Desperate Paths

De: E. C. Diskin

Narrado por: Lauren Ezzo, Dan John Miller, Amy McFadden

She knew everything about her family and her town. Except its secrets.

Brooklyn Anderson knows it looks bad. She was found wiping down a gun. His blood on her hands. Her father now dead. The incomprehensible nightmare has started.

Seven days earlier, Brooklyn had returned to Eden to care for her beloved father, who lay helpless in a hospital bed. Her estranged sister, Ginny, said he fell. But as Brooklyn soon realizes, Ginny is prone to lying.

Former Eden resident Darius Woods was in the hospital, too. The famous actor had written a screenplay that would lay bare all the secrets of the town, but within hours of his return, someone shot him.

As the Woods investigation proceeds, and Brooklyn starts to question everything she believes about her family, her neighbors, and her home, secrets and lies begin to unravel. But nothing can prepare her for where those lies will finally lead.

And sharing the truth of what happened the night her father died might just make things worse.

©2019 E. C. Diskin (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Desperate Paths is a riveting, powerfully told story of faith, family, and long-buried secrets that had me guessing and guessing again. Tense, taut, and full of surprises...E. C. Diskin expertly weaves multiple story lines of shocking betrayals and broken vows into a gripping and twisted tale I couldn’t read fast enough. Don’t miss this one!” (Daniel Palmer, New York Times best-selling author)

“Desperate Paths by E. C. Diskin is a complex, turbulent novel about family secrets and the destruction those secrets leave behind. Twists and turns abound, each more shocking as the characters’ motivations are revealed. A mesmerizing thriller not to be missed!” (Karen Katchur, best-selling author of River Bodies)

“Desperate Paths is more than a thrilling page-turner. In this unflinching tale of dark and damaging secrets, Diskin expertly probes the emotional complexities of prejudice, trauma, and deceit. Shocking, suspenseful, and highly relevant. You’ll be thinking about it long after you turn the last page.” (Laura McHugh, International Thriller Writers Thriller Award winner and internationally best-selling author of The Weight of Blood)

You only think you know your family..,

I really enjoyed this new book from E C Diskin. This is a stand alone with a very creative plot. Throughout the story you keep thinking how predictable the ending will be, guess again! This is a story of a complicated and rather dysfunctional family.
The protagonist (Brooklyn) is very likable. She is an aspiring actress living in NYC. When her father is injured in a fall, Brooklyn returns home.
Throughout the book you get glimpses into her past. Her sister who the truth seems to elude, her religious parents, her unusual adoption and the teasing she got because she was different.
Meanwhile a visiting actor is shot through his father's kitchen window. And then Brooklyn is accused of killing her father.
The town has a lot to hide and the retiring sheriff is the best friend of Brooklyn 's father.
Somehow all of these disjointed events come together in this story for a rather surprising ending.
The three narrators worked very well together. Excellent job!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Excellent

This was a great story, not on going, not boring, kept me wanting more, I really enjoyed it.
And pretty clean to which is nice

Very well written

So I purchased this audible because the reviews had said that it was well written and unpredictable. It really was. The character development was great the performance of each character was also fantastic. I especially liked the fact that everything I thought was gonna happen didn’t. Highly recommend

What a twisty story

It took me a minute to get into this story. Because so many of the characters were unlikable. But as the story unwinds, their reasons for being the way they are become clearer. It takes a great writer to create characters that are so real—flawed people steeped in their beliefs, trying to make their own small world a better, safer place. And the twisty ending throws quite a punch. The perfect ending after that emotional rollercoaster.

Liked, not loved

The story was very decent. Basically small town, lies, secrets, truth comes out etc. I tend to like stories like that though. Some people may have found it predictable, I did not. It had multiple narrators, some better than others. I did not like the narrator who played the main character Brooklyn, however I did like the narrator who played Ginny. There were male characters as well. It only seemed odd when the male characters were playing the female characters from their standpoint. It didn’t make sense to me to do that when there were so many different narrators. I’m not sure why I did not “love“ this book. Overall it was just OK and I liked the ending. I recommend it as a light read, not as an amazing novel.

Gripping story!!

I loved this book! Brilliant plot and beautifully narrated! Strong well developed characters! So many secrets and lies! The truth will schock you!! I highly recommend this book!

Many twists and turns

Great book. Loved the audio voices . Will look forward to listening to another from Diskin.😊

Loved this one!

Pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this! I hate wasting my time and money on audiobooks, so I’ve grown more critical as time goes on. But this one was a gem. The author seems to recognize that each person has in this world had their own story. If we first seek to understand, we can learn to forgive, even if we don’t understand. People, their different upbringings, and the situations life puts them in makes life complex. For that reason, I appreciated that the author, mostly through the voice of Brooklyn, offered grace to the imperfect people in her life. Great story, lots of lessons. Narration (voice of Brooklyn) became a bit annoying and whiny at times, but I’ve heard worse. :)

Unique storyline that kept me guessing.

I loved that I couldn't figure out what would happen next. I read so much that this is rare. The performances were really good, and I appreciate their talent.

Lies and truth

Which is harder to hear? The truth hurts and lies hurt. For this family everything they knew is about to change