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A Lesson in Dying
- Inspector Ramsay, Book 1
- By: Ann Cleeves
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Who hung the headmaster in the playground on the night of the school Halloween Party? Almost everyone in Heppleburn either hated or feared the viper-tongued Harold Medburn....
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Not Vera or Perez but…
- By David on 30-12-22
By: Ann Cleeves
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Killing Moon
- Harry Hole, Book 13
- By: Jo Nesbo, Seán Kinsella
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Two young women are missing, their only connection being that they attended the same party, hosted by a notorious businessman. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again....
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Hats off to Nesbo
- By Luke on 26-05-23
By: Jo Nesbo, and others
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Lady's Well
- DCI Ryan, Book 20
- By: LJ Ross
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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When the ancient waters of Lady’s Well in the rural village of Holystone begin to run red, it seems to be a nasty Hallowe’en prank and nothing more. But things take a sinister turn when the entire village suffers severe poisoning, and one old man turns up dead....
By: LJ Ross
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The One That Got Away
- A DI Heather Filson Novel
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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When a 15-year-old girl fails to make it home after school, DI Heather Filson believes she’s dealing with just another teenage runaway. The girl’s grandfather, a notorious Glasgow gangster, disagrees....
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Oh no - so disappointing
- By Dagmar on 26-05-23
By: JD Kirk
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The Last Dance
- Detective Miller, Book 1
- By: Mark Billingham
- Narrated by: David Threlfall
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet Detective Miller: unique, unconventional, and criminally underestimated....
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Nervous of a new detective, unnecessarily!!!
- By K. Smith on 28-05-23
By: Mark Billingham
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Deadly Fate
- Detective Kim Stone, Book 18
- By: Angela Marsons
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Late one evening, as the final church bell rings out, Sandra Deakin’s cold and lifeless body is found in the overgrown graveyard with multiple stab wounds. When Detective Kim Stone rushes to the scene, the violence of the attack convinces her that this murder was deeply personal....
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Amazing!
- By Catherine Craig (Angelic Light), UK on 26-05-23
By: Angela Marsons
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A Lesson in Dying
- Inspector Ramsay, Book 1
- By: Ann Cleeves
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Who hung the headmaster in the playground on the night of the school Halloween Party? Almost everyone in Heppleburn either hated or feared the viper-tongued Harold Medburn....
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Not Vera or Perez but…
- By David on 30-12-22
By: Ann Cleeves
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Killing Moon
- Harry Hole, Book 13
- By: Jo Nesbo, Seán Kinsella
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Two young women are missing, their only connection being that they attended the same party, hosted by a notorious businessman. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again....
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Hats off to Nesbo
- By Luke on 26-05-23
By: Jo Nesbo, and others
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Lady's Well
- DCI Ryan, Book 20
- By: LJ Ross
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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When the ancient waters of Lady’s Well in the rural village of Holystone begin to run red, it seems to be a nasty Hallowe’en prank and nothing more. But things take a sinister turn when the entire village suffers severe poisoning, and one old man turns up dead....
By: LJ Ross
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The One That Got Away
- A DI Heather Filson Novel
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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When a 15-year-old girl fails to make it home after school, DI Heather Filson believes she’s dealing with just another teenage runaway. The girl’s grandfather, a notorious Glasgow gangster, disagrees....
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Oh no - so disappointing
- By Dagmar on 26-05-23
By: JD Kirk
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The Last Dance
- Detective Miller, Book 1
- By: Mark Billingham
- Narrated by: David Threlfall
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet Detective Miller: unique, unconventional, and criminally underestimated....
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Nervous of a new detective, unnecessarily!!!
- By K. Smith on 28-05-23
By: Mark Billingham
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Deadly Fate
- Detective Kim Stone, Book 18
- By: Angela Marsons
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Late one evening, as the final church bell rings out, Sandra Deakin’s cold and lifeless body is found in the overgrown graveyard with multiple stab wounds. When Detective Kim Stone rushes to the scene, the violence of the attack convinces her that this murder was deeply personal....
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Amazing!
