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The Private Patient
- Inspector Adam Dalgliesh Series, Book 14
- De: P. D. James
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
- Duración: 13 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 28
When notorious investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn booked into an exclusive clinic in Dorset for the removal of a disfiguring facial scar, she had every prospect of a successful operation by a distinguished surgeon, followed by a week's peaceful convalescence in one of Dorset's most beautiful manor houses and the beginning of a new life. She was never to leave Cheverell Manor alive.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Whodunit
- De Lia en 06-26-14
- The Private Patient
- Inspector Adam Dalgliesh Series, Book 14
- De: P. D. James
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
A bridge too far!
Revisado: 02-01-10
I have enjoyed so many P D James novels but after "The Private Patient", I'm over it.
This book is ponderously slow - it is simply boring. There are detailed descriptions of every face, house, piece of furniture culminating in a description of traffic lights changing. In the meantime the plot inches forward.
Baroness James - time to retire from published writing - it's over!
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Resolution
- De: Robert B. Parker
- Narrado por: Titus Welliver
- Duración: 4 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 441
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 343
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 345
After the bloody confrontation in Appaloosa, Everett Hitch heads into the afternoon sun and ends up in Resolution, an Old West town so new the dust has yet to settle. It's the kind of town that doesn't have much in the way of commerce, except for a handful of saloons and some houses of ill repute.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Rootin, Tootin, Shootin!
- De Jacko45 en 11-28-08
- Resolution
- De: Robert B. Parker
- Narrado por: Titus Welliver
Rootin, Tootin, Shootin!
Revisado: 11-28-08
A real old time gunslinger story with plenty of goodies, baddies, saloon girls, whiskey and, above all, the dry quip. Uh huh! Yep! There were many "I said" followed by "He Said" statements which should have been edited out as they are obvious from the character voices but overall it is a good narration. Light and enjoyable.
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The Brass Verdict
- A Novel
- De: Michael Connelly
- Narrado por: Peter Giles
- Duración: 11 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,906
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,841
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,818
Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mickey Haller Is My Favorite Mystery Character
- De Mimi en 10-22-08
- The Brass Verdict
- A Novel
- De: Michael Connelly
- Narrado por: Peter Giles
Classy!
Revisado: 11-28-08
I am yet to be disappointed by a Michael Connelly book and "Brass Verdict" was no exception. Connelly combines Harry Bosch and "the Lincoln Lawyer" in this story which has many twists and keeps you interested all the way. Classy and well narrated!
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Sail
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Dylan Baker, Jennifer van Dyke
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
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General3 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
Peter is a broken man. He appears to struggle to contain his grief as he holds a heartfelt TV interview about his loss. But all is not as it seems, beneath the grief lies a more sinister side, Peter is involved with a beautiful - and dangerous - younger woman and it soon transpires that he knows more about his family's disappearance than he is letting on.
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1 out of 5 stars
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CORNY!
- De Jacko45 en 07-03-08
- Sail
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Dylan Baker, Jennifer van Dyke
CORNY!
Revisado: 07-03-08
Suspend reality anyone who enters here! This book makes "Indiana Jones" look like non-fiction. If you can cope with man eating snake on a Carribean Island then this is for you.
How could this book be a best seller - it defies imagination?
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Original Sin
- Inspector Adam Dalgliesh Series, Book 9
- De: P. D. James
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
- Duración: 16 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 340
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 144
The Peverell Press, a Thameside publishing house, is ripe for change. The Chairman has just died, and his French partner retired, leaving the latter's ruthless son, Gerard Etienne, as Chairman and Managing Director. Etienne has made many enemies including his discarded mistress and a rejected author; and he has even threatened members of the Peverell staff. When he is found dead on the premises there is no shortage of suspects.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ms. James is irreplacable!
- De Nina en 04-13-05
- Original Sin
- Inspector Adam Dalgliesh Series, Book 9
- De: P. D. James
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
One out of the top drawer!
Revisado: 06-04-05
This was my third P D James after Death in Holy Orders and the Murder Room and I thoroughly enjoyed it - as I did the other two. It is a little slow to develop but by a quarter of the way in it really has you hooked. The pressure builds to a big finish. Michael Joyston as narrator does not have the superlative English dialect skills of the narrator in the other two books but he is certainly no slouch. For mine it dead heats with Death in Holy Orders as an outstandingly good listen. Highly recommended.
