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The Gobs : Return of the Wrinkled Rockers
- Fossils, Book 2
- Narrated by: Mike McAlpine
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Hoist up the incontinence pants, brush the fluff from your slippers, make a nice cup of cocoa, and enjoy...because: They're back!
The wrinkled rockers return for their second hilarious, action-packed adventure. A sensational new album in production. A bird watching tour that goes horribly wrong. A devious duo returns seeking revenge. A flatulent spook and a perilous rescue attempt in a foreign but familiar country.
What is there not to love?
Listen to The Gobs before they get too old for this s--t.
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Story4 out of 5 stars 73
The discovery of a corpse washed up on a beach in an Icelandic backwater sparks a series of events that propels the village of Hvalvik's police sergeant Gunnhildur into deep waters. Although under pressure to deal with the matter quickly, she is suspicious that the man's death was no accident and once she has identified the body, sets about investigating his final hours. The case takes Gunnhildur away from her village and into a cosmopolitan world of shady deals, government corruption and violence.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Narration completely mismatched to genre and story
- By Knitosophy on 10-20-16
By: Quentin Bates
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I Predict a Riot
- Murder, Extortion & Carrot Cake
- By: Colin Bateman
- Narrated by: Adam Moore
- Length: 21 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4 out of 5 stars 28
Walter has a rubbish job, so has Margaret. But when they meet through a dating agency, neither is who they seem. Margaret's married for a start, and Walter's encounter with her husband, Billy, leaves him black and blue. Billy's a dodgy accountant for politician and racketeer Pink Harrison, who is about to come unstuck.
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5 out of 5 stars
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PICK ME PLEASE PICK ME WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF FUN
- By Louise on 10-19-08
By: Colin Bateman
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The Guards
- By: Ken Bruen
- Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 317
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 277
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Story4 out of 5 stars 277
Still stinging from his unceremonious ouster from the Garda Siochana, and staring at the world through the smoky bottom of his beer mug, Jack Taylor is stuck in Galway with nothing to look forward to. He is teetering on the brink of his life's sharpest edges, his memories of the past cutting deep into his soul and his prospects for the future non-existent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is literature, not just crime fiction
- By John on 08-09-13
By: Ken Bruen
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Killed at the Whim of a Hat
- By: Colin Cotterill
- Narrated by: Jeany Park
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 191
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 165
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Story4 out of 5 stars 163
Jimm Juree was a crime reporter for the Chiang Mai Daily Mail with a somewhat eccentric family. When she is forced to follow her family to a rural village on the coast of Southern Thailand, she’s convinced her career—maybe her life—is over. So when a van containing the skeletal remains of two hippies is inexplicably unearthed in a local farmer’s field, Jimm is thrilled. Shortly thereafter an abbot at a local Buddhist temple is viciously murdered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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delighted...
- By Bobbie on 08-23-11
By: Colin Cotterill
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See Them Run
- Detective Clare Mackay, Book 1
- By: Marion Todd
- Narrated by: Marion Todd
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 111
Don’t miss the first novel in a gripping series featuring DI Clare Mackay, perfect for fans of Alex Gray, D. S. Butler and Rachel Amphlett. On the night of a wedding celebration, one guest meets a grisly end when he’s killed in a hit-and-run. A card bearing the number ‘five’ has been placed on the victim’s chest. DI Clare Mackay, who recently moved to join the St Andrews force, leads the investigation. The following night another victim is struck down and a number ‘four’ card is at the scene.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly good narration by the author
- By Bella Rosa on 08-17-20
By: Marion Todd
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Yours Until Death
- Varg Veum
- By: Gunnar Staalesen
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4 out of 5 stars 79
An unbearably tense novel of revenge, murder, bereavement and the destructive force of passion. The single-mother families of the isolated community under the shadow of the Pyderhorn, Bergen's greatest mountain, are being terrorised by a teenage gang. But teenage violence is nothing compared to what awaits detective Varg Veum when he gets to know the blue-eyed Wenche Andersen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Scandinavian Mystery!
