIEVABLE. WITH A GOOD SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR AND CAST PICKS IT WOULD MAKE A GOOD THRILLER. WOULD IT BE SET IN THE PRESENT OR TAKE IT BACK TO THE LATE 80'S. THE SAN FRANCISCO OF TODAY IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC, FEMALES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, ETC.
Any additional comments?
I AM SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL REALLY ENJOY THIS BOOK JUST BECAUSE THE READER IS EXCELLENT. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE 2 DETECTIVES IS GREAT UNTIL THE END WHEN THAT ANGLE FIZZLES. I JUST HAPPEN TO BE PICKY ABOUT THE MYSTERIES IN WHICH I INVEST MY TIME.I KNOW ONE SUSPENDS BELIEF, BUT TO THEN BE ASKED TO SUSPEND IT AGAIN FOR THE TAIL END, WELL THAT'S JUST SLOPPY EDITING. HOWEVER, IT IS A FIRST NOVEL.
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- Cheap and Lazy
- 01-31-19
Kate Martinelli, Book 1
Different than most mysteries I’ve read/listened to. Hard to clarify without giving anything away. Character-and setting-driven. I’m willing to sacrifice pace for the development of personalities, less so for the richly detailed setting some readers feel lends authenticity. This story had both, so it should have dragged for me, and it did in places. The narrator’s performance and the quality of the writing made it work as well as it did. I think she narrated the second one as well. I”m hoping the author’s writing had tightened some because I definitely want to check it out. Published in 1993, somewhat dated, but that didn’t take me out of the story. One thing I love about these older books as that they’re not all written in the currently-fashionable first-person. I enjoy a story told, and characters described, from multiple viewpoints. The ending was excellent too.
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- Mr-Gibs
- 02-14-19
Not the best choice of narrator, but that is fixable
I agree with the other reviewers who felt that this narrator was not a good pairing for this novel. However, I was able to get past that by using audible’s feature to speed her up. Once I did that, it was much more enjoyable.
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I really liked the story and characters, although the overused plot device of “our hero must keep the victim in her own home in order to trap the villain” has never made any sense to me - and this was no exception.
Looking forward to more books in the series!
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- User
- 01-05-17
A Slow Burn Firework of a Beginning.
If you could sum up A Grave Talent in three words, what would they be?
Art, Love, Danger.
What did you like best about this story?
I loved so many things about this book: the vivid landscapes and visuals, the complex and delicately written characters, the way King shows you without telling you - allowing you to engage with her characters one on one without her interpretations, the mystery was emotional and complex but believable. The climax was earned. I loved it.
What does Alyssa Bresnahan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The timbre of her voice gives Kate a depth; building tension by implying that she is edging away from secrets until they are revealed in a way that builds tension and gives the story life. Her voice is ever so slightly rough, but beautifully pitched and modulated; it is a voice that suggests past hardship and careful control, but also a tenderness for others. It is a guardian's voice: appropriate for Kate Martinelli.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Oh, my god, yes. I listen to my audio books while walking or driving; and I had many "drive way moments" and extra laps thanks to this book.
Any additional comments?
It's modern take on the detective procedural. If you liked the Mary Russell novels you should not miss Martinelli.
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- Ginger 3701
- 04-12-19
Worthy of the praise and awards it received.
Excellent narration. Excellent characters. An exciting and edge of the the seat mystery that gives life to a brilliant heroic woman and an almost evil to the core psychological evil man. Got a wee bit tired of the endless lauding of God like worship of Vaun and Lee. Difficult to believe any author could follow up on a book this good.
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- Erin
- 11-05-22
Don’t believe the hate on the narrator
Read all the Mary Russell series. Came here hoping Ms. King would be another home run and she did not disappoint. Beautifully crafted characters and a gripping story.
I was nervous about all the negative reviews of the narrator. I have had to quit too many audiobooks because I just couldn’t listen to certain readings, but Alyssa Bresnahan is great!! I can’t fathom anyone hating her version as much as so many people have. Maybe it’s a bit like the Mary Russell reviewers who get all bent out of shape that there’s a feminist perspective in Ms. King’s books… if that’s not what you came here for, move on! Listen to the sample. If you like what you hear there, you’ll enjoy the rest!
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- 06-15-16
Am excited for the next one!
I've been consuming the Mary Russell books by Laurie King and decided to give this series a try and I"m hooked! Excellent.
SO much talent in one person. Thankful she's a writer.
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