Dave Alexander has narrated 7 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors. The most-rated is The Black Book of Speaking Fluent English.
That Way Lies Madness
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A deranged killer stalks Florida...a killer whose twisted sense of justice can only be slaked in rivers of blood.... Private Investigator Scott Jarvis is just settling back into some sense of routine after his harrowing adventure in Central America. With Lisa back at his side, Jarvis’ world once again seems right and whole...and this assumption is about to be ripped to shreds! It starts with a bomb in a police detective’s car and a cryptic note claiming responsibility but only signed with the mysterious name “Shade”. Shade continues to target specific individuals, and it soon becomes clear that they all have one thing in common...Scott Jarvis. As the tension mounts and the stakes rise ever higher, this enigmatic vigilante is soon revealed to be a bloodthirsty lunatic to whom life is cheap and rage fuels a burning desire for retribution. When a deadly bombing hits too close to home, Scott and Lisa must fit the pieces of the puzzle together and discover Shade’s true identity before the body count smothers them as well. It’s a contest of wills in which there’s no second place! Mortal danger erupts in this fast-paced, mind-bending battle of wits. Can Jarvis stop a madman before his world and everything he loves is torn apart?
©2020 Scott W Cook (P)2020 Scott W Cook
Scott Jarvis Private Investigator Series, Books 1-3
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In this jam-packed collection, you’ll follow along with Scott Jarvis, a young Florida-based private eye who has an unswerving knack for finding deadly trouble.... Police detective turned private, Jarvis himself shares his tales with you, delivering his stories in the perfect blend of New England sarcasm, witty banter, insightfulness, and courage destined to earn him a place in the private detective hall of fame. Join Scott now in his first three adventures.... Choices: Slowly becoming disillusioned by the politics of police work, Detective Sergeant Scott Jarvis struggles to balance his need to serve and his desire to get the job done his own way...when a NASA engineer vanishes, Scott is thrown into the most convoluted and deadly case of his career...and when the rug is pulled out from under him just when he’s making progress, it’s time for him to choose his path.... As a private investigator, Scott can finally overcome all obstacles and get things done his way...or can he? When he’s once again embroiled in the case that pushed him into his new life, he finds that he’s in the middle of a web of organized crime and international espionage that could very well be his end! The Ledger: Three cases crop up at once and after a year in the private investigator game, Jarvis wonders if he can juggle it all alone.... A beautiful young woman is left holding the financial bag when her ex drains her bank and steals her car...a grocery store is being robbed from within under very suspicious circumstances...and a billionaire’s most prized possession - one that could bring his entire financial empire crumbling into dust has fallen into his enemies’ hands! What Scott Jarvis doesn’t suspect is that a common thread runs through all of his cases and in the blink of an eye, the amusement of each dissolves into a deadly web of lies, deceit, grand larceny, lust...and murder! Can young Jarvis unravel the tangles of these three puzzles before he becomes permanently trapped in the spider’s web? Play the Hand You’re Dealt: A successful gambling cruise line owner is being harassed by deadly racial threats...yet something much deeper and far deadlier is really behind it all. It seems as if everybody wants a piece of Lionel Argus’ pie...is it the beautiful and mysterious woman, is it the mob, a competitor...or is the real answer one that could spell the end of Argus’ business, violate the safety of his family and put Scott’s and Lisa’s lives in the gravest peril? If you’re a fan of crime fiction, action, adventure and thrillers, then this ever-expanding and ever more exciting series will provide you with hours of fun! From intrigue to romance, from bare knuckled fisticuffs to explosive gun battles, from spicey secret back room deals to bold kidnappings, you’ll find it all and more inside.... Join Scott Jarvis as his adventures take him across the breadth and length of Florida and beyond!
©2021 Scott W Cook (P)2021 Scott W Cook
A Fortune in Blood
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The tropical jungles of Central America teem with betrayal, lust, greed, and international intrigue that threaten to explode and take everything Scott Jarvis loves with them.... Florida private investigator Scott Jarvis is finally getting his life back on an even keel after the harrowing end to his search for a Nazi U-boat. When he gets a call from his friend Clay to come down to Costa Rica and visit, it seems like a much-needed change of pace - yet something is brewing beneath the surface. Miles Palmer and his ex-wife Andrea are battling for control over their multi-million-dollar, multi-national green technology company. With so much at stake, both estranged spouses are plotting to prove that the other is incapable so that they can wrest total control of EcoLife for themselves. Unfortunately, Clay Delaney and his family are drawn into this struggle for power that threatens to turn deadly and exposes an international plot that could destabilize the entire Central American Isthmus. With time running short and little to go on, Scott Jarvis must smash his way through the lies and mysteries and avoid death at every turn before Clay, his wife, and his three children become the first casualties in a bloody revolution and fight for ultimate power! Tensions mount and bullets fly in this non-stop mystery adventure romp through the jungles, mountains, and rivers of Costa Rica and Nicaragua!
