Act of Mercy

Dr. Jim Bob Brady, orthopedic surgeon and amateur sleuth, is spending a one-month sabbatical trying to decide whether to remain in his position at University Hospital in Houston, Texas, or move to the Hill Country and work in a more relaxed atmosphere, now that he’s the recipient of a windfall legacy. Scaling back would provide him much more free time to golf and spend time with his wife, Mary Louise, and rest, as his wife so aptly puts it. They are renting a condo on the waters of Lake LBJ while making potentially life-changing decisions.

As the sabbatical winds down, Jim Bob comes across a newspaper report about six women who have disappeared in the Hill Country in the past year, and he soon gets involved in trying to solve the mysteries. Mary Louise is incensed when JB becomes obsessed with the investigation and takes enormous risks both to himself and to her. She returns to Houston, leaving Brady to his own wiles.

Doc Brady also finds himself on the irritable side of law enforcement in the area; some members are even suspects in the women’s disappearances, and Brady receives physical threats. While investigating, he encounters a defrocked nun, Sister Mads, who runs a secret shelter for victims of domestic violence, called Mourning Doves. When a Hill Country patient becomes a fatal victim of suspected domestic violence, Brady is thrown into the middle of the chaotic mess.

Will Brady solve the mystery of the missing women before he becomes a victim himself? Are the women deceased, or being held captive, or is their disappearance an act of mercy?

AI reading not the best

Storyline was engaging but the AI reading was difficult to follow there was no inflection or tone changes, sounded like run on sentences and words not pronounced correctly. I am not sure I can listen to the other books as a result as it became confusing at times to follow along.

Very repetitious

I felt like the story wasn’t completed and left hanging. The description of the women was repeated too many times like a teenager trying to repeat the items in a term paper to get to the required number of words. I liked other audiobooks by this author, but this was the worst in the series so far. AI narrator is not pleasant.

Good book, terrible AI performance

AI narration is awful and does this great author a huge disservice. Please promote human employment by paying someone to tell a good story.

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I really liked the book. but for some reason I don't like listening to ai