Every Secret Thing

De: Laura Lippman

Narrado por: Celeste Ciulla

One of mystery writing's most acclaimed novelists for her brilliant Tess Monaghan series, Laura Lippman won the Anthony and Barry Awards for this riveting stand-alone.

Kicked out of a birthday party, 11-year-olds Alice and Ronnie walk home and encounter a baby left in a carriage. Their earnest desire to do a good deed ends tragically, however, and seven years later they are released from "kid prison" to start their lives anew.

©2003 Laura Lippmann (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Lippman has won just about every mystery writing award there is - the Edgar, the Agatha, the Anthony, the Shamus, and the Nero Wolfe - for her Tess Monaghan series. This is her first stand-alone mystery, one in which the detectives are consigned to bit parts....Lippman doesn't write a standard whodunit here but plays with reader expectations of what should happen next. A startling page-turner." ( Booklist)

Average storyline. Narration was annoying.

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

It helped pass time on a long drive.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The basic story of the young girls kidnapping a baby was interesting.
The female police officer story line was not interesting -- the dialogue was between the police seemed stilted and unrealistic. The character of Helen Manning was not believable -- mainly because she was undeveloped.

Would you be willing to try another one of Celeste Ciulla’s performances?

No.

Was Every Secret Thing worth the listening time?

No.

Killer kids?

Loved the twist! The person I thought was the evil one wasn’t evil at all!!!

Guilty or not?

This was a great story. It had me on edge most of the time. I went back and forth on who was innocent and who was guilty. In the end, the guilty were not the ones I thought were guilty in the beginning. But I cared about all the characters.

Devoured it!

Any additional comments?

Great story, good mystery, and superb narration! I devoured this book! I thought the narrator was extremely talented -- was surprised that others thought otherwise. I consider myself very picky with narration. Ciulla had distinct voices befitting the various characters. Very engaging! Read it in two days. This was my first Lippman book; I look forward to reading some of her others!!!

Horrible narration

Any additional comments?

It sounds like a Kindergarten teacher reading to her students. The themes, dialogue, and content just sounded wrong in such a whimsical voice. The story was pretty good. I imagine it would be a good book to read on a plane or at the beach. Terrible listen, however...