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1 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous -- and a puzzler
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2 out of 5 stars
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,021
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 907
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From the locked archives of the Vatican to the overgrown jungles of Ethiopia, an unlikely trio begins a deadly search for the Holy Grail. Two journalists and a beautiful photographer are traveling together in a broken down Jeep while covering the 1975 Ethiopian civil war. Both men fall in love with the woman and that complicates things. When the trio winds up lost in the jungle, in the no man's land between the fighting factions, they take cover and dig in for the night. In their hiding place, they encounter a dying man who tells them an amazing and quite unbelievable story. But for some reason - one that they grapple with for the rest of their journey - that night they believe.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The Quest to make money
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Spencerville
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- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 21 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 961
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 750
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Story4 out of 5 stars 750
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5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 392
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Story4 out of 5 stars 390
St. Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, but everyone is in for a shock. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant terrorist act: the seizure of Saint Patrick's Cathedral. Among his hostages: the woman Brian Flynn once loved, a former terrorist turned peace activist.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 494
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 431
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Plum Island
- By: Nelson DeMille
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,008
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,906
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Wounded in the line of duty, NYPD homicide cop John Corey is convalescing in rural eastern Long Island when an attractive young couple he knows is found shot to death on the family patio. The victims were biologists at Plum Island, a research site rumored to be an incubator for germ warfare. Suddenly, a local double murder takes on shattering global implications - and thrusts Corey and two extraordinary women into a dangerous search for the secret of Plum Island....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Thanks Nelson for bringing an oldy to AUDIBLE
- By Paul on 12-03-10
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The General's Daughter
- By: Nelson DeMille
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,493
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,148
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,161
Captain Ann Campbell is a West Point graduate, the daughter of legendary General "Fighting Joe" Campbell. She is the pride of Fort Hadley until, one morning, her body is found, naked and bound, on the firing range.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of DeMille's best, an American classic
- By karen on 04-19-12
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Mayday
- By: Nelson DeMille, Thomas Block
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,494
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 932
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 925
Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, a missile strikes a jumbo passenger jet and leaves the flight crew either crippled or dead. This is the story of how three survivors must achieve the impossible and land the plane. Master storyteller Nelson DeMille and veteran pilot Thomas Block collaborated on Mayday, the most terrifyingly realistic air disaster thriller of all time. Also available abridged.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great adventure! Hard to put down.
- By Douglas on 02-15-03
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Word of Honor
- By: Nelson DeMille
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 28 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,836
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,197
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,201
He is a good man, a brilliant corporate executive, an honest, handsome family man admired by men and desired by women. But a lifetime ago Ben Tyson was a lieutenant in Vietnam.There the men under his command committed a murderous atrocity -- and together swore never to tell the world what they had done. Now the press, army justice, and the events he tried to forget have caught up with Ben Tyson.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This one's worth a credit!
- By Mike on 09-08-09
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The Cuban Affair
- By: Nelson DeMille
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,874
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Daniel Graham MacCormick - Mac for short - seems to have a pretty good life. At age 35 he's living in Key West, owner of a 42-foot charter fishing boat, The Maine. Mac served five years in the army as an infantry officer, with two tours in Afghanistan. He returned with the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, scars that don't tan, and a boat with a big bank loan. Truth be told, Mac's finances are more than a little shaky. One day Mac is sitting in the famous Green Parrot Bar in Key West, contemplating his life....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Lloyd on 10-15-17
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The Deserter
- By: Nelson DeMille, Alex DeMille
- Length: 20 hrs
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When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army’s elite Delta Force disappeared from his post in Afghanistan, a video released by his Taliban captors made international headlines. But circumstances were murky: Did Mercer desert before he was captured? Then, a second video sent to Mercer’s Army commanders leaves no doubt: The trained assassin and keeper of classified Army intelligence has willfully disappeared.
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The Charm School
- By: Nelson DeMille
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 24 hrs and 56 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,494
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,580
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,575
Something very strange -- and sinister -- is going on in the Russian woods at Borodino. In a place called Mrs. Ivanova's Charm School, young KGB agents are being taught by American POW's how to be model citizens of the USA. The Soviet goal -- to infiltrate the United States undetected. When an unsuspecting American tourist stumbles upon this secret, he sets in motion a CIA investigation that will reveal horrifying police state savagery and superpower treachery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly Good
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The Gold Coast
- By: Nelson DeMille
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 21 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,190
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,183
Welcome to the fabled Gold Coast, that stretch on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America. Here two men are destined for an explosive collision: John Sutter, Wall Street lawyer, holding fast to a fading aristocratic legacy; and Frank Bellarosa, the Mafia don who seizes his piece of the staid and unprepared Gold Coast like a latter-day barbarian chief and draws Sutter and his regally beautiful wife, Susan, into his violent world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Smart, funny, sexy and just great! DeMille's Best!
- By Charles Atkinson on 05-02-13
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Dangerous Women
- Original Stories from Today's Greatest Suspense Writers
- By: Edited by Otto Penzler
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer, Patrick Lawlor, Michael Prichard, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4 out of 5 stars 31
Prepare to meet the most seductively female and the most shockingly fatal of femmes fatales, brought to you by 17 of today's finest authors of mystery and suspense fiction. Award-winning editor Otto Penzler presents a collection of short and sizzling masterpieces of kisses and kiss-offs, gams and gats, published for the first time anywhere.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Stories and Great Narration!
