Latcher

A Novel

De: Mike Dineen

Narrado por: Amy Deuchler

How do you let go of the past if the past won't let go of you? When her abusive mother goes missing, Joanna Smith sees an opportunity to lay the past and the inner monsters that still haunt her to rest. But while en route to investigate her mother's whereabouts, Jo and her sister, Amanda, become stranded and are forced to journey into a forest that grows stranger and deadlier the closer they get to the house they grew up in. To survive this homecoming reunion, Jo must untangle herself from secrets that have plagued her family for generations as she faces a skin-crawling possibility: Her inner monsters might not just be in her head.

©2021 Mike Dineen (P)2021 Mike Dineen

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Chockful of gory detail, eerie family secrets, and menacing entities, author Mike Dineen's Latcher will satisfy horror fans with its fast-paced action and gutsy protagonist who is as formidable as the evil stalking her." (IndieReader)

Couldn't stop listening

Amy offered us a gift of this book for Halloween, and I took her up on it. I REALLY enjoyed it. I listened to the whole book in a few days. Amy has mastered the technique of narrating in an "active secret" mode, bringing the mic close, which gives maximum suspense. I'm a hardened horror fan, but, without giving away any spoilers, the part that had me squirming in my seat had to do with "small spaces".

Amy had a real challenge here, as the main two protagonists were twins. How do you differentiate their voices? She used tone and attitude effectively whenever possible, but there were a few quiet conversations where she (and we) really had no choice but to rely on character tags ("Amanda said," "Jo said") to know who was speaking. She did a masterful job performing the book.

I'm a narrator myself, and I listen to learn how to perform better. Amy gave a good lesson.

Bone-chilling!

Heart-pounding tension throughout.

Amy Deuchler did a great job narrating and bringing the characters to life.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.