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It was just one night. But it was a night that would destroy everything. Judge Juliana Brody is a woman with principles. She is happily married, she doesn't drink, she doesn't lose control. She definitely doesn't sleep with a handsome stranger at a law convention. Except that, last night, that is exactly what she did. Matias understands that if anyone found out about their one-night stand it would destroy Juliana's marriage and, most likely, her career. They agree that they will never see each other again. And then, a week later, he walks into her courtroom.
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Company Man
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Nick Conover, the son of a factory worker, is the CEO of a major corporation in a company town. Nick, once the most admired man in Fenwick, Michigan, is now, having presided over massive layoffs, the most despised. A single parent since the recent death of his wife, he's struggling to insulate his 10-year-old daughter and angry 16-year-old son from the town's hostility.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining read with a few good twists <br />
- By HC Irish fan on 31-07-19
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The Zero Hour
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
When an ominous, digitally encrypted telephone call is intercepted by the NSA's spy satellites high over Switzerland, FBI Special Agent Sarah Cahill -- irreverent, outspoken, a brilliant counterterrorism expert, a divorced mother of an eight-year-old boy -- is urgently summoned to New York to investigate an imminent terrorist attack on lower Manhattan.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Appalling, don't waste your money.
- By Matthew on 15-05-11
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Extraordinary Powers
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Christopher Burns
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Harrison Sinclair, director of the CIA, has been killed in a car accident. His son-in-law, Ben Ellison - an attorney and ex-agent - instantly hears rumors of sinister forces within the Agency. The hunt for the truth will rush Ben headlong into a web of conspiracy beyond his control, where he is compelled by an artful, inescapable maneuver back into the employ of the CIA, and lured into a top-secret espionage project in telepathy that will endow him with "extraordinary powers"....
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The Moscow Club
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Assigned to examine a portentous tape sneaked out of Moscow by a mole, CIA Kremlinologist Charlie Stone finds himself in an espionage investigation of staggering complexity. As he hops among three continents, often the target of both the KGB and the CIA, Stone succeeds in vindicating his father, branded a traitor by McCarthy, while nosing out a plot by the head of the KGB to stage a violent coup during a Moscow summit that will end glasnost and set the world on its ear.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Over the Top
- By Trevor on 16-04-13
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Vanished
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
Lauren Heller is in the middle of a nightmare. Viciously attacked on a night out with her husband, Roger, she wakes 24 hours later to find that he has disappeared without trace. With the police investigation at a standstill, Lauren has no choice but to turn to the only other person who is able to help: Roger’s estranged brother. Nick Heller is a private investigator for a corporate security firm. He is also ex-Army Special Forces. If he is to find his brother, Nick is going to have to call upon all his skills.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book worth reading
- By Mrs M. on 17-05-19
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Judgment
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: January Lavoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
It was just one night. But it was a night that would destroy everything. Judge Juliana Brody is a woman with principles. She is happily married, she doesn't drink, she doesn't lose control. She definitely doesn't sleep with a handsome stranger at a law convention. Except that, last night, that is exactly what she did. Matias understands that if anyone found out about their one-night stand it would destroy Juliana's marriage and, most likely, her career. They agree that they will never see each other again. And then, a week later, he walks into her courtroom.
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Company Man
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
Nick Conover, the son of a factory worker, is the CEO of a major corporation in a company town. Nick, once the most admired man in Fenwick, Michigan, is now, having presided over massive layoffs, the most despised. A single parent since the recent death of his wife, he's struggling to insulate his 10-year-old daughter and angry 16-year-old son from the town's hostility.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining read with a few good twists <br />
- By HC Irish fan on 31-07-19
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The Zero Hour
- By: Joseph Finder
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- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
When an ominous, digitally encrypted telephone call is intercepted by the NSA's spy satellites high over Switzerland, FBI Special Agent Sarah Cahill -- irreverent, outspoken, a brilliant counterterrorism expert, a divorced mother of an eight-year-old boy -- is urgently summoned to New York to investigate an imminent terrorist attack on lower Manhattan.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Appalling, don't waste your money.
- By Matthew on 15-05-11
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Extraordinary Powers
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Christopher Burns
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Harrison Sinclair, director of the CIA, has been killed in a car accident. His son-in-law, Ben Ellison - an attorney and ex-agent - instantly hears rumors of sinister forces within the Agency. The hunt for the truth will rush Ben headlong into a web of conspiracy beyond his control, where he is compelled by an artful, inescapable maneuver back into the employ of the CIA, and lured into a top-secret espionage project in telepathy that will endow him with "extraordinary powers"....
