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Nocturne: And Other Unabridged Twisted Stories Audiobook
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New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver has long thrilled fans with tales of masterful villains and their nefarious ways, and the brilliant minds who bring them to justice. Now the author of the Lincoln Rhyme series has collected his award-winning, spine-tingling stories of suspense -- stories that will widen your eyes and stretch your imagination.
This standout collection from Twisted includes "Gone Fishing" in which, a daughter begs her father not to go fishing in an area where there have been a series of brutal killings; a contemporary of the playwright William Shakespeare vows to avenge his family's ruin in All the World's a Stage; in "The Kneeling Soldier," a father's love turns deadly when he protects his only daughter from a stalker, but was the stalker indeed a stalker?; and in the bonus story Interrogation, a detective grills a cold-blooded murderer as to why he killed a perfect stranger.
Diverse, provocative, eerie and inspired, this collection exhibits the amazing range and signature plot twists that have earned Deaver the title "master of ticking-bomb suspense" by People.
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"This book was written with multiple authors. One author would take up where the next one left off. Interesting story. The change in autors was not obvious.This is a multinational murder mystery which touches terrorism and spying. Good read. "
— Cheryl (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Jeffery Deaver emerges as a master of the classic short story, bolstered by a bevy of ace readers in this collection of…High production values and committed, gifted actors make this an audiobook sure to remain in your collection.”
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Nocturne Listener Reviews
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" I have been a fan of Jeffrey Deaver for some time. These short stories had great twists and turns. "
— Bill, 8/21/2013 -
" These stories were entertaining and having different readers helped separate one story from the next. I would recommend this book for driving short distances because no individual story takes very long. "
— Joanna, 1/22/2013 -
" Deaver's a great author, until it comes to short stories; then he's just trying too hard. Ugh. "
— Bronson, 7/26/2012 -
" Short twisted stories audio book read by Bobby Cannavale, Boyd Gaines, Michele Pawk and Frederick Weller. "
— Janice, 5/27/2012 -
" I listened to this group of stories twice. I enjoy Deaver's ability to twist things up a notch. I think my favorite here is Gone Fishing, where the bad guy is not always the one you think it is... "
— Donald, 1/16/2012 -
" Didn't do much for me. 15 authors and no cohesion. Hard to follow. Spastic. Not interesting except for the 15th chapter when they talk about how the music was a special secret code. "
— Kendar88, 3/27/2011 -
" audio -- 3.5 -- written by many authors and yet somehow the story flows. well done "
— Irene, 3/18/2011 -
" I can't believe Deaver and Lee Child took part in this bullsh*t. I didn't like the book at all. "
— Antoan, 3/7/2011 -
" i thought the idea of a variety of authors was interesting. I couldn't tell any difference from one chapter to the next. I would recommend it and would read another "serial thriller" if one becomes available. "
— Mary, 2/27/2011 -
" Entertaining espionage novel with a twist. Each chapter was written by a different famous author. When writing this they must have passed the book along and each one added their own spin to the story. "
— Sheila, 1/15/2011 -
" Meh. Great idea, flawed execution. A little too confusing... "
— Bethann, 12/31/2010 -
" Loved the idea behind this-- having 15 different suspense writers do a chapter each.... It was between 3 and 4 stars, but the uniqueness of the concept gave it just enough edge to warrant a 4 (barely). "
— Lindsay, 9/14/2010 -
" I can't say there's anything in here that I'd particularly recommend, but the audio version is entertaining as fluff. "
— Karen, 8/18/2010 -
" I quick read thriller with each chapter written by a different author. It is amazing how well the story meshed with 15 different writers. Lots of action. An excellent beach read. "
— Kelly, 7/28/2010 -
" What a fun read. I was amazed to see how so many mystery writters could flow together and keep the story line/lines going. I have never read a serial story like this. Enjoy. "
— Linda, 7/9/2010
About Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages. His novels have won the Nero Wolfe Award, three Ellery Queen Readers’ Awards, a British Thumping Good Read Award, and the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger awards from the British Crime Writers’ Association. A former journalist, folksinger, and attorney, he was born outside of Chicago and has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University.
About the Narrators
Boyd Gaines is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and an actor whose many film credits include Second Best, I’m Not Rappaport, Heartbreak Ridge, Fame, and Porky’s. He’s won two Tony Awards for performances in the The Heidi Chronicles and the musical She Loves Me. On television he has appeared in A Woman Called Jackie, A Son’s Promise, and in the popular series One Day at a Time.
Bobby Cannavale is a film, stage, and television actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows and films, but he is perhaps best known for his role as a reincarnated matchmaker on ABC's Cupid. He won an Emmy for his guest appearance on the hit show Will & Grace.