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Detective Sebastian Clifford, Books 1-3
- A Midlands Crime Thriller Series
- By: Sally Rigby
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 22 hrs and 17 mins
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The first three crime thrillers in the Detective Sebastian Clifford series together in a single collection for the first time. This collection includes Web of Lies, Speak No Evil, and Never Too Late....
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Great books and leaves you guessing
- By Connell Maskrey on 23-10-2023
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The Truth
- A DC Smith Investigation, Book 9
- By: Peter Grainger
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlie Hills, former desk sergeant at Kings Lake Central, is in trouble. He hasn't told Smith, his old friend and sparring partner, but someone has, and now the two former policemen are about to embark on a difficult and potentially dangerous search for the truth....
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The Truth
- By Tanya B. on 17-04-2024
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The Golden Library
- Ben Hope, Book 29
- By: Scott Mariani
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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Scott Mariani’s pulse-pounding thrillers mix action, adventure, conspiracy and ancient secrets with modern mysteries and cutting edge tech – and at the heart of it all: a hero you’ll never forget.
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Ben Hope
- By DebManning on 12-05-2024
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The Bag of Secrets
- Detective Matt Ballard Mystery, Book 6
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Matt is intrigued when his partner Liz brings home an old carpet bag she found dumped in the local library. It contains a pile of mysterious handwritten notes. Liz is convinced the bag belongs to Old Molly, a local woman who lives on the streets.
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Suspenseful
- By Anonymous User on 09-05-2024
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Proven Guilty
- The Dresden Files, Book 8
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
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The White Council of Wizards has drafted Harry Dresden as a Warden and assigned him to look into rumors of black magic in Chicago....
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phwoar
- By Brody on 05-04-2015
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Northwind
- Robert Hoon Thrillers, Book 1
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Former soldier. Ex-copper. Current man on the edge. Shunned by his old colleagues, and dividing his time between a dead-end job and the bottom of a whisky bottle, former Police Scotland detective superintendent Bob Hoon’s life is a mess....
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Excellent spin off
- By Virginia Walsh on 27-10-2021
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Detective Sebastian Clifford, Books 1-3
- A Midlands Crime Thriller Series
- By: Sally Rigby
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 22 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The first three crime thrillers in the Detective Sebastian Clifford series together in a single collection for the first time. This collection includes Web of Lies, Speak No Evil, and Never Too Late....
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Great books and leaves you guessing
- By Connell Maskrey on 23-10-2023
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The Truth
- A DC Smith Investigation, Book 9
- By: Peter Grainger
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlie Hills, former desk sergeant at Kings Lake Central, is in trouble. He hasn't told Smith, his old friend and sparring partner, but someone has, and now the two former policemen are about to embark on a difficult and potentially dangerous search for the truth....
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The Truth
- By Tanya B. on 17-04-2024
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The Golden Library
- Ben Hope, Book 29
- By: Scott Mariani
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Scott Mariani’s pulse-pounding thrillers mix action, adventure, conspiracy and ancient secrets with modern mysteries and cutting edge tech – and at the heart of it all: a hero you’ll never forget.
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Ben Hope
- By DebManning on 12-05-2024
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The Bag of Secrets
- Detective Matt Ballard Mystery, Book 6
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Matt is intrigued when his partner Liz brings home an old carpet bag she found dumped in the local library. It contains a pile of mysterious handwritten notes. Liz is convinced the bag belongs to Old Molly, a local woman who lives on the streets.
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Suspenseful
- By Anonymous User on 09-05-2024
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Proven Guilty
- The Dresden Files, Book 8
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
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The White Council of Wizards has drafted Harry Dresden as a Warden and assigned him to look into rumors of black magic in Chicago....
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phwoar
- By Brody on 05-04-2015
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Northwind
- Robert Hoon Thrillers, Book 1
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Former soldier. Ex-copper. Current man on the edge. Shunned by his old colleagues, and dividing his time between a dead-end job and the bottom of a whisky bottle, former Police Scotland detective superintendent Bob Hoon’s life is a mess....
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Excellent spin off
- By Virginia Walsh on 27-10-2021
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Murder in Florence
- Armstrong and Oscar, Book 3
- By: T A Williams
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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Life as a private investigator in the suburbs of Florence isn’t always as glamourous as Dan Armstrong imagined it to be, until he is asked to investigate a recent spate of violent attacks on a Hollywood movie set in Florence....
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Southpaw
- Robert Hoon Thrillers, Book 2
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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Ex-Police Scotland detective Bob Hoon has made himself some powerful enemies. Following his brutal search for the missing daughter of an old army colleague, Hoon is being hunted by the Loop....
