Abducted in Appalachia

A Sheriff Elven Hallie Mystery, Book 4

De: Drew Strickland

Narrado por: Madison Niederhauser

Where is the line drawn between doing what is lawful, and doing what is right?

After a body is found gutted in the road, Sheriff Elven Hallie discovers the murder was collateral damage to an abduction. One that leads out of his jurisdiction. And one that pushes the boundaries of everything he stands for.

Madds is missing.

Monacan County is rooted in criminal activity, corrupt law enforcement, and most of all, superstition. Elven will do whatever it takes to find Madds, even if it means forming a partnership with the man he despises most.

Hollis Starcher.

But how many of his own values will it cost him? And will it be enough to save Madds before it’s too late?

©2022 Drew Strickland (P)2024 Striller Publishing

On the edge of my seat!

Lots of action, plots mixed together, kept me listening to know what came next! Love knowing the characters better with each book!

Best of series

Left me guessing!! Couldn’t be it down!!!! 10/10 love this series! Very private investigator- ish. Small town… secret love… still secrets to be uncovered. Love it

What a roller coaster!

Just when you think things couldn’t possible get worse, they do!

Lies and hate run deep.

The voice narrator does a great job bringing the story to life.

Without being cliche’ish, this was an edge of your seat read.

I absolutely could not wait to get to the end of this book! This one is the best in the series yet. It was fast paced, exciting, and kept my brain working overtime trying to figure out the who’s and where’s and why’s. There were a few twists that I didn’t see coming, which I always appreciate in a good book. I can usually see one coming. There was even a moment I yelled out loud in total shock, which in turn shocked my coworkers.

Now that I’m on the fourth book in the series, I am actually growing to love Hollis…the character development of this antagonist keeps me guessing about his different motives, loyalties and even what’s in his heart. One review I read before starting this series was that it was similar to Justified. While Raylan and Sheriff Halley have similar traits, Hollis is reminding me more of Vic Mackey. He’s the one who is called on to do the necessary things no one else will. Like Vic’s self descriptor, “I’m a different kind of cop,” Hollis is a different kind of criminal. His reasonings behind his crimes are becoming more evident with each book as well as his intolerance of criminals who cross certain lines. And I can’t say that I’m mad about some of it. I can’t wait to see what the next book has in store for him and the rest of the crew.

I have been hooked on this series since page one. Do yourself a favor: check this out!

I am addicted to Sheriff Hallie novels!!!

This book twists and turns. So good! If you like James Patterson, you will love this!

ABDUCTED IN APPALACHIA

This is another good book about Elven. This is a long book. A lot of content in it. Matts is missing. I normally dont like books this long. But this one held my interest from the beginning. Elven is hunting for Matts. Starting out the leads he has takes him to another county. One he has no jurisdiction. He's not welcomed. He makes a lot of mistakes. There is a lot of action and a good storyline. I dont want to spoil anything but this is a great addition to this series. You get to learn more about there personalities. I liked that Elven worked with who he had to to find Mattie. Mattie comes a long way in this book. Madison Niederhauser does a great job narrating this book. If my review is any help will you please click on the helpful link below. Thank you.

Lots of twists!! Great story.

The plot was so compelling. We binged in listening as we wanted to always know what was going to happen next! We are ready book #5 in the series.

Never knowing what’s going to happen next great riding

I’ve liked the whole series and hope you write more on this series of books

Engaging read!

Love the series. Enjoy the stories and character development!! I am addicted, please keep writing.

Twisted

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This is what happens when I forget about the Archive Date and the book disappears before I'm ready to finish! So I went ahead and bought the audio so I could finish this book I was invested in.
Sheriff Elven Hallie is responsible for a poor rural county and is down two deputies. Johnny is still in a coma and Tank is recovering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder and is on limited duty. So now he has two gruesome murders while his newest, Deputy Maddison ‘Madds’ Cook, is missing under suspicious circumstances. And that's only the beginning of this adrenalin fest!
Madison Niederhauser narrator has a convincing voice and gives a good interpretation but poor character differentiation.
I requested and received a free temporary audiobook from Dreamscape Select/Striller Publishing via NetGalley.