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In the early hours of a quiet weekend morning in Manhattan's Diamond District, a brutal triple murder shocks the city. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs quickly take the case. Curiously, the killer has left behind a half-million dollars' worth of gems at the murder scene, a jewelry store on 47th street. As more crimes follow, it becomes clear that the killer's target is not gems but engaged couples themselves.
In his most gripping thriller yet, Jeffery Deaver takes listeners on a terrifying ride into two ingenious minds...that of a physically challenged detective and the scheming killer he must stop. The detective was the former head of forensics at the NYPD, but is now a quadriplegic who can only exercise his mind. The killer is a man whose obsession with old New York helps him choose his next victim. Now, with the help of a beautiful young cop, this diabolical killer must be stopped before he can kill again!
The number one priority for Bradley Reynolds of Maryland's Organized Crime Taskforce is Andre Hector Federico. The mob boss is old school - a devoted family man, treacherous as hell, and paranoid enough to have escaped Reynolds's sting. Now Reynolds has a new plan: enlist prize-winning crime novelist Alan Seybold to concoct a foolproof chapter-by-chapter scenario on how to lure Federico out of his safe zone and collar him. There's just one condition: Seybold has to play by the rules of real life.
A serial killer is loose on the streets of Manhattan. His victims appear to be total strangers. The only clue that unites the crimes is the playing card left behind at each scene that hints at the next target. The killer, known in the tabloids as The Dealer, is baiting cops into a deadly and scandalous guessing game that has the city increasingly on edge.
There's a killer on the loose in San Francisco, and he's stalking newlyweds. When the usual procedures to stop him don't work, four women, each holding a piece of the puzzle, form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case. 1st to Die is the start of a new series of crime thrillers from James Patterson.
Jacob and Megan Brandeis have gotten jobs with the megasuccessful, ultrasecretive Store. Seems perfect. Seems safe. But their lives are about to become anything but perfect, anything but safe. Especially since Jacob and Megan have a dark secret of their own. They're writing a book that will expose the Store - a forbidden book, a dangerous book. And if the Store finds out, there's only one thing Jacob, Megan, and their kids can do - run for their bloody lives.
In the early hours of a quiet weekend morning in Manhattan's Diamond District, a brutal triple murder shocks the city. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs quickly take the case. Curiously, the killer has left behind a half-million dollars' worth of gems at the murder scene, a jewelry store on 47th street. As more crimes follow, it becomes clear that the killer's target is not gems but engaged couples themselves.
In his most gripping thriller yet, Jeffery Deaver takes listeners on a terrifying ride into two ingenious minds...that of a physically challenged detective and the scheming killer he must stop. The detective was the former head of forensics at the NYPD, but is now a quadriplegic who can only exercise his mind. The killer is a man whose obsession with old New York helps him choose his next victim. Now, with the help of a beautiful young cop, this diabolical killer must be stopped before he can kill again!
The number one priority for Bradley Reynolds of Maryland's Organized Crime Taskforce is Andre Hector Federico. The mob boss is old school - a devoted family man, treacherous as hell, and paranoid enough to have escaped Reynolds's sting. Now Reynolds has a new plan: enlist prize-winning crime novelist Alan Seybold to concoct a foolproof chapter-by-chapter scenario on how to lure Federico out of his safe zone and collar him. There's just one condition: Seybold has to play by the rules of real life.
A serial killer is loose on the streets of Manhattan. His victims appear to be total strangers. The only clue that unites the crimes is the playing card left behind at each scene that hints at the next target. The killer, known in the tabloids as The Dealer, is baiting cops into a deadly and scandalous guessing game that has the city increasingly on edge.
There's a killer on the loose in San Francisco, and he's stalking newlyweds. When the usual procedures to stop him don't work, four women, each holding a piece of the puzzle, form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case. 1st to Die is the start of a new series of crime thrillers from James Patterson.
Jacob and Megan Brandeis have gotten jobs with the megasuccessful, ultrasecretive Store. Seems perfect. Seems safe. But their lives are about to become anything but perfect, anything but safe. Especially since Jacob and Megan have a dark secret of their own. They're writing a book that will expose the Store - a forbidden book, a dangerous book. And if the Store finds out, there's only one thing Jacob, Megan, and their kids can do - run for their bloody lives.
Jeffery Deaver, best-selling author of The Empty Chair and The Bone Collector , now turns to the labyrinthine world of cyberspace - a world where the most powerful can lose their wealth, their minds, their lives with a hacker's touch of a button.