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Furk Me Bob
- By NeilB on 20-06-2022
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Murder on the Italian Riviera
- Armstrong and Oscar, Book 7
- By: T A Williams
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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Private investigator Dan Armstrong is no stranger to working with criminals, but when he’s approached for help by Bianca Moretti, he’s on high alert. Bianca is intelligent and beautiful, and Dan likes her, but he also once sent her to prison…
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Fear the Truth
- Detective Sebastian Clifford, Book 5
- By: Sally Rigby
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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Private investigator Sebastian Clifford and his partner Birdie step into the world of celebrity when a star of children's TV turns to them for help. She's being blackmailed by someone who knows about her murky past, and she's desperate to keep it hidden....
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Another great listen
- By Maria Achurch on 02-05-2024
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The Law
- A Dresden Files Novella (Dresden Files, Book 17.5)
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: Jim Butcher
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
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When one such creature threatens an independent tutor, Harry Dresden must shake off the blood and dirt of his most recent battles and rise to the occasion, even when it turns out that the new predator is far more dangerous and connected than first appearances would suggest....
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Jim doing Jim, so good!
- By Anonymous User on 27-07-2022
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Fire Watch
- Jack Widow, Book 8
- By: Scott Blade
- Narrated by: Alan Phillip Ormond
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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Molly DeGorne is a woman on the run, wanted for murdering her abusive husband. She’s accused of setting him and their Seattle home on fire. Scared, alone, and with no one to trust, the only hope that she’s got is a drifter she just met, Jack Widow....
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What a let down!
- By Anonymous User on 14-07-2022
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The Red Room
- Atticus Priest, Book 3
- By: Mark Dawson
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Private investigator Atticus Priest is asked to investigate after a man falls to his death from the tower of Salisbury Cathedral....
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Dull
- By Margaret on 09-07-2023
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Arcadia
- A Case for Willows and Lane, Book 3
- By: Peter Grainger
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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Sir Roger Parkes is a man of some influence in the West Country. When he loses touch with his youngest daughter, he has a word with the Assistant Chief Constable of the local force....
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Fast moving and interesting.
- By Jack on 26-04-2024
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The Cove
- Detective Erica Sands, Book 1
- By: Gregg Dunnett
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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Christine had no idea that her family’s new dream house is right next door to where a child was abducted and murdered. And nobody told her that the father–who was the main suspect in the police investigation before it collapsed–still lives there....
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Hidden from Sight
- Detective Sebastian Clifford, Book 4
- By: Sally Rigby
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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A million-pound heist. A man on the run. A gang hellbent on seeking revenge....
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Key ingredients in place
- By Craig McSpellcheck on 15-04-2024
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The Last Rainmaker
- Jack Widow, Book 9
- By: Scott Blade
- Narrated by: Alan Phillip Ormond
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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One shot. One kill. A deadly sniper targets the only man to escape him—Jack Widow. A sniper is out there, murdering the best shooters in the world until he’s all that’s left. Widow is the only man to survive an encounter with the suspect....
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Showing detective skills
- By Anonymous User on 19-02-2024
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Marshlight
- Detective Matt Ballard, Book 4
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
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An old friend's sister disappears without a trace. There's no sign of foul play, but she'd been acting very peculiarly. Meanwhile, Liz's cousin, Christie, comes to stay. She takes an immediate - and uncharacteristic - dislike to the local bookshop owner, Gina....
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Another great Ellis novel
- By Janet Congues on 14-12-2021
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Dead Beat
- The Dresden Files, Book 7
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
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When a killer vampire threatens to destroy head of Special Investigations Karrin Murphy's reputation, unless Harry delivers the powerful Word of Kemmler to her, he has no choice.....
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<3
- By Anonymous User on 29-02-2024
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Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Sherlock Holmes' Rediscovered Railway Mysteries
- Four Original Short Stories
- By: John Taylor
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads these four new Sherlock Holmes stories by John Taylor....
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Really enjoyable
- By dmad on 31-08-2015
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Blood Rites
- The Dresden Files, Book 6
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
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Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, takes on a case as a favor to his friend Thomas, only to become the prime suspect in a series of ghastly murders.....
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These books get better and better!
- By chelsea on 05-02-2016
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Without Measure
- Jack Widow, Book 4
- By: Scott Blade
- Narrated by: Alan Phillip Ormond
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Hitchhiking all night without sleep, Jack Widow stops in a diner in a California mountain town with only two industries left: a small arms manufacturer and a forgotten Marine base....