- By Catherine Craig (Angelic Light), UK on 26-05-23
By: Angela Marsons
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The Poet
- Jack McEvoy, Book 1
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Buck Schirner
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Death is reporter Jack McEvoy's beat: his calling, his obsession. But this time, death brings McEvoy the story he never wanted to write - and the mystery he desperately needs to solve. A serial killer of unprecedented savagery and cunning is at large....
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A must if you are into the Harry Bosch series
- By RedRuthless on 24-12-12
By: Michael Connelly
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Bloodline
- Anna Travis, Book 7
- By: Lynda La Plante
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Detective Anna Travis is taking charge of an investigation for the very first time under the watchful eye of her boss, James Langton. But with only a pool of blood at the crime scene, and no sign of the victim, she cannot be sure whether this is a missing person case or something more....
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Questions
- By Mrs. Linda M. Rhodes on 10-02-23
By: Lynda La Plante
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Impostor
- Alexander Gregory, Book 1
- By: LJ Ross
- Narrated by: Hugh Dancy
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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After an elite criminal profiling unit is shut down amid a storm of scandal and mismanagement, only one person emerges unscathed....
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I am at a loss to understand the glowing reviews!
- By dee on 22-02-20
By: LJ Ross
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Rivers of London
- Rivers of London, Book 1
- By: Ben Aaronovitch
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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My name is Peter Grant, and until January, I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else)....
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Not my cup of tea (I'm not even sure that was tea)
- By Christian on 28-03-13
By: Ben Aaronovitch
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The Daughters of Cain
- Inspector Morse Mysteries, Book 11
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Chief Superintendent Strange's opinion was that too little progress had been made since the discovery of a corpse in a North Oxford flat....
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For lovers of beautiful language, beautifully read
- By LINDA on 10-03-18
By: Colin Dexter
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No Plan B
- Jack Reacher, Book 27
- By: Lee Child, Andrew Child
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Gerrardsville, Colorado. One tragic event. Two witnesses. Two conflicting accounts. One witness sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus—clearly suicide. The other witness is Jack Reacher....
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Boring
- By Stoxy on 26-10-22
By: Lee Child, and others
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Murder in Tuscany
- Armstrong and Oscar, Book 1
- By: T A Williams
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Nestled high in the Tuscan hills lies Villa Volpone, home to renowned crime writer Jonah Moore and his creative writing course. It’s also the last place retired DCI Dan Armstrong expected to spend his retirement....
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Gentle Tuscan murder mystery
- By Kevin on 01-12-22
By: T A Williams
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Winter's Gifts
- A Rivers of London Novella
- By: Ben Aaronovitch
- Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Winter's Gifts will be Ben Aaronovitch's first US-set standalone story - featuring FBI Agent Reynolds, in the depths of winter, trying to solve a case which all gets pretty weird, pretty quick....
By: Ben Aaronovitch
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The Murder Book
- By: Mark Billingham
- Narrated by: Mark Billingham
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Tom Thorne is back...and so is his worst nightmare....
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Up to scratch
- By Simon Evers on 20-07-22
By: Mark Billingham
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The Curator
- The new must-read thriller from the winner of the CWA Best Crime Novel of 2019
- By: M. W. Craven
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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It's Christmas, and a serial killer is leaving displayed body parts all over Cumbria. A strange message is left at each scene: #BSC6....
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Excellent as always
- By Danny on 07-06-20
By: M. W. Craven
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The Black Echo: Special Edition
- Harry Bosch, Book 1
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Titus Welliver
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than another anonymous statistic. This one is personal...because the murdered man was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat" who had fought side by side with him in a hellish underground war....
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The best storytelling
- By Paul D. on 15-04-20
By: Michael Connelly
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The Body on the Shore
- DCI Craig Gillard, Book 2
- By: Nick Louth
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A killer is at work in the supposedly safe commuter belt. DCI Gillard needs answers fast....
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Disappointing
- By Street on 11-01-20
By: Nick Louth
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Amongst Our Weapons
- The Brand New Rivers of London Novel
- By: Ben Aaronovitch
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The London Silver Vaults—for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world. It has more locks than the Bank of England and more cameras than a celebrity punch-up. Not somewhere you can murder someone and vanish without a trace—only that's what happened....
