Next Girl to Die

The Calderwood Cases, Book 1

By: Dea Poirier

Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo

Solving the case will avenge her sister - unless the killer finds her first.

It’s been fifteen years since Claire Calderwood’s sister, Rachel, was brutally murdered in their small hometown in Maine. Claire has finally carved out a life for herself as a homicide detective in Detroit, but the past comes calling when the local police back home ask for her help with a murder eerily similar to Rachel’s.

Still haunted by Rachel’s cold case, Claire returns home, hoping to solve the crime and finally put her grief to rest. As she starts investigating, the last thing she needs is tenacious journalist Noah Washington asking questions she’s not ready to answer. But like her, Noah won’t give up until he finds the truth - and Claire reluctantly finds herself relying on him more and more when disturbing new details about Rachel’s death come to light.

When the killer strikes once again, Claire knows he’s not done. Now he’s set his sights on Claire, who will have to find the courage she needs to survive a deadly confrontation years in the making.

©2019 Dea Poirier (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

The narrator saves the story

I was slogging through the print version when I remembered that KU books sometimes come with audiobooks. So I switched over. The narrator is good. The story is okay. It’s not a particularly deep mystery or even a satisfying feeling to solve. I don’t think I’ll bother with the rest of the series. But I will likely look for the narrator again.

Story was fine but...

The plot was good, decent mystery, but it was hard to like the main character. I don’t know if it was the character or the narrators impression, but the main was whiny and annoying.

Great book

Great book, listened to whole thing in a day. The only reason I’m giving it 4 stars is because the narrator was terrible.

Next Girl to Die is worth listening or reading

The narrator did well. Had plenty of inflection in her voice. Was worth my time.

Just average

The author was overly descriptive to the point of being repetitive which I found to be really annoying.
I also didn't care for the narrator who over dramatized and at some points felt like she war yelling.
The story itself was just so-so. Don't think I'd listen to another in this series.