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Detective side
- By Anonymous User on 11-02-2024
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Murder of a Lover
- DI Hillary Greene, Book 13
- By: Faith Martin
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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Ten years ago, Rowan Thompson was found stabbed to death with a pair of scissors in his student house. It turns out that Rowan was quite a lover, with many disgruntled partners left in his wake. But did any of them have a strong enough motive to murder him?
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Winter Territory
- Jack Widow, Book 2
- By: Scott Blade
- Narrated by: Philip Alan Ormond
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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Deep inside Wyoming, in the dead of winter, CIA Agent Alex Shepard is desperate. A few days ago, he sent an undercover agent to the Red Rain Indian Reservation to investigate an unthinkable terrorist plot....
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Good read
- By JohnG on 14-05-2022
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Small Favor
- The Dresden Files, Book 10
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
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No one's tried to kill Harry Dresden for almost an entire year, and his life finally seems to be calming down. For once, the future looks bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow....
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perhaps my 5th run through the serise
- By Jeff Northam on 28-02-2023
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Westward
- Robert Hoon Thrillers, Book 3
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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Disgraced ex-cop Robert Hoon has crossed the wrong people for the last time. Having struck a humiliating blow against the criminal network known as the Loop, Hoon has been targeted by the Alphas, an elite squad of assassins who will not stop until he is dead....
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Pure Hoon Gold!
- By Luisa on 04-08-2022
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The Teacher
- DS Cross Mysteries, Book 6
- By: Tim Sullivan
- Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
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An eighty-year-old man is found murdered in his home. His age and standing in the community makes finding his killer difficult.
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Long live George Cross & Co!
- By Gina on 28-02-2024
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Little Girl Vanished
- Harper Adams Mystery, Book 1
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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With a friend’s child missing, and the police failing, disgraced ex-detective Harper enlists the aid of a former crime boss to untangle a mystery that strikes too close to home....
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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Agatha Christie wrote The Mysterious Affair at Styles during the midst of World War I. The book was published in 1920 and became extremely popular because of the well-grounded plot....
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Death and Croissants
- A Follet Valley Mystery, Book 1
- By: Ian Moore
- Narrated by: Ian Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the fictional Val de Follet in the Loire Valley. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that’s the way he likes it. One day, however, one of his older guests disappears, leaving behind a bloody handprint on the wallpaper....
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Really wanted to like this book
- By Daniel on 17-02-2023
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The Golden Library
- Ben Hope, Book 29
- By: Scott Mariani
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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To his many thousands of fans, ex-SAS officer Ben Hope stands tall as a warrior, a protector of the innocent, a defender of those in need, relentless in his pursuit of those who exploit others or prey on the weak. But Ben is also a man all too aware of his own flaws and weaknesses – a man who knows to become unstoppable, he needs the right team to put together in a crisis. With his network of mavericks, experts and daredevils, he’s always ready to risk life and liberty for the right cause, wherever in the world that call might take him.
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Ben Hope
- By DebManning on 12-05-2024
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Clive Cussler’s The Heist
- By: Jack du Brul
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Charismatic, handsome, and fiercely loyal, Isaac Bell is a no-nonsense private detective at the Van Dorn Detective Agency. Travelling all over early 20th century America in pursuit of justice for his clients, chasing down a steam train in a sports automobile is all in a day’s work for Bell. And while he’s on the trail of thieves, killers, and sometimes much worse, he’ll have to use his every last wit to stay ahead of those he seeks, and to stay alive.
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The Suspicions of Mr Whisker
- No. 2 Feline Detective Agency, Book 13
- By: Mandy Morton
- Narrated by: Jenny Funnell
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Faced with an increasing body count, our feline detectives sharpen their claws and set out to catch a serial killer. Did Pomadora Moseley really murder her family on the rollercoaster at Butlins? Is Clara Toddlebury's Country Dance Class under threat? And why does Mr Whisker lock himself in his headmaster's study?
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Little Girl Vanished
- Harper Adams Mystery, Book 1
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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With a friend’s child missing, and the police failing, disgraced ex-detective Harper enlists the aid of a former crime boss to untangle a mystery that strikes too close to home. Disgraced, ex-detective Harper Adams is perfectly content wallowing at rock bottom. She’s lost her job, house, and reputation, and it only gets worse when she’s forced to move back home to Jackson Creek, Arkansas, the one place she swore she’d never return.
