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Shannon McManus
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Charlie Donlea
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“A gem of a mystery, fast-paced and suspenseful.” --Catherine Coulter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author
No suspects. No persons of interest. Just a girl who was alive one day and dead the next.
Some places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student and daughter of a powerful attorney, was brutally murdered there. Now the town is reeling with grief, and the police are baffled.
“An exciting debut, with all the right touches, captivating from the first page to the last.” --Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author
At first, investigative reporter Kelsey Castle thinks of the assignment as a fluff piece. But the savagery of the crime, and the efforts to keep it quiet, hint at something far more sinister than a random attack by a stranger. As Kelsey digs deeper, despite danger and warnings, she feels a growing connection to the dead girl. And the more she learns about Becca’s friendships, her love life - and her secrets - the more convinced she becomes that walking in Becca’s footsteps could lead her out of her own dark past....
“A swift, outstanding debut.” --Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author
“Fans of contemporary suspense will enjoy this brisk read.” --Booklist
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Good read, despite, not because of sci fi twist
- By Lulu W. on 07-18-12
By: James Renner
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The Last Place You Look
- By: Kristen Lepionka
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Nobody knows what happened to Sarah Cook. The beautiful blonde teenager disappeared 15 years ago, the same night her parents were brutally murdered in their suburban Ohio home. Her boyfriend, Brad Stockton - black and from the wrong side of the tracks - was convicted of the murders and is now on death row. Though he's maintained his innocence all along, the clock is running out. His execution is only weeks away when his devoted sister insists she spied Sarah at an area gas station.
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Alcoholic PI
- By Karwyn on 05-17-18
By: Kristen Lepionka
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A Deeper Darkness
- Sam Owens, Book 1
- By: J. T. Ellison
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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As a medical examiner, Samantha Owens knows her job is to make a certain sense of death with crisp methodology and precision instruments. But the day the Tennessee floods took her husband and children, the light vanished from Sam’s life. She has been pulled into a suffocating grief no amount of workaholic ardor can penetrate - until she receives a peculiar call from Washington, D.C. On the other end of the line is an old boyfriend’s mother, asking Sam to do a second autopsy on her son.
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Sad. Weird. Sad.
- By Lisa Davidson on 04-30-16
By: J. T. Ellison
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Most Likely to Die
- By: Lisa Jackson, Wendy Corsi Staub, Beverly Barton
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
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It's been twenty years since the night Jake Marcott was brutally murdered at St. Elizabeth High School. It's a night that shattered the lives of Lindsay Farrell, Kirsten Daniels, and Rachel Alsace. It's a night they'll never forget. A killer will make sure of that....
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corny
- By Karen on 04-13-16
By: Lisa Jackson, and others
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Cold Truth
- By: Mariah Stewart
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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Twenty-six years ago, just before a series of brutal murders rocked the idyllic town of Bowers Inlet, Cassie Burke lost her family and nearly her own life to a transient befriended by her father. Back then, Cassie was a scared kid; now, she's a homicide cop. Back then, the suspect was caught and convicted; he died in prison. But now the killing has started again. And all signs indicate that the Bayside Strangler has come back for more.
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Fabulous
- By Barbara on 05-19-06
By: Mariah Stewart
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The Darkest Time of Night
- By: Jeremy Finley
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When the seven-year-old grandson of a US senator vanishes in the woods behind his home, the only witness is his older brother, who whispers, "The lights took him," and then never speaks again. As the FBI and National Guard launch a massive search, the boys' grandmother Lynn Roseworth fears only she knows the truth. But coming forward would ruin her family and her husband's political career.
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I almost feel bad saying this
- By Scott on 07-18-18
By: Jeremy Finley
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A Tap on the Window
- By: Linwood Barclay
- Narrated by: Mark Zeisler
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International best-selling author Linwood Barclay delivers pulse-pounding suspense that puts him among the masters of the genre. A Tap on the Window finds private investigator Cal Weaver making an ill-advised decision to pick up a young female hitchhiker who reminds him of his dead son. But something is off about the girl, and Cal is soon drawn into a host of nightmarish secrets.
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5 Stars for Tap on the Window
- By shelley on 04-16-14
By: Linwood Barclay
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Nightwatcher
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Nightwatcher, the first in a riveting new series, takes place in the days immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A serial killer is loose in New York City, and Allison Taylor may be the only one who can identify him. She doesn’t know the killer has now set his sights on her—and unless she acts fast, she’ll be his next victim.
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Nightwatcher!!!
- By barbara on 06-07-13
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The Cutting
- A McCabe and Savage Thriller, Book 1
- By: James Hayman
- Narrated by: Stephen Mendel
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Detective Mike McCabe moved from a top homicide job with the NYPD to Portland, Maine, to leave his failed marriage and suspicions of wrongdoing behind, and to find a more peaceful life for himself and his 13-year-old daughter. But the small New England city is not nearly as safe as he thought. On a warm September night, a missing high school athlete is found dead in a scrap-metal yard, her heart removed from her body with surgical precision. As outrage over the killing spreads, a young businesswoman disappears while out on a morning jog.
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Is It The Story? Or Its Telling? Hmmmm...
- By Ted on 12-01-15
By: James Hayman
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Don't Scream
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In a remote, heavily wooded area near the Berkshires of Massachusetts, Rachel Lorant died on her birthday. But she didn't die alone. That night, her four sorority sisters make a solemn, trembling pledge. They will never reveal what has just happened in those woods - ever. Instead, they will take their terrible secret to their graves.
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Who cares?
