A Different Dawn

Nina Guerrera, Book 2

By: Isabella Maldonado

Narrated by: Roxanne Hernandez

Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

A Wall Street Journal best seller.

For nearly 30 years a serial killer has been hiding in plain sight. So has the key to an FBI agent’s dark past.

A family is murdered as they sleep. FBI Special Agent Nina Guerrera and her new team are tasked with determining whether there is any link between this attack and another triple homicide from four years earlier and more than 2,000 miles away. In the process, they’ll discover a serial killer so cunning that his grisly trail of death spanning nearly three decades has gone undetected. Each crime scene reminds Nina of the ghostly Latin folktale of La Llorona, which terrified her when she was an abandoned and vulnerable child. Now it’s back to haunt her.

Nina has known evil, but these macabre reenactments are as disturbing as they are baffling. Now she must uncover the meaning behind the rituals as the evidence leads her in an unexpected direction - far closer to home than anyone could have imagined. As the team narrows in on a suspect, the present collides with Nina’s past in a twist of fate that forces her to make the ultimate sacrifice.

©2021 by Isabella Maldonado. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Great series…

I have enjoyed both titles in this series. The narration is excellent. The characters feel like old friends. I’m looking forward to the next title.

I loved it!

listened to it on the go,. Of course, somewhere half way it's easy to figure out the possible outcome, yet very beautiful ending!

Narrator weakens women

The story is enjoyable but somewhat predictable. The way that narrator voices the women makes them sound weak. Nina’s comments frequently come out sounding like questions rather than statements. The computer analyst frequently sounds flip and is given assignments like she’s a secretary. Her skill is never truly recognized.

Really enjoyed!

Story had a nice twist. Yeah I guessed it ahead of time but that didn’t detract from my enjoying the story.

Great story to listen to!

This story has plot turns that keep you twisting and wiggling. Wondering why and who did it right up to very end! Definitely a recommendation to anyone interested in great mysteries.

Excellent listen

Between the storyline, narration, and development of characters I don’t know how this listen could get any better. The thrilling storyline kept me interested and the characters are awesome. Kudos for the narration.

Heart warming

A little predictable and simply written but still very heart warming and engaging. Totally recommend

Heart and Grit

Oh my. This story was packed with so much. So much... psychopath's crazy, bad decisions piled on top of more bad decisions, and the feelings... so much feels. Mystery solved and a happy ending. Bravo, Ms Maldonado. Bravo. I adore Nina Guerra. She's a badass with serious heart and grit.

Nina Guerrera takes on a serial Killer.

A Different Dawn was one of my choices to fulfil one of the achievements in the 2023 Winter Kinde challenge and having read/listen to The Cipher during the Summer challenge I figured I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to revisit Special Agent Nina Guerrera. While I was sure I knew what to expect based on my previous reading experience Isabella Maldonado sure threw me a curve ball with this story. Sure, it was filled with action, and it involved plenty of character interaction between Nina and the team as well as ultimately interaction with the unsub. What I did not see nor even remotely expect was how masterfully Isabella crafted this story to take the readers' emotions on a rollercoaster ride. I have no shame in saying she got this old guy having to wipe his eyes. You may ask why, and the answer is read A Different Dawn to find out. I can guarantee that I won’t be waiting over a week before I start reading The Falcon- Nina Gurerrera book 3. Once again, Roxanne Hernandez does an excellent job bringing the characters and story to life.

Interesting, enjoyable

I enjoyed Nina, her back story. It was a good listen. I enjoyed the alternating voices