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Long Gone
- Harper Adams Mystery, Book 2
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams has traded her badge for a desk job at her father's law firm, a move as dull as the small town she's returned to. But things take a turn when a local woman wants to declare her missing husband dead, five years after his mysterious disappearance. With her father’s firm representing the missing man's wife, Harper seizes the opportunity to delve back into her investigative roots. Her search leads her back to James Malcolm, a former crime boss turned tavern owner, who has his finger on the pulse of every shadowed corner.
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Subterfuge
- The Harry Starke Novels, Book 22
- By: Blair Howard
- Narrated by: Tom Lennon
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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A missing person, two murders, an enigmatic Irishman, and a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme bring Harry Starke, Captain Kate Gazzara and her trusty K9 companion, Samson, together again in a bewildering detective thriller that takes them deep into the seedy side of New York City,
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The Golden Library
- Ben Hope, Book 29
- By: Scott Mariani
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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To his many thousands of fans, ex-SAS officer Ben Hope stands tall as a warrior, a protector of the innocent, a defender of those in need, relentless in his pursuit of those who exploit others or prey on the weak. But Ben is also a man all too aware of his own flaws and weaknesses – a man who knows to become unstoppable, he needs the right team to put together in a crisis. With his network of mavericks, experts and daredevils, he’s always ready to risk life and liberty for the right cause, wherever in the world that call might take him.
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Ben Hope
- By DebManning on 12-05-2024
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Clive Cussler’s The Heist
- By: Jack du Brul
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Charismatic, handsome, and fiercely loyal, Isaac Bell is a no-nonsense private detective at the Van Dorn Detective Agency. Travelling all over early 20th century America in pursuit of justice for his clients, chasing down a steam train in a sports automobile is all in a day’s work for Bell. And while he’s on the trail of thieves, killers, and sometimes much worse, he’ll have to use his every last wit to stay ahead of those he seeks, and to stay alive.
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The Suspicions of Mr Whisker
- No. 2 Feline Detective Agency, Book 13
- By: Mandy Morton
- Narrated by: Jenny Funnell
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Faced with an increasing body count, our feline detectives sharpen their claws and set out to catch a serial killer. Did Pomadora Moseley really murder her family on the rollercoaster at Butlins? Is Clara Toddlebury's Country Dance Class under threat? And why does Mr Whisker lock himself in his headmaster's study?
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Little Girl Vanished
- Harper Adams Mystery, Book 1
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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With a friend’s child missing, and the police failing, disgraced ex-detective Harper enlists the aid of a former crime boss to untangle a mystery that strikes too close to home. Disgraced, ex-detective Harper Adams is perfectly content wallowing at rock bottom. She’s lost her job, house, and reputation, and it only gets worse when she’s forced to move back home to Jackson Creek, Arkansas, the one place she swore she’d never return.
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Long Gone
- Harper Adams Mystery, Book 2
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams has traded her badge for a desk job at her father's law firm, a move as dull as the small town she's returned to. But things take a turn when a local woman wants to declare her missing husband dead, five years after his mysterious disappearance. With her father’s firm representing the missing man's wife, Harper seizes the opportunity to delve back into her investigative roots. Her search leads her back to James Malcolm, a former crime boss turned tavern owner, who has his finger on the pulse of every shadowed corner.
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Subterfuge
- The Harry Starke Novels, Book 22
- By: Blair Howard
- Narrated by: Tom Lennon
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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A missing person, two murders, an enigmatic Irishman, and a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme bring Harry Starke, Captain Kate Gazzara and her trusty K9 companion, Samson, together again in a bewildering detective thriller that takes them deep into the seedy side of New York City,
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The Cottage
- A McLaren Mystery
- By: Jo A. Hiestand
- Narrated by: Callum Hale
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Former police detective Michael McLaren is at the home of his lady friend, Melanie. The house is sold, the removal van is booked. All that is left is to help her pack her belongings for her move to his village. But the laborious task is interrupted when one of Melanie’s neighbors asks McLaren to investigate the circumstances of her parents’ murders. McLaren’s reluctance to take it on and abandon Melanie appears to be solved when his best mate, Jamie, steps in to help with the packing. It’s not the easy investigation McLaren was hoping for, however.
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An Anagram for Goodbye
- The Purple Heart Detective Agency
- By: Rock Neelly
- Narrated by: Devin Larson
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Time and luck seem to be running out for The Purple Heart Detective Agency. Violence has a toll. Running afoul of the law has its limits. But for Clayton Grace, there is a woman involved—the one who got away. His first love, Linda, the woman who chose another man over him. And now that man is missing. One week into retirement, Grace takes Linda's case against Roddy O'Malley's objections. The path is never easy when the heart is leading the way.
