Don't Believe It

De: Charlie Donlea

Narrado por: Nina Alvamar

From acclaimed author Charlie Donlea comes a twisting, impossible-to-pause novel of suspense in which a filmmaker helps clear a woman convicted of murder - only to find she may be a pawn in a sinister game.

The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history-a riveting, true-life mystery that unfolds over 12 weeks and centers on a fascinating question: Did Grace Sebold murder her boyfriend, Julian, while on a Spring Break vacation, or is she a victim of circumstance and poor police work? Grace has spent the last 10 years in a St. Lucian prison, and reaches out to filmmaker Sidney Ryan in a last, desperate attempt to prove her innocence.

As Sidney begins researching, she uncovers startling evidence, additional suspects, and timeline issues that were all overlooked during the original investigation. Before the series even finishes filming, public outcry leads officials to reopen the case. But as the show surges towards its final episodes, Sidney receives a letter saying that she got it badly, terribly wrong.

Sidney has just convinced the world that Grace is innocent. Now she wonders if she has helped to free a ruthless killer. Delving into Grace's past, she peels away layer after layer of deception. But as Sidney edges closer to the real heart of the story, she must decide if finding the truth is worth risking her newfound fame, her career...even her life.

©2018 Charlie Donlea (P)2018 Recorded Books

Rather Cynical View of Modern Society

This book made a few bad choices, in my opinion. It's an example of when a writer chooses controversial and timely topics (the ineptitude of police work and how public outcry shows up on regular and social media) and then proceeds to spill his bias regarding these in lieu of developing a more interesting plot and characters. My other beef is that he injected a subplot concerning the health struggle of a minor character, which did nothing to further the story. Spoiler alert: A decent performance by the narrator still can't make up for the fact that the author callously dispensed with the most integral and empathetic character in the book right before the climax. Really? What kind of covert hostility is involved in making that kind of decision? The kind that comes from lacking sympathy for both his characters and his readers.

Whattttt?

The story was really good until the end! I hated the ending! There needs a sequel for closure! And way too much GD! I knew I should have turned it off at the first use of God’s name in vain.

Eh.

"Twist" was foreseeable - was hoping for more interesting choices. Fun enough listen, good narration!

Hated the ending

I loved it up until the last few chapters. It had me so fascinated but I absolutely hated the ending.

Enjoyable

I really enjoyed this book. It is well worth listening to. There are lots of twist and turns. I also enjoyed the narrator.