Sleep Tight
Written by: Anne Frasier
Narrated by: Hollis McCarthy
Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:03-03-16
Publisher: Theresa Weir
My Review
Wow just WOW from the author writing style of detail scenes
to the emotional narration this is one book that will keep you on the edge
leave you hanging there guessing to the outcome. This was an audio I had major
trouble putting down I needed to know who the killer was. As with most it is
never who you might think but lord you would never have thought…it never cross
my mind of who the killer was many years ago of a young innocent 16 year old.
The author gives you two stories inside one about the killer from long ago and
the 2nd of the serial killer. Could they both be the same, could
they be tied in together and did the right man go to jail so many years ago?
Mary hasn’t been home in many years she has been trying to
outrun her youth and all the bad memories it brings. When she gets shot
protecting her partner the FBI sends her home for some R and R. Knowing she can’t
set still they bait her with helping on case where a serial killer is killing
blonde hair woman. She doesn’t want to go home to face her past but she has no
choice she has been ordered they need a profiler and she is the one. On her
return to her home town she is faced with her sister who has been helping the
killer of her dead friend. How could her sister not see he is the killer and
might be the killer of the new women. She and her sister has been at odds since
the trial now with Gavin free and new girls are coming up dead her sister is
defending him. At this rate the sister will never see eye to eye and always be
at odds. With each girl that comes up missing Mary and her sister are pulled
deeper into the case will all eyes turning to Gavin. Could Gillian have been
wrong if so what will it do to her when she has spent so many years helping,
believing and caring for a killer?
Hollis did
a wonderful job of narration from her power emotion she puts into the read to
her tones and different characters. I do feel she needs more work on her male
voices some are very close to others. Her female voices so fit each women
character from her tones you have a vivid picture of what each character looks
like. You get the feel of how they carry their selves down to how they walk.
Her tones are right on the mark from excited to sorrow. You have no trouble
feeling each characters emotion if she cries so does the narrator. If she is
sad you can hear it in her voice. You have no trouble knowing what each one is
feeling. I heard no background noise and no breaks. The audio was even with no
parts being high or lower just a smooth rich listen. Hollis voice is clear and
powerful making this a wonderful listen that I totally enjoyed. For me the
narrator made this story more so than if I had read just the book.
The author has put a lot of time and thought to the plot
giving you a heart beating exciting read that will keep you on the edge of your
seat. You will go from I am sure he didn’t do it to OH YEAH he did. The author
will keep you guessing on many parts in this story. This is a wonderful suspenseful
read with a lot of twists, turns, thrilling and at times it’s chilling. There
were times I had my mouth open and other times I was just so shocked I didn’t
know what to do. I had a few funny looks at the noise I was making why
shopping. She author throws in a little romance and a touching read of a family
trying to find their way back to each other. There was not anything that I did
not like in this book. I loved the authors writing style the way she kept my
busy and entertained. This book with touch you in so many ways bring you into
the mind of a killer who cares nothing for the people he takes. If one doesn’t
suit oh well you return them for a refund kill one take another….
I really had trouble putting this audio down. I listened on
my 10 minute breaks you think not much can happen in 10 minutes. You might be
surprised. I usually read during my lunch but in this case I listened. Things
that didn’t take me long to do I found took longer I just did not want to put
it down. The author gives you entertainment at its finest. This is the first I
have read or listen to by this author and narrator it sure will not be the
last. The author has no trouble holding your attention leaving you waiting
more.
Buy Links
Overview
An FBI profiler recovering from a
gunshot wound finds herself pitted against a serial killer whose violent
history has ties to her own tragic past, a past that blinds her to the truth
and plunges her into a waking nightmare.
*
FBI agent Mary Cantrell has
been called to Minneapolis to hunt down a killer. It's shaking her to the core,
and reviving dreadful memories. Years ago, her best friend was murdered. Now
the man convicted of the crime, Gavin Hitchcock, is free, and Mary's own sister
Gillian, a local cop, has befriended him. As each clue leads them closer
to Hitchcock, Mary and Gillian set themselves up as the perfect target--and the
perfect trap. Unless Mary's own past is blinding her to an unimaginable
truth....and plunging her into a waking nightmare.
Publishers Weekly
Women who dye their hair blonde may think twice before heading to the salon after reading Frasier's (Hush) enthralling thriller about a serial killer who plucks the eyes out of his young blonde victims and grafts rose stems onto their fingers-all in an effort to create the perfect woman. Minneapolis FBI agent Mary Cantrell has a personal interest in the latest string of murders taking place in her hometown. The killer may very well be an old high school classmate named Gavin Hitchcock, who was convicted of raping and murdering her best friend and then released after serving nine years in prison. But when the abductions persist even after Gavin is returned to custody, Mary's sister, Gillian, a local cop who's befriended Gavin and believes him to be innocent, goes undercover to trap the real killer. Some vivid autopsy scenes may turn the stomachs of the squeamish, but there's a lot more to this clever intrigue than graphic police procedures. Indeed, one of Frasier's many strengths is her ability create characters and relationships that are as compelling as the mystery itself. From the estranged Cantrell sisters and their broad-minded mother to Mary's handsome partner and the troubled Gavin, Frasier's well-rounded characters will linger with readers long after the killer is caught.
Publishers Weekly
"Frasier's well-rounded characters will linger with readers long after the killer is caught."
Publishers Weekly
Women who dye their hair blonde may think twice before heading to the salon after reading Frasier's (Hush) enthralling thriller about a serial killer who plucks the eyes out of his young blonde victims and grafts rose stems onto their fingers-all in an effort to create the perfect woman. Minneapolis FBI agent Mary Cantrell has a personal interest in the latest string of murders taking place in her hometown. The killer may very well be an old high school classmate named Gavin Hitchcock, who was convicted of raping and murdering her best friend and then released after serving nine years in prison. But when the abductions persist even after Gavin is returned to custody, Mary's sister, Gillian, a local cop who's befriended Gavin and believes him to be innocent, goes undercover to trap the real killer. Some vivid autopsy scenes may turn the stomachs of the squeamish, but there's a lot more to this clever intrigue than graphic police procedures. Indeed, one of Frasier's many strengths is her ability create characters and relationships that are as compelling as the mystery itself. From the estranged Cantrell sisters and their broad-minded mother to Mary's handsome partner and the troubled Gavin, Frasier's well-rounded characters will linger with readers long after the killer is caught.
Publishers Weekly
"Frasier's well-rounded characters will linger with readers long after the killer is caught."
No comments:
Post a Comment