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Murder on the Italian Riviera
- Armstrong and Oscar, Book 7
- By: T A Williams
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Private investigator Dan Armstrong is no stranger to working with criminals, but when he’s approached for help by Bianca Moretti, he’s on high alert. Bianca is intelligent and beautiful, and Dan likes her, but he also once sent her to prison…Bianca explains that a guest has been found dead at her father’s luxurious and private retreat on the beautiful Italian Riviera. The police are sure the death is accidental, but Bianca is convinced the man’s been murdered. Dan’s sure he can get to the bottom of things…as long as Bianca is telling him the whole truth.
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Pay Dirt
- By: Sara Paretsky
- Narrated by: Liza Ross
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When a young woman named Sabrina disappears without a trace in Kansas, private investigator V.I. Warshawski knows she must act fast. But when she discovers Sabrina close to death in a drug house, the locals don't take kindly to her - and Sabrina's mother becomes suspicious. V.I. finds herself under the sharp gaze of the FBI - and the men running the county's opioid distribution. And when a dead body surfaces a few days later, V.I. is pitched headlong into a battle between the locals - with roots that date all the way back to the American Civil War.
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A Day Ago
- Prequel to the Mylas Grey Mystery Series (Mylas Grey Mysteries)
- By: Luana Ehrlich
- Narrated by: Steve Twitchell
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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He isn’t prepared for the situation . . .Mylas always thought the owner of the McKinney Law Firm, where he’s employed, would outlive him, so when the owner suffers a fatal heart attack, Mylas suddenly faces an uncertain future, his hope of a partnership shattered. He isn’t prepared for the consequences . . .When Mylas learns he’s mentioned in the will, he expects to receive a small token of appreciation for his years of service to the firm, but then, when everyone assembles to hear the reading of the will, things take a bizarre turn with unexpected consequences.
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The Lodger
- By: Marie Belloc Lowndes
- Narrated by: Anne Hancock
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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According to legend, in 1910, Marie Belloc Lowndes attended a London dinner party where a guest told her that his mother’s butler and cook claimed they had once rented rooms to Jack the Ripper, the notorious mass murderer. The idea for “The Lodger” was born. Mr. and Mrs. Bunting have sunk their savings into their house with plans to let rooms. But no lodgers have materialized, and they are on the verge of penury when, one foggy night, a knock on the door brings Mr. Sleuth, an unassuming gentleman whose needs are perfectly suited to the suite of rooms the Buntings have to rent.
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Blue Moon
- Howard Moon Deer Mystery, Book 6
- By: Robert Westbrook
- Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Alone on a wilderness trek in the New Mexico mountains, Lakota PI Howard Moon Deer meets a barefoot, half-crazed astrophysicist who claims he's been abducted by a flying saucer and has just returned from the planet Klizmor in possession of an illusive equation from their advanced civilization: the Theory of Everything.
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Primary Storm
- Lewis Cole, Book 6
- By: Brendan DuBois
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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When shots ring out at a political rally, retired Department of Defense analyst and local columnist Lewis Cole becomes the prime suspect in an assassination attempt, forcing him to race against time to clear his name and expose the real shooter. With the Secret Service on his tail and a relentless stalker lurking in the shadows, Lewis must navigate the dangerous world of presidential politics to outsmart those who seek to use him as a pawn.
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The Last Bow of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David McCran
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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"His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to "Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes".
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The Adventure of Black Peter
- Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 49 mins
- Unabridged
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A ship captain is found dead, stabbed through with a harpoon. Police Inspector Stanley Hopkins, who is being mentored by Sherlock Holmes, brings the case to Holmes and Dr. Watson. An abusive man, the captain had many enemies, widening the suspect list. The investigation finds Holmes and company on a stakeout, on a case that involves a chance meetings on the high seas and stolen securities.
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The Adventure of the Empty House
- Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Sherlock Holmes reappears in London after a three-year absence, shocking Dr. Watson, who believed his good friend had been killed in a confrontation with Professor Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls. Holmes is compelled to outwit the “second most dangerous man in London” who has a good reason to hope for Holmes’ demise.
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Murder in Rose Hill
- A Gaslight Mystery, Book 27
- By: Victoria Thompson
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Sarah Malloy has just helped with the delivery of a bouncing baby girl at her women's clinic, when she receives a visit from an engaging and determined young woman writing an article for New Century Magazine. Louisa Rodgers explains that she is researching the dangers of patent remedies. Sarah is only too happy to tell Louisa exactly what she thinks of the so-called medicines. A few days later, Sarah receives a visit from a bereft Bernard Rodgers, who explains that his daughter, Louisa, has been found strangled in the lobby of the building where New Century has its offices.