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Well worth waiting for
- By Debra K on 08-04-22
By: Ben Aaronovitch
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The Various Haunts of Men
- Simon Serrailler 1
- By: Susan Hill
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A woman vanishes in the fog up on "the Hill", an area locally known for its tranquillity and peace....
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Wish I liked it more; hope to do better.
- By common reader on 11-03-09
By: Susan Hill
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Original Sin
- By: P. D. James
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. Set on the banks of the River Thames in the literary world, P. D. James' Original Sin is the ninth Adam Dalgliesh mystery and a brilliant work of crime fiction....
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good, long read, sometimes a bit wordy though
- By Erica on 17-08-16
By: P. D. James
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The Turning of Our Bones
- DI Rob Marshall Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Ed James
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Met cop DI Rob Marshall is hot on the trail of the serial killer known as the Chameleon, who has abducted, tortured and killed a series of young women in Northwest London....
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Loved it
- By Andromeda's Twin on 27-01-23
By: Ed James
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Death on Cromer Beach
- DS Ashley Knight, Book 1
- By: Ross Greenwood
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A brutal double murder on a Norfolk beach horrifies the town of Cromer. The way the victims died is chilling and so Norfolk’s Major Investigation Team task DS Ashley Knight to manage the case. It soon becomes clear that the murders were carefully planned....
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Great Book
- By TW on 30-04-23
By: Ross Greenwood
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Death of a Dreamer
- Hamish Macbeth, Book 21
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Unfortunately, Effie is also quite delusional, having convinced herself that fellow local artist Jock Fleming is in love with her, and that they are engaged....
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loved it
- By HM Bourke on 26-06-20
By: M. C. Beaton
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Lies Sleeping
- Rivers of London, Book 7
- By: Ben Aaronovitch
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Martin Chorley, aka the Faceless Man, wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run....
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Never received book
- By Christopher on 15-11-18
By: Ben Aaronovitch
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The Betrayal of Trust
- Simon Serrailler 6
- By: Susan Hill
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Simon Serrailler is faced with that most complicated of investigations - a cold case....
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Excellent crime writing
- By Amazon Customer on 07-02-12
By: Susan Hill
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No Sweet Sorrow
- A D.C.I. Daley Thriller, Book 11
- By: Denzil Meyrick
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Unabridged
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A potent new drug has hit the streets of Kinloch, and DCI Daley and Scott are struggling to catch the notorious gang behind this evil trade....
By: Denzil Meyrick
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A Heart Full of Headstones
- By: Ian Rankin
- Narrated by: James Macpherson
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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John Rebus stands accused: on trial for a crime that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. Although it's not the first time the legendary detective has taken the law into his own hands, it might be the last....
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disappointed
- By david on 17-10-22
By: Ian Rankin
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Death of an Expert Witness
- By: P. D. James
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. From P.D. James, one of the masters of British crime fiction, comes the seventh Adam Dalgliesh novel....
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satisfying
- By sally on 22-08-16
By: P. D. James
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Moon over Soho
- Rivers of London, Book 2
- By: Ben Aaronovitch
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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I was my dad's vinyl-wallah: I changed his records while he lounged around, and that's how I know my Argo from my Tempo.....
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Perfect audiobook
- By Jane on 26-07-11
By: Ben Aaronovitch
New Releases
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Lady's Well
- DCI Ryan, Book 20
- By: LJ Ross
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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When the ancient waters of Lady’s Well in the rural village of Holystone begin to run red, it seems to be a nasty Hallowe’en prank and nothing more. But things take a sinister turn when the entire village suffers severe poisoning, and one old man turns up dead. Accusations abound in the small close-knit community, and ‘old’ religions spar against ‘new’ while fear runs like wildfire through the streets. With so many potential motives and countless opportunities, there’s only one man who can help solve this particular mystery.
By: LJ Ross
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The Wrong Woman
- Lennox & Wilde, Book 3
- By: Helen H. Durrant
- Narrated by: John Voce
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Detectives Harry Lennox and Jess Wilde have never seen anything like it. The dead woman is dressed up like a Victorian doll. She’s wearing a long white dress, a bloodstained blonde wig and a mask with red cupid-bow lips. Beneath the mask, her face is beaten so badly, it’s unrecognisable. DNA identifies the victim as Lori Lansing, who was kidnapped three weeks ago. Her wealthy husband paid half a million pounds to secure her release – but he never saw his wife again. Then another young woman is reported missing.
