Theo Holland has narrated 32 audiobooks on Listento.it by 20 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Resume Speed and Other Stories.
Serenity Stalked
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A cold-blooded killer has blazed a trail of dead bodies across the country, with no one to stand in his way...until he starts killing on Shelby Alexander's home turf: the small Michigan town of Serenity. As the first unspeakable murder shocks the sleepy Michigan town, the local media demands answers. Sheriff Wilkes, the crooked young lawman, targets Shelby Alexander, whose only crime is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Shelby moves quickly to clear his name, even as the killer closes in on his next victim...and this time it's personal. The second book in the Shelby Alexander Thriller Series, Serenity Stalked takes listeners inside the mind of a terrifying killer. The stakes have never been higher.
©2017 Craig A. Hart (P)2017 Craig A. Hart
Cinderella Sims
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There's no glass slipper in this fairy tale - just a damsel in distress, a bag of cash, and a whole lot of dead bodies. Reporter Ted Lindsay is trying to forget his ex-wife, and New York City's tough streets are just what the doctor ordered. They're also filled with alluring women, but only one catches Ted's eye. Cinderella Sims is not only beautiful, she's on the run and she needs Ted's help. She's got a bag full of cash and some very angry people staking out her apartment. Before long Ted's forgotten his heartbreak and is launched into the dark streets of crime with Cindy at his side. The author speaks: “Look, this wasn’t my idea. Three or four years ago, Bill Schafer suggested that I might give some consideration to republishing a book of mine called $20 Lust, which had originally appeared under a pen name. I recalled the book he meant, but dimly; I had, after all, written it in 1960. But I didn’t need to remember it all that vividly to know the answer to his suggestion. No, I told him. A little later I suggested he might want to publish a fancy edition of Mona, the first book under my own name; it had come out as a paperback original in 1961, and we could celebrate its fortieth anniversary with a nice limited edition hardcover. Bill was lukewarm to the notion, but had an alternative proposal; how about issuing a double volume, containing Mona and $20 Lust? Once again, I didn’t have to do a lot of soul-searching to come up with a response. No, I told him. Time passed. Then Ed Gorman, the Sage of Cedar Rapids, used an ancient private eye novelette of mine in a pulp anthology. When it came out he sent me a copy, and, while I didn’t read my novelette - I figured it was enough that I wrote the damned thing - I did read his introduction, which I found to be thoughtful and incisive and generous. I e-mailed him and told him so, and he e-mailed me back and thanked me, adding that my early work was probably better than I thought. And, he added, "I really think you ought to let Bill Schafer publish $20 Lust. I felt as though I’d been sucker-punched. Where the hell did that come from? So I got in touch with Bill. I suppose I could at least read it, I said, except I can’t, because I don’t have a copy. Three days later, a battered copy arrived in the mail. I looked at the first two pages, and I looked at the last two or three pages, and I heaved a sigh. Heaved it clear across the room, and would have heaved the book, too, but instead I hollered for my wife. Bill Schafer wants to reprint this, I said. Great, she said. Not necessarily, I said, and explained the circumstances. I’d like you to read this, I said, or as much of it as you can without gagging, and then tell me it’s utter crap and I’d surely destroy what little reputation I have if I consent to its republication. Suppose I like it? Not to worry, I said. I’ll sign the commitment papers, and I’ll make sure they take real good care of you. Well, she liked it. And Bill Schafer published it, and a lot of people liked it, and my agent sold it in France, where even more people liked it. Shows what I know. And it’s now my pleasure to include it in the Classic Crime Library. Cinderella Sims was originally intended to be my second crime novel for Gold Medal, to follow Grifter’s Game (aka Mona). At some point along the way I lost faith in it, and wrapped it up in a hurry, and sold it to Nightstand Books. Hope y’all enjoy it!
©2016 Lawrence Block (P)2020 Lawrence Block
Blood Wave
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An abandoned lighthouse, a missing twin sister, and a deranged tennis pro about to go serial.... Troy Bodean is back and living large on the island of Key Biscayne, Florida and he’s made some new friends: Gino - the LOLA dancing bartender from down at the Sonesta Resort, Mindy Colpiller - the rich twin daughter of Millionaire mogul Jack Colpiller, and his Aussie-wannabe boss, Don. Life is good until Mindy’s twin sister disappears and won’t answer her phone. Daddy dearest, Jack, is convinced that she’s off on another gypsy road-trip, but Mindy’s not so sure. He hires a quirky, yet effective private investigator to find her, but Mindy thinks Troy can do a better job - so she asks him to help. Gentleman that he is, Troy says yes. But that's when Mindy goes missing, too. Can Troy save the day and find out what's happened to the Colpiller girls without running afoul of the cops, the private investigator, and everyone else looking for them? Buy Blood Wave today and don't forget your surfboard for the most dangerous wave yet!
