Dreadful

By: Jana DeLeon

Narrated by: Julie McKay

Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

The moon peers out from behind the dark clouds, but deep within the swamp, even the tiniest sliver is like a beacon in the pitch black. The path is barely discernable, but she knows the way.

She steps up to the edge of the water and stares at the silver locket in her hand, a picture of two girls inside. One is her. The other…

Is waiting.

She begins to sing, and the winds pick up her tune. The water stirs, and from the center of the angry current, the young woman emerges. Her haunting voice carries over the water.

“Find me. I’m all alone.”

Jenny Taylor bolts up in bed, her screams echoing throughout her bedroom. She falls back on the pillow, sobbing. She knows what she has to do. The dreams are too intense. Too frequent.

It’s time to find Caitlyn.

©2018 Jana DeLeon (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

INCREDIBLE story with TERRIBLE Narrator

What an INCREDIBLE story... the author has done it again! I laughed, I cried & enjoyed every word! Except for the HORRIBLE narration! I just don’t understand how the author, born & raised in LA, can turn her novels (really her babies) over to be completely butchered by the narrator. Anybody that thinks she does a good job isn’t from LA. Her pronunciation of New Orleans is bad enough but every time she said Leblanc, I felt like somebody was raking their fingernails across a blackboard! She pronounced Leblanc with a hard C & the C is supposed to be silent! I was ready to throw my device across the room! Mrs DeLeon... your Shaye Archer series is WAY too good to not have a narrator that’ll tell the stories as correctly & as richly as they deserve to be told!

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.

Loved it

I’ve listened to every single book in this series several times. I enjoyed every story. Great writing and narrator. All of Jana’s books are great

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.

another great one

just sorry its over! will listen again for sure! As usual a great listen in the Archer series..
great characters ✔, great narrator ✔ great storyline ✔ ✔ ✔. Threw me for a loop! worth the credit & worth the wait!!

Plenty of eye rolls

I was really rolling my eyes towards the end of this book. Then Jana turned it around big time and pulled of a very good ending. I gave the book four stars because the ending and the epilogue were very good. The narration was excellent. I’d have to say worth the credit after you get past the little bit towards the end. If you don’t mind weak stupid females then you won’t roll your eyes.

Probably the best installment yet

If you like the series you will like this book. Great character development. Awesome case for Shea. The author does a great job with the mystery keeping the listener guessing until the end. Fast listen as you always want to know what is next….Narration brings it all together and keeps the story moving. Give it a try….

Exciting through and through

I must start by saying that I enjoy all of DeLeon's books, but this book is now at the top. It was suspenseful, had a great pace, and really unpredictable. Be sure ro read and ENJOY!

Great Series

I enjoy every one of the Jana DeLeon novels I read. She's a very talented author and her characters and story line are always engaging.

Loved It!

I love how this series keeps you on the edge of your seat. J would have liked to check in on some of the peripheral characters but loved the book overall.