Crescendo

By: Deborah J Ledford

Narrated by: Christina Cox

Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

One dead woman.A missing child.The diabolic father who will do anything to get his son back.The female cop who risks everything to keep the boy safe.CRESCENDO - Redemption with a Bullet.

As the only female Native American officer on the Bryson City, North Carolina police force, Inola Walela, must always play her A game. All bets are off when during a routine traffic stop the passenger insists her son has been kidnapped but is struck by a car before Inola can glean any hard facts. Obsessed with the possibility of a missing child out there somewhere, Inola defies the force and her fiancé, Sheriff Steven Hawk as sets off on a deadly journey to find the missing boy.

Produced by IOF Productions Ltd. Producer, Deborah J Ledford. Engineer/Editor, Nick Fainbarg.

Author DEBORAH J LEDFORD is a 2014 Anthony Award Nominee for the audiobook version of CRESCENDO. Three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, other novels by the award-winning author include STACCATO and The Hillerman Sky Award Finalist SNARE.

READER: A native of the Toronto area, CHRISTINA COX is an actress best known for her leading roles on several series including Defying Gravity for ABC and Blood Ties for Lifetime as well as guest starring as Officer. Zoey Kruger on Dexter. She is also known for the feature films The Chronicles of Riddick and Better Than Chocolate. As Co-Executive Producer and star, Christina recently helped resurrect Nikki & Nora--the most watched never aired pilot in history--as a web series. A self-confessed design junkie and devoted yoga practitioner, Christina currently resides in Los Angeles.

©2013 Deborah J Ledford (P)2013 IOF Productions Ltd

No knowledge of police procedure

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

So-So. Interesting life scenarios with protagonists, but they seem to be so gullible, and author has no clue of what real police procedures are. It kept me listening but pounding my head against the wall as I did. For example, one character has long flowing blond hair while in uniform. Duh. No PD allows any female officer to wear their hair long while in uniform. It's dangerous and can get caught on anything while in pursuit, or a bad guy can grab it. Puts the officer's life in jeopardy as well as partners.

Would you ever listen to anything by Deborah J Ledford again?

Maybe, just because story line is interesting with situations between the protagonists.
Good twist a little bit into the book.

Have you listened to any of Christina Cox’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. Performance was fine.

Was Crescendo worth the listening time?

So-So

Any additional comments?

Author made law officers so gullible. HUH? Come on, they are the most skeptical people on earth, and for good reason (and they should be.) They do not blindly trust people (especially bad guys.)

How many mistakes can one policewoman make?!

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Research and comman sense. Nothing will ruin a book for me more quickly than watching the main charactor make illogical choices inconsistent with the situation. This woman was supposed to be an exceptional officer, you can't have her acting like a a 15 year old in situations that she should have been trained for. I just hate reading about a strong woman protagonist who acts like a simpering fool.

Has Crescendo turned you off from other books in this genre?

No, but it will be the last Deborah Ledford book I read.

Which scene was your favorite?

Can't think of one.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Crescendo?

The absolute worst was when the psychotic killer comes after our heroine and she refuses to kill him. Huh? where did that one come from!

mmm - not good

I found this very disappointing and hope this Anthony award-nominated author improves on her next outing.