D.V. Berkom has 12 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is A Killing Truth.
Leine Basso Thrillers: Vol. 2
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Ready to stay up all night? This suspenseful collection includes four books in the heart-stopping, engrossing Leine Basso Thriller Series: Cargo, The Last Deception, Dark Return, and Absolution. Hours of edge-of-your-seat action and suspense! Cargo An adventurous young backpacker, captured and sold. A black market merchant who will stop at nothing to amass the power he craves. The one woman who can stop him before he destroys everything. The Last Deception Espionage. Deception. A nation on the brink of war... Just when former assassin Leine Basso thinks she’s free from the business of death, a desperate call from a friend drags her back into the dark world of espionage and arms dealers. Dark Return A former assassin battling her demons. A sinister enemy determined to destroy her. A wily street kid caught in the middle. Absolution Former assassin Leine Basso has severed ties with everyone she loves to keep them safe while she hunts for the ruthless terrorist Salome. Find out why fans are calling Leine Basso the female equivalent of Lee Child's Jack Reacher!
©2019 D.V. Berkom (P)2021 D.V. Berkom
Serial Date: A Leine Basso Thriller
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A former assassin is drawn into the twisted game of a serial killer who may be a grisly remnant from her past. What happens when a reality show turns deadly? Determined to leave her old life behind, retired assassin Leine Basso accepts a job working security at one of television's most popular reality shows, Serial Date. When a contestant is found dead in the prop closet, it appears the killer is one of the "bachelors" on the show - an ex-con billed as a serial killer - but the detective in charge of the case isn't so sure. She soon realizes the murderer may be a grisly remnant from her past and she'll need to use all of her cunning to stop him... If you like black humor, no-nonsense heroines, and heart-stopping action, you'll love Serial Date. Download it today!
©2012 DV Berkom (P)2020 DV Berkom
Cargo
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An adventurous young backpacker, captured and sold. A black market merchant who will stop at nothing to amass the power he craves. The one woman who can stop him before he destroys everything.... Haunted by memories of an op gone bad, former assassin Leine Basso travels to Bangkok in search of a missing backpacker. With help from an old contact, she discovers the man responsible for the girl's disappearance is connected to a violent Hong Kong triad and is the linchpin of an extensive trafficking network - both animal and human. Making enemies isn't new for Leine, but making one in the triad is - she soon finds herself a prisoner on board a cargo ship headed for sub-Saharan Africa. To ensure her survival and to continue her hunt for the missing girl, she must join forces with Derek, an ivory poacher who promises to help her. For a price.
©2015 D.V. Berkom (P)2016 D.V. Berkom
A One Way Ticket to Dead
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Digging up the past can be deadly. After years of running from her ex - a vicious Mexican drug lord - and his subsequent death, Kate Jones is ready to bury the past and try to piece together a new normal. But first there's a loose end to tie and it involves digging up old ghosts that are best left alone. Unaware her actions have attracted the notice of a powerful enemy Kate is plunged into a deadly fight for survival, as both her life and the lives of the children of a man she once loved hang in the balance. And, with the possibility of an informant inside the DEA, she doesn't know who she can trust. From the emerald green shores of Seattle to the lush Yucatan jungle and unforgiving Sonoran desert, Kate Jones must once again face her past... and hope she survives.
©2014 D.V. Berkom (P)2015 D.V. Berkom
Absolution
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There’s only one sure way to stop a terrorist.... Former assassin Leine Basso has severed ties with everyone she loves to keep them safe while she hunts for the ruthless terrorist Salome. There are rumblings that the French-born assassin is planning another attack, and Leine’s determined to stop her before it’s too late. Can Leine thwart her plans, or will Salome’s own twisted vengeance mean the end for Leine and everyone she loves? From London to Edinburgh to the City of Angels, Salome’s making a comeback - and that comeback includes killing Leine.
©2014 DV Berkom (P)2020 DV Berkom
Dark Return
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A former assassin battling her demons. A sinister enemy determined to destroy her. A wily street kid caught in the middle. Former assassin Leine Basso is fresh off an assignment rescuing an American teenager from a terrorist group in Libya, when she thwarts the murder of a street kid in Tripoli. Leine agrees to help the girl, but she must first visit a refugee camp to uncover the reason behind a rash of mysterious abductions. Leaving the camp, Leine comes under a surprise attack, but only a handful of people knew her true mission. The more she discovers about the abductions, the more of a target she becomes, forcing her to revisit a dark and violent past she thought she'd left behind. But it's easy...too easy to fall back into her old ways. And that could get her killed. Will Leine be able to survive a dark return? If you like gritty, fast-paced, can't-put-it-down thrillers with an action-packed story ripped from the headlines, then you'll love Dark Return.
