The Killer in Me

A Novel

De: Olivia Kiernan

Narrado por: Shelley Atkinson

A deadly past refuses to stay buried in Olivia Kiernan’s masterful new novel

Death is no stranger to Detective Chief Superintendent Frankie Sheehan, but she isn’t the only one from her small, coastal suburb to be intimately acquainted with it. Years ago, teenager Seán Hennessey shocked the tight-knit community when he was convicted of the brutal murder of his parents and attempted slaying of his sister, though he always maintained his innocence. Now, Seán is finally being released from prison—but when his newfound freedom coincides with the discovery of two bodies, the alleged connection between the cases only serves to pull Frankie further from answers even as it draws her closer to her town’s hidden darkness. With a television documentary revisiting Seán’s sentence pushing the public’s sympathies into conflict on a weekly basis, a rabid media pressuring the police like never before, and a rising body count, Frankie will need all of her resources if she is not only to catch a killer, but put to rest what really happened all those years ago.

A dark, irresistible cocktail of secrets, murder, and family, Olivia Kiernan’s latest is an impossible-to-put-down triumph.

Setting it aside for now

Unfortunately, the timing wasn't quite right for me. I’ve run across this with Audible over the years. While I appreciate the author’s craftsmanship and the narrator’s skills, this thriller didn’t quite resonate with me at this moment. I believe that timing can make all the difference in enjoying a book, so I’ll set this aside for now and revisit it in the future. Over and out. Carry on!

Great book; miss the other narrator

I really appreciate Olivia Kiernan. Her prose is more literary then mystery. This seems to be most obvious with audible books.

Although Shelley Atkinson is a superb reader, her voice is sounds twenty years too old for the character of Frankie. It really took away from the character.

Brona C. Titley is such perfect casting for that character. A young thirty something vs. a late middle-aged voice. I really hope Titley comes back for the next one.