The Other Woman

By: Hank Phillippi Ryan

Narrated by: Ilyana Kadushin

Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

Dirty politics, dirty tricks, and a barrage of final twists, The Other Woman is the first in an explosive new series by Hank Phillippi Ryan. Seduction, betrayal, and murder - it’ll take a lot more than votes to win this election.

Jane Ryland was a rising star in television news...until she refused to reveal a source and lost everything. Now a disgraced newspaper reporter, Jane isn’t content to work on her assigned puff pieces, and finds herself tracking down a candidate’s secret mistress just days before a pivotal Senate election. Detective Jake Brogan is investigating a possible serial killer. Twice, bodies of unidentified women have been found by a bridge, and Jake is plagued by a media swarm beginning to buzz about a “bridge killer” hunting the young women of Boston. As the body count rises and election looms closer, it becomes clear to Jane and Jake that their cases are connected...and that they may be facing a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to silence a scandal.

©2012 Hank Phillippi Ryan (P)2012 Macmillan Audio

Not for me

I found the multiple plot lines hard to follow -- and I would have liked more character development. Characters seemed somewhat one dimensional and I think for a series it is especially important that the characters have some depth.

Too involved to follow

Would you try another book from Hank Phillippi Ryan and/or Ilyana Kadushin?

too many characters - too confusing - couldn't keep up with what was going on

Would you recommend The Other Woman to your friends? Why or why not?

NO

Too choppy

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Yes, I would make it more realistic. Going back and forth between characters was too confusing. Plus it seemed that the characters who were supposedly good at detecting never followed through.

Would you be willing to try another book from Hank Phillippi Ryan? Why or why not?

Maybe

Which scene was your favorite?

The last one where the Senator found out.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No

Badly Flawed Production Ruined it For Me

What did you like best about The Other Woman? What did you like least?

The author is pretty famous here in Boston but I didn't know she had a book series (I don't watch the channel she is on). The plot seemed interesting but it was inspired by a number of local references, so us locals may have a slight positive bias.

The writing wasn't bad. She's no Lehane but the characters and the dialog were ok however with the bad production its a little hard to tell.

Would you recommend The Other Woman to your friends? Why or why not?

No. As I said in the subject: bad production. Might recommend the print version although not strongly.

What didn’t you like about Ilyana Kadushin’s performance?

Really really bad. The novel has a lot so short chapters cutting quickly between characters and scenes and this reader does no voices and almost no tonal changes so it is very hard to follow. Around the middle of the book she at least gets some emotion in her voice during action but that's about as far as it goes. To compound matters there are often no pauses between chapters so one chapter ends. The next chapter begins with the different character talking with no tonal shifts, no pauses..you're like wait a minute. This is a completely different character/scene.

On top of that this particular book resets to the beginning every time you pause. You have to keep track of where you are yourself and skip all the way from the front every time you play it. I've had problems with other books but never this bad. Even pauses (not stops) reset to the beginning.

Was The Other Woman worth the listening time?

It was ok. Nothing special. Very very annoying from a usability point of view.

Great new book

This was an interesting read, kind of ripped from the headlines! This author is an excellent new writer.

Confusing

What would have made The Other Woman better?

Maybe a better narrator

What could Hank Phillippi Ryan have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Better narrator

Would you be willing to try another one of Ilyana Kadushin’s performances?

NO

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Anger that I wasted money of it

Any additional comments?

Narrator sounds like this is the first time reading the book. Performance was boring

I hated it!

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

A better story line, a better narrator, perhaps sound effects!

What do you think your next listen will be?

Tilt a wheel!

What didn’t you like about Ilyana Kadushin’s performance?

The sound of her voice, her intonation. I found myself falling asleep a lot. I had to start this story 5 or 6 times before I could get thru it. I was determined to get my monies worth!

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

no!

Very suspenseful!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely. I am relatively new to audio books, but not new to the books of Hank Phillippi Ryan. This book was fabulous. Tons of layers to the mystery, and so many cliffhangers! If I had had the time to listen to the entire book in one day, I would have!

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the suspense and all of the twists and turns! The characters are also extremely likable.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely!

Great story!

I was drawn in from the very beginning. I loved how just when I thought I knew what was about to happen next, something different happened. I can't wait to read the next one.

Couldn’t Finish

I tried…I really did. I had listened to another book by this same author (who I like quite a bit) but this one was just not good. I pushed to get through it but after about three hours, I finally gave up. A wasted credit.