Sadie

A Novel

By: Courtney Summers

Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Fred Berman, Gabra Zackman, Rebecca Soler

*Winner of the 2019 Odyssey Award**Winner of the 2019 Audie Award for Young Adult Audiobook*

"Courtney Summers's powerful story of love, neglect, abuse, and revenge is narrated with irresistible urgency by Rebecca Soler and Dan Bittner, along with an ensemble of supporting narrators...this is a production that will not be forgotten" — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner

An innovative audiobook production featuring more than thirty voices, Sadie explores the depth of a sister's love — poised to be the next story listeners won't be able to pause.

A missing girl on a journey of revenge and a Serial—like podcast following the clues she's left behind.

Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water.

But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie's entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him.

When West McCray—a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America—overhears Sadie's story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late.

Courtney Summers' Sadie is propulsive and harrowing and will keep listeners riveted until the last chapter.

More praise for Sadie:

"An electrifying thriller, taut as a bowstring. A coming-of-age tale, both gritty and sensitive. A poignant drama of love and loss. This -- all this -- is Sadie: a novel for readers of any age, and a character as indelible as a scar. Flat-out dazzling." — A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

"A haunting, gut-wrenching, and relentlessly compelling read. Sadie grabs you and won't let you go until you've borne witness." — Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Carve the Mark and The Divergent series

Critic reviews

2019 YALSA Amazing Audiobook, Top Ten
2019 Odyssey Award winner

"Courtney Summers's powerful story of love, neglect, abuse, and revenge is narrated with irresistible urgency by Rebecca Soler and Dan Bittner, along with an ensemble of supporting narrators...[T]his is a production that will not be forgotten." -AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner

"...the ensemble proves utterly spectacular." -Booklist, Starred Review

Brilliant, Courtney Summers, author to follow

Couldn't get Sadie out of my mind. I wept and stayed up all night to finish this book. If you get one audio book this year, it's this.

Best audio book I've ever listened to

This was incredible in every way! Highly recommended. Performance was out of this world and the story was so well thought out.

Please. Read. This. Book.

I’ve always been wary of audiobooks, I didn’t really like them, but this one has completely changed my views. The recording in beautiful. I love the voice of Sadie and the podcast portion makes me feel like I’m tuning into an episode of Serial. As for the story? It gripped me from the beginning. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. They only reason I didn’t give it five stars is because I’m sad it ended. Amazing story and arguably an even better narration. I fully recommend.

This book is brilliant.

This book is brilliantly written and the audiobook is the best I've ever heard. Read this.

Such a good listen!!!

I absolutely loved book audio book! It's one of those book that you listen to on a rainy afternoon and just have inner peace with yourself!
However... The reason I have it tour stars is because the ending is so sudden and I wasn't satisfied with it... Besides that I this this is a wonderful book!!!
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