By: Helen H. Durrant
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A Killer's Game
- Daniela Vega, Book 1
- By: Isabella Maldonado
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra, Feodor Chin
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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FBI agent and former military codebreaker Daniela “Dani” Vega witnesses a murder on a Manhattan sidewalk. The victim is chief of staff for a powerful New York senator. The assassin turned informant is Gustavo Toro. His code: hit the target and don’t ask questions. When Dani suspects a complex conspiracy, the only way to take down the mastermind is from the inside, forcing her to partner with Toro. Together they must infiltrate the inner circle at a remote facility. Except it’s a trap. For all of them.
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Assassins
- Detective Chief Inspector Stark, Book 1
- By: Jim Eldridge
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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London, 1921. The Great War has recently ended and tensions in England are high. Now, prominent Cabinet minister Lord Amersham has been shot dead outside his Regent's Park home. The signs point to a professional hit. Charged with solving one of the most sensitive and high-profile cases Scotland Yard has ever faced, DCI Paul Stark is under pressure to get the job done quickly.
By: Jim Eldridge
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The Baby-Snatcher
- Inspector Ramsay, Book 6
- By: Ann Cleeves
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Fifteen year old Marilyn turns up alone and frightened on Inspector Ramsay’s doorstep so he takes the young girl home to the isolated coastal community known as the Headland. And in the Howes’ dark and cluttered kitchen they find Kathleen safe and apparently well, though acting rather mysteriously. Six months later, Ramsay has more or less forgotten the strange incident, busy as he is on the trail of a local child abductor. Until he receives news that Mrs Howe has disappeared once more.
By: Ann Cleeves
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When They See Me
- Shaw and Darmody, Book 2
- By: Gill Perdue
- Narrated by: Martha Breen, Aisling Kearns, Conor Mullen
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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An au pair disappears in the heart of suburbia. When her body shows up, all eyes are on the only witness to her abduction, a two-year-old child. Detective and expert witness interviewer Laura Shaw knows she is needed. But in the aftermath of a case that nearly broke her, Laura questions if she can continue to do police work. Her partner, Detective Niamh Darmody, is on the case, but without Laura to rely on, she's struggling too. When the discovery of a second body blows all their theories out of the water, Laura and Niamh must accept that the killer is poised to strike again.
By: Gill Perdue
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Lady's Well
- DCI Ryan, Book 20
- By: LJ Ross
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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When the ancient waters of Lady’s Well in the rural village of Holystone begin to run red, it seems to be a nasty Hallowe’en prank and nothing more. But things take a sinister turn when the entire village suffers severe poisoning, and one old man turns up dead. Accusations abound in the small close-knit community, and ‘old’ religions spar against ‘new’ while fear runs like wildfire through the streets. With so many potential motives and countless opportunities, there’s only one man who can help solve this particular mystery.
By: LJ Ross
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The Wrong Woman
- Lennox & Wilde, Book 3
- By: Helen H. Durrant
- Narrated by: John Voce
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Detectives Harry Lennox and Jess Wilde have never seen anything like it. The dead woman is dressed up like a Victorian doll. She’s wearing a long white dress, a bloodstained blonde wig and a mask with red cupid-bow lips. Beneath the mask, her face is beaten so badly, it’s unrecognisable. DNA identifies the victim as Lori Lansing, who was kidnapped three weeks ago. Her wealthy husband paid half a million pounds to secure her release – but he never saw his wife again. Then another young woman is reported missing.
By: Helen H. Durrant
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A Killer's Game
- Daniela Vega, Book 1
- By: Isabella Maldonado
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra, Feodor Chin
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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FBI agent and former military codebreaker Daniela “Dani” Vega witnesses a murder on a Manhattan sidewalk. The victim is chief of staff for a powerful New York senator. The assassin turned informant is Gustavo Toro. His code: hit the target and don’t ask questions. When Dani suspects a complex conspiracy, the only way to take down the mastermind is from the inside, forcing her to partner with Toro. Together they must infiltrate the inner circle at a remote facility. Except it’s a trap. For all of them.
