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The Great Post Office Scandal
- The Story of the Fight to Expose a Multimillion Pound IT Disaster Which Put Innocent People in Jail
- De: Nick Wallis
- Narrado por: Nick Wallis
- Duración: 18 h y 24 m
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Nick Wallis, an acclaimed freelance journalist and broadcaster, has been following the story since 2010 when he met a taxi driver who told him his pregnant wife had been sent to prison for a crime she did not commit. Since then, he has recorded interviews with dozens of victims, insiders and experts, uncovering hundreds of documents to build up an unparalleled understanding of the story. Using these sources, he has been instrumental in bringing the scandal into the public eye.
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“The Machine Says So.”
- De reball01 en 02-04-24
- The Great Post Office Scandal
- The Story of the Fight to Expose a Multimillion Pound IT Disaster Which Put Innocent People in Jail
- De: Nick Wallis
- Narrado por: Nick Wallis
Almost unbelievable, but it happened
Revisado: 05-12-24
I thought 18 hours might be too long but I listened to it twice! After watching the Mr. Bates vs Post office series, I wanted to hear more about each individual. These loyal employees were pillars of their communities until they were gaslit and brought to ruin by their own government. The slow reclamation of their freedom and good reputations is small consolation for the crimes perpetrated against them. A cautionary tale. I don’t think this would happen in the US, as we are naturally distrustful of government, and very litigious, but who knows. If it weren’t for such a large group of people affected, the story may never have come to light.
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Death on Gokumon Island
- De: Seishi Yokomizo
- Narrado por: Akira Matsumoto
- Duración: 9 h y 18 m
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Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic news—the son of one of the island’s most important families has died, on a troop transport ship bringing him back home after the Second World War. But Kindaichi has not come merely as a messenger—with his last words, the dying man warned that his three step-sisters’ lives would now be in danger. The scruffy detective is determined to get to the bottom of this mysterious prophesy, and to protect the three women if he can.
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Unique and imaginative
- De Deborah en 02-04-24
- Death on Gokumon Island
- De: Seishi Yokomizo
- Narrado por: Akira Matsumoto
Unique and imaginative
Revisado: 02-04-24
Set on an island in Japan shortly after WWII. Fascinating setting and characters. Due to the large cast of characters, was a little hard to follow in audio format. Narration was very annoying- especially of the main character who was portrayed with a stammer. Resolution was extremely satisfying- surprising, yet believable within the confines of a “locked room” island mystery.
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All the Sinners Bleed
- A Novel
- De: S. A. Cosby
- Narrado por: Adam Lazarre-White
- Duración: 13 h y 5 m
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Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, quiet Charon has had only two murders. But after years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem like a land of moonshine, cornbread, and honeysuckle, secrets always fester under the surface. Then a year to the day after Titus’s election, a school teacher is killed by a former student and the student is fatally shot by Titus’s deputies. As Titus investigates the shootings, he unearths terrible crimes.
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Visceral, gripping, thrilling and entertaining
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 06-26-23
- All the Sinners Bleed
- A Novel
- De: S. A. Cosby
- Narrado por: Adam Lazarre-White
Loved it
Revisado: 06-25-23
Works on so many levels-sympathetic hero, good detective story, important social context, realistic dialogue
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Fadeout
- The Dave Brandstetter Mysteries, Book 1
- De: Joseph Hansen
- Narrado por: Keith Szarabajka
- Duración: 5 h y 7 m
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Fadeout is the first of Joseph Hansen’s twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter, an insurance investigator who is contentedly gay. When entertainer Fox Olson’s car plunges off a bridge in a storm, a death claim is filed, but where is Olson’s body? As Brandstetter questions family, fans, and detractors, he grows certain Olson is still alive and must find him before the would-be killer does. Suspenseful and wry, shrewd and deeply felt, Fadeout remains as fresh today as when it startled readers more than thirty years ago.
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Probably best read visually
- De Longtime member en 07-25-19
- Fadeout
- The Dave Brandstetter Mysteries, Book 1
- De: Joseph Hansen
- Narrado por: Keith Szarabajka
Great discovery
Revisado: 05-22-22
Recently discovered this series and I've listened to the first 9 books already. Now I have to pace myself, because I don't want to finish the series! Hard to find a mystery written in the past few decades which doesn't follow the typical murder mystery formula, and the misogynistic violence is a real turn off for me. Brandstetter is a welcome change of pace. As a gay man in the 60s-70s, he is immediately interesting and sympathetic, and the dialogue is crackling and original, There are no misunderstood women in his life- even the female characters have depth. The characters, settings, and story lines ae unlike any I've read before and immediately drew me in. And I love the 5 1/2 hour listening time! The story moves along quickly and I can finish in one weekend instead of stretching it out over several weeks when I can't remember the characters and plot lines after setting it aside for a week. The narrator is fantastic too- each character has his/her own voice and the women don't sound like bimbos. My only complaint (minor) is that the endings are wrapped up a little too quickly and I've had to stretch my brain to figure out how it all fits together, which isn't a bad thing. i wish there were many more in the Brandstetter series!
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The Thicket
- De: Joe R. Lansdale
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
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Jack Parker knows all too well how treacherous turn-of-the-century East Texas can be. His parents did not survive a smallpox epidemic. His grandfather was murdered. Now his sister Lula has been kidnapped by a criminal who may believe wearing a dead man's clothes protects them both from death. With bounty hunter Shorty, a charismatic and cunning dwarf, and Eustace, a gravedigging son of an ex-slave, the heartbroken young Jack sets off on an epic quest to rescue his sister from the corrupt men who control much of the new territory.
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JESUE FORGIVES, SO WHY NOT ENJOY YOURSELF
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 11-11-14
- The Thicket
- De: Joe R. Lansdale
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
Too violent for me
Revisado: 09-11-21
I listened to this title after Moon Lake, which I loved, and wanted to explore more of the artist's work. He is indeed a great storyteller and brings interesting characters to life, but the violence and cruelty were just too much. I guess that was the point, but I had trouble making it through.
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Bullet Train
- A Novel
- De: Kotaro Isaka, Sam Malissa - translator
- Narrado por: Pun Bandhu
- Duración: 13 h y 38 m
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Nanao, nicknamed Ladybug - the self-proclaimed “unluckiest assassin in the world” - boards a bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with one simple task: Grab a suitcase and get off at the next stop. Unbeknownst to him, the deadly duo Tangerine and Lemon are also after the very same suitcase - and they are not the only dangerous passengers onboard. Satoshi, “the Prince”, with the looks of an innocent schoolboy and the mind of a viciously cunning psychopath, is also in the mix and has history with some of the others.
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The bleh outweighs the meh.
- De T James en 08-31-21
- Bullet Train
- A Novel
- De: Kotaro Isaka, Sam Malissa - translator
- Narrado por: Pun Bandhu
Captivating
Revisado: 08-23-21
I used to live in Japan and rode the Shinkansen from Ueno to Morioka quite regularly, so was intrigued when this book was recommended on NPR. I usually don't like thrillers, but I listened to Bullet Train almost non-stop for 13 1/2 hours. Very dark psychological thriller. Even the unlikeable characters were fascinating and I was totally invested in the outcome. Narrative is very clever with an almost Rashamon telling of interconnected story lines described very differently by multiple characters. Author does well to tie up all the loose ends. Avoids some of the cliches of the genre. The character named "Prince" is straight from Machievelli. There is much food for thought about the psychology of violence, evil, need for power and control, and why good people can do evil things. So many memorable scenes and inner dialogue which won't fit into a feature length film- a series would be better.
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Cold Cold Heart
- De: Tami Hoag
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 12 h y 25 m
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Dana Nolan was a promising young TV reporter until she was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer. A year has passed since she defeated her attacker, but Dana is still physically, emotionally, and psychologically scarred by her ordeal, with aftereffects including PTSD and memory loss. In an attempt to put herself back together after surviving the unthinkable, Dana returns to her hometown. But it doesn't provide the comfort she expects.
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Chapter 1 grabs you and sucks you in
- De Anne en 01-25-15
- Cold Cold Heart
- De: Tami Hoag
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
Waste of time
Revisado: 09-20-20
I did not find the characterization of PTSD to be convincing; therefore, the plot was built on shaky grounds. The identification of the villian was easy to spot early on. Not sure how it got such great reviews.
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Sun Storm
- De: Åsa Larsson
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
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Rebecka Martinsson is heading home to Kiruna, the town she'd left in disgrace years before. A Stockholm attorney, Rebecka has a good reason to return: her friend, Sanna, whose brother has been horrifically murdered in the revivalist church his charisma helped create. Beautiful and fragile, Sanna needs someone like Rebecka to remove the shadow of guilt that is engulfing her, to forestall an ambitious prosecutor and a dogged policewoman.
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i cannot abide. violence to animals; esp dogs!
- De J. Kromrie en 01-19-19
- Sun Storm
- De: Åsa Larsson
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
Unlikeable characters
Revisado: 09-20-20
This book failed the test of having characters you would want to spend time with. The lead character was complicated and flawed, but showed neither charm nor insight. The mystery was somewhat interesting but the conclusion was forecast early on, and the resolution was unconvincing. Some loose ends left in limbo.
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Authoritarian Nightmare
- Trump and His Followers
- De: John W. Dean, Bob Altemeyer
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
- Duración: 11 h y 18 m
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How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democratic principles? Why do his followers stick with him, even when he acts against their interests? John Dean, a man with a history of standing up to autocratic presidents, joins with Bob Altemeyer, a psychology professor with a unique area of expertise: authoritarianism. Together, using psychological diagnostic tools, as well as exclusive research and analysis from the Monmouth University Polling Institute, the authors provide us with an eye-opening understanding of the Trump phenomenon.
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Well worth your time
- De kay en 09-06-20
- Authoritarian Nightmare
- Trump and His Followers
- De: John W. Dean, Bob Altemeyer
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
Now I understand
Revisado: 09-20-20
No breaking news in this book about Trump's authoritarian tendencies, but it provides a vocabulary and framework to understand the authoritarian longings of his supporters. The first half details Trump's personality traits which come straight out of the authoritarian playbook - nothing new, but strangely captivating. The second half was really useful, describing psychological research which supports the concept that many of Trump supporters have Right Wing Authoritarian tendencies. I will be buying a hard copy so I can highlight the lists of traits which unifies them!
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The Cold, Cold Ground
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 1
- De: Adrian McKinty
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle
- Duración: 10 h y 4 m
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Northern Ireland, spring 1981. Hunger strikes, riots, power cuts, a homophobic serial killer with a penchant for opera, and a young woman’s suicide that may yet turn out to be murder: on the surface, the events are unconnected, but then things—and people—aren’t always what they seem. Detective Sergeant Duffy is the man tasked with trying to get to the bottom of it all. It’s no easy job—especially when it turns out that one of the victims was involved in the IRA but was last seen discussing business with someone from the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force.
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Listen to this book. You won't be disappointed.
- De Christopher en 01-21-12
- The Cold, Cold Ground
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 1
- De: Adrian McKinty
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle
Perfect in all respects
Revisado: 06-14-20
So glad I discovered Adrian McKinty- I've been going through his books very quickly. I could spend all day with Sean Duffy- smart, funny, interesting. The mystery was intriguing and the resolution satisfying- all the characters remained true to their nature. The social context was also fascinating- might want to look up IRA and Sinn Fein to get a picture of the politics and locations if you have forgotten or never learned that history..
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