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- Blanco County Mysteries, Book 12
- By: Ben Rehder
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- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Deke Gilbert was a legend on the central Texas demolition derby circuit, until a suspicious late-night crash ended his life. Unfortunately, Deke left behind a teenage daughter, Christie, who now has nowhere to go. That’s when good ol’ boys Red O’Brien and Billy Don Craddock step up and, in a rare moment, do the right thing. They give Christie a place to stay until her 18th birthday, just a few months away. But things get complicated when Christie brings home gossip that draws Red and Billy Don into an investigation of Deke’s death.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not his best
- By donald h smith on 04-12-19
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Last Laugh
- Blanco County Mysteries, Book 11
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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When a Blanco County hog hunter goes missing after a fight with his girlfriend, it's not a laughing matter - even when one of today's hottest blue-collar comedians is a suspect. Game warden John Marlin joins forces with the sheriff's department once again to root through the clues and discover the truth. Meanwhile, two of the county's most notorious poachers - Red O'Brien and Billy Don Craddock - decide to launch an investigation of their own, and the cops are not amused.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I did not like the reader
- By Fred on 07-31-18
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Now You See Him
- Roy Ballard, Book 4
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Jeremy Sawyer was having a great time on a party barge on Lake Travis, and then he was suddenly nowhere to be found. Had he jumped? Fallen off? Been pushed? Roy Ballard - an expert in catching insurance cheats - intends to find out. After all, Jeremy Sawyer was the nephew of one of his biggest clients, and she can't shake the suspicion that it wasn't an accident. It isn't long before Roy and his partner Mia Madison begin to draw the same conclusion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent novel in an offbeat series!
- By Wayne on 07-01-18
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If I Had a Nickel
- Roy Ballard Mysteries, Book 3
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Alex Dunn owned one of the most valuable collections of hobo nickels in the world, and it appears somebody killed him for it. Now Roy Ballard and Mia Madison are hired by the insurance company to track the collection down, which means they might reveal the identity of the killer in the course of their investigation. But the more they dig, the more suspects they uncover, including Dunn's children, his ex-wife, and a buxom masseuse who takes a hands-off approach to the services she offers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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IF I HAD A NICKEL
- By Silverwalnut on 12-04-18
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Get Busy Dying
- Roy Ballard Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 71
Everyone thinks Boz Gentry died in a fiery traffic accident, but Roy Ballard and Mia Madison aren't convinced. As legal videographers, it's their job to provide evidence of insurance fraud - and the more they dig into the Gentry case, the more they realize this might be the most elaborate scheme they've ever encountered. Of course, when millions of dollars are at stake, con men will take drastic steps to protect their scam- including arson, assault, or even murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Light, witty, and fun suspense mystery!
- By Wayne on 07-20-17
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Dog Tag
- A Blanco County Short Story
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
Red O’Brien and Billy Don Craddock are finishing a construction project for one of their regular customers when he makes an unexpected request - help him regain custody of his beloved beagle, Teddy. The way they go about it is a howl.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious!
- By Julie Whitworth on 05-16-19
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Lefty Loosey
- Blanco County Mysteries, Book 12
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
Deke Gilbert was a legend on the central Texas demolition derby circuit, until a suspicious late-night crash ended his life. Unfortunately, Deke left behind a teenage daughter, Christie, who now has nowhere to go. That’s when good ol’ boys Red O’Brien and Billy Don Craddock step up and, in a rare moment, do the right thing. They give Christie a place to stay until her 18th birthday, just a few months away. But things get complicated when Christie brings home gossip that draws Red and Billy Don into an investigation of Deke’s death.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not his best
- By donald h smith on 04-12-19
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Last Laugh
- Blanco County Mysteries, Book 11
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
When a Blanco County hog hunter goes missing after a fight with his girlfriend, it's not a laughing matter - even when one of today's hottest blue-collar comedians is a suspect. Game warden John Marlin joins forces with the sheriff's department once again to root through the clues and discover the truth. Meanwhile, two of the county's most notorious poachers - Red O'Brien and Billy Don Craddock - decide to launch an investigation of their own, and the cops are not amused.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I did not like the reader
- By Fred on 07-31-18
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Now You See Him
- Roy Ballard, Book 4
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Jeremy Sawyer was having a great time on a party barge on Lake Travis, and then he was suddenly nowhere to be found. Had he jumped? Fallen off? Been pushed? Roy Ballard - an expert in catching insurance cheats - intends to find out. After all, Jeremy Sawyer was the nephew of one of his biggest clients, and she can't shake the suspicion that it wasn't an accident. It isn't long before Roy and his partner Mia Madison begin to draw the same conclusion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent novel in an offbeat series!
