by Arnaldur Indridason, 2005, Audiobook narrated by George Guidall, 2011, Recorded Books, LLC This is a run of the mill detective story whose only redeeming value was that it took place in Iceland. The mood and the background gave me … Continue reading →
by Elizabeth Adler, Audiobook narrated by Julie Briskman, 2009, BBC Audio I downloaded this audiobook to my MP3 player so that I could listen to something while I painted a bathroom. It had some interesting characters but they were pretty … Continue reading →
by Robert Harris, 2014, Vintage Reprint Edition I think this is an excellent book! It is an historical novel about the Dreyfus affair and one of the officers in the military who was involved in the arrest of Dreyfus. He … Continue reading →
by Thomas Keneally, Audible Audio Edition narrated by Jane Nolan, Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd This book, about two sisters from Australia who were military nurses in WWI, was interesting as they were in a hospital ship that was sunk off … Continue reading →
by Ann-Marie MacDonald, 1996, Touchstone Books, New York This book had great potential as it was set in a remote town in Nova Scotia at the beginning of the twentieth century. This is an area about which I have no … Continue reading →
by Elin Hilderbrand, Audiobook 2009, Read by Katie Hale, Hatchett Audio We got this book from the Narragansett Library and listened to it on the way down from Rhode Island to Florida this year. We ordinarily drive two cars but … Continue reading →
by Ian McEwen, Audiobook version released 2012, Narrated by Juliet Stevenson, Random House Audiobooks This was an okay book to listen to, about a young lady whose boyfriend gets her a job with MI-6, the British Secret Service. It is … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, 2010, Dutton, published by the Penguin Group, New York This book was a disappointment. Follett has attempted to create a great historical trilogy and this is the first book in this effort. The book is written in … Continue reading →
by Lisa See, Audiobook, 2011, Read by Janet Song, Random House Audiobooks This novel was fairly pleasant to listen to, but the plot and characters were pretty light weight. The book is about a young girl of Chinese descent who, through … Continue reading →
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Translated by Lucia Graves, 2004, The Penguin Press, New York This is a well-crafted mystery about a boy who comes across a mysterious book in a “book cemetery.’” The plot thickens from that point on as … Continue reading →