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It's the small things
- By Tracey Pastore on 05-04-12
By: Rick Riordan
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Proving Ground
- By: Peter Blauner
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
Nathaniel Dresden never really got along with his father, an infamous civil rights lawyer who defended criminals and spearheaded protest movements. As an act of rebellion, Natty joined the US Army and served in Iraq, coming back with a chest full of commendations and a head full of disturbing memories. But when his father is found murdered near the peaceful confines of Brooklyn's Prospect Park, Natty is forced to deal with the troubled legacy of their unresolved relationship.
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2 out of 5 stars
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predictable meandering story
- By Gary on 09-02-17
By: Peter Blauner
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Amarillo
- By: Bill Durham
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
In the Texas Panhandle town of Amarillo, New York attorney Max Friedman is assigned to represent a nightmare client. Joe Wagner is a violent man, dangerous both to family and friends. As Max builds his defense case for murder, he reveals a reason for Joe's violence. But is it a justification?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice Visit But Wouldn't Wanna' Live There
- By Ted on 06-25-16
By: Bill Durham
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Sucker Bet
- By: James Swain
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4 out of 5 stars 36
Tony Valentine is a retired Atlantic City cop and a master hunter of casino cheats, or "grifters." He has the talent to spot cheats over a casino's surveillance cameras from the moment they come off the street and begin to take a part in the action. Valentine IDs his prey and moves in for the kill.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting and entertaining
- By James on 06-11-04
By: James Swain
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A Killing in the Hills
- A Novel (Bell Elkins, Book 1)
- By: Julia Keller
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 179
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 163
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Story4 out of 5 stars 161
What’s happening in Acker’s Gap, West Virginia? Three elderly men are gunned down over their coffee at a local diner, and seemingly half the town is there to witness the act. Still, it happened so fast, and no one seems to have gotten a good look at the shooter. Was it random? Was it connected to the spate of drug violence plaguing poor areas of the country just like Acker’s Gap? Or were Dean Streeter, Shorty McClurg, and Lee Rader targeted somehow?
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wonderful treat!
- By Joanne on 09-11-12
By: Julia Keller
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Jury Master
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,897
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,632
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,625
David Sloane is the best wrongful death attorney in San Francisco. He's a lawyer who can make juries do anything. But despite his professional success, he's plagued by a nightmare of a childhood he cannot consciously remember. When he receives a package from a White House confidant who then turns up dead by apparent suicide, the contents reveal a history he never could have imagined.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Action! Action! Action!
- By Nancy on 04-03-07
By: Robert Dugoni
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A Reason to Live (Marty Singer Mystery #1)
- By: Matthew Iden
- Narrated by: Lloyd Sherr
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 796
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 678
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Story4 out of 5 stars 678
In the late 90s, a bad cop killed a good woman and DC Homicide Detective Marty Singer got to watch as the murderer walked out of the courtroom a free man. Twelve years later, the victim's daughter comes to Marty begging for help: the killer is stalking her now. There's just one problem: Marty's retired...and he's retired because he's battling cancer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book was a distraction
- By DabOfDarkness on 01-17-14
By: Matthew Iden
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The Bottom of the Sky
- A Novel
- By: William C. Pack
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 21 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4 out of 5 stars 54
The Bottom of the Sky is an aching rags to riches family saga that surges from rural squalor into the opulent power chambers of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. The story contrasts the 30-year struggles of an abused sister and brother who seek to reclaim themselves from their abhorrent past. One is abandoned to a life of sexual desecration and addiction. The other escapes with his demons to wield fragile, uncanny genius and unrelenting ambition to amass staggering wealth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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good
- By Derek on 10-27-09
By: William C. Pack
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Compelling Evidence & Prime Witness
- 2-in-1 Edition, Paul Madriani Books 1 and 2
- By: Steve Martini