- By Peoko on 07-12-17
By: Gunnar Staalesen
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Death at the Chateau Bremont
- Verlaque and Bonnet Provençal Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: M.L. Longworth
- Narrated by: Christa Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 127
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 110
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 110
When local nobleman Étienne de Bremont falls to his death from the family château, it sets the historic town of Aix-en-Provence abuzz with rumors. The once-idyllic town suddenly seems filled with people who could have benefited from Bremont's death - including his playboy brother, François, who's heavily in debt and mixed up with some unsavory characters. But just as the list of suspects is being narrowed down, another death occurs. And this time, there can be no doubt - it's murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good listen
- By Darcie on 11-05-22
By: M.L. Longworth
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Knots and Crosses
- Inspector Rebus, Book 1
- By: Ian Rankin
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 789
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 686
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Story4 out of 5 stars 688
Detective John Rebus' city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders…and he's tied to a maniac by an invisible knot of blood. As the ghoulish killings mount and the tabloid headlines scream, Rebus cannot stop the feverish shrieks from within his own mind. Because he isn't just one cop trying to catch a killer - he's the man who's got all the pieces to the puzzle…
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4 out of 5 stars
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I've Read Mixed Reviews and Can Marry Them
- By Steve Mac on 02-13-16
By: Ian Rankin
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A Killer Plot
- Books by the Bay Mystery Series #1
- By: Ellery Adams
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 648
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 585
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Story4 out of 5 stars 591
Olivia Limoges is the subject of constant gossip. Ever since her mysterious return to the small coastal town of Oyster Bay, North Carolina, Olivia has kept to herself, her dog, and her unfinished novel. With a little cajoling from charming writer Camden Ford, she agrees to join the Bayside Book Writers to break her writer's block and even make a few friends. But when townspeople start turning up dead with haiku poems left by the bodies, anyone with a flair for language is suddenly suspect.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My new favorite Cozy Mystery Series!
- By Christina on 09-21-15
By: Ellery Adams
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Escape to Willow Cottage
- Willow Cottage Series
- By: Bella Osborne
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Hopper
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Beth is running away. With her young son, Leo, to protect, Willow Cottage is the lifeline she so desperately needs. Overlooking the village green in a beautiful Cotswolds idyll, Beth sees a warm, caring and safe place for little Leo. When she finally uncovers the cottage from underneath the boughs of a weeping willow tree, Beth realises this is far more of a project than she bargained for, and the locals are more than a little eccentric!
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4 out of 5 stars
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good but misleading description - features abuse
- By dc customer on 04-01-22
By: Bella Osborne
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Weekend Warriors
- Sisterhood, Book 1
- By: Fern Michaels
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,012
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 841
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 839
On the surface, these seven women are as different as can be - but each has had her share of bad luck, from cheating husbands to sexist colleagues to a legal system that often doesn't do its job. Now, drawn together by tragedy, they're forging a bond that will help them right the wrongs committed against them and discover an inner strength they didn't know they had. The Sisterhood is learning that when bad things happen, you can roll over and play dead...or you can get up fighting...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Weekend Warriors
- By Ms Mare on 04-04-09
By: Fern Michaels
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The Forgotten Village
- By: Lorna Cook
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
1943: the world is at war, and the villagers of Tyneham are being asked to make one more sacrifice: to give their homes over to the British army. But on the eve of their departure, a terrible act will cause three of them to disappear forever. 2018: Melissa had hoped a break on the coast of Dorset would rekindle her stagnant relationship, but despite the idyllic scenery, it’s pushing her and Liam to the brink.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ridiculous
- By christina on 06-06-23
By: Lorna Cook
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Lord James Harrington and the Winter Mystery
- By: Lynn Florkiewicz
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 245
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Story4 out of 5 stars 200
1957. Lord James Harrington and his wife, Beth, run a country hotel in the village of Cavendish, deep in the heart of West Sussex. James and Beth are discussing the latest Cavendish Players production, The Devil Incarnate, when their cleaner informs them that farmer Alec Grimes is missing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I'm Officially Hooked On Lord Harrington
- By John on 12-18-17
By: Lynn Florkiewicz
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Tarantula
- A John Milton Short Story
- By: Mark Dawson
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 688
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 685
Meet John Milton. He considers himself an artisan. A craftsman. His trade is murder. Milton is the man the government sends after you when everything else has failed. Ruthless. Brilliant. Anonymous. Lethal. You wouldn't pick him out of a crowd but you wouldn't want to be on his list. In this second dip into his case files (see 1000 Yards for a further novella), Milton is sent to Italy to investigate the death of a colleague from Group 15.
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5 out of 5 stars
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John Milton tries to exit British intelligence
- By Wayne on 06-03-16
By: Mark Dawson
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Ramsey's Gold
- By: Russell Blake
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,522
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,143
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,120
When a forgotten journal materializes decades after Drake Ramsey's father vanished in the Amazon jungle, Drake decides to follow in his footsteps and search for the legendary treasure of the Inca empire hidden in the lost Inca city of Paititi.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining, but very cliched and derivative
- By Berkley on 12-07-16
By: Russell Blake