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Hugger Mugger
- De: Robert B. Parker
- Narrado por: Joe Mantegna
- Duración: 6 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 331
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 211
Spenser is back and embroiled in a dangerous and multi-layered case. Someone has been killing racehorses at stables across the south, and Walter Clive, president of Three Fillies Stables, hires him to find out who. Spenser goes to Georgia to protect Hugger Mugger, a two-year-old destined to become the next Secretariat. Disregarding the resentment of the local Georgia law enforcement, he takes the case. Despite the veneer of civility, Spenser encounters tensions beneath the surface old boy bonhomie.
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4 out of 5 stars
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questionable at first
- De Georganne en 06-12-05
- Hugger Mugger
- De: Robert B. Parker
- Narrado por: Joe Mantegna
Really good listen
Revisado: 06-04-05
I'd previously listened to Robert Parker's "Potshot" and enjoyed it. This book has the same mix of old style private eye, tough guy, glamorous and intelligent girlfriend, sexual references etc and it all works - and works well. The narration is first class and fits the character of the book; the plot gets you in and is well developed. I really enjoyed this listen and recommend it to others who want a light and stimulating thriller / detective story.
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Show Me the Buffet
- De: John Pinette
- Duración: 56 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Don't think John Pinette is funny just because he's fat and is always talking about food. What's wrong with you? Don't you eat? Even if you don't tip the scale, you'll be able to find common ground with his hysterical routines that have landed him appearances on such important stages as
Caroline's Comedy Hour,
Showtime's Comedy All Stars, and
An Evening at the Improv. Or perhaps you already know Pinette as the "fat mugging victim" on the last episode of
Seinfeld.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It gets no better!
- De Jesse en 05-17-04
Unsubtle and humourless
Revisado: 01-20-05
No subtle humour in this one. Just loud, raw, smutty, toilet humour that's not particularly funny. Not memorable and very missable.
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Death in Holy Orders
- An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery
- De: P. D. James
- Narrado por: Charles Keating
- Duración: 15 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,040
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 584
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 587
The setting itself is elemental P. D. James: the bleak coast of East Anglia, where atop a sweep of low cliffs stands the small theological college of St. Anselm’s. On the shore not far away, smothered beneath a fall of sand, lies the body of one of the school’s young ordinands. He is the son of Sir Alred Treves, a hugely successful and flamboyant businessman who is accustomed to getting what he wants—and in this case what he wants is Commander Adam Dalgliesh to investigate his son’s death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't
- De Deborah en 09-29-03
- Death in Holy Orders
- An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery
- De: P. D. James
- Narrado por: Charles Keating
Outstanding
Revisado: 01-20-05
This is the best audio book I've heard. The narration is excellent, perfectly paced for the subject, with great accents. The plot and characterisation sustain interest throughout.
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Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Volume 1
- De: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 3 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 82
Winner of the 2001 Audie Award for Classic Fiction, this is an unparalleled presentation of Maugham's stories, complete with sound effects and music.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Jewels!
- De Jacko45 en 07-05-04
Jewels!
Revisado: 07-05-04
I found these "period piece" short stories an absolute delight. Imperialism, racism and class culture are rampant throughout - not "politically acceptable" in today's world but they define an earlier period.
Few authors can observe and write as well today.
The pace and quality of the narration compliments the high standard of the stories.
Most enjoyable listening.
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The Time Traveler's Wife
- De: Audrey Niffenegger
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed, Christopher Burns
- Duración: 12 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,817
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 554
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 569
Clare and Henry have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six. They were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry was thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life, past and future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Favorite Audiobook so far
- De Herve Bronnimann en 03-25-04
- The Time Traveler's Wife
- De: Audrey Niffenegger
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed, Christopher Burns
Not for me!
Revisado: 06-23-04
Initially I found it difficult to follow the time travelling sequences in this book. When I did pick up what was going on in "time travel land", I became bored with the continual sequence of time changes. It works as a love story, its concluding stages are poignant and emotion stirring but the narration does not do the characters justice. I am fascinated that so many reviewers have appraised this book so highly. Individual differences, I guess. Not for me - I was glad when it finished.
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