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Karin Slaughter - Andrea Oliver #2 - Girl, Forgotten 2022
Audiobook: 15:45 Hours - Narrator; Kathleen Early
Commenced: 30 October, 2025
Heard: 02:45 Hours - Balance: 13:00 Hours
I am having another crack at one of my 15 unheard Karin Slaughter audiobooks. At 18% heard, it has been encouraging, despite the somewhat confusing dual time lines, and bereft of gratuitous violence, although I'm sure that's coming!

Karin Slaughter - Andrea Oliver #2 - Girl, Forgotten 2022
Audiobook: 15:45 Hours - Narrator; Kathleen Early
Commenced: 30 October, 2025
Heard: 00:00 Hours - Balance: 15:45 Hours
Encouraged by some Friends recent, positive reviews, I am having another crack at Karin Slaughter - hoping there is not too much gratuitous violence!

Garry Disher - Paul Hirschhausen, #1 - Bitter Wash Road
[Audible Direct] - 10:33 Hours - Narrator: Steve Shanahan
Commenced:
Heard: 00:00 Hours - Balance: 10:33 Hours

Michael Connelly - Mickey Haller 08 - The Proving Ground - 2025
[Audible Direct]: 10:49 Hours - Narrator: Peter Giles
Commenced: October 24, 2025
Heard: 10:48 Hours - Balance: 00:01 Hours
GR friend Karen was almost on the money when she commented (@81%): "It sounds like you are on the fence with this one, Terry."
While not quite "on the fence", I was becoming less than enchanted with this book towards the end.

Michael Connelly - Mickey Haller 08 - The Proving Ground - 2025
[Audible Direct]: 10:49 Hours - Narrator: Peter Giles
Commenced: October 24, 2025
Heard: 08:48 Hours - Balance: 02:01 Hours
At 81% I am happy with what I have heard so far, but I expected to be a bit more "over the moon" about this new Mickey Haller legal thriller... I think😏...

Michael Connelly - Mickey Haller 08 - The Proving Ground - 2025
[Audible Direct]: 10:49 Hours - Narrator: Peter Giles
Commenced: October 24, 2025
Heard: 06:24 Hours - Balance: 04:25 Hours

Michael Connelly - Mickey Haller 08 - The Proving Ground - 2025
[Audible Direct]: 10:49 Hours - Narrator: Peter Giles
Commenced: October 24, 2025
Heard: 05:08 Hours - Balance: 05:41 Hours
Half-way through and I had to force myself to stop listening!😴🤩
It's all sounding exciting heading towards the trial... can't wait!

Michael Connelly - Mickey Haller 08 - The Proving Ground - 2025
[Audible Direct]: 10:49 Hours - Narrator: Peter Giles
Commenced: October 24, 2025
Heard: 02:09 Hours - Balance: 08:40 Hours
I couldn't resist the temptation, so I put DCI Logan on hold while I discover what Mickey Haller is up to in "The Proving Ground".
Way to early to tell, but have I detected some 'verbosity' in the first 20%? We'll see...

JD Kirk - DCI Logan #6 - A Whisper of Sorrows
Audiobook: 12:06 Hours - Narrator: Angus King
Commenced: October 07, 2025
Heard: 07:44 Hours - Balance: 04:22 Hours
I've have not heard this book for the past several weeks while I've been sorting out my bloated audiobooks collection, but I managed to catch up on about 3 hours last night. A lot happened in that time, much of it gruesome and a bit scary, but great!

Michael Connelly - Mickey Haller 08 - The Proving Ground - 2025
[Audible Direct]: 10:49 Hours - Narrator: Peter Giles
Commenced:
Heard: 00:00 Hours - Balance: 10:49 Hours
This finally arrived from Audible today, October 21, 2025🤩!
As soon as I have finished "DCI Logan, #6, A Whisper of Sorrows", I think Mickey Haller may leap-frog the other 9 books into the "Read Next" spot!

Brian Freeman - Photograph - 2025
[Audible Direct]: 09:50 Hours - Narrator: January LaVoy
Commenced:
Heard: 00:00 Hours - Balance: 09:50 Hours

Sam Cogley - Dane Winter #1 - Hostile Asset - 2025
Audible Direct: 09:11 Hours - Narrator: Davis Brooks
Commenced: October 6, 2025
Heard: 003:09 Hours - Balance: 06:02 Hours
Well, I tried, but in the end the corny jargon became intolerable!

To my Friends and Followeds:
I am currently undertaking a "clean-up" of my GR books collection.
This means I an archiving many books from my Want To Read shelf, reviewing my Read shelf and updating a number of my Existing Reviews.
This will likely result in old and new Reviews appearing regularly in my feed. It is also chewing up a lot of my available "Reading/Listening Time".

Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - 2003
[Audible Direct]: 05:59 Hours - Narrator: Ben Tibber
Commenced: October 11, 2025
Heard: 00:00 Hours - Balance: 05:59 Hours
This book appeared on my GR feed today, so I checked it out. With over 1.5 million ratings (av. 3.89) plus very positive reviews by Friends and Followeds, I just had to buy it!

JD Kirk - DCI Logan #6 - A Whisper of Sorrows
Audiobook: 12:06 Hours - Narrator: Angus King
Commenced: October 07, 2025
Heard: 04:22 Hours - Balance: 07:44 Hours
JD Kirk’s somewhat amusing and quite coarse Scottish dialogue is the norm, particularly between DCI Logan and DSUP Hoon - I am enjoying episode 6 of this series! As always, Angus King is superb😉!

