A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci

A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Awesomely Narrated byDavid Baldacci, MacLeod Andrews, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Kiiri Sandy, Cary Hite, I loved the lawyer team of Desiree DuBos & Jack Lee as the band together to represent a black man in 1968 in Virginia. Each of these characters were compelling and their odds in a southern town of getting an innocent man free had me listening all the time. I would love to see this continue as a series, highly recommended!

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Santa's Little Yelpers (Andy Carpenter, #26) by David Rosenfelt

Santa's Little Yelpers by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Number 26 is an awesome read! Narrator Grover Gardner is the perfect Andy Carpenter voice! I love all Andy Carpenter books & audiobooks- I chuckle all the way through, but I love the pace of the plot- Andy doing his best to defend a client, using all the characters that help in the courtroom and interviewing people, taking care of dogs, and loving his life with Laurie and his son (also Tara & assorted dogs). I highly recommend all of Rosenfelts' books in this series & I will also read his others after I am finished!


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Holy Chow (Andy Carpenter, #25) by David Rosenfelt

Holy Chow by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this 25th book in this series. Narrator Grover Gardner is the perfect Andy Carpenter voice! I love all Andy Carpenter books & audiobooks- I chuckle all the way through, but I love the pace of the plot- Andy doing his best to defend a client, using all the characters that help in the courtroom and interviewing people, taking care of dogs, and loving his life with Laurie and his son (also Tara & assorted dogs). I highly recommend all of Rosenfelts' books in this series! A must read!

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Best in Snow (Andy Carpenter, #24) by David Rosenfelt

Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this 24rd book in this series. Narrator Grover Gardner is the perfect Andy Carpenter voice! I love all Andy Carpenter books & audiobooks- I chuckle all the way through, but I love the pace of the plot- Andy doing his best to defend a client, using all the characters that help in the courtroom and interviewing people, taking care of dogs, and loving his life with Laurie and his son (also Tara & assorted dogs). I highly recommend all of Rosenfelts' books in this series! A must read!



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Dog Eat Dog (Andy Carpenter, #23) by David Rosenfelt

Dog Eat Dog by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this 23rd book in this series awesomely narrated by Grover Gardner. I continue to chuckle at Andy, his musings, and his cowardice. But as I have come to expect--- Andy defends a man who helped stop mistreatment of a dog- but is later arrested for murder. A must read!

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Silent Bite (Andy Carpenter, #22) by David Rosenfelt

Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Narrator Grover Gardner is the perfect Andy Carpenter voice! I love all Andy Carpenter books & audiobooks- I chuckle all the way through, but I love the pace of the plot- Andy doing his best to defend a client, using all the characters that help in the courtroom and interviewing people, taking care of dogs, and loving his life with Laurie and his son (also Tara & assorted dogs). I highly recommend all of Rosenfelts' books in this series & I will also read his others after I am finished!

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this with my Albright College Zoom Book Club. Narrated by Dominic Hoffman, this historical fiction has everything; racism, social class distinctions, family, friendship, sorrow, humor, and hope. But it is the way McBride tells this story of Jews & Blacks living in the Chicken Hill area of Pottstown, PA in the 1920s. I went to Albright College in Reading so I loved reading landmarks, cities, & hospitals in this compulsively readable book. I could not stop listening! The characters Chona, Dodo, Nate & his wife, Bernice, and Monkey Pants were my favorites but all characters were authentic. I rooted for the many subplots & McBride did not disappoint! This is a stellar must read; I highly recommend it!

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Muzzled (Andy Carpenter, #21) by David Rosenfelt

Muzzled by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great audiobook mystery in the Andy Carpenter series, Andy helps his friend, Beth reunite a dog with his owner, only he is dead, or is he! Another legal thriller with Andy's brand of humor!

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Dachshund Through the Snow (Andy Carpenter, #20) by David Rosenfelt

Dachshund Through the Snow by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Number 20 of the Andy Carpenter series, is a Christmas delight! When Laurie wants to grant a wish to Danny and his dog, he finds the plea to help his father heartfelt and enters into another murder mystery.

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Bark of Night (Andy Carpenter, #19) by David Rosenfelt

Bark of Night by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Andy rescues Truman, a French Bulldog and takes on a new case in number 19. Narration by Grove Gardner was perfect, a laugh a minute all the while solving the mystery of the murdered owner.

