Hollow Beasts
Jodi Luna, Book 1
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Dirty Girls Social Club comes a wilderness thriller featuring Jodi Luna, a rookie game warden who takes on a terrorist group in rugged New Mexico.
After a long stint in academia, Jodi Luna leaves Boston for the wilds of New Mexico to start a new life as a game warden. Jodi is no stranger to the wilderness; her family has lived here for generations. Determined to protect her homeland, she nabs a poacher in her first week on the job.
But when he retaliates by stalking Jodi and her teenage daughter, a cat and mouse game leads Jodi to a white supremacist group deep in the mountains. She learns that new recruits are kidnapping women of color to prove their mettle to the organization’s leader.
When the local sheriff refuses to assist, Jodi joins up with young deputy Ashley Romero. Together, they set out to take down a terrorist network that will test not just their skills as investigators but also their knowledge of the land and commitment to its people.
But will Jodi’s fierce resolve to protect the voiceless put her loved ones in harm’s way?
©2023 Alisa Lynn Valdés (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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By: Laura Griffin
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Red Creek
- A Horror Novel
- By: Nathan Hystad
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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Once a best-selling horror author, Paul Alenn is in a slump. His wife and daughter are across the country, moved away to the West Coast, leaving him alone in his Central Park-adjacent New York townhouse. When his sister calls, asking for help packing up his estranged mother’s house in his old hometown, Red Creek, he decides to put the past behind him and face his demons.
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Story lacked... understanding
- By Sara on 02-21-19
By: Nathan Hystad
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When a Stranger Comes to Town
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It's been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories—a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there's something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water. In the newest collection of stories by the Mystery Writers of America, each author weaves a fresh tale surrounding the eerie feeling that comes when a stranger enters our midst, featuring stories by prolific mystery writers.
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The narrators are outstanding here.
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By: Michael Koryta
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Inherit the Bones
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- Narrated by: Harper Landry
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Secrets and lies can’t stay buried forever in Cedar Valley. In the summer, hikers and campers pack the small Colorado town’s meadows and fields. And in the winter, skiers and snowboarders take over the mountains. Season by season, year after year, time passes, and the lies, like the aspens and evergreens that surround the town, take root and spread deep. Now, someone has uncovered the lies, and it is his murder that continues a chain of events that began almost 40 years ago.
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intriguing
- By Anonymous User on 06-26-19
By: Emily Littlejohn
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In the Bleak Midwinter
- By: Julia Spencer-Fleming
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
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Clare Fergusson, St. Alban's new priest, fits like a square peg in the conservative Episcopal parish at Miller's Kill, New York. She is not just a "lady"; she's a tough ex-Army chopper pilot, and nobody's fool. Then a newborn infant left at the church door brings her together with the town's police chief, Russ Van Alstyne, who's also ex-Army and a cynical good shepherd for the stray sheep of his hometown.
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Ice Cold Complex Small Town Police Procedural/Mystery
- By Sara on 12-27-14
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Iron Will
- Cardwell Ranch: Montana Legacy Series, Book 2
- By: B.J. Daniels
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
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Hank Savage has always believed his old girlfriend was murdered. Now he's come home to Cardwell Ranch and, with the help of PI Frankie Brewster, is determined to find the killer. Trying to keep their feelings at bay, Hank and Frankie quickly learn that every lead reveals a life steeped in secrets - and danger. And that someone from Hank's past will do anything to keep the truth from being revealed.
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A exciting and fast moving mystery
- By Gail F. Cortner on 10-01-23
By: B.J. Daniels
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June Bug
- By: Chris Fabry
- Narrated by: Chris Fabry
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For as long as she can remember, June Bug and her father have traveled the back roads of the country in their beat-up RV, spending many nights parked at Walmart. One morning, as she walks past the greeter at the front of the store, her eyes are drawn to the pictures of missing children, where she is shocked to see herself. This discovery begins a quest for the truth about her father, the mother he rarely speaks about, and ultimately herself.
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Get Out The Box Of Tissues
- By 20eagle16 on 07-03-21
By: Chris Fabry
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In His Protection
- K-9 Defenders, Book 1
- By: Sandra Owens
- Narrated by: Patrick Zeller
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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Chief of police Tristan Church likes Marsville just the way it is. He has his job and his police dog, Fuzz, for company. He could have Sheriff Skylar Morgan, too, but she’s determined to keep him at arm’s length, even if the one night they shared was unforgettable. Skylar can’t deny that the connection she has with Tristan is unlike anything she’s ever felt before. She loves Marsville, but while most of the town is happy with her as Sheriff, it’s been a long, hard road proving herself.
