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The Raven
- Harry Starke Genesis, Book 2
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A brutal murder. A condemned assassin with days left to live.
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- Darc
- 11-16-19
Russians involved ? or Not?
This is the second Harry Starke book of the series. His Detective Agency with his team of unusual characters are all settled in and Kate a homicide detective, who happens to be his girlfriend, helps him out where she can. Through his father Harry meets with a Judge at their Country Club. The Judge’s wife Sandra was run off the road and murdered and he would like Harry to find the murderer. The case becomes complicated and the Russian Mafia somehow seems to be involved. There is also a new character introduced, Bob Ryan, who Harry hires. The ending makes you realize that Bob has a backstory, which hopefully will be spelt out in the next book of the series.. The narration was good and the story compelling. I would love to listen to the rest of the series. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Susan Patterson
- 11-06-19
A real cliff-hanger!
Well-written, lots of suspects to keep you guessing and a new addition to our cast of sleuths.
Tom Lennon brings the characters to life with his great narrating.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Randy Murphy
- 10-28-19
Loved it
I am very impressed with how well the author kept you guessing and kept you wanting to hear more. The narrator did a fantastic job of bring the characters and world to life. I was given a free copy of the audio in return for an unbiased review.
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- John
- 11-23-21
An entertaining murder mystery
The Raven is an entertaining murder mystery featuring a younger Harry Starke in the early days of his agency.
The narrator of the audiobook is the same one who reads the rest of the series. He does a good job.
I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook. This is my honest and voluntary review.
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- Ellen Oceanside
- 06-12-20
Excellent
A Judge’s wife was brutally murdered, was it personal to be hit repeatedly, or an amateur. Leaving his signature mark on the asphalt, that was usually the sign of a hired assassin. The only piece that fits it had been a case of the judge, that sent a killer to jail. He visit the man in prison, then three of the man’s buddies. They give him the clue to check the school where she was a benefactor of helping other kids, and the daughter goes there. The plot unfolds from the beginning, it’s as though you are listening in on Harrry’s
conversations. Another winner. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
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- Lina-Myree
- 01-25-20
liked this very much
I enjoyed this book very much. The narrator is great and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and provides some light romance for those that want that
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- Jan M
- 12-10-19
Wow!!! What a book!
The Raven by Blair Howard is a great addition to the Harry Starke Genesis series. I loved how the author wove this book. I didn't guess the killer in the book. Tom Lennon is perfection at the voice of Harry Starke. He brings the characters to life, and I can hear who is speaking. I highly recommend both this book, author and narrator. I definitely will listen to more.
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- Rayc
- 11-25-19
The Raven
The Raven. .
2nd book in the Harry Stark series. And every bit as good as the first.
I like Harry s light style, not dark and heavy.
Harry s character is developing nicely as he assembles his team.
Great narration by Tom Lennon.
Great entertainment and an easy listen.
I received a free copy of this audio book at my own request and voluntarily leave this honest review.
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- Amy G
- 02-27-20
pros and cons
there were long pauses in the audio. that got a bit annoying. the narrator was great for the book though/ there. were some discrepencies in the writing at first, a few things didnt line up and a few things repeated. i ended up really getting into it though!
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- VoraciousBookDragoness
- 12-11-21
Good listen
I was given this free review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- caroline
- 01-26-22
Really enjoyable - narration was brilliant
I just step into another world when listening to Tom Lennon narrate Harry Starke novels. They are pure escapism. I have listened or read enough now to really think I would love a netflix/amazon series to see if how I see it in mind is how the author or producer would see it. I know this is not real world and very male orientated (I am a female) but it is fun and you just need to let go sometimes.
Just go for it, it is fun.
I was given a free copy by the narrator but the review is entirely my own.
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- Cyndi
- 09-29-20
What can I say! Another amazing Harry Starke adven
Harry is in for a lot of pain in this book as he comes up against some pretty ruthless people. I know he is a bad guy but I did like Voran, better known as the Raven. We get introduced to the newest member of Harry's team, Bob Ryan an ex Chicago cop and marine, but is Bob everything that Harry thinks he is? This was a really great book and I really enjoyed it, not only did we have 1 case but 2 so some bonus excitement! You must really get yourself one of the Harry Starke books, you don't know what you are missing. I also enjoy listening to Mr. Howard's books when Tom Lennon is the narrator, I don't know what Mr. Howard sounds like, lol but when I'm listening to Tom as Harry Starke, I imagine that he looks like and sounds like Mr. Howard!
I received a free code for this book from Audiobooks Unleashed to listen to on Audible.com. This review is my own honest opinion.
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- Debbie McLean
- 06-26-20
fantastic
I worried that not having listened to the first book would be a problem but it wasn't. This was a fantastic audiobook from the pen of Blair Howard and narrated brilliantly by Tom Lennon xxxxx
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- Layla
- 11-14-19
The Raven
Another great story in the series. I would highly recommend it. This is for those who love mystery thrillers with plenty of suspense.
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- Norma Miles
- 11-07-19
It started to rain!
