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Dreadful
- Narrated by: Julie McKay
- Series: Shaye Archer Series, Book 6
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- shelley
- 26-12-18
This series gets better with each new book!
The publisher's summary gives just a touch of this sixth book in the Shaye Archer series. Exactly how it should be!
This is a fast moving story about the disappearance of one friend/twin sister and the inability of the other to let go. Of course every one thinks the sister (Jenny) just can't or won't move on unless the truth is put in her face. One of the friends from that night decides to help Jenny come to terms and offers to finance a private investigation since Jenny can't afford it. In steps Shaye Archer. Shaye begins asking questions and almost immediately there is a murder and another attempted. Another friend gets suspicious of her husband who was also there that night.
On the back burner Shaye begins making progress in her efforts to locate the child she gave birth to eleven years ago. She knows the infant was sold but what lawyer would admit to brokering a baby illegally?
Julie McKay does a fantastic job narrating.
This book and series has my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATIONS.
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20 people found this helpful
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- Lewca
- 05-01-19
New Ore-lee-unns...GAH!!
I’ve enjoyed this series so far. It’s been predictable but entertaining. However, I could not get into this installment because of the narrator’s distracting pronunciation of New Orleans. She pronounced it “New Ore-lee-unns” in every character’s voice. Every time I heard it I was drawn out of the story and found myself thinking how horrified a New Orleans native would be to hear this over an over again. I’m shocked this mistake wasn’t caught during the editing process given its repeated at least a hundred times.
5 people found this helpful
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- T. Trefan
- 09-05-19
not her best story
i usually like Jana's books but the "twist" on this one was just too much. And i really can't stand how this narrator pronounces New Orleans
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- Wayne
- 01-01-19
Terrific!!
Jana DeLeon is one of the most talented currently active authors of fiction. There are 18 of her novels in my Audible library each of which earned a 5 star rating; I have loved every one! DREADFUL is Book 6 in the dark Shaye Archer detective series. The Shaye Archer series is very different from her older, but still active, light and fun Miss Fortune detective series which could be classified as comedy.
DREADFUL has two plot lines. The lesser one is the kidnapping of a girl being handled by the police and the FBI. The big case which Shaye is working after being hired by the identical twin sister of the victim is a six year old cold case. The suspects with apparent motives are several until they are all killed one by one by some unknown person. The huge plot twist at the end reveals the killer that no one suspected.
The books in the Shaye Archer series are standalone but understanding the protagonist requires listening to Book 1 first.
Julie McKay does an outstanding job of narrating.
11 people found this helpful
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- Claire Anstead
- 08-03-19
Could have been better.
I really enjoy the series, this book was just a little off. Not sure why, it felt that Shay’s relationship took five steps back from the last book. Also, I thought through the whole story that this book was performed by a new narrator... but it wasn’t. Weird. That was a big part in why I didn’t enjoy this book as well as the others. On to the next in the series hope this was just off. 😊
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- Sara
- 08-02-19
Not the best book but still good...
This one wasn't my favorite of the six books more because it just wasn't as believable as the other books. I guess it seemed a little bit too outlandish, you know? I totally misses some of the secondary characters, Shaye's adoptive mum and her therapist, they are such hoots and didn't get much screen time! I'm still waiting on some movement between Shaye and Jackson..... come on you two! Get on the program!!
Again, the narrator Julie McKay is fab! McKay has a real way with telling a story that draws you right into the book. You feel the suspense, you are tied up in knots to solve the case right along with the characters. Great story!!
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- Karla Denesha
- 08-08-22
Pronunciation is hard to listen to
The narrator’s pronunciation of some words is almost unbearable.
Mainly the city New Orleans.
I cringed every time.
Besides that, good narration.
Love the story and the series.
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- Coco
- 03-06-22
Great listen!
Another great book by Jana! This one is a little slow at first but picks up and gets wild. I almost figured it out before the big bang but had it a bit backwards. This novel has a lot of good twist and turns and interesting characters. I highly recommended for anyone who enjoys mystery novels! I love this series.
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- Maine Streaming music.
- 05-03-22
Dreadful - Interesting
This was an interesting read. I almost feel dumb. I didn’t know until the end.
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-01-22
Wow
These books keep getting better and better. I never saw the end coming. Wow