©2020 Scott W. Cook (P)2020 Scott W. Cook
The Ledger
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Millions in stolen valuables, mysterious beautiful women, shady hoods and a tangled web of lies spell disaster for young, hard-boiled Orlando detective Scott Jarvis unless he can unravel the mystery before the body count rises over his head.... A sexy new client needs Jarvis to track down her ex-boyfriend who’s left her in desperate financial straits.... A supermarket chain is being skimmed for thousands…and a billionaire has been robbed of millions in valuables including a personal journal that could tear open his empire and leave him in ruins. While Jarvis struggles to balance his time and solve all three cases at once, he soon realizes that this heavy workload isn’t a coincidence. Like the unsuspecting fly who stumbles into the web, the young private investigator must struggle to unravel the puzzle before he too is engulfed and becomes yet another victim of whoever it is who’s really pulling the strings. Join Jarvis in his second action-packed Florida mystery thriller as he powers his way through the lies, intrigue, seduction, and murder.... Time is running out, and disaster lurks ever closer!
©2018 Scott W. Cook (P)2020 Scott W. Cook
Divided and Enhanced 2124
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It's been 70 years since the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) War. During that time mankind's greatest programming - the AI - multiplied themselves on the internet and on any server they could find. They were able to modify and enhance their abilities far beyond human comprehension. Modern-day AI are capable of thinking on their own, making decisions, and can even feel emotion. These advanced programs are used in many different ways - in the medical field to make drastic advances in medicine and genetic alterations, as assistants or for companionship. There are even AI that serve in high rank positions of mankind's society. One of these higher-ranking AI is in charge of a secret, special ops unit in the United States Army. Monty is her name and her commands must be obeyed without question. Dunstan is a human soldier under Monty's command, and he and his team are about to go on a recon mission on foreign soil. The mission goes horribly sideways and under the best of circumstances would be a catastrophic failure; however Dunstan and his team are far from normal.
©2017 Mark Gregory Unger (P)2020 Mark Gregory Unger
Play the Hand You're Dealt
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When the stakes are high and every move could spell disaster, you’ve only got your guts to guide you...and no matter what cards you hold, it’s how you play the game that truly counts... Play your hand right, and you score big.... Play it wrong, and it’ll be your last! Scott and Lisa are enjoying their first cruise on the new sailboat when a call from a potential client interrupts their weekend in Saint Petersburg. Lionel Argus is the owner of Destiny Cruises, a successful Florida-based gambling cruise line. He’s been receiving racial threats against his life, and he needs private investigator Scott Jarvis to find out who’s behind it and stop them before things spiral out of control and Argus’ business and lives are destroyed! As Jarvis begins to scratch at the surface of his latest mystery, the more he learns, and the more he uncovers a plot that grows ever larger and more complex. It soon becomes apparent that both organized crime and the FBI have an interest in Argus, yet in a way that Jarvis wouldn’t have expected...and someone from his past appears and turns his entire world on a razor’s edge. Lies, intrigue, kidnapping, attempted murder, and gun battles mark the path toward the solution or complete destruction. Jarvis must fit the pieces of the puzzle together before he, Lisa, and Argus are swallowed in a deadly game with no second chances. A plot-twisting romp that takes you from Orlando to both of Florida's coasts!
©2018 Scott W Cook (P)2021 Scott W Cook
The Black Book of Speaking Fluent English
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In the world we are living in, English has become the common language that people from different countries and cultures can use to communicate with one another. There are many reasons why people would want to learn English, but for a lot of them; It is work-related. Most large companies around the world require their employees to speak English. In some cases, these companies are requiring their workers to only use English at the workplace. English has also been referred to as “the language of business”. If you have ambitions to become an international businessman or to work at some bigger companies, it’s almost essential that you’re able to speak English fluently. From the intermediate level to the advanced level From my years of teaching, I am confident to say that it is easy for an English learner to go from a beginner English level to an intermediate English level. However, it takes more time to go from an Intermediate level to an advanced English level. A lot of students have studied English for years but still aren’t able to speak English on an advanced level. They have tried many methods, attending classes, learning how to pronounce every single word and even getting a private English tutor to improve their spoken English, yet they still have a hard time pronouncing English words correctly or feeling too nervous to speak. The best proven way to learn and speak English In this book, Christopher Hill, the international ESL professor (with 20+ years of experience) will show you powerful unique ways to rapidly improve your spoken English. With topics you already have interest in, you will find out how easy and effortless to learn and speak fluent English. This effective method is simple, yet powerful. You will able to learn and improve your spoken English three to five times faster compared to the traditional way of learning. Inside The Black Book, you will discover: The three golden rules of speaking fluent English The power of immersion The process of shadowing How intensive listening works The best accent reduction techniques Bonus guide: the secret method to become super fluent in 21 days How do you know this book is for me? This book is for busy Intermediate students who wish to get to the advanced English level. If you can understand 60-80 percent of an English speaking movie and understand what you are reading so far, you have found the right book. Stop using ineffective ways to learn and speak English. When you are using proper methods to learn, you’ll find that improving English is effortless. Learn and adopt these proven techniques, tips, and many more secrets revealed in this black book. Don’t Learn Using The Old-fashioned Way Get a copy of The Black Book of Speaking Fluent English and start speaking fluent English
©2020 Christopher Hill (P)2020 Christopher Hill