- Narrated by: Joe Mantegna
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4 out of 5 stars 35
Compelling Evidence Paul Madriani was once a promising associate with the prestigious Potter, Skarpellos law firm, co-founded by his mentor, Ben Potter. But after a scandalous affair with Ben's wife, Talia, Paul left the firm to begin a brilliant career as a criminal defense attorney. Ben's impeccable reputation has made him a leading candidate for the Supreme Court, until he is found dead on the eve of the nomination, and Talia becomes the prime suspect.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible
- By LS1015 on 04-08-19
By: Steve Martini
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Rogue Island
- By: Bruce DeSilva
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman, Bruce DeSilva - introduction
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,168
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 937
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Story4 out of 5 stars 930
Liam Mulligan is as old school as a newspaper man gets. His beat is Providence, Rhode Island, and he knows every street and alley. He knows the priests and prostitutes, the cops and street thugs. He knows the mobsters and politicians--who are pretty much one and the same. Someone is systematically burning down the neighborhood Mulligan grew up in, people he knows and loves are perishing in the flames, and the public is on the verge of panic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic Whodunnit
- By Michael Jacobi on 06-03-11
By: Bruce DeSilva
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Bait
- By: Kenneth Abel
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 163
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 159
With some of the most spine-chilling scenes in modern suspense fiction, Bait guarantees the listener a roller coaster ride with a hero not afraid to cross the line. Life for narcotics detective Jack Walsh is one continuous drunken binge - until one blurry night when his car veers into an oncoming car, killing the son of Boston’s premier crime boss. Now Jack must decide if he wants to hide from D’Angelo’s vengeful compatriots or reclaim his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fantastic story, told by the Master.
- By Richard Delman on 02-12-12
By: Kenneth Abel
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Motion to Kill
- A Lou Mason Thriller, Book 1
- By: Joel Goldman
- Narrated by: Kevin Foley
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4 out of 5 stars 43
Dead and bloated. That's how the sheriff found attorney Lou Mason's partner, Richard Sullivan. A dead partner is bad for business. Real bad. The Kansas City law firm, Sullivan & Christenson, where Lou Mason has worked for the past three months specializes in protecting clients from certain taxes by merging and acquiring their assets. When Mason discovers that Sullivan's moral compass is a little off, he begins to re-think working for the firm.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What's up with the audio?
- By Donna Rudock on 10-24-16
By: Joel Goldman
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Illegal
- A Novel
- By: Paul Levine
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 202
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Story4 out of 5 stars 178
Trial lawyer Jimmy “Royal” Payne was his own worst enemy - until now. Haunted by personal tragedy and wanted by the cops, Payne needs to skip town. What he doesn’t need is Tino Perez, a gutsy twelve-year-old Mexican boy in search of his missing - and undocumented - mother. But Payne’s ex-wife, an L.A.P.D. detective he still loves, makes him a deal: help the boy or go to jail. Soon Payne is following Tino into the darker side of the American dream.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great opening chapters; very vivid characters!
- By Wayne on 01-31-16
By: Paul Levine
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Mystery Writers of America Presents The Blue Religion
- New Stories about Cops, Criminals, and the Chase
- By: Michael Connelly, Inc. Mystery Writers of America
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar, Karen White, John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 107
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4 out of 5 stars 73
From Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post - Civil War frontier, from smoggy Los Angeles to the woods of Idaho, these gripping stories trace the perils and occasional triumphs of lawmen and women who put themselves in harm's way to face down the bad guys.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This selection may not be what you expect
- By Chris on 12-03-08
By: Michael Connelly, and others
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Prodigal Blues
- By: Gary A. Braunbeck
- Narrated by: Eric Dove
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4 out of 5 stars 44
After he finds himself stranded at a truck stop in Missouri, Mark Sieber gets one of the biggest shocks of his life when he recognizes the face of a little girl on a Missing poster as belonging to the same little girl he saw only a few minutes before. Looking around for some sign of her, he comes back to his table in the restaurant to find the little girl sitting there, waiting for him. "I'm sorry, mister," is all she seems capable of saying.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A unique story
- By Shad on 02-28-12