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The Moscow Club
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Assigned to examine a portentous tape sneaked out of Moscow by a mole, CIA Kremlinologist Charlie Stone finds himself in an espionage investigation of staggering complexity. As he hops among three continents, often the target of both the KGB and the CIA, Stone succeeds in vindicating his father, branded a traitor by McCarthy, while nosing out a plot by the head of the KGB to stage a violent coup during a Moscow summit that will end glasnost and set the world on its ear.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Over the Top
- By Trevor on 16-04-13
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Vanished
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
Lauren Heller is in the middle of a nightmare. Viciously attacked on a night out with her husband, Roger, she wakes 24 hours later to find that he has disappeared without trace. With the police investigation at a standstill, Lauren has no choice but to turn to the only other person who is able to help: Roger’s estranged brother. Nick Heller is a private investigator for a corporate security firm. He is also ex-Army Special Forces. If he is to find his brother, Nick is going to have to call upon all his skills.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book worth reading
- By Mrs M. on 17-05-19
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The Fixer
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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When Rick Hoffman loses his job and apartment, his only option is to move back into - and renovate - the home of his miserable youth, now empty and in decay since his father's stroke. But when he starts to pull it apart, he makes an electrifying discovery that will put his life in peril - and change everything he thought he knew about his father.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good read
- By Margaret on 08-08-15
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Paranoia
- A Novel
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Adam Cassidy is twenty-six and a low level employee at a high-tech corporation who hates his job. When he manipulates the system to do something nice for a friend, he finds himself charged with a crime. Corporate Security gives him a choice: prison or become a spy in the headquarters of their chief competitor, Trion Systems.
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3 out of 5 stars
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querky
- By Rachel on 13-08-08
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High Crimes
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
Claire Heller Chapman, a Harvard Law School professor and a high-powered attorney, has just attained a national reputation for her work on several high-profile cases. Her second husband, Tom Chapman, is a successful money manager who adores Claire and her six-year-old daughter. They live in a beautiful house and lead a glamorous and happy life. But a routine police investigation reveals that Tom is not who he says he is.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best books I’ve listened to!
- By Mrs. Fiona Carey on 20-08-18
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Suspicion
- By: Joseph Finder
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4 out of 5 stars 34
Danny can't afford the private school his teenage daughter, Abby, adores, and he can't bear to tell his daughter he has failed her. By a stroke of brilliant luck, Danny meets Thomas Galvin, one of the richest men in Boston. When Danny accepts a loan from Thomas, the authorities turn up at his door. Now he has a choice: face prison or become part of a sting operation to bring down his extremely dangerous new best friend...
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story
- By steven on 25-09-15
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We Can See You
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 107
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You have it all. Success, a beautiful home, a happy family. Until, in a heartbeat, it's gone. We've kidnapped your daughter, and we know everything about you. Including the dark secrets from your past you thought were forgotten. We tell you not to contact the police - and that we’ll know if you do. Because we can see you.... And now you know this is no ordinary abduction. It’s worse. Within hours you’re on the run, with only one thought in your head: That you will stop at nothing to get your daughter back. Even murder....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Kernick Delivers a Solid Thriller
- By Simon on 30-11-18
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Back of Beyond
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Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. At first it looks like the suicide of a man who’s fallen off the wagon, but Cody knows Hank better than that....
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Blue Moon
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- By: Lee Child
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Unabridged
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Jack Reacher is back in a brand-new white-knuckle read from Lee Child, creator of 'today’s James Bond, a thriller hero we can’t get enough of'. (Ken Follett) Reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple in a heartland American city - and must confront his most dangerous opponents yet.
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Think of a Number
- By: John Verdon
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It begins with a letter... The letter contains a request - think of a number, any number - and a sealed envelope. Inside the envelope is that number... When Dave Gurney, retired NYPD homicide detective, is contacted by an old college acquaintance about some startling letters he’s been receiving, it is at first little more than a diverting but sinister puzzle. Until the acquaintance is brutally killed.Suddenly Gurney finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation that makes no sense.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A gripping tale
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Killing Floor
- Jack Reacher, Book 1
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,838
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,675
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Killing Floor by Lee Child, read by Jeff Harding. Killing Floor is the first book in the internationally popular Jack Reacher series. It presents Reacher for the first time, as the tough ex-military cop of no fixed abode: a righter of wrongs, the perfect action hero. Jack Reacher jumps off a bus and walks 14 miles down a country road into Margrave, Georgia. An arbitrary decision he's about to regret.
