Brian L. Porter has 13 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 7 narrators. The most-rated is Sasha.
Behind Closed Doors
Summary
In fog-shrouded Victorian London, a ruthless serial killer is on the loose. Autumn, 1888. While the city is horrified by Jack the Ripper's murder spree another, less publicized killer is at large. Each murder takes place right after the Ripper killings, as the murderer appears to be taking advantage of the lack of police resources to tackle two major investigations at the same time. Inspector Albert Norris is charged with bringing the railway killer to justice, but clues are few and the killer's motive unclear. The press knows even less, and Norris can count on little help from above. But can he solve the inexplicable series of murders, before the killer strikes again?
©2014 Brian L. Porter (P)2019 Brian L. Porter
All Saints
Summary
After the discovery of a body in the graveyard of St. Matthew's Church, another corpse surfaces in St. Mark's churchyard. Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Detective Sergeant Izzie Drake must lead their team in a race against time to prevent further atrocities. But what links the dead men with an old mental hospital, now an orphanage, and the scarcely reported suicide of a teenage girl? Somehow, all clues point towards the enigmatic priest, Father Gerald Byrne, who recently returned to the city of his birth. But is it possible that the events that took place 30 years ago in Speke Hill Orphanage are connected to the murders?
©2015 by Creativia (P)2018 W.F. Howes Ltd
Cassie's Tale
Summary
This is the story of Cassie: a rescue dog who was just over two years old when she joined Brian and Juliet’s family of rescues, having already had three previous owners in her short life. The tiny little terrier soon wormed her way into the hearts of the family, and her antics and oversized attitude quickly earned her the nicknames "The Mad Ferret" and "The Wicked Witch of the West". Cassie can best be described as a "pocket dynamo" or, as the author puts it, “She is filled with boundless energy, and despite being 14 years old now, she’s like a Duracell bunny without an off switch.” Cassie has bounced back from operations, managed to get lost and found in one afternoon, chased away Rottweilers and Dobermans that have had the nerve to try and steal her tennis ball, and found herself being injured by interfering in larger dogs’ squabbles. People just can’t help falling in love with this tiny bundle of joy. Cassie’s Tale is the third book in Brian L. Porter’s series of rescue dogs, following on from the award-winning bestsellers, Sasha and Sheba: From Hell to Happiness.
©2018 Brian L. Porter (P)2020 Brian L. Porter
A Mersey Killing
Summary
Liverpool, 1961. A group of young men come together seeking fame and fortune as the fledgling sounds of the Swinging '60s take root in the city. Soon, Liverpool becomes synonymous with the groups and music that shape a generation. Liverpool, 1999. Skeletal remains found in the docklands lead Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake into a journey through time as the investigation takes them back to early days of the Mersey Beat. Whose bones laid beneath the mud of the River Mersey for over thirty years, and what links them to a young woman missing for the entire time?
©2015 Brian L. Porter (P)2018 W.F. Howes Ltd
Penny the Railway Pup
Summary
Penny's story is the fourth in Brian L. Porter's award-winning Family of Rescue Dogs series. It features a tiny terrier, abandoned in a particularly cruel manner and her subsequent adoption and life with the author and his family. From being attacked and needing emergency surgery to days out at the coast chasing seagulls and living in stately homes, Penny's life in Brian's pack of rescue dogs has never been anything but interesting and eventful. Listen to her charming story, a welcome addition to the Family of Rescue Dogs series.
©2019 Brian L. Porter (P)2019 Brian L. Porter
A Mersey Maiden
Summary
A peaceful cricket match on a warm summer's day turns to murder and mystery, as the star player, Aaron Decker, lies dead in his bed, his girlfriend sleeping soundly beside him. The case takes on a new twist with links to the disappearance of a German U-boat and a British warship in 1945. With the mysterious Aegis Institute hovering in the background of the investigation, DI Andy Ross and his team find themselves in their most complex case to date. With events in Britain, Germany, the USA and a secret submarine base in Canada all involved, Ross and his team need to work together with international law enforcement agencies and a respected German historian to not only solve the murder of Aaron Decker, but the strange case of U3000's last voyage.