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Boring story.
- By Lia on 07-21-23
By: Sandra Owens
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The Secrets They Left Behind
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Three college freshmen go missing from their rural hometown of Kelly's Falls while on Christmas break. Their cell phones, coats, and purses are left behind, but the girls have disappeared without a trace. As the days turn into weeks and the investigation grows cold, 23-year-old Buffalo police officer Shea O'Connor is called on to dig up leads undercover.
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Secrets and truths
- By Keenan on 09-28-20
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One Last Kiss
- By: Kat Martin
- Narrated by: Kelsey Navarro Foster
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Colorado rancher Sam Bridger will do anything for a friend, even if it means babysitting a rich city girl who knows more about high fashion than horses. Blond, beautiful Liberty Hale looks like a model - and acts like a spoiled brat - but Sam senses another side to the young woman who has lost so much of her family, and he can’t deny the heat just one look at her ignites. Libby is determined to get through her time on the ranch - her inheritance depends on her putting in a solid month’s work. She hadn’t imagined her boss would be a sexy, straightforward cowboy.
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Disappointing!
- By Kindle Customer on 08-14-22
By: Kat Martin
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Lights over Cloud Lake
- By: Nathan Hystad
- Narrated by: Melissa Thompson
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Reporter Eva Heart is sent to Cloud Lake to write an exposé on flying saucer sightings, a subject she is extremely familiar with. Nearly 20 years ago, Eva, then known as Jessica Carver, went missing, only to appear a week later, confused and frightened. A man went to jail for the crime. Now Eva must face demons from her past as she meets both old and new friends along the way. Will her real identity be exposed? Can history truly repeat itself?
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Suspenseful scifi mystery at its best!
- By rockgnome44 on 12-03-19
By: Nathan Hystad
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Bring on the Blessings
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Bernadine Brown is a woman with money to spend. Henry Adams is a town in desperate need of cash. But after Bernadine puts up the money, she has some ideas about how the town should be run. Will the townspeople be willing to shake up their comfortable lives to share the gift they’ve been given with others who really need it?
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Not my idea of a Christian story
- By DJ Stevenson on 04-12-21
By: Beverly Jenkins
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Fire and Ice: A Liam Campbell Mystery
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In this mystery series by Dana Stabenow, the Edgar Award-winning author returns to the Alaskan setting she's famous for, with a wonderful character - state trooper Liam Campbell. Liam's just been transferred from Anchorage to the small fishing village of Newenham, Alaska - where a local pilot seems to have lost his head.
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A quick heads up!
- By Dr. Daniel Chapman on 05-30-14
By: Dana Stabenow
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- Doug Roth
- 07-22-23
I partly read the Kindle and listened on Audible
…And the printed page was the more enjoyable format. The book is well written, uses adult vocabulary and sentence structure. On the other side, I found the narrator very flat; exhibiting narrow dynamic range and/or variations in pacing from action scenes to quiet moments. There was no attempt to reflect different characters with changes in vocal range or texture. Ms DeLane does admirably provide the story an appropriate Hispanic flavor. I predict I will enjoy additional stories about Officer Luna but I will likely choose the typeset edition.
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- Mike
- 04-05-23
Good start to a new series
I don't have a good history with books about Game Wardens. Three years ago, I abandoned 'The Poacher's Son', the first book about Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch because I found Mike so nice and so calm that he bored me. This year, I abandoned 'In Plain Sight' the sixth book in the series about Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett because I decided I really didn't like Joe anymore.
Still, I like the idea of stories about Game Wardens so I decided to try 'Hollow Beasts', the first book in a brand new series about New Mexico Game Warden Jodi Luna. Now, I have a Game Warden I can look forward to reading about.
'Hollow Beasts' was a breath of fresh air. What a difference it makes when your Game Warden is a Hispanic woman in New Mexico rather than a white man in Wyoming.
'Hollow Beasts' is also a real page-turner, As soon as I started it, I wanted to sit down and read it until it was done.
Some of it, especially the start, is a tough read. The plot involves a White Supremacist terrorist group that behaves like a cult. Their hate and acts of violence against women were graphic, credible and repugnant. I spent a lot of the rest of the book waiting for these guys to get their arses kicked. I wasn't disappointed.
