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  Now that's what I call a thriller! Charlie Donlea's Long Time Gone is such an easy read & great on the ears by narrator Vivienne Leheny. Most days you would prefer to listen to a soothing voice reading out a good mystery and that should be the number one reason why you choose this book. Apart from being a great find on NetGalley, I felt it was a bit too long with 74 chapters and there was room to make the storyline a little more crisp. No regrets anyhow.  On other counts, Dr Sloan Hastings is studying to be a forensic pathologist. She lives with her adopted parents and has led a good life. She never felt the necessity to track down her biological parents. Until now. Information for her research needs her to submit her DNA to a website that studies genealogy, which would aid her to gather a treasure trove of information for her assignment.  The DNA results dig up age old secrets. Sloane's DNA seems to match the ancestry connections of the famous Margolis family of Ce...

  I am writing this review after researching other reviews online and adding my own inputs along the way. Journalist Ella Franks has blown her cover of writing for a newspaper under a male pseudonym. She is obviously then given the pink slip. It is but obvious that Ella wont take this lying down. She knew she was dedicated, hard working and had the nose for the news. So when she gets a chance to become a correspondent in war-torn France, she leaps at it with open arms. Anything to prove a point. Journalism was not a career for women. Well, there was no concept of career. And for women, none in the horizon. You could write, be a writer, poet - more of a hobby. But, don't walk into a man's territory and expect people to accept you. Ella pairs up with American photo journalist Danni Bradford to cover important news. She and her best friend & partner Andy is determined to cover the events in Normandy.  I could listen to the book only till here. The story is fantastic surely an...

  When you find yourself hearing the protagonist say that she likes to kill bad men, you are then intrigued enough to listen to the book in a jiffy! Seraphine or Saffy for short has witnessed enough nonsense in her childhood and growing up years. She took up the responsibility to look after her little sister at all costs and keep her away from their pedophile step father. She was strong enough to handle him, but she was not going to let this man take away the innocence of a child. In a fit of anger, she ensures he would never raise his dirty eyes towards them again! Few other killings later, you are now probably rooting for her. Serves those bad fellas right for what they were doing.  We have now established that Saffy is a "robinhood" serial killer - finishing off people who just couldn't keep their hands off young girls. Definitely making the world a better place. Alongside her various plans, she has this indomitable crush on a podcaster/author. Now John Jonathan Desros...