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Fortunate Son
- The Dublin Trilogy, Book 8
- De: Caimh McDonnell
- Narrado por: Morgan C Jones
- Duración: 9 h y 26 m
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Bunny McGarry is back – and he’d really like a nice holiday. Somewhere with hot weather and cold drinks that come with little umbrellas for reasons he never understood. A certain nun has other ideas though and instead, he finds himself dispatched to London to find Sean Malone, a runaway teenager who doesn’t know his mother hasn’t got long left to live. The only leads Bunny has are a last-known address for the deadbeat dad Sean had gone in search of, and some letters the teenager had sent to his mum, one of which included a picture of him with the current heavyweight champion of the world.
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Maybe The Best
- De Richard en 04-24-25
- Fortunate Son
- The Dublin Trilogy, Book 8
- De: Caimh McDonnell
- Narrado por: Morgan C Jones
Maybe The Best
Revisado: 04-24-25
Kudos! Bunny returns in his full glory, surrounded by new, but somehow familiarly larger than life allies and adversaries. Bunny fans can dive into these comfortable waters for another adventure, this time featuring a rather substantive plot. Bunny, as always, throws his considerable bulk into a most challenging mission. The winners are his loyal readers. As usual, one finishes, anxious for Book 9 of this madcap “Trilogy”.
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Eruption
- A Thriller
- De: Michael Crichton, James Patterson
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
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Michael Crichton, creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, and Westworld, had a passion project he’d been pursuing for years, ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. Knowing how special it was, his wife, Sherri Crichton, held back his notes and the partial manuscript until she found the right author to complete it: James Patterson, the world’s most popular storyteller.
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I expected a better story
- De Robert Powers en 06-06-24
- Eruption
- A Thriller
- De: Michael Crichton, James Patterson
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
A Code Red Disaster
Revisado: 04-16-25
Do not buy this book. The premise is laughably improbable. The characters are so wooden that when one or another suffers a grisly death, it barely registers. The events are disjointed. Most characters are cartoonish. The dialogue is awkward. Cliches abound.
With the fate of the World in his hands and only hours to complete a hopelessly long and complex number of critical tasks, what does our protagonist decide to do? What else? He goes surfing with a teenage local.
Rather than pay tribute to the great Michael Crichton, James Patterson has tarnished the man’s legacy. One thing for certain, this book is the (first and) last I will read by Mr. Patterson.
I normally discount criticisms of readers in these reviews. One negative comment is made, and subsequent reviewers pile on. But the critics who say the normally first rate Scott Brick performance is too emotional are spot on. Almost every sentence is breathlessly delivered. No event is too small for a hyperbolic presentation. The reading distracts. It is beneath this renowned performer. I can only imagine some director insisted on scenery eating delivery. If you must read this book, buy a print version.
So disappointing.
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The Panther
- De: Nelson DeMille
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 21 h y 29 m
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Anti-terrorist Task Force agent John Corey and his wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, have been posted overseas to Sana'a, Yemen—one of the most dangerous places in the Middle East. While there, they will be working with a small team to track down one of the masterminds behind the USS Cole bombing: A high-ranking Al Qaeda operative known as The Panther. Ruthless and elusive, he's wanted for multiple terrorist acts and murders—and the US Government is determined to bring him down, no matter the cost.
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Good Corey Story
- De 9S en 02-04-13
- The Panther
- De: Nelson DeMille
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Thrill an Hour
Revisado: 12-05-24
There is a decent story buried in this 20 + hour marathon. But it is so covered in packaging the frustrated reader wants to scream. It is more Filler than Thriller. And the never ending, repetitive awful jokes are mind numbing. And only rarely smile inducing. Someone needs to tell protagonist John that he is not funny.
And the Editor of this thing needs to get involved.
The Lion’s Game was very good and The Lion was good. The Panther is pretty awful. Do not waste your time or money.
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Never Lie
- De: Freida McFadden
- Narrado por: Leslie Howard
- Duración: 7 h y 20 m
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Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end. In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed.
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NOT A FAN AT ALL
- De Admirer of great books; critic of bad books. en 11-15-22
- Never Lie
- De: Freida McFadden
- Narrado por: Leslie Howard
Waste of Seven Hours
Revisado: 01-31-24
Don’t worry. I won’t spoil the plot. There is not much there. What is there is both silly and contrived. Maybe an over long campfire story.
