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Cold Open
- DCI Lomond Crime Thrillers, Book 4
- By: Andrew Raymond
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
When a body is discovered during the building of the new Govan-Partick Bridge, it forces the reopening of a case that DCI Lomond would rather forget.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Like a short story!
- By Hannah Graham on 12-10-24
- Cold Open
- DCI Lomond Crime Thrillers, Book 4
- By: Andrew Raymond
- Narrated by: Angus King
Love this series!
Reviewed: 22-10-24
I really enjoy this series. It is great to hear a story set around the area I live. The main characters are very likeable and believable, which promotes connection. I felt, however, that this book could have been longer in order to close some gaps. Angus King's narration was perfect as always. I look forward to the next in the series.
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Broken Ghosts
- By: J. D. Oswald
- Narrated by: Paula Masterton
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Twelve-year-old Phoebe's world is falling apart. It's the summer of 1985 and she has just buried her parents, a fire at their family home claiming both in a freak accident. Her life is uprooted in an instant, and she takes little solace in the fact that her uncle Louis and aunt Maude have generously offered to take her in at their home in the Welsh woods. Under the summer sun, though, Phoebe falls into the rhythm of life with her eccentric guardians in their curious idyllic home, the hum of her aunt Maude's beehives filling the air.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Aimless drivel
- By Zita prinsloo on 26-12-24
- Broken Ghosts
- By: J. D. Oswald
- Narrated by: Paula Masterton
Just beautiful!
Reviewed: 06-10-24
I have listened to all of James Oswald's Tony McLean and Con Fairchild books and loved them but this is something quite different. This is a beautiful story of loss, love and friendship that embraces the author's love of nature and his past life in Wales. The narrator delivers this novel beautifully.
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A Killer of Influence
- A Scottish Crime Thriller (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, Book 20)
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 566
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 553
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Story5 out of 5 stars 553
Following a convention in the Scottish Highlands, eight social media influencers vanish without a trace, leaving their followers–and families–in a state of shock, and the police clueless as to their whereabouts. And then, the livestreams begin. Broadcast live from their squalid underground cells, the young influencers are forced into a sadistic battle for survival. With each livestream, their captor pits them against each other in a twisted competition for likes. The influencer with the fewest positive reactions faces a gruesome end–live on camera.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rollercoaster of a read
- By Amazon Customer on 15-09-24
- A Killer of Influence
- A Scottish Crime Thriller (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, Book 20)
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Angus King
Utterly brilliant!
Reviewed: 18-09-24
A bit of an emotional rollercoaster but couldn't stop listening. I've loved all of the books in this series but this must be one of the best. The pairing of JD Kirk's incredible story telling and Angus King's perfect narration is a match made in heaven. Please keep them coming.
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This Is Why We Lied
- Will Trent, Book 12
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 210
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 210
Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a remote mountain getaway, it’s the height of escapist luxury living. Except that everyone here is lying. Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves. Then one night, Mercy McAlpine – until now the good daughter – threatens to expose everybody's secrets. Just hours later, Mercy is dead. In an area this remote, it’s easy to get away with murder. But Will Trent and Sara Linton – investigator and medical examiner for the GBI – are here on their honeymoon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Great Story
- By Ms. C. Stocks on 07-08-24
- This Is Why We Lied
- Will Trent, Book 12
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
Brilliant!
Reviewed: 25-06-24
Will Trent books just get better and better. Lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing. Kathleen Early's narration is excellent as always.
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Think Twice
- By: Harlan Coben
- Narrated by: Steven Weber
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
Sports Agent Myron Bolitar is in his new office on the top of a skyscraper in New York when two FBI agents ask him this very question. The man they refer to is a top basketball player and Myron's former client and old rival. Greg's DNA, they tell him, has been found at the scene of a high-profile double-murder, and he is now their main suspect. It can't be Greg, Myron tells the two agents: the reason he is Myron's 'former' client is because Greg is dead. He died three years ago of a heart attack. Myron went to his funeral and gave the eulogy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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riveting!
- By Amazon Customer on 09-11-24
- Think Twice
- By: Harlan Coben
- Narrated by: Steven Weber
A great listen!
