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4 out of 5 stars
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American Gods for the Grifter set!
- By William R. on 09-06-11
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The Case of the Velvet Claws
- Perry Mason Series, Book 1
- By: Erle Stanley Gardner
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 464
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 420
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 415
Married Eva Griffin has been caught with a prominent congressman, and is ready to pay the editor of a sleazy tabloid hush money to protect the politician. But first Perry Mason tracks down the publisher of the blackmailing tabloid and discovers a shocking secret, which eventually leads to Mason being accused of murder. This is the first Perry Mason mystery and our introduction to secretary Della Street, detective Paul Drake, and the great lawyer himself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enter Perry Mason
- By David S. Mathew on 04-10-17
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Damsels in Distress
- By: Joan Hess
- Narrated by: C. J. Critt
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4 out of 5 stars 32
A renaissance fair is coming to the relatively quiet college town of Farberville, Arkansas. Though resistant to getting involved, Claire Malloy, local bookseller and mother of the perpetually petulant teen Caron, finds herself drawn into the strange inner workings of the group putting on the fair. But a dark mood falls over the festivities when one of the organizers is a victim of arson, and her body is found in the burned wreckage of her rented house. Someone is definitely dead - but is it murder?
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3 out of 5 stars
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It was OK
- By Sandy on 06-26-14
By: Joan Hess
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Loot
- By: Aaron Elkins
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 51
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50
In April 1945, The Nazis, reeling and near defeat, frantically work to hide the huge store of art treasures that Hitler has looted from Europe. Truck convoys loaded with the cultural wealth of the Western world pour in an unending stream into the compound of the vast Altaussee salt mine high in the Austrian Alps. But with the Allies closing in, the vaunted efficiency of the Nazis has broken down. At Altaussee, all is tumult and confusion.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Whiny protagonist & awful narration
- By teddy on 06-11-21
By: Aaron Elkins
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The Echo
- By: Minette Walters
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 54
Best-selling author Minette Walters captivates mystery aficionados throughout the world with her evocative, multi-layered novels, which have been translated into 22 languages. In The Echo she spins a finely-wrought web of secrets and betrayals, love and guilt that entangles everyone who touches it. A homeless man has been found dead of starvation—huddled next to a food-filled freezer—in a London socialite’s garage.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cumbersome, dull and not worth the time
- By Celia on 04-08-14
By: Minette Walters
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A is for Alibi
- A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
- By: Sue Grafton
- Narrated by: Mary Peiffer
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,724
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,071
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,073
This is the first in the popular series featuring California investigator Kinsey Millhone. She's 32, twice divorced, no kids, an ex-cop who likes her work...and who works strictly alone!
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1 out of 5 stars
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No More for Me
- By Robin on 07-12-08
By: Sue Grafton
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Crewel World
- By: Monica Ferris
- Narrated by: Susan Boyce
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,006
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 909
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Story4 out of 5 stars 905
When Betsy Devonshire arrived in Excelsior, Minnesota, all she wanted was to visit her sister Margot and get her life in order. She never dreamed her sister would give her a place to stay and a job at her needlecraft shop. In fact, things had never looked so good - until Margot was murdered. In a town this friendly, it's hard to imagine who could have committed such a horrible act, but Betsy has a few ideas. There's an ex-employee who wants to start her own needlework store. And there's the landlord who wanted Margot out. Now Betsy's putting together a list of motives and suspects....