©2017 David Berens (P)2020 David Berens
Tanner's Tiger
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The Cold War's boiling over. Global tensions are near the breaking point. So, what's the perfect assignment for a super-spy who hasn't slept since the Korean conflict? A fun-filled trip to the Montreal World's Fair! The adorable little girl he's escorting - who, under different circumstances, would be sitting on the Lithuanian throne - can hardly contain her excitement, but it isn't all playtime for Evan Tanner. Some mysterious disappearances, apparently linked to the fair's Cuban exhibition, need to be looked into. Keeping his mind on business, however, won't be easy after an insatiable, lovely lady in a tiger skin falls into Tanner's arms and a mother lode of dangerous drugs falls into his lap. But the biggest, deadliest surprise is the terrorist plot Tanner's tumbling into, and he'll have to think and act quickly to prevent the visiting queen of England from being blown to smithereens.
©1970 Lawrence Block (P)2020 Lawrence Block
Endgames
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In the thrilling conclusion to the Jack Del Rio series, Endgames, the former FBI special agent has fallen off the grid and is content to let the rest of the world believe him dead. He has taken the name John Rivers and lives a secluded life on the Navajo Reservation.
But the shades of his past are not yet done with him yet. Surviving elements of his enemies from London and Washington D.C. want to see him actually filling out a grave and are coming for him. Compounding matters, a newspaper reporter from Phoenix is also on his trail and a former flame is coming from England and is bringing news that will change everything for Del Rio.
A pair of deadly ambushes just outside his new home proves to be the last straw and Del Rio returns to the fight with a vengeance. By the time he is done he will dispatch enemies on U.S. and foreign soil and be named an international terrorist. But even as the world turns against him, Del Rio uncovers one last gasp effort by the conspiracy he has fought for so many years to overthrow the U.S. government.
As his final battle draws to a close, Del Rio makes his final moves in an endgame no one will see coming.
©2017 Richard Paolinelli (P)2019 Richard Paolinelli
Deep Wave
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Troy Bodean just wants to get away. He thought the southernmost point in the US - Key West - was far enough away...but that’s when it all went sideways, or rather...down. Flying a seaplane for his brother’s tourist ferry to Fort Jefferson, he spotted the thing in the water. Dreams of shipwrecks, treasure, and fame filled his head, until everyone started trying to kill him - including Hurricane Daniel! In a race against time and all the shadowy forces hoping to steal his find, Troy Bodean is at it again. Find out what comes up from the deep and if Troy will live to enjoy the bounty. Buy Deep Wave today for the ocean adventure of a lifetime! Books in the Troy Bodean adventure series include: Back Roads - A Troy Bodean Short Story Collection Rogue Wave Deep Wave Blood Wave Dark Wave Skull Wave
©2018 David Berens (P)2018 David Berens
Viva McHugh
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He can out shoot, out think, out fight, and out love any other secret agent on the planet - get out of the way James Bond before your tux gets rumpled! McHugh lands a Caribbean island assignment: Stir up a revolution, topple the world's most brutal dictator, smash the secret police whose methods start with torture and get a lot worse from there, help the revolutionaries, and stop the revolution before it goes too far in the other direction. It's just another days' work for McHugh. When he arrives, he has everything the government thinks he will need for the job: One bottle of tablets in case of Montezuma's Revenge. Three days rations. A small radio. Bug repellent. Extra clothes, the minimum two pistols with extra ammo. A pair of delicately balanced throwing knives. And three pints of Scotch. He also must rescue another U.S. agent from the dungeon of the island's most impregnable prison - but that's the easy part. All he has to do is survive days of torture, the kisses of a revolutionary who is as ruthless as she is beautiful, a deadly double-cross, and the lack of a decent scotch when his own supply runs out.
©2019 Deerstalker Mysteries (P)2020 Wordwooze Publishing
Storm Rising
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After being outwitted by an Iranian spy in London, CIA agent Mako Storm finds himself in dire straits. The trail for redemption leads Storm to the British Virgin Islands and an uncomfortable alliance with a man from his past. When they discover an old nemesis - a beautiful Chinese woman is involved - a terrifying plot to rebuild the blood thirsty Persian empire begins to unfold. Only one thing stands between the empire and a new world order - American agent Mako Storm.