- By Wayne on 07-01-18
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If I Had a Nickel
- Roy Ballard Mysteries, Book 3
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Alex Dunn owned one of the most valuable collections of hobo nickels in the world, and it appears somebody killed him for it. Now Roy Ballard and Mia Madison are hired by the insurance company to track the collection down, which means they might reveal the identity of the killer in the course of their investigation. But the more they dig, the more suspects they uncover, including Dunn's children, his ex-wife, and a buxom masseuse who takes a hands-off approach to the services she offers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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IF I HAD A NICKEL
- By Silverwalnut on 12-04-18
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Get Busy Dying
- Roy Ballard Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 71
Everyone thinks Boz Gentry died in a fiery traffic accident, but Roy Ballard and Mia Madison aren't convinced. As legal videographers, it's their job to provide evidence of insurance fraud - and the more they dig into the Gentry case, the more they realize this might be the most elaborate scheme they've ever encountered. Of course, when millions of dollars are at stake, con men will take drastic steps to protect their scam- including arson, assault, or even murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Light, witty, and fun suspense mystery!
- By Wayne on 07-20-17
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Dog Tag
- A Blanco County Short Story
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
Red O’Brien and Billy Don Craddock are finishing a construction project for one of their regular customers when he makes an unexpected request - help him regain custody of his beloved beagle, Teddy. The way they go about it is a howl.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious!
- By Julie Whitworth on 05-16-19
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Shake and Bake
- Roy Ballard Mysteries, Book 6
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
Does Caleb Dimmick really work at his father’s motorcycle dealership, or does he simply ride the payroll, thereby giving his dad a nice tax break? Roy Ballard, a legal videographer specializing in insurance fraud, is hired to find out. After just a few days, Roy is convinced everything is legit - until a dealership employee is gunned down in his own backyard, possibly by an assassin on an orange sport bike.
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Point Taken
- Blanco County Mysteries, Book 10
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Sean Hudson thought nothing of hopping a fence to dig illegally for Native American arrowheads, spear points, and other artifacts. Did his thieving, trespassing ways get him killed? How else to explain the small pickaxe that was found sunk deep into his skull? Blanco County game warden John Marlin has dealt with these kinds of looters before, so it's no surprise when the sheriff asks him to assist with the investigation. Marlin quickly learns that this case - like the soil at a dig site - has many layers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hope there are more
- By Kindle Customer on 04-10-17
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Gone the Next
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 343
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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Story4 out of 5 stars 291
Meet Roy Ballard, freelance videographer with a knack for catching insurance cheats. He's working a routine case, complete with hours of tedious surveillance, when he sees something that shakes him to the core. There, with the subject, is a little blond girl wearing a pink top and denim shorts - the same outfit worn by Tracy Turner, a six-year-old abducted the day before. When the police are skeptical of Ballard's report - and with his history, who can blame them? - it's the beginning of the most important case of his life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice start to a series!
- By Wayne on 07-20-17
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Mullets and Man Buns
- John Lee Quarrels Series, Book 4
- By: Nick Russell
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Life has been difficult lately for Somerton County Deputy Sheriff John Lee Quarrels. He's on the trail of a sexual predator, his love life is in turmoil, his soon-to-be ex-wife just served him with divorce papers, someone has stolen his police car and is using its radio to broadcast offensive jokes, a 350-pound redneck named Baby Bubba just tried to brain him with a shovel, and all of that happened before John Lee shot the dead guy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A series worth bingeing on!
- By J S on 08-07-19
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The Night Fire
- By: Michael Connelly
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,244
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Back when Harry Bosch was just a rookie homicide detective, he had an inspiring mentor who taught him to take the work personally and light the fire of relentlessness for every case. Now that mentor, John Jack Thompson, is dead, but after his funeral his widow hands Bosch a murder book that Thompson took with him when he left the LAPD 20 years before - the unsolved killing of a troubled young man in an alley used for drug deals.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story, Excellent Narration !!
- By R. Pontiflet on 10-30-19
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Badge Bunny
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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When Somerton County "bad girl" Leona Darling goes missing, Deputy John Lee Quarrels is ordered to find her. How hard could it be? Just look in the nearest gin mill, right? But Leona was nowhere to be found. As he begins asking questions, John Lee discovers that Leona was a badge bunny, a cop groupie who was well-known on a less than professional basis by many of his fellow lawmen. He also discovers that asking questions can get you into trouble, especially when the people you are asking wear badges, carry guns for a living, and have something to lose.
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The Gecko in the Corner
- John Lee Quarrels Series, Book 2
- By: Nick Russell
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
When the father he never knew shows up at his house in the middle of the night, beaten and his body mutilated, with only a vague explanation of what happened to him, Somerton County Deputy John Lee Quarrels suspects there's more to the story than he is being told. And when his father just as mysteriously disappears two days later, John Lee knows there is trouble in store for him.
