by Oliver Roeder (Author), William Sarris (Narrator), HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin (Available in Hardback & Kindle) Oliver Roeder’s SEVEN GAMES is the history of seven well-known games that people play today, and the ways that technology attempted to beat human skill. (Mostly, AI did finally do better, but not in ALL…
by Steve Levi (Author), Henry Marshall (Narrator), Publication Consultants (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin This caper – and it is not a murder mystery – was intriguing, well-plotted and jaw-dropping, with touches of humor and irony and hoorahs for good old fashioned police work. Author Steve Levi must have a very sharp mind and some stunt-man experience to…
by Leslie Leyland Fields (Author), Pamela Klein (Narrator), Oasis Audio (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin Leslie Leyland Fields‘ story of life as a fisherman’s wife on Kodiak Island in Alaska and raising 6 children to be fishermen is astonishing, eye opening and mind boggling. On the practical side I will never be able to cook or eat a…
by Colleen Coble (Author), Rachel Dulude (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin If you like bears, or are afraid of bears, and you enjoy a suspenseful adventure with a little bit of romance in a wilderness setting, you will enjoy Alaska Twilight by Colleen Coble. Haley is a young woman with a past that has scarred…
by Rebecca Connolly (Author), Alana Kerr Collins (Narrator), Antony Ferguson (Narrator), Shadow Mountain (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin We have all heard of (read about, seen in movies) the tragic sinking of the “unsinkable” luxury liner, RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New York. We have even seen photos of the broken ship lying 2.5 miles under the sea.…
by Aaron Elkins (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) An AUDIObook review by Jackie Houchin I love Aaron Elkins’ “Bone Detective” mysteries starring the uber smart, but bumbling, Dr. Gideon Oliver. The forensic details he discovers and talks about are fascinating (but non-gory) and make excellent clues to the mysteries. In Icy Clutches, Gideon is newly married and has…
by Katherine Reay (Author), Laura Kirman (Narrator), Thomas Nelson (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin The Bronte Plot story seems long, but not in the way you want to hurry up and finish. It immerses you in a world that entices you to linger. Lucy Alling is a character you get to know gradually. She loves books, especially old…
Elizabeth Logan (Author), Caroline Hewitt (Narrator), Blackstone Publishing (Publisher) An AUDIObook review by Jackie Houchin I enjoyed this cozy, first-in-the-series, mystery set in Alaska. The characters are fun (who wouldn’t love a gal with an orange tabby cat named Benny (Eggs Benedict), three truckers who stop in the diner nicknamed Manny, Moe and Jack, and a policeman named Trooper who…
Joe Rigney (Author, Narrator), Crossway (Publisher) An AUDIOBOOK Review by Jackie Houchin I enjoyed Joe Rigney’s take on loving God supremely and enjoying the things of earth that He gives us. It’s a matter of keeping things in perspective. We are never to let our delight in the objects, people, places, foods or feelings in our life or…
by SJ Bennett (Author), Jane Copland (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN is the second in SJ Bennett’s Queen Elizabeth mysteries (after THE WINDSOR KNOT). Sadly the Queen is no longer with us, but this series keeps her, her wit, her smarts, and her deceptively mild, naive manner alive. (I hope there will…
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