- By Donna on 04-26-07
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The Victims' Club
- By: Jeffery Deaver
- Narrated by: Scott Merriman
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 158
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 126
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Story4 out of 5 stars 128
At an off-campus party, university professor Rose Taylor is drugged, undressed, and photographed on a burner phone. In seconds her humiliation is uploaded, and millions of JPEGs are zipping like immortal wasps through the Internet. But why would someone target her? She has no vengeful exes or rival academics, no stalkers, or unhinged students. Jon Avery, the sharpest, most experienced investigator in the sheriff’s office, is determined to find out who’s behind this horrific invasion of privacy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A detective who didn’t give up
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Lethal Agent
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- By: Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 11 hrs
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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A toxic presidential election is underway in an America already badly weakened by internal divisions. While politicians focus entirely on maintaining their own power and privilege, ISIS kidnaps a brilliant French microbiologist and forces him to begin manufacturing anthrax. Slickly produced videos chronicling his progress and threatening an imminent attack are posted to the internet, intensifying the hysteria gripping the US. ISIS recruits a Mexican drug cartel to smuggle the bioweapon across the border, but it’s really just a diversion.
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Run Away
- By: Harlan Coben
- Narrated by: Steven Weber
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,503
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You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she's not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble. You don't stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do: you follow her into a dark and dangerous world you never knew existed. Before you know it, both your family and your life are on the line.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's a nail biter!!!!
- By shelley on 03-20-19
Publisher's Summary
The rich are very different from you and me. Blessed by great wealth, they can get what they want, even what they shouldn’t have. Cursed by great wealth, they become the targets of others who will risk everything to become affluent. In The Rich and the Dead, bestselling author Nelson DeMille introduces twenty original tales by today’s most elite mystery writers who explore the life (and death) styles of the rich and infamous.
In Ted Bell’s “The Pirate of Palm Beach,” an arrogant society columnist feels the unsociable - and deadly - backlash from his poison pen.
In Lee Child’s “Addicted to Sweetness,” a swaggering drug lord plots a nasty payback against a thieving underling.
In David Morrell’s “The Controller,” a seasoned protection specialist may need to be protected from the mercurial finance titan who purchases his services... and tests his loyalties.
From multinational boardrooms to palatial mansions to exotic playlands, these suspenseful, gold-standard tales reveal in scary, funny, and riveting ways just how much trouble money can buy.
Featuring stories by Nelson DeMille, Ted Bell, Peter Blauner, Karen Catalona, Tim Chapman, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Frank Cook, David DeLee, Joseph Goodrich, Daniel J. Hale, Roberta Isleib, Harley Jane Kozak, David Morrell, Carolyn Mullen, Twist Phelan, S. J. Rozan, Jonathan Santlofer, Elaine Togneri, and Angela Zeman.
The full list of narrators includes: Joyce Bean, Sandra Burr, David Colacci, Jeff Cummings, Luke Daniels, Susan Ericksen, Phil Gigante, Dick Hill, Dan John Miller, and Natalie Ross.
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- Empress Karen
- 03-02-15
Need To Name Authors
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No, this was highlighting new writers, but it failed to give credit to all the writers! How can you buy their work if you do not know their names. Yes, some authors were credited but most were not. If you like hearing the readers, which I did, then this was not a disappointment as the readers do justice in just a few chapters. If you like hearing what a good writer can do in a few paragraphs, then this is a must listen for future mystery writers.
Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
All the readers are EXCELLENT
Did The Rich and the Dead inspire you to do anything?
I could only seek out authors that were named.
Any additional comments?
I purchased this a few years ago, and am now getting around to listen to it. Gads, I only hope I purchased on sale rather than use a full credit. Save this for the semi annual 25% off sale.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Ellie Jordan
- 03-13-17
interesting
had a bit of difficulty getting into this, but once i did, found each story interesting and most enjoyable.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Dr Karen
- Sonoma, CA United States
- 06-12-15
So so
Mostly meh, one or two were interesting. Not what I would expect from those writers
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- RMS
- LEESBURG VA
- 04-24-15
Awesome
Great work. I have listened to each story at least several times a piece. The actors narrated stories so well
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- Boyce
- Brentwood, TN, United States
- 04-24-14
Short stories various authors
Was The Rich and the Dead worth the listening time?
Yes, it was worth the listening time, which was about 90 minutes. My expectations for short story collections are very low. If there are 12-15 stories in the collection and I find two or three good stories, I'm happy. Doesn't mean I don't wish they were all good. I wish they were, but I have never yet found such a collection that has more than two or three, out of the whole, that is of any interest to me. Nelson DeMille's story was excellent and I will listen to it again. Lee Child's story held my attention, but I will probably never listen to it again.
Any additional comments?
Now....was it worth the price? NO....a resounding NO. It should have sold for less than ten bucks. It certainly was not worth one entire credit.
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- feather7
- Oklahoma City, OK 73120
- 02-02-14
Nelson DeMille only introduces these stories . . .
and it seems to me that he only had a walk-on part. I expected exciting and fresh stories from good writers. To be fair—a few of them are—but otherwise they went in one ear and out the other. I’m not able now to even tell you which tales made a strong impression on me. The performances varied, but they were acceptable. Maybe I’ve seen too much junk media or read too many hot thrillers from DeMille. This left me with buyer’s remorse.