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The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin

The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This audiobook, narrated awesomely by the author, Lara Love Hardin, was excellent! I did not like Drug fueled Lara and I rooted for her sobriety and a normal life. I love her journey and also the book she co-authored with Anthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does Shine, which is a MUST READ too!

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Solito by Javier Zamora

Solito by Javier Zamora
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A gut wrenching memoir written and narrated by the author. When he was 9 Javier was going to finally be with his parents in America. Crossing the border was supposed to take 2 weeks; ended up taking 2 months. It was fierce seeing it from a 9 year old's eyes. A must read!

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The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar

The Museum of Failures: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another awesome Thrity Umrigar novel; this audiobook narrated by Vikas Adam was addictive; Remy was such a likable character & as his life implodes on a visit to India to adopt a child & visit an ailing mother. What happens in this novel is so sad with decisions made and lived with; will Remy be able to forgive? A must read!!!

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First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

The First Ladies by Marie Benedict
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this stellar historical fiction about the lifelong friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt & Mary McCloud Bethune, both powerhouses striving together to change the world, people's racism, and the wrongs of history. Awesomely Narrated by Robin Miles and Tavia Gilbert, this is the Albright College Ladies January selection. This is a must read, I learned so much from these 2 strong women who bonded, collaborated, and tirelessly worked for civil rights. This is a must read!

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The Fragile Thread of Power (Threads of Power, #1) by V.E. Schwab

The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Awesomely Narrated by: Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Michael Kramer, I loved this latest book by V.E. Schwab, the beginning of a series (which I totally love) but also includes characters from her other books, YAY!!! Returning to the worlds of her previous series, Shades of Magic, characters Delilah Bard, Kell Maresh, and the royal family from Red London are wrestling with Kell's loss of magic and his brother, the king has no magic but cannot be killed. Into this thrilling story line, the reader also meets Kosika, a young girl with powerful magic in White London who becomes Queen. I especially liked Tes, the tinkerer who can see magic---and if it is broken she can fix it. There is an enemy in Red London who wants to topple the king and his kingdom (known as The Hand). I could not stop listening to this 21 hour book!!! I can't wait for the 2nd in the series as the ending in Fragile stopped my heart!!!

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Fever by Mary Beth Keane

Fever by Mary Beth Keane
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this very very sad book for November Albright College Zoom Book Club. Mary's life as an immigrant was far from easy and when Mary becomes the 1st known healthy carrier of Typhoid, her life is irreparably changed. I ached for Mary as she was judged, shunned, and imprisoned on North Brother for 3 years but really her whole life because she was hunted by Dr. Soper who was not a dr. but a medical engineer. A must read, but Mary was tough but she had a rough life.

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Deck the Hounds (Andy Carpenter, #18) by Grover Gardner

Deck the Hounds by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is one of my favorite in the Andy Carpenter series; Dan Carrigan, homeless with a dog as his companion, accepts a gift from Andy. This audiobook has Andy, his wife and son in the Christmas Holiday of giving becoming friends with Dan and his pregnant dog. Readers will love this story of hope, redemption, and dogs!

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Unleashed (Andy Carpenter, #11) by David Rosenfelt

Unleashed by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Grover Gardner has me laughing throughout this 11th book (audiobook) in the Andy Carpenter series. Sam is Andy's friend, accountant and hacker. On his way to visit a friend, he hits a dog and that makes him late. His friend crashes in the plane and the dog, renames Crash becomes Sam's beloved dog---but the mystery had me listening and chuckling all day long!!!

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Collared (Andy Carpenter, #16) by David Rosenfelt

Collared by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this latest audiobook, awesomely narrated by Grover Gardner! A dog tied to the Foundation's door sets off this legal thriller with Andy's humor and sarcasm. There is dog DNA, real DNA, murder, a drug lord, and Andy representing someone for $1.00. I loved the "Pod Hike" appearance in this book, too.

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Outfoxed (Andy Carpenter, #14) by David Rosenfelt

Outfoxed by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Tara Foundation is working with prisoners and dogs in a new program and all is going great until one of the prisoners escapes with a dog he has been working with. After his wife and a man are found murdered, Brian is arrested and so begins the fast paced legal thriller including Andy, Laurie, Marcus, Pete and Sam---I Love them all! Another great job by Grover Gardner as narrator!!!

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