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4 out of 5 stars
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British style mystery set in America
- By Sara on 01-13-14
By: Monica Ferris
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Manhattans and Murder
- The Murder, She Wrote Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
- Narrated by: Beth Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 592
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 546
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Story4 out of 5 stars 542
Promoting her latest books brings best-selling mystery writer Jessica Fletcher to New York for Christmas. Her schedule includes book signings, chat-show appearances, department store shopping...and murder. But it all begins with a sidewalk Santa staring at Jessica with fear and recognition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A release of an older Donald Bain book in the series, thank goodness
- By Dorise on 02-01-19
By: Jessica Fletcher, and others
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Pietr the Latvian
- Inspector Maigret, Book 1
- By: Georges Simenon, David Bellos - translator
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 886
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 783
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 782
The first audiobook which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.Inevitably Maigret was a hostile presence in the Majestic. He constituted a kind of foreign body that the hotel's atmosphere could not assimilate. Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. He shaved every day and looked after his hands. But his frame was proletarian. He was a big, bony man.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Long live Maigret
- By Adeliese Baumann on 11-19-14
By: Georges Simenon, and others
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Cold Truth
- By: Mariah Stewart
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 185
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 127
Twenty-six years ago, just before a series of brutal murders rocked the idyllic town of Bowers Inlet, Cassie Burke lost her family and nearly her own life to a transient befriended by her father. Back then, Cassie was a scared kid; now, she's a homicide cop. Back then, the suspect was caught and convicted; he died in prison. But now the killing has started again. And all signs indicate that the Bayside Strangler has come back for more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous
- By Barbara on 05-19-06
By: Mariah Stewart
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The Big Over Easy
- A Nursery Crime
- By: Jasper Fforde
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,265
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 804
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 806
It's Easter in Reading, a bad time for eggs, and no one can remember the last sunny day. Ovoid D-class nursery celebrity Humpty Stuyvesant Van Dumpty III, minor baronet, ex-convict, and former millionaire philanthropist, is found shattered to death beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. All the evidence points to his ex-wife, who has conveniently shot herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Total Whimsy
- By Bruce Sabin on 08-10-05
By: Jasper Fforde
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Death on Demand
- A Death on Demand Mystery, Book 1
- By: Carolyn G. Hart
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 212
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Story4 out of 5 stars 185
At Annie Laurance's Death on Demand bookstore on Broward's Rock Island, South Carolina, murder suddenly isn't confined to the well-stocked shelves. Author Elliot Morgan's abrupt demise during a weekly gathering of famous mystery writers called the Sunday Night Regulars is proof positive that a bloody sword is sometimes mightier than a brilliant pen. With Annie in the unenviable position of primary police suspect, the pretty young mystery maven and her wealthy paramour, Max Darling, embark on an investigation into a classic locked-room mystery with high stakes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It's an ok read
- By Dianna on 07-02-12
By: Carolyn G. Hart
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Murder at the Kennedy Center
- By: Margaret Truman
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 115
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4 out of 5 stars 72
Kenneth Ewald has what it takes to win the presidency: the support of his party, a lovely wife, a dynamic campaign. What neither he nor any candidate needs is a corpse. He knows only one man capable of solving a crime, clearing his son, putting his campaign back on track and catching a killer: his best friend Mac Smith. Oddly enough, it was Mac and his dog Rufus who found the body in the first place.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truman
- By Barbra on 01-01-08
By: Margaret Truman
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The President’s Daughter
- By: Mariah Stewart
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Dina McDermott is on top of the world. Attractive and independent at 30, she runs her own business, funded by a generous inheritance. But an explosive chain of events will soon be set into motion—and her perfect life will spin out of control. A journalist with a fearless instinct, Simon Keller believes he’s struck gold when he unearths an unsettling story about former president Graham Hayward, one that started with a secret affair and ended in tragedy. The trail leads Simon to Dina McDermott’s front door—and threatens to expose a parentage that would rock the political world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly Recommended!
- By Johnsondv8 on 05-18-22
By: Mariah Stewart
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Last Rituals: A Novel of Suspense
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 1
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 199
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4 out of 5 stars 182
At a university in Reykjavík, the body of a young German student is discovered, his eyes cut out and strange symbols carved into his chest. Police waste no time in making an arrest, but the victim's family isn't convinced that the right man is in custody. They ask Thóra Gudmundsdóttir, an attorney and single mother of two, to investigate. It isn't long before Thóra and her associate, Matthew Reich, uncover the deceased student's obsession with Iceland's grisly history of torture, execution, and witch hunts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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looking forward to Book 2
- By Dr. William J. Kass on 07-22-16
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- John
- 03-12-24
The Ultimate Locked Room Mystery?
By 1965, when this novel appeared, Ellery Queen had become a brand name. It’s author, Jack Vance, won many laurels for his science fiction. Neither Inspector Queen nor his precocious son are to be seen. Granted, the writing was overseen by Manfred Lee, half of the original Queen team. But for a purist (like me) those can seem less than optimal circumstances for the writing of a good Ellery Queen yarn.
But I was wrong. The characters, situation, and storyline are undeniable. And the solution – perhaps the most satisfying kind of solution – will have you smacking your forehead and saying, “Of course!” If not the ultimate example of the Locked Room Mystery, this is surely an ingenious twist on the genre.
Another factor that persuaded me to try this one was Traber Burns. So many of the vintage Queen novels are read by people who are, frankly, hard to listen to. Here, as with every other book I’ve heard him perform, Burns is simply terrific.
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- ginger spinks
- 05-25-22
Nice short story
Nice story short and sweet. I was not wanting to stop listening a good read
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- Erika Bobzien
- 05-30-22
Good Story
The quality of play wasn't good. Kept stopping. Otherwise, it was a good story and enjoyable.
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- Music Lover
- 11-26-18
a lovely classic whodunit
perfect if you are looking for a nostalgic fix without taxing your brain too much
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