Seventeen-year-old Becca Greenfield was snatched from her small hometown. She was thrown into a maximum-security prison and put on Death Row with other kids her age. Until her execution, Becca's told to fit in and shut her mouth...but Becca's never been very good at either. Her sister, Cassie, was always the perfect twin. Becca's only hope is that her twin sister will find her. That perfect little priss Cassie will stop following the rules and start breaking them before it's too late.
Tate Collier, once one of the country's finest trial lawyers, is trying to forget his past. Now a divorced gentleman farmer, land developer, and community advocate in rural Virginia, he's regrouping from some disastrous mistakes in the realms of love and the law. But controversy - and danger - seem to have an unerring hold on Tate. Even as he struggles to rebuild his life, his alter ego is plotting his demise.
Behind the well-known U.S. security organizations - the FBI and CIA among them - lies a heavily guarded, anonymous government agency dedicated to intelligence surveillance and to a highly specialized brand of citizen protection. Shock waves of alarm ripple through the clandestine agency when Washington, D.C., police detective Ryan Kessler inexplicably becomes the target of Henry Loving, a seasoned, ruthless “lifter” hired to obtain information using whatever means necessary.
Paul Schumann, a German American living in New York City in 1936, is a mobster hitman known as much for his brilliant tactics as for taking only "righteous" assignments. But then Paul gets caught. And the arresting officer offers him a stark choice: prison or covert government service. Paul is asked to pose as a journalist covering the summer Olympics taking place in Berlin. He's to hunt down and kill Reinhard Ernst - the ruthless architect of Hitler's clandestine rearmament.
Ten years ago in California, Daniel Pell, a self-styled Charles Manson, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering an entire family: husband, wife, and two children, plus one of his young male followers. He is brought to Salinas, California, to interview with Kathryn Dance after he is implicated in yet another killing. Things go terribly wrong during an interview break, and Pell escapes, intent on killing again.
Just days before a massive exhibition opens at the popular New York Museum of Natural History, visitors are being savagely murdered in the museum's dark hallways and secret rooms. Autopsies indicate that the killer cannot be human. But the museum's directors plan to go ahead with a big bash to celebrate the new exhibition, in spite of the murders. Museum researcher Margo Green must find out who - or what - is doing the killing.
Things started out so sweet. Everyone was going to be rich. All because of Trunk Man. He was the guy Papa and his meatheads stuffed in the back of a stolen Nissan and drove to a forest preserve outside Detroit. He owed Papa big-time. To save his own sorry neck, Trunk Man made an offer: a million dollars in bonds tucked away in a safe. Boost it, split it, and toss Trunk Man from a roof. Easy.
In these 12 electrifying tales Jeffery Deaver proves once again his genius for the unexpected - in his world, appearances are always deceiving. A devoted housekeeper embarks on a quest to find the truth behind her employer's murder. A washed-up Hollywood actor gets one last, high-stakes chance to revive his career. A man makes an impulsive visit to his hometown, and learns more about his past than he bargained for. Two Olympic track hopefuls receive terrorist threats. And Deaver's beloved series characters Lincoln Rhyme, Kathryn Dance, and John Pellam return.
The Bodies Left Behind is an epic cat-and-mouse chase, told nearly in real-time, and is filled with Deaver's patented twists and turns, where nothing is what it seems, and death lingers just around the next curve on a deserted path deep in the midnight forest.
From the world's number one best-selling writer - three pulse-pounding novels in one book: The Moores Are Missing, The Housewife, and Absolute Zero.
New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award-winning author Lisa Scottoline revolutionized crime fiction when she introduced her all-female law firm of Rosato & Associates, thrilling listeners with her twisty, fast-paced plots and capturing their hearts with her cast of strong and relatable female characters. Now Bennie Rosato, Mary DiNunzio, Judy Carrier, and Anne Murphy are back with all cylinders firing in Accused.
Gabriela waits desperately for news of her abducted daughter. At last, the door opens.
But it's not the negotiators. It's not the FBI.
It's the kidnapper.
And he has a gun.
How did it come to this?
Two days ago, Gabriela's life was normal. Then, out of the blue, she gets word that her six-year-old daughter has been taken. She's given an ultimatum: Pay half a million dollars and find a mysterious document known as the "October List" within 30 hours, or she'll never see her child again.
A mind-bending novel with twists and turns that unfold from its dramatic climax back to its surprising beginning, The October List is Jeffery Deaver at his masterful, inventive best.
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What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Different plot Better characters.
Would you ever listen to anything by Jeffery Deaver again?
Yes.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of January LaVoy?