Reviewed: 16-06-24
I really enjoyed this. Great to have Myron and Win back together with the rest of the gang. Lots of plot twists and Win being Win.
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Hunted
- By: Abir Mukherjee
- Narrated by: Mikhail Sen, Amber Rose Revah, Stefan Trout, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4 out of 5 stars 34
In London, armed police storm Heathrow Airport and arrest Sajid Khan. His daughter, Aliyah entered the USA with the suicide bomber, and now she's missing, potentially plotting another attack on American soil. But then a woman called Carrie turns up at Sajid's door after travelling halfway across the world. She claims Aliyah is with her son and she has a clue to their whereabouts. Carrie knows something isn't adding up - and that she and Sajid are the only ones who can find their children and discover the truth.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Clunky & unconvincing
- By Stephen A. on 29-12-24
- Hunted
- By: Abir Mukherjee
- Narrated by: Mikhail Sen, Amber Rose Revah, Stefan Trout, Nikki Patel, Sophia Roberts
An exciting listen.
Reviewed: 12-06-24
I really enjoyed this. I've listened to all of the Wyndham series and loved them. This is completely different, modern, political and exciting from start to finish.
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Kill Day
- Duncan Grant, Book 1
- By: Andrew Raymond
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
On the backstreets of Lyon, France, an MI6 surveillance team are gunned down in a cold-blooded ambush. Thrust into the hunt for the assassin is the sole survivor – rookie covert operative Duncan Grant. His feats in training are already the stuff of legend. His tough, solitary existence on Scotland's Isle of Skye forging a man willing to kill to protect the innocent and save lives. But no training can prepare Grant for the devastating consequences his first kill will unleash.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pacy book, very easy listening
- By Diana Brighouse on 20-08-24
- Kill Day
- Duncan Grant, Book 1
- By: Andrew Raymond
- Narrated by: Angus King
Another great listen.
Reviewed: 10-06-24
I really like Andrew Raymond's books. I've listened to both previous series and really enjoyed them so thought I'd give this new character a go. I wasn't disappointed and now looking forward to the next book. Another bonus is that Angus King is narrating with his usual multi-cast performance.
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Eruption
- By: James Patterson, Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Clarke Peters
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 163
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 163
A history-making volcanic eruption is about to destroy the big island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the military is more terrifying than the volcano.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Better than reviews
- By Dr. Phil on 09-06-24
- Eruption
- By: James Patterson, Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Clarke Peters
A really good liisten.
Reviewed: 08-06-24
This is definitely a Michael Crichton story. I think that James Patterson's only contribition was some updating. Since I am a huge Crichton fan I really enjoyed this. The narrator was generally good but there were several strange hesitations that spoiled it slightly, just seemed odd.
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The Stone Cypher
- Mysterious Scotland, Book 3
- By: Tormod Cockburn
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4 out of 5 stars 15
Magazine editor and part-time archaeologist, Gill McArdle is getting it together. Or at least, he thinks he is, until the death of a friend throws his life into turmoil. He’s on Orkney, researching an elaborate stone carrying an ancient religious motif. But he’s perplexed as the carving long predates any previous incidence of the symbol’s first use. Either someone is tampering with Orcadian archaeology, or Gill is facing a puzzle that can’t be resolved.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing premise, but second half sad demise
- By Mair on 12-07-24
- The Stone Cypher
- Mysterious Scotland, Book 3
- By: Tormod Cockburn
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
Brilliant!
Reviewed: 03-04-24
I love this series, combining scientific fact with Scottish folklore. I'm so glad that they are now on Audible. Looking forward to the next.
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The Survivor
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,013
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,845
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,838
From the 11th storey of a Los Angeles high-rise, Nate looks out on the city - the traffic, the trees, and the beach beyond. He breathes deeply. And then he moves one foot off the ledge and into thin air. But before he can jump, gunshots ring out from within the building. A robbery is in progress. And Nate, with nothing to lose but the life he was about to give up, decides to intervene. What happens next plunges Nate into mortal danger...and reunites him with the family he hasn't known for years - a family he will do anything to protect.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A most enjoyable read
- By Pauline on 23-09-12
- The Survivor
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Just brilliant!
Reviewed: 03-03-24
I couldn't put this down and listened in one day. Both story and narration were perfect.
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