Girl, Alone

An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller, Book 1

By: Blake Pierce

Narrated by: Abigail Reno

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

Girl, Alone (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller, Book 1) is the debut novel in a long-anticipated new series by number one best seller and USA Today best-selling author Blake Pierce, whose best seller Once Gone has received over 1,000 five star reviews.

FBI Agent Ella Dark, 29, is given her big chance to achieve her life’s dream: to join the Behavioral Crimes Unit. Ella has a hidden obsession: She has studied serial killers from the time she could read, devastated by the murder of her own sister. With her photographic memory, she has obtained an encyclopedic knowledge of every serial killer, every victim, and every case. Singled out for her brilliant mind, Ella is invited to join the big leagues.

But when a killer strikes in the swamps of Louisiana, Ella soon comes to learn that the real thing is nothing she could expect. Face to face with a real murder, a real killer, and a real ticking clock, Ella realizes she can’t rely on her knowledge. She must learn to trust her instinct, and allow herself to enter the dark canals of a real killer’s mind. If she gets it wrong, her career is at stake.

And so is the next victim’s life.

Will Ella’s talent be an asset? Or the source of her downfall?

A harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the Ella Dark series is a riveting mystery, packed with suspense, twists, and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you listening late into the night.

Books two and three in the series — Girl, Taken and Girl, Hunted — are also available.

©2020 Blake Pierce (P)2020 Blake Pierce

Hard to stop listening

Liked the main characters and the story. Narrator made easy to visualize Wnat to read another by B. Pierce

The rookie and the serial killer

FBI analyst, Ella Dark has just been given the opportunity of a lifetime…accompany a veteran BAU agent to investigate a possible serial murder. Ella soon deduces that they are after a copycat serial killer. Good story, albeit a bit slow.

A new favorite

Not a disappointing story. I enjoyed the story line, the characters and the narrator. If you a fan of Blake Pierce this is a must.

Slow Start, Finished off Great!

I love suspense and this book gave it to me! It took me a little bit to get used to the narrator's voice but in the end she did a great job and now I'll be moving on to my 2nd Ella Dark book!

good story, terrible narrator.

story was good but the narrator was very monotone and distracted from the story

Great profiling in the mind of a serial killer

I loved the storyline. I mostly enjoyed the narration with the exception of the constant deep breathes out loud throughout the whole book. It really was annoying. I tried focusing on the story, and if it were not for such a great read, I would have exchanged it for another.

Good story

Enjoyed the book, but the narrator was a bit slow, especially for such a fast paced story. The actual story was good, but there were some noticeable inconsistencies - i.e., she told the guy to get on his knees and put his hands on his head; then he was leaning back against the wall standing. Not a huge deal, but definitely noticeable. Worth the listen.

Predictable plot rife with grammatical errors

If this book hadn’t been peppered with frequent usage errors, it might have been more engaging. As it was, the mistakes were too distracting to preserve any suspension of disbelief. And even had the sloppy editing not been present, plot holes and inconsistencies rendered the book nearly unreadable. Three stars is generous.

Great story

Loved the story and the pace it moved at. I think the only confusion I had was in the summary it mentions the death of her sister, in the book her dad is the one murdered. I'm always down for a good serial killer book and this one leaves me wanting more.

Great story! Narration was a little annoying.

I have to agree with some of the other comments on the narration. The lady did a good job except for a lot of breathing that interrupted the flow of the story. Otherwise I thought it was a great book!