She wasn't bad, but hard to judge with the story
What character would you cut from The October List?
all of them
Any additional comments?
Can I go lower than one star? I LOVE even crave Deaver books this was pointless annoying and due to style gave you no way of having any connection with the characters. Flat Flat Flat.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
What disappointed you about The October List?
I really didn't care for the backwards timeline. The story had all the twists that one becomes used to and enjoys with a Deaver novel. To be true, some of the twists would not have been possible had the book been written sequentially. I figured one before we were told, but the others left me saying, "HUH??".
What do you think your next listen will be?
Already queued up -- John Sanford's "Storm Front"
What does January LaVoy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
January brought some of the characters -- especially Josephs "sing song" voice.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The October List?
I wouldn't cut -- but perhaps cut-and-paste -- the scenes in their correct order.
Any additional comments?
I am perchance too linear...
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I did not like the concept or how the book was performed...I don't think it could be improved to make me feel it rates more than a 1 or 2.
What could Jeffery Deaver have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Too stereotypical and too much name dropping....not necessary for an author of Deaver's talent.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Ok performance, but I have heard much better.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Not really, it had too many twists to be realistic as a thriller.
Any additional comments?
I look forward to better works from Jeffery Deaver.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
What made the experience of listening to The October List the most enjoyable?
The story is told in reverse, so once you listen to it the first time you have to listen again with the knowledge you've gained. The narrator did an excellent job with character voices. Best I've heard.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Hard to follow because it is in reverse. But a second listen really makes the story more interesting than before.
What does January LaVoy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Reality and entertainment.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Things aren't always what they seem.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
When did Deaver start writing Bodice Rippers? OMG one more "unfurling" in her "lower belly" and I thought I might throw my IPhone that I downloaded on out the window. Also, there is a character that the book keeps saying looks just like that movie star with the short black hair. Turns out you were supposed to be thinking George Clooney but the writing forced a picture of Fabio in my mind and he wouldn't leave. Bad.
I hated the backward story. Is there any real proof that Jeffery Deaver wrote this book?
Would you ever listen to anything by Jeffery Deaver again?
Not until I read all the reviews. Unfortunately for me, I pre-ordered this one.
How could the performance have been better?
I did not care for Ms. LaVoy. She does have a voice suitable for a dime store romance so I can see why she was selected. Maybe they should have put Fabio on the cover and marketed it as a bodice ripper ... then it all would have made sense and it would have saved me money because I would not have bought it.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
No
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Would you consider the audio edition of The October List to be better than the print version?
Yes
Any additional comments?
I have to admit, when I first started this book I turned it off because I was lost! I returned to it a day later and listened through the whole thing and absolutely loved it! Jeffrey Deaver is a master in his writing! I have over 500 titles in my library and have never commented on a single one of them. I had to comment on this book because it is his best book since The Bone Collector!
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
What disappointed you about The October List?
Couldn' t get passed the caricatures the narrator made of the characters. Didn't like the reversed timeline.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of January LaVoy?
Scott Brick for one.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Gave it up before any surfaced.
Any additional comments?
I don't write reviews as a rule, but this audio book was so bad, I felt it necessary to keep others from spending their hard earned money or credits.
Would you listen to The October List again? Why?
Not likely. For the same reason I haven't watched Memento again. The backward style makes for a one time thing.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Not as much as Deaver's other books, but I did stick with it, because of the style.
Have you listened to any of January LaVoy’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No. I compared and rated based on other people's performances. I thought she did OK. I do agree with another review in that she did well with Joseph's character.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The last chapters.
Any additional comments?
I agree with the comments as to the backwards style of the book being difficult to follow. HOWEVER, that is what interested me to get this book. I rated it a little higher than I would have, compared to Deaver's other books, because I feel that low ratings were based solely on the backwards style. Conversely, I believe that the originality and the brilliance of Jeffery to begin the book with the ending and yet not give the true ending away makes it stand out. It's a little hard to follow at first, but if you stick with it you may be surprised by how much you enjoy it.
I am a huge Deaver fan and bought this book without looking at the reviews first. When I did I was surprised to see so many negative reviews. This only made me nervous since I had already bought it and it's Deaver, but I thought I will give it a go and see how I feel about it. I did and I liked it! It made me want to go back and listen to the whole thing again and when I did it was a different experience than the first one! I definitely recommend this book. Yes it is strange at first but the story is intriguing and the ending (or beginning, I should say) is great! What a unique idea for a book.
The story is a slow starter but get pretty interesting as it goes. The characters are very intriguing so they make you want to continue listening.