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Audiobook Review : End In Tears by Ruth Rendell

Rating: 4.5/5 Another superb Inspector Wexford mystery!

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Audiobook Review : Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Title : Apples Never FallAuthor : Liane MoriartyNarrators : Caroline LeeGenre : ContemporaryPublisher : Macmillan AudioListening Length : 18 hours 3 minutesRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2Narrator Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 I’ve been a fan of Moriarty’s writing ever since I listened to The Husband’s Secret. So I anticipated a good read/listen when I started Apples Never […]

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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

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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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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Book Review : The Lost Man by Jane Harper

Title : The Lost Man Author : Jane Harper Genre : Mystery Publisher : Macmillan Pages : 363 Rating : 4.5/5 This is my first book by Jane Harper and I’d been expecting a murder mystery. But The Lost Man is not a traditional murder mystery – there is no detective, no case, no legal […]

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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 : The River by Peter Heller

Title : The River Author : Peter Heller Narrators : Mark Deakins Genre : Mystery/Adventure Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 7 hours 18 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 The River is my second Peter Heller book after the magnificent Dog Stars. And this is very different from that post-apocalyptic […]

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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 : 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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