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4 out of 5 stars
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On the wall like a clock motion in time tic tic tocthis book is hot
- By Linda L. Wagner on 05-04-19
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Stillborn Armadillos
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- By: Nick Russell
- Narrated by: David Stifel
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4 out of 5 stars 17
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Heavy on the Dead
- A Leo Waterman Mystery
- By: G. M. Ford
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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After seven months laying low in Ocean Beach, California, Seattle PI Leo Waterman has finally stopped looking over his shoulder - specifically, for the vengeful band of Washington white supremacists who blame Leo for blindsiding their big plans for America. Where better to disappear with his bodyguard, Gabe, than this laid-back stretch of San Diego heaven? But when Leo finds a boy’s body on the beach, he comes out of hiding to investigate.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Serious subject, with a LOT of action
- By squishy on 07-31-19
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Nacho Unleashed
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- By: Laurence Shames
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Key West has a new hero. He weighs four pounds and stands eight inches off the ground. His name is Nacho and he’s the bravest, shrewdest, funniest Chihuahua you will ever meet. He’ll do anything to help his master, the retired mafioso Bert the Shirt, and his friends - especially the beautiful Rita, with whom Nacho is smitten from the very first time she reaches down to scratch his ears.
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Drifted
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- Unabridged
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A Rocky Points businessman goes missing, leaving behind an SUV drifted over in snow and a lot of questions for the Sluice-Byron County SD. But the answers are hard to come by, and Chief Detective David Wolf’s personal problems aren’t making investigating any easier for him and his team. As the temperatures rise in the Chautauqua Valley, the most important clue emerges from the melting drifts. At the same time, Wolf’s memories surface from the shadowy depths of his mind and back into his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wolf has got some issues in this one!
- By shelley on 08-11-18
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Mantis Preying
- Daniel O'Dwyer Oak Island Adventure Series, Book 2
- By: Lance Carney
- Narrated by: Rudy Sanda
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3 out of 5 stars 2
Daniel O'Dwyer, ex-hospital pharmacist, accidental detective is back. Content to be unemployed and spend his days in the sun and sand of his Oak Island paradise, Daniel is once again drawn back to the local hospital and the mysteries that surround it. Construction on the hospital grounds unearths human remains, which are quickly dismissed as being part of a Native American burial ground. A young, clumsy medical resident who runs into Daniel, thinks otherwise. Meanwhile, Daniel's socially imbalanced sidekick, Willie, has a problem of his own.
Publisher's Summary
Lennox Armbruster was struck by a speeding vehicle - but was it an accident or an insurance scam gone wrong? Roy Ballard is hired to find out, and he soon learns there’s a third possibility: attempted murder. Joe Jankowski, the man who hit Armbruster, is a tough-talking player in the construction industry, and a feud with one of his former employees has shown that he has a temper to match his brash personality. When Roy and his partner Mia Madison attempt to dig deeper, they learn just how far Jankowski will go to shut down their investigation.
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- shelley
- Raleigh, NC
- 06-29-18
Roy Ballard is. back!!!
I really really like this series and wish Ben Rehder would concentrate more on this one as opposed to his Blanco County series which I could never get into (I tried).
Anyway, this is book #5 in this series. As with most series I would suggest listening to these books in order. They can be listened to as stand alone books but because of Ballard's developing relationship with his girlfriend I think some parts will make more sense.
The publisher's summary gives a small peek at the plot. While Ballard is investigating what may be insurance fraud he finds that the owner of the vehicle that hit a man crossing the street had previously been involved in some kind of scam. That man has been missing ever since. Ballard thinks there may be a connection but as soon as he starts trying to connect the two someone tried to kill him right on his own front steps. Then another involved person goes missing and someone is following Ballard's girlfriend.
This book has so many twists you really have to listen or you'll be lost.
Excellent suspense mystery with a little sarcasm thrown in.
Johnny Peppers does a great job narrating.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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11 of 11 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Wayne
- Matthews, NC
- 07-01-18
The Roy Ballard and Mia saga continues
Roy and Mia are partners in an insurance scam investigation business. They are also engaged to be married, but Roy will likely screw that up. Investigating insurance fraud involves video cameras and GPS trackers, so it should be safe but it's not because Roy Ballard gets mixed up in murders and other heavy criminal activity. The Roy Ballard series is an outstanding suspense mystery/thriller series and A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH is the best novel yet in the series. Johnny Peppers narrates superbly as usual.
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- Mike
- Putnam CT
- 09-30-19
First one I did not like
I have listened to all the Roy Ballard mysteries, and Book 5 was not as good, in fact, several times I turned it off and listened to something else. I did finish this book and did not like it. The plot was weak and Roy's relationship is somewhat juvenile. The man is 38 and engaged and he is acting and talking like a teenager. I get it.. he is in love with the "perfect woman." The tension that is put in their relationship is childish. I don't know if I will get book 6.