Sandra McDowell, diving home in the dark after attending a school.board meeting, is brutally battered to death on the hard shoulder after being rear ended by a truck. The fear present in these opening paragraphs is visceral, almost tactile, the sort of unprovoked attack that terrifies any driver on an unpopular road alone at niight. But Sandra was much loved, generous with her charity donations and the wife of a judge. So was this a planned attack, one of revenge directed against an earlier unpopular verdict given by her husband. The execution of a Russian assassin, sentenced to death twenty years before by Jim McDowell, was scheduled to take place in a few days time in nearby Nashville, and it was noticed that three of his old friends had come to stay in Chattanooga.
With the judge being a close friend of Harry's father, the recently formed Harry Starke Private investigations agency is asked to find out who killed Jim McDowell's wife.
These early Starke novels are fascinating, getting to know the already seasoned police detective, turned private eye, and his friends and work colleagues, from the beginnings of the agency. And a new member is going to be added to the existing staff: another former cop, Rob Ryan. As always, characterisation of the main protagonists is good, they are complex personalities, not simple black and white. And the punches are not pulled, either: they must hurt. The story itself is, as always in the Starke novels, complex and twisting, Harry trying to use his intuition to determine what is true, not always accurately. There is an earthy reality to these characters despite the often crazy, deathly situations into which they propel themselves with such enthousiasm. Further assisting the development of them all, and of Harry in particular, is the excellent narration by Tom Lennon, who provides the voice of Starke, telling the story in first person. His reading holds exactly the right amount of languid, sardonic observation: he truly becomes Harry as well as giving good voicing to all of the other protagonists. A good performance, pleasing on the ear and further enhancing the story.
My thanks to the rights holder of The Raven, who, at my request via Audiobook Boom, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy. I enjoyed it immensely and note, with pleasure, that a new book, third in this series, is due for publication in December. Hopefully, it will also appear in audio soon, also.
For readers who enjoy fast action, detective thrillers, with convoluted plots, neat descriptive phrases, and well developed characters that still have a semblance of reality, this book is highly recommended
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- Richard
- 10-30-19
This Truly Is A Fantastic aAtion/Mystery Thriller
The Raven truly lives up to the description of being a "mind-bending mystery thriller, a twister of a tale that will keep you up listening long into the night"
This is another in the series of Harry Starke books which as usual is brilliantly written by Blair Howard and wonderfully narrated by Tom Lennon.
I can't wait to listen to more of Harry's adventures.
I was given a free copy of the audio in return for an unbiased review.
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- By: Steven Henry
- Narrated by: Kristi Alsip
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s tough working nights with the NYPD. The crime rate is high, the hours are terrible, and forget about a personal life. So, when Officer O’Reilly and her K-9 Rolf switch over to the day shift, things look up. She’s even able to find time for a new boyfriend. But when the theft of a priceless painting from the Queens Museum leaves a fellow police officer dead, Erin and her four-legged partner find themselves dealing with dangerous criminals, sleazy art dealers, and obstructive detectives in a race to capture the killers...and just maybe bring closure to a 75-year-old crime.
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Simply didn't excite me.
- By Horse Rider on 04-09-21
By: Steven Henry
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Jack of Spades
- By: James Hankins
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Just two years ago, the media turned Detective John Spader into a hero. He'd caught a twisted serial killer terrorizing Massachusetts, and the "Jack of Spades," as the media dubbed Spader, was born. But when the murderer walked free on a technicality - free to kill again - the public turned on Spader. Now a new serial killer is on the loose. He wears the silly, gap-toothed, grinning mask of Galaxo, Starboy Avenger! - a cartoon alien of unparalleled popularity with children.
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Excellent modern detective novel!
- By Wayne on 06-11-18
By: James Hankins
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Gone to Dust
- By: Matt Goldman
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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A brutal crime. The ultimate cover-up. How do you solve a murder with no useable evidence? Private detective Nils Shapiro is focused on forgetting his ex-wife and keeping warm during another Minneapolis winter when a former colleague, neighboring Edina Police Detective Anders Ellegaard, calls with the impossible.
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Great discovery
- By green ice cream garden on 10-04-17
By: Matt Goldman
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Night Passage
- By: Robert B. Parker
- Narrated by: Richard Masur
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dumps him, 35-year-old Jesse Stone's future looks bleak. So he's shocked when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise recruits him as police chief. He can't help wondering if this job is a genuine chance to start over, the kind of offer he can't refuse. Once on board, Jesse doesn't have to look for trouble in Paradise: It comes to him. For what is on the surface a quiet New England community quickly proves to be a crucible of political and moral corruption.
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Good book, bad narration
- By Phred on 07-09-12
By: Robert B. Parker
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Miami Burn
- Titus Florida Crime Thriller Series
- By: John D. Patten
- Narrated by: Adam Gold
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Titus drove to Florida to murder a man. Fresh from prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Out for blood. But when a distraught mother begs him to track down her missing daughter, the former detective can't help himself. He dives head-first into a sleazy South Beach underworld of lowlife thugs, celebrity wannabes, and drug-fueled sex parties. Titus soon finds himself up against an organized crime boss, a crooked politician, and a hard-nosed detective.
