Death and the Girl Next Door

By: Darynda Jones

Narrated by: Lorelei King

Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Darynda Jones, author of The New York Times best-selling series that began with First Grave on the Right, brings us Death and the Girl Next Door, a thrilling young adult novel garnering high praise and early buzz from major authors.

Ten years ago, Lorelei's parents disappeared without a trace. Raised by her grandparents and leaning on the support of her best friends, Lorelei is finally beginning to accept the fact that her parents are never coming home. For Lorelei, life goes on. High school is not quite as painful as she thinks it will be, and things are as normal as they can be.

Until the day the school's designated loner, Cameron Lusk, begins to stalk her, turning up where she least expects it, standing outside her house in the dark, night after night. Things get even more complicated when a new guy - terrifying, tough, sexy Jared Kovach - comes to school. Cameron and Jared instantly despise each other and Lorelei seems to be the reason for their animosity. What does Jared know about her parents? Why does Cameron tell Jared he can't have Lorelei? And what will any of them do when Death comes knocking for real?

Thrilling, sassy, sexy, and inventive, Darynda Jones' first foray into the world of teens will leave readers eager for the next installment.

©2012 Darynda Jones (P)2012 Macmillan Audio

Great teen version of Darynda's "Grave" series

Beautifully written; witty humor with suspense, mystery and of course love! Lorelei (the main character) is the perfect heroine. Flawless narration as always!

Nice

It was good, there's not much else to say. listen and see for yourself. Bye

A good ya version of the Charley Davidson series

I thought it was a good book, although there was less character development than in other books by Darynda Jones. Definitely worth reading, but not enough to make a favorites list.

I don't know. . .

I have listened to all the Charley Davidson books and am still on the fence about her. The problem I have with Charley is that she makes the WORST choices and is so angsty that she reminds me of an immature teenager. Having said that, Lorelei is an actual teenager so her angsty, hot and cold emotions are a little easier to take.

The story is an interesting one and gives you all of the background info on the characters.

I am a huge Lorelei King fan but I am not sure she was the right choice for this series. She manages to do all of the voices well except Lorelei's, King is a little old sounding and I have a hard time imagining her as a teenager. Plus, it's so similar to the Charley books, that having the same narrator makes it difficult to differentiate between the two series at times.

I'll buy the next one and hope it's better.

Love love LOVED it!

I wasn't sure if I would like this because it is for the junior set, but this was a great story line and I cannot wait for the next book! The writing was fantastic and the narration was great.

Loved this book!!!

If you could sum up Death and the Girl Next Door in three words, what would they be?

AMAZING! CREEPY (but not in a scary way) Amazing! (oh wait I said that already...AWSOME!! :)

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

I love Lorelei King! Thats the main reason why I listened to this book. Her voice is amazing & I love how she gets into the story! You don't want to stop listening when she is the one reading the story! :)

A bit more teenage fantasy than YA fantasy. Fairly unique ploy. Interesting but young characters.

A bit more teenage fantasy than YA. Not religious but main character is preacher's granddaughter -- her worst swearing is "darn" and "heck."

Loved it

I really enjoyed the book! it was different and left me want I g more ☺ the characters were really cool too!

Reaper

Started a little slow, but it soon got interesting. I like it, you can see the similarity in some of her other books. But it still works. I enjoy her books
All of them . She has a talent for keeping you guessing.

Angels & Nephilim..yes please

3 & 1/2 stars really. I liked this book but it was like I was always "waiting" for something even though there was a lot going on & lots of action

2 guys; no love triangle. I loved Cam. I think he was my fave! His antics and obnoxious attitude kept me reading. I will probably read the rest of the series at some point