©2016 Steven Becker (P)2016 Steven Becker
Joshua's Country
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Born and raised a cowboy, Vietnam vet Joshua Jacobs looks out across the West Texas plain. All the land stretching to the uncluttered western horizon is his. From just a patch of land, he built an empire, one he runs by his own rules. Yet, Joshua learned a hard lesson...that his family couldn’t be run the same way. Joshua deeply regretted not being on speaking terms with his only son when James died serving his country. James’s wife Katy never forgave Joshua for trying to run their lives. Heartache upon heartache, Joshua’s beloved wife Sarah passed away not long after. Now, the only legacy Joshua has left is his grandson, but like his dad and granddad before him, young Josh also chose to serve his country. Joshua spends his days waiting for letters from him. In the latest letter, young Josh said he was thinking of finally leaving the military to take his place on the ranch at his grandfather’s side. Joshua was overjoyed, but his joy was cut short when he saw a picture of his grandson on the news. The report said young Josh was taken hostage by the head of the most violent ISIS unit, known as the “Storm Demons”. Their leader, Shakir, was infamous for beheading his hostages and broadcasting the horrors online to the world. Threatening Joshua Jacobs’ grandson was a mistake. Now, an Islamic extremist’s hate for America faces an old cowboy’s love for his grandson.
©2017 Gerard de Marigny (P)2019 Gerard de Marigny
A Body for McHugh
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McHugh, the world's toughest spy, is on an assignment that spells triple trouble! Trouble #1 ...begins at the bar he owns to cover his espionage activities, called The Door. And it’s the door to death for the stranger he finds dying just outside with a shiv in his guts. McHugh doesn't like corpses on his doorstep, so he starts to back-track on the stranger, which leads him to.... Trouble #2 ...a round, ripe, terrified girl, wearing narrow chino pants that accentuate her tiny waist and the marvelous length and shape of her legs. She looks up when McHugh comes in. There is puzzlement in her eyes, then recognition, then panic. Then the whole house falls in on McHugh! Trouble #3 ...is everyone after the girl, including a trio of slick con men who operate under the guise of international finance and a private squad of ham-handed Mafiosos who'll grind you up for dinner if you are unwise enough to stick your nose into their business. McHugh finds himself saddled with trouble enough for three men, all wrapped up in violence, tied in the pretty red ribbon of death, and addressed straight to him: six-feet-odd of buoyant, battered secret agent - Washington's roving ambassador to the deadly back alleys of the world. It's a tough caper to figure with time running out to put the pieces together before McHugh finds himself fed to the fish in Monterey Bay!
©2019 Deerstalker Mysteries (P)2019 Deerstalker Mysteries
Shark Wave
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A dead maid found in a closet full of drugs and money, a multi-million dollar mansion with a shady group of owners trying to elect the next Governor of Massachusetts and a couple of has-been strippers looking to make a quick buck. What do they all have in common? Who knows, but you can be sure Troy Bodean will wind up in the middle of it all. He's back and livin' large on Martha's Vineyard when all the dirty dealings begin. He's lost one girlfriend but maybe found another. And the multi-million dollar house he's shacking up in just so happens to have a dead body stuck in a closet. Who committed the dastardly deed? The powerful political players, of course...but why? He's going to need some help to get through this one. Whom can he turn to? Could it be Daisy Mae and Ellie Mae Gallup, the twin sister strippers with the alleged love child of Troy? Yup. Hold onto your hats, this is going to be one wild ride. You don't want to miss this! Shark Wave revisits the zany suspenseful mastery of Troy's first Tropical Thriller and blows the roof off. Grab Shark Wave today, but watch out that you don't become the chum. Fans of Hiaasen and Dorsey will love this book. More in the Troy Bodean Tropical Thriller series: Rogue Wave Deep Wave Blood Wave Dark Wave Skull Wave Shark Wave
©2018 David Berens (P)2019 David Berens
It's Murder, McHugh
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McHugh's back, drunk, and locked deep in a Mexican jail while the clock ticks down to doomsday! Someone is planning an international incident that would set off a revolution in one of the US's closest South of the border allies, plus provoke a shooting war between the US and Mexico - and it's up to McHugh, the two-fisted secret agent who always travels with a briefcase containing a fifth of Scotch and a .45, to stop it. McHugh is built of muscle, brain and go-to-hell guts, and he answers only to a Pentagon general - who answers only to himself. Now McHugh is in Ajijic, Mexico. Assignment: Retrieve a couple of AWOL Navy fly-boys, who have defected to the enemy and stolen a top-secret jet fighter strictly CoD. Add a hacienda bristling with Tommy guns, an idealistic politician who only wants to conquer Mexico to save it, garnish with an alluring brunette, an incendiary blonde, and a bevy of Russian spies and you've got McHugh's favorite dish - trouble.
©2019 Deerstalker Mysteries (P)2021 Wordwooze Publishing