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4 out of 5 stars
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My First Encounter With Reacher
- By Gavin Jones on 16-03-18
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The Chain
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 123
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It's something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. But a cell phone call from an unknown number changes everything: it's a woman on the line, informing her that she has Kylie bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will see her again is to follow her instructions exactly: pay a ransom, and find another child to abduct. This is no ordinary kidnapping: the caller is a mother herself, whose son has been taken, and if Rachel doesn't do as she's told, the boy will die.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good fun despite the broken links in the Chain!
- By Simon on 10-07-19
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The Banker's Wife
- By: Cristina Alger
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 12
The only thing worse than finding out that your husband is dead is discovering the secrets he left behind. Annabel's seemingly perfect expatriate life in Geneva is shattered when her banker husband Matthew's plane crashes in the Alps. When Annabel finds clues that his death may not be all it seems, she puts herself in the crosshairs of powerful enemies and questions whether she really knew her husband at all. Meanwhile, journalist Marina is investigating Swiss United, the bank where Matthew worked. But when she uncovers evidence of a shocking global financial scandal that implicates someone close to home, she is forced to make an impossible choice.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Accents worthy of Peter Sellers
- By Zebra Karma on 24-08-19
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Sworn to Silence
- A Thriller
- By: Linda Castillo
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But 16 years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish. Now, a wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police. She's certain she's come to terms with her past - until the first body is discovered in a snowy field.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not great, even for £5.99
- By K. Chapman on 01-11-12
Summary
But all that will change one evening when Jason meets Kurt Semko, a former Special Forces officer just back from Iraq. Looking for a decent pitcher for the company softball team, Jason gets Kurt, who was once drafted by the majors, a job in Corporate Security. Soon, good things start to happen for Jason, and bad things start to happen to Jason's rivals. His career suddenly takes off. He's an overnight success. Only too late does Jason discover that his friend Kurt has been secretly paving his path to the top by the most "efficient", and ruthless, means available. After all, as Kurt says, "Business is war, right?"
But when Jason tries to put a stop to it, he finds that his new best friend has become the most dangerous enemy imaginable. And now it's far more than just his career that lies in the balance. A riveting tale of ambition, intrigue, and the price of success, Killer Instinct is Joseph Finder at his best.
Critic reviews
"[A] masterful business thriller....Readers who enjoy movies where you have to fight the urge to shout 'Stop! Don't open that door!' will love this one." (Publishers Weekly)
"Steadman's 10-month ride from complacency to terror is filled with...thrills and chills." (Booklist)
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- Creeda
- Dublin, Ireland
- 13-03-17
Quite thrilling - although the hero is a wimp!
If you could sum up Killer Instinct in three words, what would they be?
Exciting, frightening, gripping
What other book might you compare Killer Instinct to, and why?
Company man by the same author
What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?
Excellent performance in every way
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Not really - don't like to reach the end of a good book
Any additional comments?
The wife seems to be an absolute pain in the neck- first she keeps pushing her husband to make lots of money, while making no money herself, and then claims money is of no importance to her (once he has achieved a high position and salary). There's a rather rude word to describe people like her, but I pretend to be well brought up!!
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Emma
- 08-06-06
Mediocre at best
I love mystery and suspense novels as much as the next person, but found nothing endearing about the book. Every character and relationship was an absolute steriotype. The sports-driven salesman married to a formerly-wealthy indy-film-watching abstract-art-dealing wife was enough to make me roll my eyes. Worse was the ridiculously obvious plot that a four-year-old could have written, and dull, predictable ending. Nothing in this book was surprising or suspenseful, and I'm sorry to have wasted my time.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Daniel
- 15-11-06
One of my favorites in a while
While a little far fetched at times, the story is great!
The character is likeable and I got seriously entwined with his plight throughout the story - definitely a potential recurring character.
You may be put off if you can't bring yourself to believe some of the far fetched coorporate espionage antics, but in the end, it's all well worth it.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Jane
- 02-08-14
Well done characters and story.
Behind the scenes in the corporate world using war tactics.
Not many stories are set within corporations. The author makes it interesting. His research is talking to corporate guys.