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Assassins
- Detective Chief Inspector Stark, Book 1
- By: Jim Eldridge
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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London, 1921. The Great War has recently ended and tensions in England are high. Now, prominent Cabinet minister Lord Amersham has been shot dead outside his Regent's Park home. The signs point to a professional hit. Charged with solving one of the most sensitive and high-profile cases Scotland Yard has ever faced, DCI Paul Stark is under pressure to get the job done quickly.
By: Jim Eldridge
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The Baby-Snatcher
- Inspector Ramsay, Book 6
- By: Ann Cleeves
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Fifteen year old Marilyn turns up alone and frightened on Inspector Ramsay’s doorstep so he takes the young girl home to the isolated coastal community known as the Headland. And in the Howes’ dark and cluttered kitchen they find Kathleen safe and apparently well, though acting rather mysteriously. Six months later, Ramsay has more or less forgotten the strange incident, busy as he is on the trail of a local child abductor. Until he receives news that Mrs Howe has disappeared once more.
By: Ann Cleeves
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When They See Me
- Shaw and Darmody, Book 2
- By: Gill Perdue
- Narrated by: Martha Breen, Aisling Kearns, Conor Mullen
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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An au pair disappears in the heart of suburbia. When her body shows up, all eyes are on the only witness to her abduction, a two-year-old child. Detective and expert witness interviewer Laura Shaw knows she is needed. But in the aftermath of a case that nearly broke her, Laura questions if she can continue to do police work. Her partner, Detective Niamh Darmody, is on the case, but without Laura to rely on, she's struggling too. When the discovery of a second body blows all their theories out of the water, Laura and Niamh must accept that the killer is poised to strike again.
By: Gill Perdue
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The Body on Scafell Pike
- Lake District Murder Mysteries, Book 1
- By: S J Brooke
- Narrated by: Ashley Tucker
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A renowned mountaineer and self-described 'fell runner' is found dead in a deep gully on one side of Scafell Pike within hours of announcing his intention of breaking the world record for the quickest continuous summit of every peak in the Lake District. Only a month into the job, DI Jess Chambers had been hoping that Cumbria would offer a slower pace of policing than her native Belfast, but this first case already sees her out of her depth. A local mountain guide, Margot Voyce, proves to be her biggest asset as she begins her investigation.
By: S J Brooke
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Widow Lake
- Detective Ellie Reeves, Book 8
- By: Rita Herron
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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On the hottest day of the year, as a heatwave takes hold of the Appalachian Mountains, a five-year-old girl goes missing. Just as the sun is setting, a family vacation becomes a worst nightmare—Betsy, with her green eyes, ponytail, and rainbow T-shirt—disappears in the woods by Widow Lake. Detective Ellie Reeves is straight on the scene, promising Betsy’s heartbroken parents that she will stop at nothing to find their precious daughter.
By: Rita Herron
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Innocent Dead
- By: Gwyn Bennett
- Narrated by: George Weightman
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Harrison Lane, Head of the Ritualistic Behavioural Crime unit, is called to investigate the brutal assault of an African healer. The two attackers are normally law-abiding parishioners from the nearby Catholic church. Behind bars, the men claim they were acting in self-defence after the man used 'voodoo magic' to curse their church, sending a wave of sudden deaths and sickness through the panicked congregation.
By: Gwyn Bennett
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Murder in Admonishment
- A Doyle & Acton Mystery
- By: Anne Cleeland
- Narrated by: Rachanee Lumayno
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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This case was a strange one; Detective Sergeant Kathleen Doyle was investigating what appeared to be an "admonishment" murder—a lower-level player in a turf war had been murdered to serve as a warning by a rival gang.
By: Anne Cleeland
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Luck of the Draw
- Detective Kate Rosetti Mystery, Book 9
- By: Gina LaManna
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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As spring rolls around in the Twin Cities, Kate uncovers a baffling new case. A millionaire recluse has been found with a spear through his heart—dead on his own private island. Detective Rosetti is called in to peel back the layers of the most unusual homicide she’s seen yet. To add fuel to the fire, Kate’s ex-boyfriend now occupies the desk next to her. It’s a little hard to focus on her burgeoning relationship with one handsome billionaire when remnants of her past are visible at every turn.
