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Hole in the Woods

By: Jennifer Graeser Dornbush
Narrated by: Marni Penning, Lauren Ezzo, Elise Randall, Byron Wagner, Timothy Howard Jackson
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July 1989, in a sleepy Michigan town, high school grad Nina Laramie heads out with her friends and is never seen alive again. Months later, her skeleton is found near a remote party spot in the forest.

The ME determines Nina has been brutally raped and bludgeoned to death. Fear and anger ripple through this tight-knit community when the case goes cold.

Thirty years later, Riley St. James, a Detroit PD assigned to Nina’s case, is determined to get her first big cold case win despite having a similar past to the victim. Relying on her investigative prowess and gut instinct, Riley tracks down a witness who saw Nina Laramie’s murder. But as the truth comes to light, Riley must face the killers who want their secret to stay in the Hole in the Woods.

Hole in the Woods is based on the 1989 true-life murder case of Shannon Siders of Newaygo County, Michigan. After the case went dormant, a Michigan cold case team formed in 2011 and uncovered new evidence that enabled them to arrest, try, and convict the killers, who were sent to prison for Shannon’s murder in 2015.

©2020 Jennifer Graeser Dornbush (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

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Great story

So, the story was great, and most of the voices were good too. One of the voices sounded condescending and annoyed to be reading, it kinda threw me off a bit. Overall great story, and the fact that a portion goes to cold cases is 5 stars from this mama bear.

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Great story and excellent narrators

Hope there are more real cold cases can be solved, bringing solace to the grieving families

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victim's justice

the story is ghastly but not gratuitously delineated. because it's based on reality , it's predictable. the readers are good except for the main narrator's constant under current of unexplained trauma.

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True crime with a cause

Did not want to push pause. Great writing and story telling. The narration was good too.

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Riveting story!

Well told. Great voices. Brutal story that deserves to be heard. May she rest in peace eternal. She deserved justice.

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Loved it

Great listen. Will recommend to my book club family, sister, cousins and mom. We listen to a book a week

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More, please!!!

Enjoyed the book so much! Good descriptive writing. Makes me feel as if I was there, experiencing the whole ordeal. Such a sad experience for all involved in Miss Siders death. Wonderful thing that you have brought a old case unit in every law enforcement facility. Thank you for writing this book. As, I said above, “more, please”.

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Great book

I love this author. I love that you are giving back. I am thankful that this case was solved.

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Wow! Great book!

Listened to a podcast about the crime this book was based on. Very intense and heartbreaking. Recommend this to all!

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Very sad story.

This story is super sad. It’s horrible that it took 30 years to “solve” and arrest those responsible for the murder. I didn’t care for the narrator of Det. Grable. Others were great, just my opinion on it. Great novel for teens. If this were required reading for 6-8th grade kids there might be a decrease in these types of crimes. As a parent, it’s one of the worst things that could happen to your child. May Shannon rest in peace.

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