This is an entertaining and engaging book. It's also one which seemed to me to have a clear agenda: expose the twisted thinking and behaviour of white supremacists fighting their 'war' against The Great Replacement', to remind people of the history of New Mexico, including how it became part of the United States, and to show how strong, well-armed, women can work together to put an end to violent men. Most of the time, that agenda provided more energy to move the action forward and to help to define the characters and the culture that they live in. Once or twice, it felt more didactic than that. If it wasn't so closely based on the reality of the current situation, it might have felt like propaganda.
It was rescued from that by two things: I liked Jodi and her daughter and the newly-returned-to-town police detective she was working with; the clever way that Valdés built tension throughout the book, keeping me focused on the action and the risk rather than on the bigger political picture.
Parts of the plot did involve some remarkable co-incidences, mainly with regards to things that establish key relationships for Jodi Luna. I was happy to swallow these because they didn't mess with the main action of the plot or its resolution and because the relationships that were established set up the potential for some interesting twists and turns in the next few books in the series.
I'll certainly be back with Jodi Luna in New Mexico when the next book comes out.
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- Mark Pennington
- 04-11-23
Better as it went
It started slow and I was regretting getting this book. About midway, it started to pick up and by the end I was really enjoying it. So much so, I’ll get the next book in the series.
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- Anna
- 04-09-24
I loved the authors lens in reflecting the cultural strengths of Northern New Mexico.
I wish that the narrator was from New Mexico to ensure authentic accents and intonation.
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- Kentucky Bohemian
- 07-23-24
Well. It Could Have Been Good.
Sadly, an interesting and unusual concept with characters that showed promise became a huge disappointment in my mind. Focusing on the non-white population of New Mexico, this story has great diversity between the Native American tribes and the Hispanic population that inhabited the region before it was ever part of the U.S. I was enjoying the flavor, the uniqueness, and the micro-history lessons along with the suspense of the storyline.
However, the author chose to use the platform of her fictional novel to advance her political causes. *sigh*
I don't mind that characters within the story have their own beliefs and politics. In fact, it's essential for them to be well-rounded and nicely developed. Diversity of these views is also essential. Unfortunately, it became the white hats against the black hats like an old Western; us good, them bad. I began to lose interest.
To be sure, the antagonists in this story are as rotten as last month's garbage. They are a complete waste of oxygen and purely evil. What lost me was when I realized that "all" of the "good" people held to one set of beliefs while anyone who thought there was room for discussion on some subjects fell firmly into the "bad" people's side automatically.
So I'm once again jumping onto my soapbox to remind authors, musicians, sports stars, and any other form of artists/entertainers that your job is to entertain and enrich. If I want or need enlightenment about a particular subject, I won't be looking to my favorite entertainer to be told how to think.
If it doesn't bother you to have someone's political beliefs spouted at you throughout a novel, then enjoy. But I don't recommend the audiobook as the narration was less than stellar as well.
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- Danny Harr
- 03-12-24
Hollow Beast
I like books about game wardens. This one has a good storyline a little different than most. Jodi takes a job as the game warden in Mexico (her hometown). She stumbles on some human trafficking. There is some high up people involved. Jodi with help from Deputy Ashley (a special friend) tries to stop it. This is a wildlife, mystery, thriller and suspense all in one. This is the first book in this series. It explains a lot about Jodi's life and upbringing. Im looking forward to the next book to see where they take this story line. Joanna Delane does a good job narrating this book. Writer and narrator is new to me. I think both did a good job. If my review is any help will you please click on the helpful link below. Thank you.
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- Jackie Louise
- 05-30-23
Strong women
Great story of powerful women yet disturbing with crazy killers and heartless deranged men.
Sad that the reality of this story is still happening . Valdez definitely
brought these ugly crimes to light.
I look forward to more books like these - where the women are strong and prevail!
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- DCaruthers
- 12-07-23
Good story
Good book about includes many topics carefully and respectfully woven into the story. I read it in one sitting. Worth the read.
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- Catarina73
- 03-01-24
Narrator performance great, story? Not so much.
Story needs more work and has some holes that need filled. Author could do a bit more research on the type of characters she is writing about to sell her story. I found it to be reaching and a bit far fetched.
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- Kim C
- 04-22-23
Very good book
Very good! Didn’t know if I would like it with review but glad I read it!
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