AUDIOBOOK REVIEWS

2011 Challenges


What's in a Name? Challenge #4
COMPLETED

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South Asian Challenge 2011

COMPLETED

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Sounds Like a Mystery (SLAM) Mini Challenges

Before You Were Born Challenge
  • Call for the Dead (by John LeCarré; narrated by Ralph Cosham) - 1961
  • A Murder of Quality (by John LeCarré; narrated by Ralph Cosham) - 1962
  • Poirot Investigates (by Agatha Christie; narrated by David Suchet) - 1924
  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (by Agatha Christie; narrated by Robin Bailey) - 1926  
COMPLETED
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State Challenge: MN
  • The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (by Joanne Fluke; narrated by Suzanne Toren)

NOT COMPLETED
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Listening is Murder
  • A Murder of Quality
  • (by John LeCarré; narrated by Ralph Cosham)
  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (by Agatha Christie; narrated by Robin Bailey)
  • The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (by Joanne Fluke; narrated by Suzanne Toren)
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NOT COMPLETED
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Where are You Reading? 2011 Challenge

AK: Caribou Island
Caribou Island (by David Vann; narrated by Bronson Pinchot)  - Caribou Island, Kenai Peninsula, AK: http://ow.ly/47zTz
AL: The Most They Ever Had
The Most They Ever Had  (Written and narrated by Rick Bragg)  - Jacksonville, AL: http://ow.ly/3Cj7r
AR: Shakespeare's Landlord
Shakespeare's Landlord (by Charlaine Harris) - Shakespeare, AR: http://ow.ly/4d90F
AZ: 3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma   (by Elmore Leonard; narrated by Henry Rollins)   - Contention, AZ: http://ow.ly/3GBnV
CA: The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House (by Shirley Jackson; narrated by Bernadette Dunne) - Hill House is modeled after a photo of a home (originally designed by Shirley Jackson's grandfather) in the San Francisc...
CA: When the Killing's Done
When the Killing's Done (by T.C. Boyle; narrated by Anthony Heald) - Anacapa Island, Oxnard, CA - [NO REVIEW]
CA: Psycho
Psycho (by Robert Bloch; narrated by Paul Michael Garcia) - Bates Motel, south of Fairvale, CA: http://tinyurl.com/cf7kbzd
CO: Columbine
Columbine (by Dave Cullen; narrated by Don Leslie) - Colombine High School, Littleton, CO: http://ow.ly/4abN5
CT: Dead Man's Switch
Dead Man's Switch (by Tammy Kaehler) - Lime Rock Park, 497 Lime Rock Rd., Lakeville, CT 06039 - [NO REVIEW]
CT: Deep Down True
Deep Down True (by Juliette Fay; narrated by Robynn Rodriguez) - Unspecified suburban town, CT - [NO REVIEW]
DC: A Simple Act of Violence
A Simple Act of Violence (by R.J. Ellory)  - Washington, DC - This pin placed at Catherine Sheriden's home (approximate) on Columbia St NW, Washington, DC 20001 - [NO REVIEW]
DE: West of Rehoboth
West of Rehoboth (by Alexs D.Pate; narrated by Dion Graham) - West Rehoboth Beach, DE: http://ow.ly/4qRUQ
FL: Nature Girl
Nature Girl (by Carl Hiaasen; narrated by Lee Adams) - Southern Florida/Everglades, FL: http://ow.ly/4PgAX
GA: A Quiet Belief in Angels
A Quiet Belief in Angels (by R.J. Ellory; narrated by Mark Bramhall) - Augusta Falls, GA: http://ow.ly/4R3iN
GA: The Walking Dead: Miles Behind Us
The Walking Dead: Miles Behind Us (Volume 2; by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and, Cliff Rathburn) - On the outskirts of Atlanta, GA: http://tinyurl.com/3q9h7hw
