You Don't Want to Know

By: Lisa Jackson

Narrated by: Christina Traister

Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

In Ava’s dreams, her son, Noah, looks just the way she remembers him: a sweet two-year-old in rolled-up jeans and a red sweatshirt. When Ava wakes, the agonizing truth hits her all over again. Noah went missing two years ago, and his body has never been found. Almost everyone, including Ava’s semi-estranged husband, Wyatt, assumes the boy drowned after falling off the dock near their Church Island home.

Ava has spent most of the past two years in and out of Seattle mental institutions, shattered by grief and unable to recall the details of Noah’s disappearance. Now she’s back at Neptune’s Gate, the family estate she once intended to restore to its former grandeur. Slowly, her strength is returning. But as Ava’s mind comes back into focus, her suspicions grow. Despite their apparent concern, Ava can’t shake the feeling that her family and her psychologist know more than they’re saying. But are they really worried for her well-being - or anxious about what she might discover?

Unwilling to trust those around her, Ava secretly visits a hypnotist to try and restore her memories. But the strange visions and night terrors keep getting worse. Ava is sure she’s heard Noah crying in the nursery, and glimpsed him walking near the dock. Is she losing her mind, or is Noah still alive? Ava won’t stop until she gets answers, but the truth is more dangerous than she can imagine. And the price may be more than she ever thought to pay….

©2012 Lisa Jackson (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Great Book

This is a very good audio book. It holds your attention with many twists and turns.

LISA JACKSON PENS HER BEST BOOK YET!!!

Would you consider the audio edition of You Don't Want to Know to be better than the print version?

Absolutely. "You Don't Want To Know" by Lisa Jackson has a terrific cast of charecters, and they, for the most part, are members of the same family. The audio version of this book is essential to understanding this truly twisted cast of characters. The audio version reinforces and champions the lead female character, Ava, without watering down the superb and delightfully convoluted character development of the rest of her many evil family members. Lisa Jackson strikes a delightfully sneaky balance with this cast of characters. And that is absolutely essential for this kind of book. The audio version lets the listener understand all the emotions of all of the characters. It put a face on a string of emotions that is absolutely necessary for "You Don't Want To Know" to work. And it does work. What a wicked web L.J. weaves. You love this book. It is the best Lisa Jackson book I have read to date. And I have all the books Audible.com has to offer. Listen, don't read, this book. The audio version brings the book to life.

Any additional comments?

The narrator for this novel does a remarkable job. Especially, because Ava, the main character, must be delicately developed so the listener will want to know what happens to her. By the end I was cheering out loud for her. All of this developes through a great narrator and a terrific author who had the guts to let this book develop and grow almost exclusively on the backs of its many cast of characters. Terrific job!

Great Story!

Where does You Don't Want to Know rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the Best!

What about Christina Traister’s performance did you like?

Loved the characters and the different voices for them!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Love, lust and deceit! A search for the truth!

LOVE Lisa jackon

Any additional comments?

This book is great as are all of Lisa Jackson's book, the only complaint I have is the woman reading the story sounds older and the character of Ava I imagine is under 30 so I constantly had to remember that Ava is not older so maybe a younger person would have been better for the story but overall it was a great book!

I couldn't stop listening!

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

Yes, many twist and turns!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ava, heartbreaking and courageous!

Which scene was your favorite?

The ending by the lake.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The scenes about Noah are heartbreaking!

A great thriller

I've read several of Lisa Jackson's books...and this is as good or better than others. However, the narrator was very distracting. She never seemed to get the *flow* of the story, and seemed to struggle with the voice changes and the overall feeling of the story. I will listen to other books by Lisa Jackson, but not with this reader. She needs more coaching or maybe a director.

Awesome book!!

This was a true thriller. I couldn’t stop listening. The ending took me by surprise!Thank you Lisa Jackson & audible.

loved this story

The Book started a little slow for me because there was no big action scenes or mind grabbing dialogue but I continued through a few chapters and the book finally grabbed me and I could not put it down.I loved the unpredictable twist & turns that this book took.
I just had to know what would happen next or what clue would be revealed. There was a number of mysteries solved and I wanted to solve them.
This book has very well rounded characters and though there are many of them it's quite easy to differentiate each one from the other. The main character is Ava, she's the mother who lost her baby and has been through so much. The emotions and frustration she feels truly comes out in in the way Lisa tells this character's story.
I found it hard to put down once I was hooked.
This was my first Lisa Jackson book & it defiantly wont be my last.

Crazy Twisty

Would you listen to You Don't Want to Know again? Why?

Yes! The suspense, the intensity, the characters...

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ava and Dern of course

What does Christina Traister bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The way she adds inflection to the characters. She adds so much emotion.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed. I cried.

Any additional comments?

I love Lisa Jackson's books and the narrators are always so talented. I recommend this book!

ending fantastic Too slow getting there

It was too slow. ..but the ending was fantastic. Just wish it had more kick in the first 25 chapters.