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Playmates
- A Spenser Novel
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Series: Spenser, Book 16
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
Spenser's search takes him from lecture halls to blue collar bars and finally into a bloody confrontation with almost certain death. But Spenser saves an arrogant young athlete -- even though it nearly kills him to do it.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Heather Bortnyik
- 12-04-20
Fantastic
My personal favorite Spenser novel. I don’t even know about basketball but love this book
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Jan S
- 08-24-17
Spenser again.
The story was typical Spenser. The recording volume was low and uneven, and sounded like it was copied from tape (as it probably was).
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Roger Conner
- 02-08-14
Terrible voice actor
What did you like best about Playmates? What did you like least?
The reader makes no vocal distinction between characters. His attempt to portray black dialect would be funny if it didn't spoil the reading so. Get the book
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What didn’t you like about Michael Prichard’s performance?
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