If you have no online privacy disclosures or product warranty disclaimers to read, you might want to give this book a try. Otherwise, browse on. It won’t be hard to find something better. And I am not even a hard grader.
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The Exchange
- After The Firm
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
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It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favor that will take him as far as Istanbul and Tripoli, Mitch finds himself at the center of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications. Once again Mitch’s colleagues, friends, and family are targeted. Mitch is a master at staying one staying one step ahead of his adversaries, but this time there’s nowhere to hide.
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Boring
- De Lori Roa en 10-18-23
- The Exchange
- After The Firm
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
“Is That All There Is”
Revisado: 10-21-23
Peggy Lee Sang: “Is That All there Is?”
We waited over two decades for this? A kidnap victim about whom the author forgot to make us care? Mitch and Abbey, animated characters in “The Firm”, reappear here as pampered, somewhat snobbish professionals raising twin “snobettes” in a lavishly urbane NYC. Shockingly, Mitch’s Big Firm law partners are cold, unsympathetic, money hungry, cartoon figures. And the bad guys are exactly who and what we are told to suspect from the very start. Raising the ransom before bloodthirsty terrorists do their worst accounts for what tension can be generated. The yawn worthy ending leaves the surprised reader (surprised that the book is over, not by anything, well, surprising) more numb than satisfied. No courtroom drama. No shocks. No twists. No turns. The principles drink lots of coffee. You should too if you want to get through this Grisham dud.
This book is beautifully read by a pro. It was poorly written by another pro. One on his game, the other, not so much.
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Pirate Hunters
- Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
- De: Robert Kurson
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 8 h y 24 m
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Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But two men—John Chatterton and John Mattera—are willing to risk everything to find the Golden Fleece, the ship of the infamous pirate Joseph Bannister. At large during the Golden Age of Piracy in the seventeenth century, Bannister should have been immortalized in the lore of the sea—his exploits more notorious than Blackbeard’s, more daring than Kidd’s. But his story, and his ship, have been lost to time.
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Pure Gold
- De Mel en 06-24-15
- Pirate Hunters
- Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
- De: Robert Kurson
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
Good Story That SeemsContrived At Times
Revisado: 05-30-23
Treasure stories are inherently compelling. This tale is no exception. One learns enough about the “profession” and the characters who who inhabit it to make the exercise enjoyable. But the purported values motivating the principals do not ring true. And the anecdotes portraying various epiphanies are borderline preposterous. It is OK to seek treasure for the adventure and cash. It does not have to be a search for meaning and one’s place in history. At the end of the day, the good stuff outweighs the filler. Hard to beat a search for items long hidden under Carribean seas.
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Cemetery Road
- A Novel
- De: Greg Iles
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 23 h y 43 m
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When Marshall McEwan left his hometown at age 18, he vowed never to return. The trauma that drove him away ultimately spurred him to become one of the most successful journalists in Washington DC. But just as the political chaos in the nation’s capital lifts him to new heights, Marshall is forced to return home in spite of his boyhood vow. His father is dying, his mother is struggling to keep the family newspaper from failing, and the town is in the midst of an economic rebirth that might be built upon crimes that reach into the state capitol - and perhaps even to Washington.
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Cemetery Road comes to Life...
- De shelley en 03-06-19
- Cemetery Road
- A Novel
- De: Greg Iles
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
A 22 Hour Moan
Revisado: 05-16-23
There is a good story here. Unfortunately, it cannot decide its own genre. Mystery/thriller. Romance novel? Political lecture? Hit piece on the small town South? Crude sex pretending (but badly failing) at erotica. But the author’s most pervasive flaw is the incessant tone of sadness and depression. Of course, there is nothing wrong with some measure of negativity and moroseness. But all the time? Dive into this performance, virtually anywhere in the text, and the narrator sounds like he is about to cry. Really. And I do not blame the reader. His style just exaggerates a low moan the author has adopted throughout. There is not a single moment of unadulterated joy in this book. It is a credit to Isles that the story survives these defects. There is value here. But one is asked to suffer a lot to squeeze through to the end.
