Trial By Fire

A Novel of Suspense

De: J.A. Jance

Narrado por: Karen Ziemba

New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance’s journalist-turned-sleuth strives to grant a dying woman’s last request: to find the people who nearly killed her in this “perfect addition to her ongoing Ali Reynolds series” (Suspense Magazine).

When a subdivision-in-the-making goes up in flames, everyone hopes that the unfinished, unoccupied homes will yield no victims. But when an unidentified woman is found barely alive and burned beyond recognition, she is immediately taken to the ER, where she lies for months in a medically induced coma. When she finally emerges from her coma, she is met with a bleak and lonely existence.

Badly disfigured and suffering from amnesia, her recovery is further shattered by a cancer diagnosis. Now with sudden desperation, there are two crucial things she is desperate to discover: who saved her life and who tried to kill her in the first place. And Ali Reynolds is the only person she trusts to beat the clock.©2009 J.A. Jance; (P)2009 Simon & Schuster

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Jance delivers a devilish page-turner." -- People

"Compelling... satisfying." -- USA Today

Trial By Fire

I had listened to other Ali Reynolds stories by J.A.Jance and each time I thought I might not listen to her next book in the series. I am very glad I went ahead and listen to this one as it was the best one she has done in this series. I had felt in the other books that Ali was lost but this book got her a new job and purpose for the story. Lots of nail biting suspense and still the calm of the family interaction. Great characters in the story. You will enjoy it.

Good - not great

Some of the book was unnecessarily repetitive. Ally Reynolds was in some too incredible situations. The relationships between the characters was well done.

book with heart and mystery

Well-crafted story line, along with good well thought-out characterizations, and enjoyable book to read. This definitely invites you to read the next Jance book.

Enjoyable Listen

Well crafted story, interesting characters, though some of the action is a bit "super-human" style, but enjoyable nonetheless. Typical well-thought-out story line, and character development.

Great book

I love this series. It always hooks me and I can't put it down. Can't wait to start on the next one.

Crisp writing - Jance is just getting better

I am a long-time Jance fan so expected a good read, but realized part way through that this is some of her best work so far. The writing is absolutely crisp so things unfold at a steady pace while also providing excellent character development and a solid story line. Multiple characters and story threads can be confusing sometimes & I think the audiobook format may accentuate that problem, however, in Trial By Fire, Jance draws the characters and outlines the story threads so distinctly that this is not a problem at all. If you like a good puzzle as well as emotional context, then you will find Trail By Fire right down you alley. I suggest this is a good novel to start with if you are new to Jance's work.

Love this series!

Very interesting story, would not have to read the books before it to understand it, but I definitely recommend reading this entire series from beginning to end. I very much enjoy the narration, Karen’s voice is so soothing yet intriguing. Very glad she has been there from the beginning. Makes you feel like you personally know the characters. I look forward to listening to the rest.

Great book!

The only thing that bothered me was the Author's pronunciation of some city names and the Saguaro cactus being mispronounced. Being from AZ, that is like nails on the chalkboard to me.

Rewarding

This series has supplied me with many rewarding hours of listening during a difficult time in my life of 78 years
Looking forward to the next one
Chris

J.A. Jance's builds characters!

What did you love best about Trial by Fire?

Character development for even obscure characters.

What other book might you compare Trial by Fire to and why?

Jance's Edge of Evil had the same type of well developed characters.

What aspect of Karen Ziemba’s performance would you have changed?

More emotion in the reading.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The main character, Ali Reynolds defies all of the authorities during the conclusion because of her loyality to other characters.