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Dreadful

By: Jana DeLeon
Narrated by: Julie McKay
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The moon peers out from behind the dark clouds, but deep within the swamp, even the tiniest sliver is like a beacon in the pitch black. The path is barely discernable, but she knows the way.

She steps up to the edge of the water and stares at the silver locket in her hand, a picture of two girls inside. One is her. The other…

Is waiting.

She begins to sing, and the winds pick up her tune. The water stirs, and from the center of the angry current, the young woman emerges. Her haunting voice carries over the water.

“Find me. I’m all alone.”

Jenny Taylor bolts up in bed, her screams echoing throughout her bedroom. She falls back on the pillow, sobbing. She knows what she has to do. The dreams are too intense. Too frequent.

It’s time to find Caitlyn.

©2018 Jana DeLeon (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
Detective Fiction Private Investigators Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Mystery New Orleans Dream Suspense

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INCREDIBLE story with TERRIBLE Narrator

What an INCREDIBLE story... the author has done it again! I laughed, I cried & enjoyed every word! Except for the HORRIBLE narration! I just don’t understand how the author, born & raised in LA, can turn her novels (really her babies) over to be completely butchered by the narrator. Anybody that thinks she does a good job isn’t from LA. Her pronunciation of New Orleans is bad enough but every time she said Leblanc, I felt like somebody was raking their fingernails across a blackboard! She pronounced Leblanc with a hard C & the C is supposed to be silent! I was ready to throw my device across the room! Mrs DeLeon... your Shaye Archer series is WAY too good to not have a narrator that’ll tell the stories as correctly & as richly as they deserve to be told!

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Pronunciation is hard to listen to

The narrator’s pronunciation of some words is almost unbearable.
Mainly the city New Orleans.
I cringed every time.
Besides that, good narration.
Love the story and the series.

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Loved it

I’ve listened to every single book in this series several times. I enjoyed every story. Great writing and narrator. All of Jana’s books are great

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Not the best book but still good...

This one wasn't my favorite of the six books more because it just wasn't as believable as the other books. I guess it seemed a little bit too outlandish, you know? I totally misses some of the secondary characters, Shaye's adoptive mum and her therapist, they are such hoots and didn't get much screen time! I'm still waiting on some movement between Shaye and Jackson..... come on you two! Get on the program!!

Again, the narrator Julie McKay is fab! McKay has a real way with telling a story that draws you right into the book. You feel the suspense, you are tied up in knots to solve the case right along with the characters. Great story!!

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Omg new or-le-uns

Why does the narrator have to pronounce New Orleans this way. The other books she pronounces it correctly and then in this book she pronounces it new or-le-uns. Makes me cringe every time and I almost stopped listening. Please correct this in the other books.

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Good series

I like the story. I’m following series. But sometimes all that sappy praise everyone gives Shaye is a little annoying. It’s laid on a little thick.

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Excellent story! Just Excellent!

Tricky and a lot of ups and downs plus an ending I did not see coming! That right there is why I love these books! The story keeps me on my toes! The characters are crazy good…their action, comments and reactions. All fit within the scope of their life. Julie McKay is the narrator and she does an exceptional job with this one and the whole series actually. Next!

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Terrific!!

Jana DeLeon is one of the most talented currently active authors of fiction. There are 18 of her novels in my Audible library each of which earned a 5 star rating; I have loved every one! DREADFUL is Book 6 in the dark Shaye Archer detective series. The Shaye Archer series is very different from her older, but still active, light and fun Miss Fortune detective series which could be classified as comedy.

DREADFUL has two plot lines. The lesser one is the kidnapping of a girl being handled by the police and the FBI. The big case which Shaye is working after being hired by the identical twin sister of the victim is a six year old cold case. The suspects with apparent motives are several until they are all killed one by one by some unknown person. The huge plot twist at the end reveals the killer that no one suspected.

The books in the Shaye Archer series are standalone but understanding the protagonist requires listening to Book 1 first.

Julie McKay does an outstanding job of narrating.

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another great one

just sorry its over! will listen again for sure! As usual a great listen in the Archer series..
great characters ✔, great narrator ✔ great storyline ✔ ✔ ✔. Threw me for a loop! worth the credit & worth the wait!!

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Plenty of eye rolls

I was really rolling my eyes towards the end of this book. Then Jana turned it around big time and pulled of a very good ending. I gave the book four stars because the ending and the epilogue were very good. The narration was excellent. I’d have to say worth the credit after you get past the little bit towards the end. If you don’t mind weak stupid females then you won’t roll your eyes.

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