©2018 D.V. Berkom (P)2020 D.V. Berkom
Bad Spirits, Dead of Winter, Death Rites, Touring for Death
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Kate Jones Thriller Series Vol. 1 includes the complete text for the following four novellas in the bestselling Kate Jones Thriller series: BAD SPIRITS (Books 1-5): Kate Jones is on the run with a backpack full of money, intent on finding her way back to the United States from Mexico. Unfortunately, a ruthless drug lord named Salazar is just as intent on finding her, retrieving his stolen money, and making her pay for ever having left him. Is there anyone she can trust? DEAD OF WINTER: Kate Jones is hiding out in small town Alaska when she witnesses an execution-style murder. Convinced the killers are Salazar's men and desperate to stop them from finding her, she reports the crime to local law enforcement, hoping to put them off her trail so she can escape. DEATH RITES: When Kate has to leave Alaska (and Sam) behind, she runs to the last place she remembers feeling safe: the North Shore of Oahu. Against her better judgment, she re-establishes old connections, and soon faces a new problem in Alek, a gifted carver and avid surfer. Then a brutal murder and theft of a priceless artifact from a museum is discovered, and Kate's thrown into the middle of what appears to be a violent ancient sect come to life. Her only chance of survival is to rely on her wits... ...and the ancient gods of Hawaii. TOURING FOR DEATH: Kate Jones is hiding out from her shady past driving jeep tours through the rugged high desert of northern Arizona, determined to stop looking over her shoulder and find peace from her mistake of a gun-toting, former life. Testifying against a Mexican drug lord and a dirty DEA agent didn't turn out to be a life enhancing choice and she's been on the move ever since. Now, five years have passed with no sign of trouble and Kate's finally starting to believe she's safe. Her current goal is to make enough money so she can get lost in the tropics when the tourist trade dies off. Unfortunately, it's the tourists that are dying off and she may be next.
©2012 D.V. Berkom (P)2014 D.V. Berkom
Vigilante Dead: A Kate Jones Thriller
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Death. Lies. Revenge.
PI Kate Jones lands the case of a lifetime: a young college student with no history of drug abuse dies of an overdose, and the parents come to Kate demanding answers. Soon, Seattle is reeling from dozens more deaths, all with the same chemical markers. At first, police assume that the victims are closet junkies who got hold of a bad combination, but after someone close to her becomes a victim, Kate believes something far more sinister is going on.
The deeper Kate digs, the more she uncovers about the deadly drug’s origins, forcing her to choose between doing what’s right...and getting revenge.
©2016 D.V. Berkom (P)2018 D.V. Berkom
Yucatan Dead
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She was a dangerous man's lover - now she's his dangerous enemy. For Kate Jones, being on the run from her former lover - the vicious leader of a Mexican drug cartel - was never going to be easy. But with a new identity, a new lover, and a new life in Arizona, she was beginning to believe she'd made it through the worst. Then, in an act of twisted revenge, Kate is kidnapped and imprisoned by her deadly enemy, his intention to force her to pay back the money she stole before he kills her. Fate intervenes and she finds herself working against the cartels deep in the Yucatan with a group of off-the-grid commandos. From peaceful northern Arizona to the steamy jungles of Mexico, Kate Jones must decide for herself if she'll continue to run - or turn and fight the evil that pursues her.
©2013 D.V. Berkom (P)2014 D.V. Berkom
The Body Market
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Book number four in the action-packed Leine Basso crime thriller series from best-selling author DV Berkom. A bonus short story, "Privilege", is included. A retired assassin is called in when a celebration south of the border turns into a nightmare. Everything's for sale.... Former assassin Leine Basso is hired by a wealthy Beverly Hills power couple to find their missing daughter, Elise, last seen partying with her boyfriend at a club in Tijuana. At first, police believe the two teenagers are the victims of a carjacking. But when Leine finds their missing vehicle with the boyfriend's mutilated body inside, and the local cartel warns her away, she knows if Elise isn't already dead, she will be soon, or worse. In the lethal world of organized crime, there's always a worse. As Leine races to uncover the reason behind Elise Bennett's disappearance, she must also battle the powerful interests fighting to keep her from the truth. Other audiobooks in the Leine Basso crime thriller series: A Killing Truth (number one) Serial Date (number two) Bad Traffick (number three) Cargo (number five) The Last Deception (number six)
©2015 D.V. Berkom (P)2015 D.V. Berkom
The Last Deception
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Ready to stay up all night? Everybody's favorite assassin is back with a vengeance in this high-octane can't-put-it-down espionage thriller. Espionage. Deception. A nation on the brink of war.... Just when former assassin Leine Basso thinks she’s free from the business of murder and deception, a desperate call from a friend drags her back into the dark world of espionage and arms dealers. "Another sure-fire winner in a spectacular series." (Tim Tigner, international best-selling author) "D.V. Berkom has created one kick-ass heroine in Leine Basso - a woman who can do it all in the dog-kill-dog world of international espionage." (J. Carson Black, New York Times best-selling author) "Warning: once started, The Last Deception is difficult to put down.... [T]he globe-trotting Leine uncovers acts of international espionage that lead her on a desperate hunt for an elusive spy that could bring down the world." (Midwest Book Review)
©2017 DV Berkom (P)2018 DV Berkom
A Killing Truth
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A deadly assassin. A perpetual target. A double-cross she never saw coming...they say the truth will set you free, but what if it kills you first? Before serial killers and drug cartels, Leine Basso faced the ultimate betrayal.... Leine eliminates terrorists for a living. After a routine assassination almost gets her killed, she chalks it up to a fluke. Her lover and fellow assassin, Carlos, has another idea altogether. He thinks their boss is setting them up for a fall. When Carlos goes missing and a bombing thwarts another mission, Leine suspects the stakes are far higher than she could ever imagine, and wonders if the man in charge might have it in for her after all. A Killing Truth is the prequel to the award-winning Leine Basso thriller series of crime novels. If you like no-nonsense heroines, fast-paced plots, and twists you won't see coming, then you'll love D.V. Berkom's tension-filled series. Buy A Killing Truth to find out how the story began....
©2016 D.V. Berkom (P)2017 D.V. Berkom