By: Gina LaManna
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The One That Got Away
- A DI Heather Filson Novel
- By: JD Kirk
- Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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When a 15-year-old girl fails to make it home after school, DI Heather Filson believes she’s dealing with just another teenage runaway. The girl’s grandfather, a notorious Glasgow gangster, disagrees. Convinced one of his underworld enemies has grabbed her, he’s prepared to bathe the city in blood in order to bring his princess home.
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- By Dagmar on 26-05-23
By: JD Kirk
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The Isle of Wight Murders
- Solent Murder Mystery 5
- By: Pauline Rowson
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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A cold, grey January morning. A woman with a gun in her hand. A corpse on an abandoned golf course. Detective Inspector Andy Horton is taking a break on the Isle of Wight. But even when he’s on holiday trouble follows him... On an abandoned golf course, Horton finds a distraught, young woman with a gun in her hand, crouching over one of the derelict bunkers. Then the smell hits him. A dead man lies there. Dressed in walking gear, his body decomposing. The woman with the gun says she’s his sister. The local police think she killed her brother, but Horton’s not so sure.
By: Pauline Rowson
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Deadly Fate
- Detective Kim Stone, Book 18
- By: Angela Marsons
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Late one evening, as the final church bell rings out, Sandra Deakin’s cold and lifeless body is found in the overgrown graveyard with multiple stab wounds. When Detective Kim Stone rushes to the scene, the violence of the attack convinces her that this murder was deeply personal. What could have caused such hate?
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Amazing!
- By Catherine Craig (Angelic Light), UK on 26-05-23
By: Angela Marsons
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Killing Moon
- Harry Hole, Book 13
- By: Jo Nesbo, Seán Kinsella
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Two young women are missing, their only connection being that they attended the same party, hosted by a notorious businessman. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again. And catching him calls for a detective like no other. But the legendary Harry Hole is gone. Struck off the force, down and out in Los Angeles, it seems that nothing can entice him back to Oslo. Until the woman who saved Harry's life is put in grave danger, and he is forced to join the hunt for the murderer.
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Hats off to Nesbo
- By Luke on 26-05-23
By: Jo Nesbo, and others
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The Last Dance
- Detective Miller, Book 1
- By: Mark Billingham
- Narrated by: David Threlfall
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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He's a detective, a dancer, he has no respect whatsoever for authority - and he's the best hope Blackpool has for keeping criminals off the streets. Meet Detective Declan Miller. A double murder in a seaside hotel sees grieving Miller return to work to solve what appears to be a case of mistaken identity. Just why were two completely unconnected men taken out? With a distinctly loose relationship with reality and a new partner to deal with, can eccentric, offbeat Miller find answers where more traditional police have found only an impossible puzzle?
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Nervous of a new detective, unnecessarily!!!
- By K. Smith on 28-05-23
By: Mark Billingham
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Cult
- By: Camilla Läckberg, Henrik Fexeus
- Narrated by: Sofia Engstrand
- Length: 23 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A young child is snatched in broad daylight outside his nursery. Nobody in charge sees a thing, but the other children say a woman is the culprit. Detective Mina Dabiri calls on her close friend Vincent to untangle the puzzle that surrounds the kidnapped boy. As he finds a link between the boy and other others who have gone missing, it becomes clear that time is running out for everyone involved.
By: Camilla Läckberg, and others
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Slaughterhouse Farm
- By: T. Orr Munro
- Narrated by: Olivia Mace, Annette Holland
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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In the dead of night, 72-year-old Miriam Narracott is found wandering on Exmoor, holding a knife and covered in blood. Inside the family farmhouse lies the body of her adult son, Gabe. CSI Ally Dymond is on compassionate leave, but when approached by the new DI, recently arrived from London and eager to have Ally's keen eye and local knowledge on the case, she finds herself being drawn back in. With their only suspect Miriam unwilling – or unable – to talk, the team must dig into the family’s history to uncover a motive.
By: T. Orr Munro