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Little Girls Sleeping: An absolutely gripping crime thriller
- Detective Katie Scott, Book 1
- Narrated by: Lisa Rost-Welling
- Series: Detective Katie Scott Series, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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He looked down at the little girl, sleeping peacefully, her arms wrapped around a teddy bear. He knew he was the only one who could save her. He could let her sleep forever.
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- Marie Powell
- 08-11-19
Compelling read
A gripping story, easy to like main character, well written. I would recommend to anyone who is a fan of detective stories
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- Julie
- 27-11-20
Good book
Don't know why it was better than I expected. I wish it had been a bit longer.
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- Teresa Harwood
- 09-06-20
Enjoyable
I really enjoyed listening to this book. Katie has just returned from Afghanistan and is not sure what her future holds. Her uncle is the local Sheriff and he arranges for her to work in an administrative position whilst she contemplates her next step. Katie accidentally sees a file on a missing girl, a cold case, which sets her imagination running and she is determined to find the missing girl and solve the case. She is not scared of anything or anyone having been in a war zone which is just as well as she uncovers some awful truths. I am hoping there will be a book 2 in the series. As a side note there is definitely more to Templeton than meets the eye!
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- Christopher baldwin
- 13-04-20
Really brilliant
It had me held bound from the start i had a great job at putting it down it really was a a great book
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- Liz
- 01-07-19
Little girls sleeping by Jennifer Chase
Sensational book from beginning to the end. I had a suspect that I thought might be the guilty party. I was totally wrong.. I not going to give any spoilers. This book is a must have read. I look forward to more in the series
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- Sharon Town
- 21-11-19
Disappointing
Feel misled by the title as it was more about the main character Katie's issues than "an absolutely gripping crime thriller." I found it unbelievable and unrealistic from finding the body to the final chapter and grew weary of Katie and her issues very quickly in. Wouldn't recommend it.
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- Charles Jeffrey
- 01-07-19
A tortuous experience
Unnecessary adverbs and adjectives abound. Even a good narrator couldn’t fix this story and its wooden characters.
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- ab
- 29-10-20
eh
it was an okay story. the narrator tries to do multiple voices that she really can't pull off so it makes it a little bit annoying but some of the happenings was interesting!.
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- Olivia Zen
- 13-10-20
Very disappointed
I've left one other bad review in the many years I've had audible. And I'm only leaving a review because I feel as though I got duped into getting this book because I saw so many positive reviews, and need to weigh in on it to help balance it out and help someone else not waste their money. This book was just such a painstaking challenge to finish. It lacked creativity, was 100% predictable, the descriptions of things and thought processes of the characters were detailed more like a high school descriptive essay rather than a novel. It gave it a very 'cheesy' feel, and I kept thinking- who actually uses these words when they are thinking to themselves, or describing events, surroundings, etc?? It was just so rigid. And weird. try Andrew Mayne if you like this genre and want some down to earth, relatable material.
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- bchip
- 23-11-20
Glad it was free
The narrator is very flat. I obviously had to finish it once I started listening but the characters were so uninteresting and things happened very unnaturally. I considered listening to the next book but found it is also narrated by the same women so I passed.
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- Reggie
- 24-10-20
Enjoyable thriller
Katie Scott has returned from Afghanistan after being injured and suffering from PTSD. She is thrilled to be met by her uncle and her K9, Cisco. As Katie gets acclimated to life as a civilian, she starts working at the Sheriff’s office. In spite of opposition from the detectives, Katie begins her own search for a missing girl ...and discovers a row of coffins of missing girls from over a decade. Katie and her K9 are on the hunt for a serial killer! Enjoyable thriller. Brings to light PTSD and a greater appreciation for the military.
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- Liz
- 31-05-20
Good story
This book had a good story line but the narrator spoke very fast in the narration. Her character voices were good and they weren't too fast but everything else she rushed through and made the listening difficult at times when I would rather have had a relaxing listen.