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New series, new author FIVE Stars!
- By shelley on 11-24-19
By: John D. Patten
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The Lt. Kate Gazzara Novels, Books 1 - 3
- By: Blair Howard
- Narrated by: Renée Maxwell
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The first three thrillers in the Amazon best-selling Lt. Kate Gazzara series: Jasmine, Cassandra, and Saffron. Brutal murders. Impossible crimes. A detective that can't let go. Have you met Lt. Kate Gazzara? If you love police procedurals, realism, fast-paced nonstop action, and strong women detectives, it's time you met Kate Gazzara, a dedicated female detective in a world dominated by men. Kate's addictive. You can't listen to just one.
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Very Good
- By Lois Lovell Aldrich on 03-30-22
By: Blair Howard
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Black Velvet
- The Erin O'Reilly Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Steven Henry
- Narrated by: Kristi Alsip
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s tough working nights with the NYPD. The crime rate is high, the hours are terrible, and forget about a personal life. So, when Officer O’Reilly and her K-9 Rolf switch over to the day shift, things look up. She’s even able to find time for a new boyfriend. But when the theft of a priceless painting from the Queens Museum leaves a fellow police officer dead, Erin and her four-legged partner find themselves dealing with dangerous criminals, sleazy art dealers, and obstructive detectives in a race to capture the killers...and just maybe bring closure to a 75-year-old crime.
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Simply didn't excite me.
- By Horse Rider on 04-09-21
By: Steven Henry
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Jack of Spades
- By: James Hankins
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Just two years ago, the media turned Detective John Spader into a hero. He'd caught a twisted serial killer terrorizing Massachusetts, and the "Jack of Spades," as the media dubbed Spader, was born. But when the murderer walked free on a technicality - free to kill again - the public turned on Spader. Now a new serial killer is on the loose. He wears the silly, gap-toothed, grinning mask of Galaxo, Starboy Avenger! - a cartoon alien of unparalleled popularity with children.
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Excellent modern detective novel!
- By Wayne on 06-11-18
By: James Hankins
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Gone to Dust
- By: Matt Goldman
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
A brutal crime. The ultimate cover-up. How do you solve a murder with no useable evidence? Private detective Nils Shapiro is focused on forgetting his ex-wife and keeping warm during another Minneapolis winter when a former colleague, neighboring Edina Police Detective Anders Ellegaard, calls with the impossible.
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Great discovery
- By green ice cream garden on 10-04-17
By: Matt Goldman
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Night Passage
- By: Robert B. Parker
- Narrated by: Richard Masur
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dumps him, 35-year-old Jesse Stone's future looks bleak. So he's shocked when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise recruits him as police chief. He can't help wondering if this job is a genuine chance to start over, the kind of offer he can't refuse. Once on board, Jesse doesn't have to look for trouble in Paradise: It comes to him. For what is on the surface a quiet New England community quickly proves to be a crucible of political and moral corruption.
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Good book, bad narration
- By Phred on 07-09-12
By: Robert B. Parker
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Miami Burn
- Titus Florida Crime Thriller Series
- By: John D. Patten
- Narrated by: Adam Gold
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Titus drove to Florida to murder a man. Fresh from prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Out for blood. But when a distraught mother begs him to track down her missing daughter, the former detective can't help himself. He dives head-first into a sleazy South Beach underworld of lowlife thugs, celebrity wannabes, and drug-fueled sex parties. Titus soon finds himself up against an organized crime boss, a crooked politician, and a hard-nosed detective.
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New series, new author FIVE Stars!
- By shelley on 11-24-19
By: John D. Patten
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Mackenzie August (The First Collection)
- By: Alan Lee
- Narrated by: Scott Ellis
- Length: 18 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The gripping first bundle in the next great detective series. Book one: Mack August, frustrated Los Angeles police detective, moves to a smaller city in Virginia to start over. Rather than join the force, he opens his own PI shop and hires out to local attorneys - until Sheriff Stackhouse comes calling, a stunner in designer khakis. Trouble has arrived, she explains, in the form of a gang general from the West Coast. He's galvanizing the drug trade using vicious strong-arm tactics, and the police can't identify him.
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Woke Stereotype Supporting Characters
- By 40-something Dad on 01-22-23
By: Alan Lee
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The Debt Collector
- A Jack Winchester Thriller, Book 1
- By: Jon Mills
- Narrated by: Adam Gold
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Jack Winchester was a notorious hit-man for a ruthless New Jersey crime family, until a job went wrong, and he wound up serving time. Four years later, Jack is free, and he wants out of the game, but his boss won't let him go. Forced to take on one last job to make amends for what landed him in prison, he travels to the small town of Rockland Cove, Maine. There, he not only discovers that the target and money have disappeared; he finds himself falling for a damaged woman and befriending an unruly son left behind.