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By: Lara Elena Donnelly
Narrated by: Avi Roque
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A lasting impression is worth killing for.

In New York City everybody needs a side hustle, and perfumer Vic Fowler has developed a delicate art that has proved to be very lucrative: creating bespoke scents that evoke immersive memories - memories that, for Vic’s clients, are worth killing for. But the city is expensive, and these days even artisanal murder doesn’t pay the bills. When Joseph Eisner, a former client with deep pockets, offers Vic an opportunity to expand the enterprise, the money is too good to turn down. But the job is too intricate - and too dangerous - to attempt alone.

Manipulating fellow struggling artists into acting as accomplices is easy. Like Vic, they too are on the verge of burnout and bankruptcy. But as relationships become more complicated, Vic’s careful plans start to unravel. Hounded by guilt and a tenacious private investigator, Vic grows increasingly desperate to complete Eisner’s commission. Is there anyone - friends, lovers, coconspirators - that Vic won’t sacrifice for art?

©2022 Lara Elena Donnelly. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Crime

Critic reviews

“Scent is everything in Donnelly’s unique, voluptuous thriller…Manhattan’s beau monde served up in juicy, evocative prose.”—Kirkus Reviews

“This intoxicating thriller keeps the reader guessing. With luck, Vic will be back for an encore.”—Publishers Weekly

“Art. Love. Scent. And murder. Lara Elena Donnelly’s new book has it all.”—Salon

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Surprising. Opposite of boring story. Narrator had a diverse range of voices bringing each persona/character to life. Really very good narration as this is a rich complex storyline.

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this is so long and the narrator so irritating that I abandoned the story twice for other audios.

what a trudge of a story

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