- By Tara on 11-14-14
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Not in the Heart
- By: Chris Fabry
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Truman Wiley used to report news stories around the world, but now the troubling headlines are his own. He’s out of work and out of touch with his family, but nothing keeps him awake at night more than his son’s failing heart. With hospital bills mounting faster than Truman can gamble his life savings, it seems there’s no way out... until his estranged wife throws him a lifeline - the chance to write the story of a death row inmate willing to donate his heart to Truman’s son.
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Fantastic book!
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By: Chris Fabry
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The Fragile World
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The Kaufmans have always considered themselves a normal, happy family. Curtis is a physics teacher at a local high school. His wife, Kathleen, restores furniture for upscale boutiques. Daniel is away at college on a prestigious music scholarship, and 12-year-old Olivia is a happy-go-lucky kid whose biggest concern is passing her next math test. And then comes the middle-of-the-night phone call that changes everything.
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Inaccurate
- By CCB on 03-10-15
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- Loveypie
- 04-20-18
Very annoying narrator...
The narrator's twangy, annoying voice almost stopped me from listening to this book. There was a complete lack of intonation in the speech. This took away from the drama and suspense.
The story was thin, contrived, and full of holes. They go to a residential house to break in and find a journal and they park in the driveway. They take it with them rather than take photos of the pages.
Character descriptions were pretty bad also. I have no idea what anyone looked like except for their toned bodies and pony tails. The victim was not really likable or a sympathetic character.
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- Anynomous
- 09-03-17
Charlie Donlea Knows how to Write Mystery Novels
Where does Summit Lake rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Among the best. The story is original and interesting, and the temporal converging of past and present narratives unfolds in an unique, thoughtful manner that consistently engages the reader. The characters are interesting, well-bounded, three dimensional, and - with the exception of Becka's murderer - likable and genuine. The interpersonal dynamics are fantastic and developed excellently (both by the narrator and the author). The story is always interesting and the ending is so, so good,It is unexpected, but analytically supported and developed by the narrative.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Summit Lake?
The moment you find out who Becka's murderer is. Brilliant.
Which scene was your favorite?
The ending when Kelsey finds the dwelling of the murderer and the death of Becka and the circumstances surrounding it jointly unfold to reveal the twisted mind of her killer.
Any additional comments?
If you enjoy thrillers and mysteries, you need to read this book.
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- S.Edwards
- 01-17-17
Entertaining enough story, let down by narration
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Hard to say, I was doing stuff while listening, so didn't waste time. I could have been listening to something better. The main issue here was the narrator. She wasn't right, her intonations were off and her voice made the story seem too light. I was intrigued by the story from the outset but was almost put off by the narrator. She made the ending seem very trite.
Would you recommend Summit Lake to your friends? Why or why not?
I don't think I would. Certainly not this annoying audio version. In the end the whole thing was a little bit trite, or maybe that was the way the narrator made it sound.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Shannon McManus?
Someone older.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
If I hadn't read it, perhaps, but not now.
Any additional comments?
Not a bad murder mystery, would be good on the TV, let down by the narration.
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- 05-11-21
I actually had to force myself to take breaks
I actually had to force myself to take breaks to eat and sleep and do my actual 8-5 job. This story actually had me like one of those conspiracy obsessed people with a white board and lines making connections and sticky notes everywhere. I actually had like a suspect list and details written. It was amazing. At first the lady who read it was not so passionate but as the story grew she herself adapted really well in narration. Highly recommend!!
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- Bela Balazs
- 09-14-18
Predictable
Spoiler it is predicable didn’t really care for the narrator either. I would go with something else other than spending 10 hours on this book.
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- Heather
- 10-05-16
surprise!
surprisingly good great daily deal, keep me interested the whole time and had some interesting twists, could have kept going
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- Kathy
- 10-25-16
Kept me guessing to the end
A very shocking ending... I was completely shocked at the end and I can usually predict the end in most of the books. I really had to pay attention to the dates of the chapters. Overall a really good listen.
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- Tricia Tarwater
- 05-10-21
Many plot holes
Possible spoilers. This seems like a good author. I like the style, I like the overall feel. But the plot holes are glaring. The ending is exactly who you expect it be, even though the author tries to trick you. They also don't answer huge parts of the story. Why do the state police care? Who did the other thing at the end, the same person? How? It needed an extra chapter or two to round things out. Also, as others have mentioned, not super believable. She gets to this small town and this doctor just immediately risks his entire career because she's cute? She suffers a major assault a few weeks before with literally no lasting effects. I would try later books from this same author to see if they worked out a few links in their writing, but I wouldn't recommend this one.
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- Swallowtail
- 08-13-18
Cried Out for a Different Narrator
I honestly believe that I may have enjoyed this novel more had it been read by a better (or, at least, more appropriate for this genre) narrator. Shannon McManus did nothing to enhance the mystery and, in fact, read the novel like she was reading a newspaper article aloud--much too rapidly and without nuance.
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- DuckyK
- 05-01-22
loose read to pass the time
I was hoping to like this book but it fell short. what i liked was the chronology of the story. the author builds and adds details from past and present time leading up to the crime. You think you know whats up but then more details are given that makes your opinion shift. I'm from NC so it was neat reading on something local even if it's fiction.
Not a huge fan of the narrator but she's not as bad as some reviewed. She kind of gives a legally blonde feel, especially when she says Kelsie Castle at the chapter titles...That was awful tbh. Not a fan of men writing on womens' rape experience. The depth of the book is shallow and it honestly reads like an up and coming 20 year old wrote it. It did pass the time and was entertaining, but I wouldn't pay for it. it was included with audible.
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