The first half of the book was fascinating. Jason is a salesman of plasma tv screens. He sells to corporations like auto dealers (for their waiting rooms) and airports. Jason meets Kurt. They become friends. Kurt was in the army. Kurt talks about war, the enemy, getting intel. And then Kurt helps Jason by getting intel on Jason’s buyers and competitors. Kurt has no “off” button when it comes to evesdropping, spying, getting info, destroying property, and killing people. This is war -- to get ahead in the corporation.
But the last third of the book was kind of a downer for me. It was scary with a helpless victim feel.
I don’t like 1st person narrative books - which this was. I wish the author would use more 3rd person.
Something I wanted to know before I read the book - Is it a happy ending?:
CAUTION SPOILER:
I “require” happy endings. I don’t want the guys I root for to go to jail or get killed. And the ending was good for me.
END SPOILER.
AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR:
Scott Brick is not a favorite of mine. He is sometimes too sarcastic, condescending, and smart-alecky. But in this book he was very good.
Genre: suspense.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Cayce
- 30-06-06
Good, not great
This was a good read, but not a great one. In the thriller category, I thought it relied too heavily on the main character doing things he should have known not to do. He's a guy who gets smarter as the book goes, but he's not as dumb as he would need to be to make the decisions he makes. Nice use of the corporate sales environment.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Stephen F
- 29-05-06
DISAPPOINTING
First I will say that I loved Joseph Finder's first book "Paranoia." It was one of my favorite audiobooks. I liked "Company Man." It was interesting but not as much fun, nor as fast moving as Paranoia.
This third book was just passable. I was never bored, but never really involved, either. And I often felt the lead character was too slow on the uptake.
Overall, I was disappointed, and do not recommend the book. (Though it's not terrible.)
By the way, I'm listening to "The Faithful Spy" right now, and it's fantastic.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-06-14
Slow & uncharacteristically boring
Would you try another book from Joseph Finder and/or Scott Brick?
Definitely
What do you think your next listen will be?
Unsure
Which character – as performed by Scott Brick – was your favorite?
Brick's performances are always top shelf
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointed
Any additional comments?
Joseph Finder is one of my favorite authors. I was unfortunately disappointed with this book. Very slow to develop & I struggled to get through it.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Jeff
- 20-08-12
It is entertaining- not great- but entertaining
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Not to give away the critical moment in the first few pages of the book
Did Scott Brick do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Yes
Do you think Killer Instinct needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No, nothing to follow- story ended
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Carlos Rogers
- 23-02-12
A long slow story
What disappointed you about Killer Instinct?
The first 9/10ths of the book were slow, dry and the ending predictable and unrealistic.
What could Joseph Finder have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
The book could have had much more character development. The weakness of the main character was in a weird blatant simplicity. The guy was good, slipping only into the bad without any reflection. The main character didn't seem to have the driving balance that defines most executives. He failed to acknowledge the villain's role in his process and had the depth of a 1960's cowboy movie.
The author could have spent time and effort on main character's struggle climbing the corporate ladder and his moral foundation. It was really strange how little time was devoted to this effort, and yet so much time was devoted to really dry office chat.
What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Nicely read and generally helped an otherwise dry book be tolerable.
What character would you cut from Killer Instinct?
What did his nephew bring to the story? That was totally undeveloped in the hours that the story told little.
Any additional comments?
A nice idea that would have been interesting if character development was more complete.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Mobilis
- 19-01-10
Falls Flat
Slightly painful to listen to, not only because Scott Brick isn't my favorite narrator, but because the book itself is... um... kind of sucky.
The protagonist is kind of wimpy and stupid, and the antagonist is omnipotent and evil, and yet the wimpy, stupid guy prevails. This is one book that might have been improved by the bad guy winning.
Kind of a waste of a credit.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Rebecka Ratcliffe
- 04-11-09
No free lunch
After 13 years in the corporate world, I recognize the sales guys in this novel. Unfortunately. If I have to listen to how AWESOME a sales executive's latest Powerpoint presentation is, I would at least insist that he pay for lunch. I found the main character to be shallow and none too bright, and the characterization of special forces as darkly omnipotent criminals to be offensive. The story is completely tedious for the first several hours. The dialogue is clunky and odd--my boss has never shouted, "What goes on here?" instead of "What's going on here?" This book is the first time I have ever needed Fast playback on my iPod, and I'm only still listening because I started it with my husband, and don't want to blink first. Use your credits elsewhere.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful