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Everyone Dies in Youngstown: A Gripping Suspense Thriller
Can a man stand by when his brother's been murdered? It's a dog-eat-dog world in rust-belt Youngstown, Ohio--but MJ Shea, a small-time cocaine runner, is making out just fine, thank you. Until his crack-addicted brother turns up on the street, his brains blown all over the pavement. The cops can't be bothered investigating a simple gangland murder. And no one wants to tangle with Waylay Mays, the city's brutal drug lord. But with his own life on the line, MJ must fight his way through the lies and hidden dangers of the rust-belt streets to get justice for his dead brother. And what he finds will change everything, forever. Prepare to stay up late listening to this gritty, fast-paced novel by best selling thriller writer James Dain, Best Novel Winner at the Los Angeles Neo-Noir Festival.
James Dain (Author), Phillip Darlington (Narrator)
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Three sons. Three farms. One murder. Jack Saxby is trying to keep the farm he thought he’d been given by his mother. His vindictive father wants to take it away, and Jack’s two brothers also have their own agenda. Then there’s a suspicious death, and the family’s dark secrets come to light. Can Eric Ward, representing Jack, find out who’s really guilty. Eric is facing a risky eye operation and he’s still resisting a serious relationship with young heiress Anne Morcombe. Can he solve the case and save his reputation? This fast-paced mystery will have you enthralled from the start. Set in England in the early 1980s, this is the second book to feature Eric Ward. More coming soon.
Roy Lewis (Author), John Lee (Narrator)
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A mysterious Iraq war veteran with a horribly scarred face … A disturbed young man in a strange mountain town … A masked preacher with a terrible secret … Amidst a firestorm of violence, betrayal, and horror, their three worlds will eventually collide in an old mining shack buried deep in the mountains. Corrosion, the shattering debut novel by Jon Bassoff, is equal parts Jim Thompson, Flannery O’Connor, and William Faulkner and an unforgettable journey into the underbelly of crime and passion. Drawn from the darkest corners of the human experience, it is sure to haunt listeners for years to come.
Jon Bassoff (Author), Ramiz Monsef (Narrator)
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Kellers Metier Von Lawrence Block gelesen von Richard Heinrich Übersetzung aus dem Englischen von Sepp Leeb erschienen im Hörverlag: Puppy Studios Productions 2022 Zum Inhalt: Kellers MetierKeller ist ein Killer. Durch und durch Profi, cool, selbstsicher, kompetent, zuverlässig. Aber er ist auch eine vielschichtige Persönlichkeit: in sich gekehrt und zurückgezogen, eiskalt und gnadenlos effizient, aber zugleich anfällig für Selbstzweifel und Einsamkeit, Albträume und Zukunftssorgen. Seinem Therapeuten gegenüber gibt er sich als 'Troubleshooter' eines großen Unternehmens aus, aber sein eigentliches Metier ist Mord. Sein Leben ist das eines gut verdienenden, aber einsamen Geschäftsmanns, sein Habitat anonyme Hotelzimmer, unpersönliche Fastfood-Ketten und lange Autofahrten auf endlosen Highways. Ein gebürtiger New Yorker, träumt er von einem beschaulichen Leben auf dem Land und spinnt sich an jedem Ort, den er bei seinen 'Geschäftsreisen' aufsucht, in Fantasien hinein, sich dort niederzulassen, um den Stress und die moralischen Verwicklungen, die seine Tätigkeit mit sich bringt, hinter sich lassen zu können.Kellers Metier ist das Debüt unseres Helden, das erste von fünf Büchern über ihn, die ebenfalls bald in deutscher Übersetzung erscheinen werden. Aber erst einmal ein paar Rezensionen:'Schon seit einigen Jahren dokumentiert Block die Abenteuer des fatalistischen Auftragskillers J.P. Keller. Wenn er im Auftrag des alten Mannes in White Plains von seinem Apartment in New Yorks First Avenue zu einer amerikanischen Stadt nach der anderen aufbricht, schlägt er sich mit der Frage herum, ob er einen Mann töten soll, der ihm ans Herz gewachsen ist, oder er bügelt sein Versehen aus, wenn er die falsche Zielperson ausgeschaltet hat, hält als Handlanger für Killer her, die zunächst gerissener sind als er, oder zerbricht sich den Kopf darüber, welchen von zwei Auftraggebern, die sich gegenseitig umbringen lassen wollen, er enttäuschen soll. Neben seinen methodisch durchgeführten Eliminierungsaktionen sieht er sich in Oregon Häuser an, frequentiert einen Therapeuten, beginnt Briefmarken zu sammeln, macht sich Gedanken darüber, ob es sein Leben bereichern würde, wenn er mehr über Pflanzen wüsste, kauft der Frau, die seinen Hund ausführt, Ohrringe und beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie viel Verantwortung er sowohl für die Frau als auch für den Hund übernehmen kann. Es ist die Kombination aus den vielen Fragen, mit denen sich Keller befasst, und den vielen Fragen, mit denen er sich nicht zu befassen versucht ('Für moralische Erwägungen ist das die falsche Branche', erklärt ihm die Sekretärin des alten Mannes), die der Hauptfigur ihren besonderen melancholischen Reiz verleiht. Ist das Endprodukt ein Roman oder ein Zyklus von Erzählungen? Blocks heißhungrigen Fans, die begeistert sein werden, mindestens drei Meisterwerke ('Keller zu Pferd', 'Kellers Therapie' und 'Keller in schimmernder Rüstung') in einem Band vereint zu sehen, dürfte das genauso egal sein wie Keller.'Kirkus Reviews'Da schreibt Block also einen umwerfenden Roman über einen Auftragskiller in der Midlife Crisis … Block teilt eine Links-rechts-Kombination in Sachen Humor und Innenschau aus … Im weiteren Verlauf wird sich der Leser dabei ertappen, dass er sich darüber klar zu werden versucht, warum ihm so viel daran liegt, dass der Killer inneren Frieden findet.'Boston Herald'Eine ebenso schräge wie reizvolle Mischung aus >hard-boiled
Lawrence Block (Author), Richard Heinrich (Narrator)
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‘Completely unpredictable and OMG THAT ENDING!!!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Alice Hunter is a genius! Wow, what a book!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review The runaway bestseller of 2021 returns with her next gripping read for 2022 that will have you hooked until the very last page. Is murder in the blood? In a sleepy Devon village, a woman is taken from the streets. Local vet Jenny is horrified. This kind of thing doesn’t happen here. But it’s not the first time she’s been so close to a crime scene. The daughter of a prolific serial killer, she’s spent her whole life running from who she really is. And the crime is harrowingly similar to those her father committed all those years ago… But she’s not her father’s daughter. Is she? Readers are LOVING The Serial Killer’s Daughter! ‘A tense, taut thriller…pulls you along with it right to the last page.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this book. Once I picked this novel up, I didn’t put it down.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The twist at the end is so clever that I was left thinking about it for days after.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Such an addictive read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was completely hooked, I even took it to the toilet with me!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Intense, gripping, twisty and unpredictable, I loved it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Totally gripped from the first page to the last, suspicious of everyone and everything. A tense, faced paced thriller that will keep you up at night.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fast-paced book with a great storyline. I tore through the pages and thoroughly enjoyed it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The world could’ve ended when I was reading this book and I wouldn’t have noticed.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant book. So worth the read. Absolutely kept me rapt right to the end. I loved it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Really pacey and suspenseful – I devoured it!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Alice Hunter (Author), Ciaran Saward, Heather Long (Narrator)
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A suspicious death and a large inheritance without anyone to receive it Eric Ward is forced to retire from the police when he discovers he suffers from glaucoma. But he qualifies as a lawyer and sets up his practice on the Quayside in Newcastle, where he deals with the seamier side of the law. Ward thinks there is something odd about Arthur Egan’s life and death, but the former police inspector is trained to be suspicious. Egan left a large sum, but Ward makes no progress tracing the dead man’s offspring. A photograph of an unknown tombstone is his only clue. He discovers Egan served a term for manslaughter and that the evidence against him may have been planted. Why had he accepted his fate so meekly? Despite warnings that he is wasting the firm’s time, Ward persists in his investigations. And by the time he realizes why, he finds his life and career are both at risk. This fast-paced mystery will have you enthralled from the start. Set in England in the late 1970s, this is the first book to feature Eric Ward.
Roy Lewis (Author), John Lee (Narrator)
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Florence Winslow wakes up in hospital to the news that she has killed a man. On the way to visit her in-laws in rural Connecticut, a car comes out of an unseen junction and ploughs into her. The driver is killed, and Florence is lucky to be alive. Dylan Bodine, a young detective in the Torrington PD, feels she was extremely lucky. Too lucky? Something about the accident doesn't add up. As he and his partner, experienced Senior Detective Carrie Fuller, whose last case this is, start to dig deeper, they realize that Florence isn't just anyone. She's the estranged daughter-in-law of Lyndon Winslow, head of one of the wealthiest and most influential families in America. Why had she been invited to visit Lyndon and his children after all these years apart? Why was she taking that particular slower route to the family house? Why was the dead driver carrying no ID? When they learn that Lyndon is dying and his vast fortune is at stake, they realize that things are a lot murkier than they seem and no one is to be trusted.
