Whiskey Beach

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

For more than 300 years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore - and its secrets. But to Eli Landon, it’s home.…

A Boston lawyer, Eli has weathered an intense year of public scrutiny and police investigations after being accused of - but never arrested for - the murder of his soon-to-be-ex wife.

He finds sanctuary at Bluff House, even though his beloved grandmother is in Boston recuperating from a nasty fall. Abra Walsh is always there, though. Whiskey Beach’s resident housekeeper, yoga instructor, jewelry maker, and massage therapist, Abra is a woman of many talents - including helping Eli take control of his life and clear his name. But as they become entangled in each other, they find themselves caught in a net that stretches back for centuries - one that has ensnared a man intent on reaping the rewards of destroying Eli Landon once and for all.…

©2013 Nora Roberts (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Good book but …

I wish they would have had 2 Narrators.
To distracting when he tried to speak like a women. Took away from the story

Good book

good listen. wasn't quite sure about the male reader, usually listen to females but when I got used to him it was ok.

Ending was not what you expect

Story started a little slow, but picked up enough to keep my interest until the end

Great story

Nora once again draws you in. Listened to this every chance I had.
Narrator was fine for male characters but did Not like females narratives.
Buy this book, and you will be immersed into whiskey beach

Great story!!!

Just odd having a guy do the women voices but a Great story! I enjoyed the book

Disappointing

What disappointed you about Whiskey Beach?

I just couldn't finish it. It may be a good story, I don't know. I just couldn't listen another minute because of the narration.

Has Whiskey Beach turned you off from other books in this genre?

I love Nora Roberts, but I couldn't stand the narrator's performance.

Would you be willing to try another one of Peter Berkrot’s performances?

No

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I was sorry I spent a credit on it. I feel I was misled into thinking this would be a good buy.

Any additional comments?

Please choose your narrators better, maybe Mr. Berkrot would be better in another genre.

Narration distracts

Good story and suspenseful. But the whiny voice of the primary female character distracts from narrative.

Off to a Rough Start

Would you try another book from Nora Roberts and/or Luke Daniels?

Not sure

What did you like best about this story?

The story line had enough twists and turns to keep my attention.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Luke Daniels?

Someone who emphasizes diction over performance.

Any additional comments?

It took three tries to get through the first 15 minutes so that I understood what was being said. This reader was very difficult to understand at first. He seemed to swallow the last syllable of every sentence. I turned up the volume (to very loud) so that I could hear – the surname “Landon” sounded like “Land….” the first few times it was spoken.

I found myself paying more attention to the reader’s tone than to the story as I tried to understand why this was “audibly” off to such a rough start. His finished product was overly expressive -- was he trying too hard? It seemed to get better after the first half hour – maybe he settled into a reading momentum that was comfortable for him. I don’t think I’ll follow this reader past this book, whether I make it to the end or not.

15 minutes into the story came a tirade of cruel profanity - and there are many more instances of this in the book. It may be consistent with the story line and the personality of the main character, but it's absolutely NOT enjoyable listening, and (in my value system) offensive at times. I don’t remember Nora Roberts writing on this path before. What a shame.

Nonetheless, the story line does capture the listener’s attention, and I’m going to try to stick with it.

Very good

Loved it, Nora Roberts is the best. Great storyline, twist and turns. Who done it questions. Recommend it

Very enjoyable

This was very entertaining. I would have to say that the changes from one. Part of the story to the next within a chapter, poor. I would get confused about rapid changes of perspective. Other than that one thing, a good read