
I Need You to Read This
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Carlotta Brentan
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By:
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Jessa Maxwell
This “super creepy” (The Washington Post) and “perfectly plotted whodunnit” (Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author) follows an advice columnist searching for answers about her predecessor’s murder—from the bestselling author of The Golden Spoon.
Years ago, Alex Marks escaped to New York City for a fresh start. Now, aside from trips to her regular diner for coffee, she keeps to herself, gets her perfectly normal copywriting job done, and doesn’t date. Her quiet world is upended when her childhood hero, Francis Keen, is brutally murdered. Francis was the woman behind the famous advice column, Dear Constance, and her words helped Alex through some of her darkest times.
When Alex sees an advertisement searching for her replacement, she impulsively applies, never expecting to get the job. Against all odds, Alex is given the position but soon, she begins to receive strange, potentially threatening letters at the office. Francis’s murderer was never identified, turning everyone around her into a threat. Including her boss, editor-in-chief Howard Dimitri, who has a habit of staying late at the office and drinking too much.
As Alex is drawn into the details surrounding her predecessor’s murder, her own dark secrets begin to rise to the surface and she suddenly finds herself trapped in a dangerous game of cat and mouse that takes her all the way from the power centers of Manhattan to Francis Keen’s summer house, where her body was found and where the killer may just be waiting for her in this “fresh and fascinating” (Megan Collins, author of The Family Plot) page-turner.
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This book filled my need for more Freida McFadden books; I have listened to them all and not much can compare after that— till now! Could not stop listening! Also kept me guessing… with a satisfying ending. Can’t wait for more from this author!
Move over McFadden…
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Fantastic!
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However, the narrator of this has a strange accent/pronunciation that is so distracting. As soon as I started listening, I realized I have heard her before, and really strongly dislike the way she speaks. I’ve listened to so many audiobooks before and have never felt this way but this narrator is one I cannot listen to.
Great Book That Had Me Hooked!
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Very enjoyable!
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It was fine
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Good story. Distracting narration.
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Show don't tell, please
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This was my first book by Jessa Maxwell, and I was not sure what to expect. While I had a few suspicions that were eventually confirmed, the plot and the reveal turned out to be far more complex than I could have imagined. The multiple points of view and different timelines kept me guessing for quite a while, and I suspected several characters as the story unfolded.
I found the idea of an advice columnist to be very engaging! I am not sure if advice columnists or their radio host equivalents still exist, but there is something nostalgic about them that feels relevant to today's society.
Overall, this was a very interesting plot with plenty of mysteries and reveals along the way! It was also a quick read; I finished it in a day.
Interesting Concept
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Great narration, entertaining quick listen
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Pretty good!
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