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Audiobook Review : A Fearsome Doubt by Charles Todd

Title : A Fearsome Doubt Author : Charles Todd Narrators : Samuel Gillies Genre : Mystery Publisher : Recorded Books Listening Length : 11 hours 37 minutes Rating : 3/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Inspector Ian Rutledge helped make the case that got Ben Shaw convicted and hanged. His death has caused Shaw’s family much […]

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Audiobook Review : When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

Title : When She Woke Author : Hillary Jordan Narrators : Heather Corrigan Genre : Dystopian Publisher : Highbridge Listening Length : 10 hours 47 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 When She Woke is a dystopian novel set in a future where reproductive rights have been curtailed and abortion is a crime. […]

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Audiobook Review : Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Title : Nine Perfect Strangers Author : Liane Moriarty Narrators : Caroline Lee Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 16 hours 18 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 I look forward to Liane Moriarty’s books. Out of the 5 I’ve read, I’ve reviewed 4 on this blog (my favorite […]

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Audiobook Review : The Rainmaker by John Grisham

Title : The Rainmaker Author : John Grisham Narrators : Frank Muller Genre : Legal drama Publisher : Bantam Audio Listening Length : 16 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I picked up the Rainmaker for a change of pace, assured that with Grisham’s skilled writing I’d be hooked instantly. It […]

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Audiobook Review : In the Bleak Midwinter by by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Title : In the Bleak Midwinter Author : Julia Spencer-Fleming Narrators : Suzanne Toren Genre : Mystery Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 58 minutes Rating : 3.7/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Reverend Clare Fergusson is the new priest at St. Albans in Miller’s Kill, New York. A former army pilot, Fergusson […]

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Audiobook Review : After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman

Title : After I’m Gone Author : Laura Lippman Narrators : Linda Esmond Genre : Mystery Publisher : Harper Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 34 minutes Rating : 2.5/5 Narrator Rating : 3.5/5 “After I’m Gone” is my first Laura Lippman, and I am kind of disappointed. This book was average; “meh” describes it […]

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Audiobook Review : Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Title : Then She Was Gone Author : Lisa Jewell Narrators : Helen Duff Genre : Mystery Publisher : Dreamscape Media Listening Length : 10 hours 12 minutes Rating : 3/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Ellie Mack, a lovely teenager, the light of her mother’s life, disappears one day. The police believe that she has […]

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Audiobook Review : The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George

Title : The Punishment She Deserves Author : Elizabeth George Narrators : Simon Vance Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 22 hours 48 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Ever want to get down on your knees and give thanks to the good Lord for creating a fabulous writer […]

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Audiobook Review : Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple

Title : Today Will Be Different Author : Maria Semple Genre : Contemporary Narrators : Kathleen Wilhoite Publisher : Hachette Audio Listening Length : 6 hrs 28 min Source : Library Rating : 2.5/5 Like Semple’s previous book “Where’d You go Bernadette”, “Today Will be Different” also has an eccentric/quirky housewife for a protagonist. She, […]

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Audiobook Review : Missing Presumed by Susie Steiner

Title : Missing Presumed Author : Susie Steiner Narrators : Juanita McMahon Genre : Mystery Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 52 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Missing Presumed is Book 1 in the Manon Bradshaw novels. Book 2 is out already and I hope there are many more […]

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