Hello, Darkness

This is a good mystery using flashbacks which develop the mystery little by little. Subplots involve betrayal between friends and typical family conflicts. Of course there is murder. The story ended very well with plenty of twists and turns along the way, especially in the last few chapters. The story held my interest throughout, wanting to know what happens next. The sexual content is minimum and not over the top, however, the central story revolves around child sexual perpetrators…. mostly older men having and paying for sex with minor girls Child abuse is one topic that I try hard to avoid in my recreational reading, and I was happy that the descriptive passages were limited. The romantic portion of the story involves a couple who falls in love (in a love at first sight sort of way), but one of them is already in a engaged, ready-to-be-married relationship. This was not a typical boy meets girl love story. It was refreshing that Sandra Brown found a way to bring what could have been a typical romantic triangle to a conflicting point with interest and suspense. Narrator Victor Slezak is one of the better narrators that I\’ve heard. His voice is smooth which is a \’must have\’ for me in order to listen for 13 hours.

A romantic thriller that kept me guessing all the way through. I really enjoyed this book. Never a dull moment.

Easy listening. Great blend of romance, mystery and drama. It is definitely worth the read.

but I didnt feel like it was a good story. Parts were depressing. It was more about victims than intriguing problem solvers. Somehow things felt contrived. Im not sure why. I liked the ending. It was complete. The romance was good. One bad guy threatened to kill the loved ones of a good guy if the good guy said what he knew. So that good guy was silent until the very end. That frustrated me. I did not enjoy reading that. Its a helpless feeling of being blackmailed or held hostage for life. The story is about sexual perverts: men having sex with underage girls, and underage girls who want sex and give it away or sell it. A kidnapped girl is sexually assaulted. AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR: Victor Slezak was excellent. He does female voices well with good emotional interpretation. He also used a good sound editor to remove his breaths. DATA: Narrative mode: 3rd person. Story length: 13 hrs and 31 mins. Swearing language: Christ plus a sexual slur used once. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: 3. Setting: current day mostly Austin, Texas. Copyright: 2003. Genre: romantic suspense thriller.

Exceptional listen. Loved it. Has all the usual twist and turns. Suspenseful. I hate when one of her books ends you get so involved with the characters you miss then . Narrator was good easy to follow and to listen to.

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