GA: The Walking Dead: Safety Behind Bars
The Walking Dead: Safety Behind Bars (Volume 3; by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and, Cliff Rathburn): Outside and away from Atlanta; but still in Georgia: http://tinyurl.com/3landoh
HI: Unfamiliar Fishes
Unfamiliar Fishes (written and narrated by Sarah Vowell) - HI: http://ow.ly/4q27u
KY: The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye
The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye (Volume 1; by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and,Cliff Rathburn) - Cynthiana, KY and Atlanta, GA: http://tinyurl.com/6ymvrm2
IL: Death Masks
Death Masks (The Dresden Files, Book #5; by Jim Butcher; narrated by James Marsters) - Chicago, IL - http://ow.ly/60mob
IL: The Last Striptease
The Last Striptease (by Michael Wiley; narrated by Johnny Heller) - Chicago, IL
MA: Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?
Does the Noise in my Head Bother You? (by Steven Tyler with David Dalton; narrated by Jeremy Davidson) - Boston, MA: http://ow.ly/5jISv
MA: A Drink Before the War
A Drink Before the War (by Dennis Lehane; narrated by Jonathan Davis) - Boston, MA: http://tinyurl.com/7gkt2e8
MD: Countdown
Countdown (by Jonathan Maberry; narrated by Ray Porter) - Baltimore, MD: http://tinyurl.com/6jh7xkz
MD: Patient Zero
Patient Zero (by Jonathan Maberry; narrated by Ray Porter) - Baltimore, MD: http://tinyurl.com/6hnmvpr
MD: Zero Tolerance
"Zero Tolerance" (by Jonathan Maberry; narrated by Ray Porter) - Baltimore, MD: http://tinyurl.com/65vc9yn
ME: Carrie
Carrie (by Stephen King; narrated by Sassy Spacek) - small fictional town of Chamberlain, ME near the real town of Lewiston, ME: http://tinyurl.com/69tq5e6
MN: The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (by Joanna Fluke; narrated by Suzanne Toren) - Lake Eden, Minnesota 55329
MN: Shiver
Shiver (by Maggie Stiefvater; narrated by Jenna Lamia and David LeDoux) - Mercy Falls, MN: http://tinyurl.com/664puz6
MS: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (by Tom Franklin, narrated by Kevin Kenerly) - Chabot, MS: http://tinyurl.com/63ejxxd
NE: Once an Eagle
Once an Eagle (by Anton Myrer) - Story starts out in the fictional small town of Walt Whitman, NE and; moves onto Lincoln, NE, then moves onto France... - [NO REVIEW]
NJ: Hotel for Dogs
Hotel for Dogs (by Lois Duncan; narrated by Katherine Kellgren) - Elmwood, NJ: http://ow.ly/5oC0D
NY: Rip VanWinkle
Rip Van Winkle (by Washington Irving; narrated by Christian Rummel) - Sunnyside (Washington Irving's Home) West Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown, NY: http://ow.ly/4YPyg
NY: The Ghost of Greenwich Village
The Ghost of Greenwich Village (by Lorna Graham; narrated by Nicole Vilencia) - Greenwich Village, New York, NY - [NO REVIEW]
NY: Diamonds are Forever
Diamonds are Forever (James Bond #4; by Ian Fleming; narrated by Simon Vance) - South Africa; Saratoga, NY; Las Vegas, NV
OK: Ready Player One
Ready Player One (by Ernest Cline; narrated by Wil Wheaton) - Oklahoma City, OK
OK: True Grit
True Grit (by Clinton Portis; narrated by Donna Tartt) - Fort Smith, AR and Indian Territory (Choctaw Nation,) OK: http://ow.ly/4gF5h
UT: Jitters: A Quirky Little Audio Book
Jitters: A Quirky Little Audio Book (by Adele Park; performed by various narrators) - Navel, UT: http://ow.ly/6oJaU
WA: A Spark of Death
A Spark of Death (by Bernadette Pajer; narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner) - Seattle, WA - [NO REVIEW]

                                              NOT COMPLETED
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