The 9th Girl

By: Tami Hoag

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

"Kovac had seen more dead bodies than he could count: men, women, children; victims of shootings, stabbings, strangulations, beatings; fresh corpses and bodies that had been left for days in the trunks of cars in the dead of summer. But he had never seen anything quite like this...."

On a frigid New Year’s Eve in Minneapolis, a young woman’s brutalized body falls from the trunk of a car into the path of oncoming traffic. Questions as to whether she was alive or dead when she hit the icy pavement result in her macabre nickname, Zombie Doe. Unidentified and unidentifiable, she is the ninth nameless female victim of the year, and homicide detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska are charged with the task of not only finding out who Zombie Doe is but who in her life hated her enough to destroy her. Was it personal? Or could it just have been a crime of opportunity? Their greatest fear is that not only is she their ninth Jane Doe of the year but that she may be the ninth victim of a vicious, transient serial killer they have come to call Doc Holiday. Crisscrossing America’s heartland, Doc Holiday chooses his victims at random, snatching them in one city and leaving them in another, always on a holiday. If Zombie Doe is one of his victims, he has brought his gruesome game to a new and more terrifying level. But as Kovac and Liska begin to uncover the truth, they will find that the monsters in their ninth girl’s life may have lived closer to home. And even as another young woman disappears, they have to ask the question: Which is the greater evil - the devil you know or the devil you don’t?

©2013 Tami Hoag (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

a good ol' fashion "who done it"

This was a good read. kept me involved and guessing around each turn. well written and for the most part easy to follow. Maybe a few to many side bars but it all ties up at the end well.

Great listen

Great listen. Would definitely recommend. I didn't like the performer at first, but he grew on me after listening to the other books in the series. This is one of my favorites from the series.

Could not stop listening

I already knew that she was an incredible author, and I enjoy every book that I have read of hers so far! But this one was so great lots of twist and turns and different points of view just a really great book! The narrator did it justice as well. I would recommend this book and probably will.

not as good as I had hoped

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

this book was very disappointing. Im a big Hoag fan..but this was some what of a let down..and the ending really sucked!!

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

better ending

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

she was fine

Was The 9th Girl worth the listening time?

no..very disappointing

Should Be Required Reading for...

This book should be on the required reading list for all teenagers and their parents. And, anybody that loves a great mystery-thriller should read it too. WOW!

Wonderful

I Love the banter between Kovak & Liska ! Hope there is much more to come!

I really liked it

I do not know why some people could not believe that bullying exist and this type of bullying. I really understood the cop who was a mother. I am a chemist and a mother and I jusr felt like her. Like the book really.

Intriguing

What made the experience of listening to The 9th Girl the most enjoyable?

This book kept me coming back for more of the story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The 9th Girl?

One of the more memorable moments was the renewed closeness of Kyle and his mom in the last chapters of the book.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It was very sad that Julia Gray killed her own child, but worse that Michael covered up the crime and would have also killed another child.

Girl crush on Tami

I simply adore Tami Hoag’s story telling. Her stories are full of twists and turns. There is action and drama. Her characters are well developed and very relatable. David Colacci’s story telling is amazing. His voices are perfect for the characters.

good storyline

I enjoyed the narrator is rendition of the story couldn't really figure it out till towards the end enjoyable