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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 Wife Between Us

By amodini Posted in 2_star_rating, 2020, audiobook, books, contemporary, macmillan, suspense, thriller | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Wife Between Us

Title : The Wife Between Us Author : Sarah Pekannen and Greer Hendricks Narrators : Julia Whelan Genre : Thriller Publisher : Pan Macmillan Listening Length : 11 hours 13 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 You might have guessed, from the title, that there is an aggrieved wife in this tale. Blond, […]

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Audiobook Review : The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

By amodini Posted in 2016, audiobook, Blackstone Audio, books, thriller | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

Title : The Good Girl Author : Mary Kubica Narrators : Lindy Nettleton, Johnny Heller, Tom Taylorson, Andi Arndt Genre : Thriller Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 38 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 2/5 Mia Dennett is the daughter of influential Judge James Dennett. When she is kidnapped, the […]

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Audiobook Review : The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

By amodini Posted in 2016, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, must listen, must read, mystery, penguin_books, recommended, review, thriller | 1 Comment »

Title : The Girl on the Train Author : Paula Hawkins Narrators : Clara Corbett, India Fisher, Louise Brealey Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 This book is based on an intriguing premise – woman on passing train sees something […]

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Audiobook Review : Night Film by Marisha Pessl

By amodini Posted in 2013, 2015, 3_star_rating, books, mystery, random_house, thriller | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Night Film by Marisha Pessl

[amazon_link id=”0812979788″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Night Film Author : Marisha Pessl Narrator : Jake Weber Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 23 hours 9 minutes Rating : 3/5 I’d read many wonderful reviews of this book and was attracted by the “mystery/psychological thriller” bit. Unfortunately, what I’d missed, […]

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Audiobook Review : The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

By amodini Posted in 2015, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, historical, literature, mystery, penguin_books, recommended, romance, thriller, women | 1 Comment »

[amazon_link id=”1594633118″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Paying Guests Author : Sarah Waters Narrator : Juliet Stevenson Genre : Historical Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 21 hours 28 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 It is the 1920s and Frances Wray and her mother live in genteel poverty in their South London home. Their […]

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Best Audiobooks of 2014

By amodini Posted in 2014, audiobook, books, contemporary, favorites, lists, lovely things, must listen, romance, south-asian, thriller, women | Comments Off on Best Audiobooks of 2014

As I said earlier, this was the year of the audiobook for me. I got started in 2013, and really got going in 2014. I have to thank the local library for all this, because that’s where I get all my audiobooks for now. It is extremely convenient, and great for when you want to […]

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Audiobook Review : Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

By amodini Posted in 2013, 2014, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, must read, random_house, recommended, review, thriller | 3 Comments »

[amazon_link id=”B008Y5VE3U” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Gone Girl Author : Gillian Flynn Genre : Mystery Narrators : Kirby Heyborne and Julia Whelan Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 19 hrs 11 min Source : Library Rating : 5/5 Nick Dunne and Amy Elliot Dunne have been married five years, when on the […]

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