By: Shelly Reuben,,Narrated by: Adams Morgan An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin ORIGIN AND CAUSE is an excellent read and very well written and narrated! The reader’s voice is as precise and distinct as the author’s clear and concise written words. Adams Morgan voices it with “class” as if by a very wealthy man’s very properly…
by Benedict Brown (Author), George Blagden (Narrator), Heathdene Books (Publisher) An audiobook review A BODY AT A BOARDING SCHOOL, is another wonderful installment in the Lord Edgington (and Christopher) Investigations. This time the story is set at Christopher’s boarding school on the last day before summer break. Again the poor boy is being bullied, but that’s nothing compared to the…
by Katie Gayle (Author), Alison Campbell (Narrator), Hachette UK – Bookouture (Publisher) An Audiobook review by Jackie Houchin I loved the story of Pip (Epiphany) Bloom, an out of work, super fan of celebs, with a record of failed romances and employment, who (in this first book) is mistaken for a private investigator. It’s scarey and possibly illegal of…
By Spencer Quinn (Author), Jim Frangione (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin All of the Chet & Bernie books by Spencer Quinn are “top dog” and this one was no different. UP ON THE ROOF TOP of course has a Christmas theme, so in some ways is “softer” than Quinn’s usual mysteries, kind of cozy, if…
by Davis Bunn (Author), Rose Robinson (Narrator), Thomas Nelson (Publisher) An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin When a grieving and very ill Brian Blackstone finally makes it to the inherited mansion his wife left him, he is confronted with bad news and ill will from every side. Castle Priory – the crumbling house and the rented outbuildings – is up…
by Victoria Tait (Author) A Book Review by Jackie Houchin Sergeant Keya Varma’s Waterwheel Cafe is doing very well and getting praises for the delicious foods she serves. Fortunately for Keya, her superb cook Mother and newlywed sister manage most of the work, freeing up Keya to work at her part-time police job. In VANILLA CHAI…
by K.T. Lee (Author), Ann Richardson (Narrator), Vertical Line Publishing, LLC (Publisher) An Audiobook review by Jackie Houchin I enjoyed A NOSE FOR MISCHIEF(and the narration) featuring dogs, intrigue, suspense and a growing romance. Zoey Butler looses her research job in a high-ranking Energy company when the FBI raids the company for fraud. Suddenly no one in the industry wants…
by Ashley Weaver (Author), Alison Larkin (Narrator), Dreamscape Media (Publisher) An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin I like the unusual characters in this series – a family of safecrackers, forgers, and pick pockets. But in wartime (WWII) the British secret service can’t be choosy. In this third book by Ashley Weaver, Electra is asked to do a dangerous bit…
by Liz Hedgecock (Author) A Book review by Jackie Houchin Everyone knows that Mrs. Hudson is Sherlock Holmes’ landlady, the woman he rents his rooms from at 221B Baker Street. But who is she really? Liz Hedgecock writes one possibility, and it is mysterious, scary, and a lot of fun. We discover Mrs. Hudson (Nell) is…
by Shelley Gray (Author), Tavia Gilbert (Narrator), Zondervan (Publisher) An AUDIOBOOK review by Jackie Houchin Whispers in The Reading Room is a sweet “Cinderella’ type story by the prolific historical romance writer, Shelley Grey. In it, a bespeckled young librarian falls for a handsome gentleman who shows up weekly in her “reading room.” And it seems he returns the interest.…
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