The Last Dead Girl

De: Harry Dolan

Narrado por: Michael Kramer

On a rainy night in April, a chance encounter on a lonely road draws David into a romance with Jana Fletcher, a beautiful young law student. Jana is an enigma: Living in a run-down apartment and sporting a bruise on her cheek that she refuses to explain. David would like to know her secrets, but he lets them lie-until it's too late. When Jana is brutally murdered, the police consider David a prime suspect. But as he sets out to uncover the truth about Jana, he begins to realize he's treading a very dangerous path-and that her killer is watching every move he makes.

©2014 Harry Dolan (P)2014 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Dolan's seemingly effortless prose sets off dialogue that surprises and delights, and his intricate plot is simply dazzling: a twisting, shifting labyrinth of events, characters, and motivations . . . every bit as good---if not better---than the first." ( Booklist)

Um… things left unexplained

Narrator was horrible… tolerable enuf to get thru but annoying when he did female voices. There were unanswered issues that bothered me but overall liked the storyline & felt it was well told.

Creepy!

What a story! Couldn't stop listening. A twisted tale, very well told. I thought that narrator Michael Kramer was the perfect voice to narrate it.

I really liked this book

This book kept me coming back. I could not stop listening . Loved it until the very end. Must listen to the end.

Pretty twisty

Well written and twists came together well. As someone who grew up in upstate NY, it was an interested and recognizable read

It just keeps getting more intriguing.

Where does The Last Dead Girl rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I like a book that keeps going deeper and deeper, giving the reader things to think about and be aware of. This one did it for me. A good story, a superior narrator and an always changing plot. Good characters, well developed.

What did you like best about this story?

The plot twists. I kept being sure I had things figured out until I realized I didn't.

What does Michael Kramer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Michael Kramer is among the best of the best narrators. Just the fact that he narrated the book made it a must read for me.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Nothing extreme. A little nervous for the characters from time to time.

Any additional comments?

I listen to a LOT of books. I have listened to 30 or 40 books per year for the last 15 years. This one is not far from the top of my list. I bought the hard cover for my wife. I know she will enjoy it too.

I love a good mystery :-)

I liked the story and the narrator, who gave it an old school hard-boiled detective feel/sound. This is the first Harry Dolan book I've read, and I'd definitely read more. Seeing the action through the eyes of various characters gave me a 360 view while keeping the secrets secret. Good suspense, great story, and a main character I want to read more about.

A great, dark read, appropriate reader too.

This was my first Harry Dolan read, and I was way impressed, by the plot, the writing, and the reader. All the characters seemed intelligent (included the deranged ones), which made you care about what they did and what happened to them. Another reviewer said he thought Michael Kramer was a monotonous-sounding reader, but I thought his voice and rendition were an excellent fit to the creepy darkness of this story, the only caution being he sounds like an older man than the protagonist, David Malone. The Last Dead Girl describes an intricate puzzle, keeping you guessing (and listening) until the last piece has fallen into place. Masterful.

The best book in the series

This isn’t just another story in Grey Streets. Harry Dolan’s third novel in the series is really a prequel to the David Loogan series. It is a rollercoaster in the dark with twists and turns that you never see coming. I enjoy the series but I was not as big of a fan of the second novel as I was the first. I had some reservations when I started listening. This story blew me away with this witty dialogue that one is so familiar with in a Harry Dolan novel. The characters were complex. Well thought out. And the plot excellently delivered. This novel is great even if you haven’t read the other two books in the series. There’s no spoilers. And the plot works well as a stand alone.

AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY

Terrific!

Great story! Twists, turns, surprises right up to the end! Best I’ve listened to in a while. Great narrator too!

Cerebral

This is not your typical action packed high-octane mystery. It's more about thinking and figuring things out, which I like.
Well written. I recommend it.