The Girls in Pine Brooke

A Detective Riley Quinn Pine Brooke Mystery, Book 1

De: A.J. Rivers

Narrado por: Isabella Tugman

When the body of a young girl is found in the woods.
Detective Riley Quinn finds herself in a mystery that intertwines with her tragic past…

After her best-friend is murdered in cold blood, to escape her traumas and big city life,
Riley moves back to Pine Brooke.
There she takes a position as the town’s detective.

When she receives a call regarding a young girl in the woods,
she never expected the terror of events that would soon unfold.
It seems the thin and malnourished girl had fallen to her death.
But closer examination of the body reveals new layers to the mystery.
Was she running from something?

While trying to ID the body, she runs into Pine Brooke’s new doctor, Logan Elwood.
A man that may be hiding a clinic full of secrets behind his gruff demeanor.
Suddenly, the case takes on a more gruesome turn when multiple bodies of young girls turn up in odd circumstances.
One thing is for certain, the once idyllic pines are harboring murderous secrets.

Disturbing clues, shocking deaths, and a sleepy NorCal town.
From the pine trees to the quaint brooks, the hidden secrets behind Pine Brooke are a nightmare in the making.

©2024 A.J. Rivers (P)2025 A.J. Rivers

Love the story line and character development of this first book.

Not a fan of the narrator. Had to look up the narrator because I thought it was AI Not just how she reads but instead of sounding like the characters telling the story it sounds like someone reading it. I’m getting the next book because I love AJ Rivers as a writer but really wish it was someone else narrating.

for a police story there is very little actual police work portrayed.

The narrator was grating. I made it through the first two books but I can't listen to the rest of them, the narration is that bad.

Terrible Reader

The job was so bad that I found it distracting. Just dreadful. I would have to make sure a different reader was used before trying another of her books.

waiting

waiting for the rest of series to make it to audible. thought I was going to binge listen then was bummed that rest is not here yet. really liked first in series

Poor narrator

I really like AJ Rivers as an author However, the books consistently have really bad narrators.
The editing could be better as far as grammar goes but honestly it probably wouldn’t be so noticeable if the narrator was better.

Worst of AJ Rivers Books

The narration I think killed it for me. It sounded almost robotic. I just could not enjoy this book. It may have been a great book, but I just couldn’t feel it or get into it with the bland narration

Stupid!

who wrote this; A frustrated wannabe doctor?!! There were so much irrelevant storylines...blood pressure pandemic, saving a stroke victim, community health strategies, child custody fight and a little murder mystery peppered in. Then at the end you find out there are many, many dead girls and no-one suspected anything?! Many missing girlsI from adjacent small towns but no-one picked up on anything until one of the lastvictims's body is discovered?! And, the narrator was really, really bad. All, female voices sounded the screeching young girls (hurt my ears) and most often the narrator lacked inflection. I won't be continuing this series.

Poor narration

The narration of this book was grating. When the narrator changed her voice for the male roles, she almost sounded robotic. Her inflection was the same for all characters with little variation. I tried to like this book, but I just couldn’t get there.