A Face at the Window

By: Sarah Graves

Narrated by: Lindsay Ellison

Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's Summary

As a toddler, in a room illuminated only by the flames of a fallen candle, Jacobia Tiptree watched a man kill her mother. Jake once believed that man to be her father. Now, 35 years after the murder, as the real killer's long-delayed trial is about to begin, the defendant has vanished.

Jake tries to distract herself from murder with the constant attempts to keep her 1823 Federal-style fixer-upper from tumbling down on her head. But when her best friend's infant daughter suddenly goes missing, Jake feels her dark past wrapping itself around her...and needless to say, it's nowhere near as charming as her rickety old house.

©2008 Sarah Graves (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks

Missed the Mark

I have been an Audible listener for over 4 years, and this book ranks at the bottom of my selections from Audibile. I have read and listened to all of the "Jake" books and have pretty much liked them. This one, however, has a plot so far away from plausible that it is bordering on foolish. The Maine accents are horrendous (take that from a native Mainer who has lived Downeast for 20 ears), and anyone who lives near the Atlantic Ocean, especially in the cold waters off Eastport, will recognize that spending any amount of time in the frigid ocean waters is deadly. The 3 year old in this book must be bionic to survive her spill in the water and getting thrown against a wooden structure after she had been kidnapped and drugged with opium for a day. I only finished listening to the book because I didn't want to "waste" my Audible credit.

Ends suddenly

I like her books but this one seemed to just end suddenly..or I thought it did. It wasn't as good as some of her other books but was still enjoyable.

well written

I enjoy this series. i had to skip to the final 2 chapters because having a child victim is just too tough to handle.

A bit disappointed

I’ve heard the series up to this point and I’m not inclined to continue. There was way to much trauma, especially to Helen. It bothered me so much didn’t enjoy this book.

Just Couldn’t Do It

I tried my best to embrace this, but just couldn’t. Too dark, far fetched and otherwise un-cozy!

Narration was very good as always, but I fast forwarded through scene after scene. Odd writing too, switching strange between first person and second person. I’m not sure if I even want to try the next one. Maybe I am done with this series, it feels like it’s lost it’s way.

Skip it

Defiantly not one of her better books. It flips from first person to third person often . I prefer the books with the familiar Eastport characters, this one was defiantly lacking. V one thing tho, it does answer the questions surrounding Jakes moms death.

One of her best books yet!

What made the experience of listening to A Face at the Window the most enjoyable?

The plot was not the standard "who-dun it" there were new elements that I've not read in mystery books before.

What did you like best about this story?

The twists and turns that happened in the plot.

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

I like that she is true to the Maine pronunciations of things.

Very strange

Weird and again with the injuries Jake has a death wish and poor Lee Ellie from
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Not like the previous

The story seemed chaotic and tedious with what seemed like a plethora of storylines and characters that weaved in and out throughout the novel. Lindsay Ellison’s performance performance was solid as always.

Not bad

This was a 24 hour thriller told in the third person instead of the first person as the series has been for the past 11 book. It was definitely fast paced with the characters going through lots of traumatic experiences including the baby.