©2016 Brian L. Porter (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd
A Very Mersey Murder: The Hunt for the Lighthouse Killer
Summary
1966. England wins the soccer World Cup. Same night, a barmaid's body is discovered near an abandoned lighthouse. Two more murders follow; all remain unsolved. 2005. DI Andy Ross is called in when a disturbingly similar series of murders begins in the same location. If their estimates are correct, Ross and his team have one week to solve the case before the next lighthouse murder takes place. In A Very Mersey Murder, DI Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake return in a race against time, as they seek to apprehend a vicious killer who seems to leave no clues and no evidence. This is a stand-alone mystery and can be enjoyed even if you haven't read/listened to other books in the series.
©2018 Brian L. Porter (P)2020 Brian L. Porter
Purple Death
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A series of murders leads Detective Inspector Sean Connor and his team into a labyrinthine investigation. The victims are dispatched using a poison previously associated with the notorious Borgia family. As the murders multiply at an alarming rate, Connor finds clues hard to come by, and every lead takes him down yet another blind alley. The killer seems to be one step ahead of him at every turn. Together with Sergeant Lucy Clay, they must piece together the shreds of evidence and find the mastermind behind the murders that become known as Purple Death.
©2014 Brian L. Porter (P)2020 Brian L. Porter
Dylan
Summary
Whipped, beaten, and abused for the first year of his life, Dylan was eventually left tied to the gates of a dog sanctuary with a note telling of his treatment. The fates were smiling on the little Bedlington terrier. The author and his family adopted him the very same day. Dylan began his life as part of the author’s family of rescue dogs and has been with them longer than any of their other dogs. From his appearance at a national dog show, to chasing squirrels in the forest, Dylan has led a wonderful, happy life since being rescued. Now 15 years old, almost deaf and blind and having survived two strokes, Dylan is still full of life, and living up to his nickname of "The Flying Bedlington". This is his story.
©2019 Brian L. Porter (P)2020 Brian L. Porter
A Merry Mersey Christmas: Who Killed Santa Claus?
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As Liverpool's Specialist Murder Investigation Squad prepares for Christmas, Detective Inspector Andy Ross receives a phone call. Someone has murdered Santa Claus (well, a department store Santa). As the officer on call for the night, Ross attends to it along with Sergeant Izzie Drake, and thus begins one of the strangest investigations of his career. With the main suspects being Santa Claus himself, in cahoots with an elf, Ross needs luck - and lots of it - as he seeks to solve the mystery in this book A Merry Mersey Christmas.
©2018 Brian L. Porter (P)2019 Brian L. Porter
Remembering Dexter
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After being thrown out from a moving car on a motorway and rescued from the dog pound by Brian Porter and his wife, Dexter had a happy life in their family of rescue dogs. On the June 8th, 2019, Dexter - a Labrador-Staffy Crossbreed - passed away after a year-long fight against illness. Part funny, part serious, and part tragic, this is the story of Dexter’s life.
©2019 Brian L. Porter (P)2020 Brian L. Porter
Sheba
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Sheba is the sequel to Brian L. Porter's award-winning best seller, Sasha, and tells the story of rescue dog Sheba, Sasha's best friend, starved, beaten, and used as bait for the training of fighting dogs and then thrown on a rubbish tip and left to die, a barely living skeleton. The author and his wife adopted this unfortunate waif and so began a long period of recuperation and training, as they gradually helped Sheba back to full health and helped her to learn to live sociably and happily within their pack of rescue dogs. A story of real triumph over adversity, full of emotion and a fair amount of humor, too, Sheba's is a real-life tale of what can be achieved in rehabilitating a dog, having suffered a living hell, from the brink of death to a life full of happiness.
©2017 Brian L. Porter (P)2020 Brian L. Porter
Sasha
Summary
Sasha is the story of a very remarkable dog: a Staffordshire Bull Terrier abandoned close to death at the age of six weeks old. Rescued from a street gutter, she had the good fortune to be adopted by author Brian L. Porter and his family. Despite suffering from a catalogue of injuries, including two broken legs and skin allergies, and eventually being diagnosed as a serious epileptic at just two years old, Sasha's story is one of triumph over adversity; of love, happiness, and inspiration. Her love of life and capacity for enjoying every day to the fullest is nothing short of miraculous, and her story is told here by the person who shares every moment of her life on a daily basis, and how a disabled author and his dog have become dependent on each other. It is a story that has already touched many who have come into contact with her, from vets to nurses and a whole host of followers on her own Facebook page. Hear her story and join them in sharing in the life of an amazing and very special dog! Publisher's Note: Now available in a new, updated second edition, with a new chapter.
©2016 Brian L. Porter (P)2020 Brian L. Porter