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Freefall

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Freefall

By: Jessica Barry
Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Karissa Vacker, MacLeod Andrews
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A 2020 Audie finalist - thriller/suspense

A most anticipated book of 2019: Entertainment Weekly | USA Today | Parade | Cosmopolitan | New York Post | PopSugar | Goodreads

“Exhilarating, emotional - a thriller charged with genuine depth and raw power.” (AJ Finn, author of the number-one NYT best-selling The Woman in the Window)

“The corporate malfeasance and shady conspiracies of John Grisham, with the frank feminism of two rounded female protagonists.” (Entertainment Weekly)

They say your daughter is dead.

You know they’re wrong.

When her fiancé’s private plane crashes in the Colorado Rockies, everyone assumes Allison Carpenter is dead.

But Maggie, Allison’s mother back home in Owl Creek, Maine, refuses to believe them. Maggie knows her daughter - or she used to, anyway. For the past two years, the two women have been estranged, and while Maggie doesn’t know anything about Ally’s life now - not even why she was on a private plane to begin with - she still believes in her girl’s strength, and in their love for each other.

As Allison struggles across the treacherous mountain wilderness, Maggie embarks on a desperate search for answers about the world Allison has been involved in. What was she running from? And can Maggie uncover the truth in time to save her?

Told from the perspectives of a mother and daughter separated by distance but united by an unbreakable bond, Freefall is a heart-stopping, propulsive thriller about two tenacious women overcoming unimaginable obstacles to protect themselves and the ones they love.

©2019 Hudson & Guide Post Limited (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Crime Thrillers Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Crime Aviation Exciting Heartfelt

Editor's Pick

"In her exhilarating debut, Jessica Barry borrows several familiar thriller tropes—a mysterious plane crash, a stalker, a corporate conspiracy, a protagonist on the run—and combines them into a narrative that’s thoroughly entertaining and moving at a breakneck pace without neglecting the emotions and relationships at its heart. The performances lend nuance and personality to each character, infusing this listen with cinematic appeal."
—Lavina K., Audible Editor

Engaging Plot Twists • Compelling Mystery • Excellent Narrators • Captivating Storyline • Engaging Performances
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Great story- kept me interested the whole time. Especially loved the narrators Karissa and Hillary.

Awesome book and narration

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This book was much better than I anticipated. I look forward to more from this author.

Really Enjoyed!

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I cannot wait for more! The characters were strong and smart. The plot was one I couldn't have imagined. The writer and narrators were all amazing!

Wow!

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Slow, gloomy pace in early portion but eventually the tempo increased and characters felt more dynamic.

Lugubrious start but it improved

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This book is interesting. It takes 5 hours to get to the real plot. If this woman is in a plane check, why did she hide from the people who could save her? And, keep running.

The narrator never pauses or stared dates, time, place….anything to let you know she was speaking of a different time in the story. Makes it hard to listen to and keep up with….

I gave up. I hope she gets home safely and she and her mother have a wonderful reunion.

DD

I really wanted to like this book

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I wasn't sure what to expect but after almost a dozen disappointing reads, this one was a pleasant surprise. I found it a well paced story with an original take on the thriller genre. Good narration was a plus, as well.

A Pleasant Surprise

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Really enjoyed listening to this book, even though it was a bit slow at times,

Great Book

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But I can’t complain about anything directly. I just didn’t get hooked and didn’t care about the characters. It was very well
written though and the narration is wonderful, just not my genre.

Not my cup of tea

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Free Fall has some good plot twists, but the story, in its entirety, falls a bit flat. There’s a lot of unnecessary repetition that could have been edited out - frankly probably a few chapter’s worth.

For the audible version: the daughter’s performance is solid, but the mother’s performance is monotone to the point I almost couldn’t force myself to continue. I’m glad I did though, the performance either gets better by the end or maybe you just get used to the mono tone. But the story is worth listening to overall.


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Some good twists but a bit flat overall

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at first i wasn't sure.. then it was hard to stay away from it.
lovedthe story and narrators.

stay with it

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