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The Family Jewels
- The Dublin Trilogy, Book 7
- De: Caimh McDonnell
- Narrado por: Morgan C. Jones
- Duración: 10 h y 9 m
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It’s almost Christmas and Bunny McGarry is not in the festive spirit. His mood is not improved when an old friend becomes the victim of a violent assault and, for reasons he can’t understand, the police force he is a member of has decided not to investigate. Getting to the bottom of the case ends up putting him on the wrong side of some powerful people.
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Another winner
- De linda r en 06-05-23
- The Family Jewels
- The Dublin Trilogy, Book 7
- De: Caimh McDonnell
- Narrado por: Morgan C. Jones
The Best Jewel In The Bunny Series
Revisado: 04-09-23
I have read every book in this delightful series, and Family Jewels is simply the best. The old characters shine and the new ones are welcome additions to a cast about which Dickens would be proud. The narrator’s performance misses not a single note. The Bunny circus continues to shine exactly where it belong, Center Ring from start to finish.
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Straight to Hell
- True Tales of Deviance, Debauchery, and Billion-Dollar Deals
- De: John LeFevre
- Narrado por: Scott Aiello
- Duración: 7 h y 45 m
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Over the past three years, the notorious @GSElevator Twitter feed has offered a hilarious, shamelessly voyeuristic look into the real world of international finance. Hundreds of thousands followed the account, Goldman Sachs launched an internal investigation, and when the true identity of the man behind it all was revealed, it created a national media sensation - but that's only part of the story.
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Unimpressed
- De kara-karina en 08-06-15
- Straight to Hell
- True Tales of Deviance, Debauchery, and Billion-Dollar Deals
- De: John LeFevre
- Narrado por: Scott Aiello
Why No Option for “0” Stars?
Revisado: 02-22-23
If your idea of hilarity is an impoverished woman tripping over a bench and cracking her head on cement, running to grasp a small bill fluttering down from a balcony where the author drops cash for the amusement of watching “little people” scramble, this book is for you. If you enjoy ridiculing disabled, poor, overweight, short, less educated, and blue collar people, you will get a kick out of “Straight To Hell”. If you think women are mostly sex toys, LeFevre is your man. Otherwise, I caution you to move on. I did not and wasted an Audible credit and some hours I will never get back.
I am no prude. But the author crosses the line. By a mile. He set out to shock, and overachieved. The title is apt. If there is a Hell, LeFevre has earned his first class ticket. It is enough to make one pray that Hell exists.
Please know that Mr LeFevre is no Michael Lewis. And this book is no “Liar’s Poker”. It is the product of an elitist, chauvinistic snob who celebrates his own depravity. Shame on me for wasting time on this exercise in frat-boy narcissism. I can only hope to spare the next listener the same mistake.
The ratings for this book would serve as an excellent yardstick for the selection of future friends and associates. Avoid the “5s” and embrace the “0s”! I know. There is no “0”. Still, one can dream.
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The Bayou Trilogy
- Under the Bright Lights, Muscle for the Wing, and The Ones You Do
- De: Daniel Woodrell
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 15 h y 3 m
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In the parish of St. Bruno, sex is easy, corruption festers, and double-dealing is a way of life. Rene Shade is an uncompromising detective swimming in a sea of filth. As Shade takes on hit men, porn kings, a gang of ex-cons, and the ghosts of his own checkered past, Woodrell's three seminal novels pit long-entrenched criminals against the hard line of the law, brother against brother, and two vastly different sons against a long-absent father.
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Never a dull moment
- De Cher Vues en 03-20-22
- The Bayou Trilogy
- Under the Bright Lights, Muscle for the Wing, and The Ones You Do
- De: Daniel Woodrell
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
The Worst Vipers in These Swamps Aren’t The Snakes
Revisado: 01-11-23
Let me try my hand at clairvoyance. If you read this book, and even better if you listen to Pinchot’s perfectly pitched performance, I predict you will be sorry, perhaps even depressed, when it ends. Daniel Woodrell is a master, and these three related novellas are his priceless pieces. The stories are violent, graphic, touching, full of flawed but compelling characters. Visit corrupt, racist, deadly, gritty St Bruno tucked along a South Louisiana bayou and swamp. You will sink deep into the mud and muck, poisonous snakes below and beautiful moss hanging over the exposed, twisted cypress knees. The most dangerous denizens are not the alligators and water moccasins, but the humans who love, hate, gamble, murder, defend and prey upon one another. You will savor the gumbo Woodrell has cooked up, and be left wishing for just one more helping.
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