Mark Mills (Author), Nan Mcnamara (Narrator)
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A thriving law practice and a happy marriage are almost enough to convince solicitor Eric Ward he has overcome his painful past and started a new life. All it takes is the wrong client for it all to unravel. An investigative journalist beaten to a pulp. A crooked Newcastle businessman living the high life in France. A woman from a half-forgotten past. Former police officer-turned-solicitor Eric Ward represents Eddie Stevens, an investigative reporter on the trail of a hot story. Badly beaten by a local roughneck, Stevens discovers he is on a bigger trail when finds a dead body of an unknown man. Ward’s investigation leads him to Lansley, a shady Newcastle entrepreneur with criminal ties living in Marseilles. Then a woman from Ward’s own half-forgotten past turns up, looking to him to be her savior. A gruesome revelation in the first case just might be the solution to the second. Ward quickly discovers excavating the past can be a dangerous business.
Roy Lewis (Author), John Lee (Narrator)
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En El talento de Mr. Ripley, la más célebre novela de Patricia Highsmith, aparece su más fascinante personaje: el inquietante y amoral Tom Ripley, figura prototípica de un género que Highsmith inventó, situado entre la novela policíaca y la novela negra, entre Graham Greene y Raymond Chandler, donde el más trepidante suspense se aúna a un vertiginoso análisis psicológico. Mr. Greenleaf, un millonario americano, le pide a Tom Ripley que intente convencer a su hijo Dickie de que regrese al hogar. Tom acepta el encargo –de paso pone tierra por medio a posibles problemas policiales– y encuentra a Dickie y a su amiga Marga, con quienes establece una turbia relación que desemboca en el crimen y el engaño. Con el título de A pleno sol, la novela fue llevada al cine en 1960 por René Clement, con Alain Delon en el papel de Ripley. En 1999 se estrenó un remake titulado El talento de Mr. Ripley, dirigido por Anthony Minghella y protagonizado por Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow y Jude Law. «Highsmith nos obliga a reevaluar los límites entre la razón y la locura, lo normal y lo anormal, mientras nos provoca haciéndonos compartir el punto de vista de su peligroso héroe» (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). «Se ha dicho de Ripley que es el más carismático psicópata de la literatura moderna... El talento de Mr. Ripley y las sucesivas entregas deberían figurar entre las novelas más perversamente placenteras de nuestro tiempo» (Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books).
Patricia Highsmith (Author), Luis Posada (Narrator)
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Deep in the backwoods of South Georgia, eighteen-year-old Maya narrowly escapes a savage end. The victim of a vast human-trafficking operation managed out of Mexico, she had the misfortune to discover the dark plans of a high-ranking client. Her fate seemed sealed, until Leonard Moye, a lonely eccentric who doesn't suffer fools or tolerate trespassers, takes the young woman under his protection. Both bearing the scars from personal tragedies, they soon develop a bond that makes them, as a pair, a formidable foe, even for hardened criminals and professional scumbags. Maya knows too much and the old man lives on land in the crosshairs of narco machinations. As the heavies seek to finish the job, they find they may be no match for the resourcefulness of a disturbed old man and a cunning young woman. Southern Noir at its finest, The Devil Himself, sizzles with page-burning suspense and bewitching characters. Farris has created a new classic in country noir, a novel of wicked, gritty action and heartfelt redemption. First published in France with enormous critical acclaim and winning multiple literary awards, The Devil Himself will mark Peter Farris as a major crime writer in America as well.
Peter Farris (Author), Megan Tusing (Narrator)
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Confined to an opulent Beverly Hills hotel during a raging wildfire, a young couple is caught in the escalating tension between the wealthy guests and the staff, in Liska Jacobs's blistering, dark social satire, The Pink Hotel. Newlyweds Keith and Kit Collins can hardly believe their luck when the general manager of the iconic, opulent Pink Hotel invites them to come for a luxurious stay as a bid to hire Keith. Kit loves their small-town life, but Keith has always wanted more, and the glittering, lily-scented lobby makes him feel right at home. Soon after their arrival, wildfires sweep through the surrounding mountains and Los Angeles becomes a pressure cooker, with riots breaking out across the city amid rolling blackouts. The Pink Hotel closes its doors to 'outsiders,' and Keith and Kit find themselves confined with an anxious, disgruntled staff and a growing roster of eccentric, ultra-wealthy, dangerously idle guests who flock to the hotel for sanctuary, company, and entertainment. The Pink Hotel exposes a tenuous class system within its walls, full of insurmountable expectations and unspoken resentments, which deteriorate as the city burns. In her barbed, provocative new novel, Liska Jacobs explores the corrosive nature of greed and interrogates the notion of true love, while hurtling listeners toward certain disaster. A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Liska Jacobs (Author), Tavia Gilbert (Narrator)
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Return of a femme fatale. Beautiful, homicidal Julie has one lethal solution for every problem. And now Nolan and his sometime sidekick Jon have gotten on Julie's “problem” list. If a pair of out-of-town hitmen can't do the job, Julie will do it herself.
Max Allan Collins (Author), Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator)
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