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Audiobook Review : End In Tears by Ruth Rendell

By amodini Posted in 2023, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, culture and society, favorites, must listen, must read, mystery, random_house, series, suspense | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : End In Tears by Ruth Rendell

Rating: 4.5/5 Another superb Inspector Wexford mystery!

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Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth

By amodini Posted in audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, mystery, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth

Title : The Mother-in-law Author : Sally Hepworth Narrators : Barrie Kreinik Genre : Mystery Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 12 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 2/5 Lucy is married to Ollie. Diana and Tom are Ollie’s parents. While Tom is loving and forgiving towards his children (Ollie also […]

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Audiobook Review : Payment In Blood by Elizabeth George

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, series | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Payment In Blood by Elizabeth George

Title : Payment In Blood Author : Elizabeth George Narrators : Davina Porter Genre : Mystery Publisher : Recorded Books Listening Length : 14 hours 35 minutes Rating : 4.2/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Even though I’ve now read a handful of Inspector Lynley books, and find her work just as engrossing as Agatha Christie’s […]

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Book Review : Force of Nature by Jane Harper

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, crime, little_brown, must read, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller | Comments Off on Book Review : Force of Nature by Jane Harper

Title : Force of NatureAuthor : Jane HarperGenre : MysteryPublisher : Little BrownPages : 347Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Five women, Jill Bailey, Alice Russell, Lauren Shaw, twins Breanna and Bethany, go out on an office-sponsored survivalist-style corporate retreat, a moderately challenging exercise where they will have to make their way from one point to another […]

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Audiobook Review : The Dry by Jane Harper

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Dry by Jane Harper

Title : The Dry Author : Jane Harper Narrators : Stephen Shanahan Genre : Thriller Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4.3/5 Federal Agent Aaron Falk has returned home to Kiewarra after any years, for friend Luke Hadler’s funeral. Luke has shot his wife […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #110

By amodini Posted in 2020, audiobook, BestBooks, books, contemporary, crime, culture and society, education, favorites, lists, must read, non-fiction, recommended, thriller, Top10, wordless_wednesdays , , | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #110

I tweeted this list out in response to a question on the #TSBC Book Chat, so here it is again! My Top 10 Books of 2020 – some have been reviewed here and some will appear in the following months!

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Audiobook Review : The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, hachette, historical, mystery | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

Title : The House of Silk Author : Anthony Horowitz Narrators : Derek Jacobi Genre : Mystery/Adventure Publisher : Hachette Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 24 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 There’s a new Sherlock Holmes mystery in town and it’s penned by Anthony Horowitz! In this book, Holmes and Watson […]

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

By amodini Posted in 2019, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, mystery, women | Comments Off on 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

By amodini Posted in audiobook, books, crime, harper audio | Comments Off on 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

By amodini Posted in 2019, 3_star_rating, audiobook, contemporary, crime, suspense | Comments Off on 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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