Elly Griffiths - Harbinder Kaur #1 - The Stranger Diaries - 2018
Audible Direct: 10:32 Hours - Narrators: Anjana Vasan, Andrew Wincott, Esther Wane, Sarah Feathers
Commenced:
Heard: 00:00 Hours - Balance: 10:32 Hours
Very positive reviews from 25 Friends and Followeds has brought this book to my "Currently Reading" shelf.
John Hart's "Redemption Road" has been temporarily deferred, again🙂!

JD Kirk - DCI Logan #6 - A Whisper of Sorrows
Audiobook: 12:06 Hours - Narrator: Angus King
Commenced: October 07, 2025
Heard: 01:01 Hours - Balance: 11:05 Hours
DCI Logan never fails to please, neither does the wonderful narration of Scot, Angus King🤩!

Jeffery Deaver - Kathryn Dance 01 - The Sleeping Doll - 2006
Audiobook: 15:40 Hours - Narrator: Anne Twomey
Commenced: October 4, 2025
Heard: 02:36 Hours - Balance: 13:04 Hours
I don't think I have the legs to continue with this Jeffery Deaver oldie.
It lacks probability and plausibility, and to repeat, yes I know it's fiction😯

Sam Cogley - Dane Winter #1 - Hostile Asset 2025
Audible Direct: 09:11 Hours - Narrator: Davis Brooks
Commenced: October 6, 2025
Heard: 001:12 Hours - Balance: 07:59 Hours
Uh oh...😐 After seven chapters of sixty (13%) and I am concerned I might be disappointed with this spontaneous Audible purchase yesterday😯.
We'll see...

Robert R. McCammon - Matthew Corbett #1 - Speaks The Nightbird
Audio Direct: 30:42 Hours - Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini
Commenced:
Heard: 00:00 Hours - Balance: 30:42 Hours
Rated 5-Stars by a number of my Friends and Followeds, I am looking forward to this 30+ hours monster!

Sam Cogley - Dane Winter #1 - Hostile Asset 2025
Audible Direct: 09:11 Hours - Narrator: Davis Brooks,09.11 hrs
Commenced: October 6, 2025
Heard: 00:00 Hours - Balance: 09:11 Hours

Jeffery Deaver - Kathryn Dance 01 - The Sleeping Doll - 2006
Audiobook: 15:40 Hours - Narrator: Anne Twomey
Commenced: October 4, 2025
Heard: 02:07 Hours - Balance: 13:33 Hours
I heard another hour last night but now I am a little disturbed about implausibility... and yes, I know it's fiction🙄

Jeffery Deaver - Kathryn Dance 01 - The Sleeping Doll - 2006
Audiobook: 15:40 Hours - Narrator: Anne Twomey
Commenced: October 4, 2025
Heard: 01:07 Hours - Balance: 14:31 Hours
Kathryn Dance is a senior investigator at the CBI (California Bureau of Investigation) and a specialist in kinesics (the interpretation of 'body language'). At 15:40 hours (c450 pages) long, it has started with some interesting action!

Michael Connelly - Harry Bosch 02 - The Black Ice - 2004
Heard/Read 2004, etc ✔4-Stars - Re-listen 2025
Audible [New]: 11:38 Hours - Narrator: Dick Hill
Commenced Re-listen: 29-09-2025
Heard: 10:21 Hours - Balance: 01:17 Hours
Almost finished, but I am surprised to say that Harry's activities in Calexico and Mexicali were barely plausible and seemed drawn out. I became too ticked off to finish last night!

Michael Connelly - Harry Bosch 02 - The Black Ice - 2004
Heard/Read 2004, etc ✔4-Stars - Re-listen 2025
Audible [New]: 11:38 Hours - Narrator: Dick Hill
Commenced Re-listen: 29-09-2025
Heard: 08:35 Hours - Balance: 03:03 Hours

Michael Connelly - Harry Bosch 02 - The Black Ice - 2004
Heard/Read 2004, etc ✔4-Stars - Re-listen 2025
Audible [New]: 11:38 Hours - Narrator: Dick Hill
Commenced Re-listen: 29-09-2025
Heard: 06:10 Hours - Balance: 05:28 Hours
Back on track with Harry, who is on his way to Mexico😄! So Good!

Carl Goodman - DI Eva Harris #2 - Lifesign - 2021
Audible Plus: 13:06 Hours - Narrator: Louise Brealey,13.06 hrs)
Commenced: September 28, 2025
Heard: 04:40 Hours - Balance: 08:26 Hours
It was a promising start, but I became less interested as the story went on.
I have heard another 40 minutes, but I am not entranced and I have hit the Pause II button @ 36%...

Carl Goodman - DI Eva Harris #2 - Lifesign - 2021
Audible Plus: 13:06 Hours - Narrator: Louise Brealey,13.06 hrs)
Commenced: September 28, 2025
Heard: 04:00 Hours - Balance: 09:06 Hours
It was a promising start, but I became less interested as the story went on. Normally, I enjoy technical details, particularly if the subjects are new to me, but all the properties, etc, of DNA are beyond me! Continuing...

Carl Goodman - DI Eva Harris #2 - Lifesign 2021
Audible Plus: 13:06 Hours - Narrator: Louise Brealey,13.06 hrs)
Commenced: September 28, 2025
Heard: 01:07 Hours - Balance: 11:59 Hours
An interesting first three chapters :)