Stalked by Shadows

A Simply Crafty Paranormal Mystery, Book 1

De: Lissa Kasey

Narrado por: Tyler Kent

A missing girl, ritual murders, and a shadow stalking every footstep.

Alexis Caine survived an attack in the deserts of Afghanistan. An attack the government denied and discharged him for, leaving him broken and in a mental institution. What Alex saw that day in the desert continues to haunt him.

When a new job working as a bodyguard for a New Orleans ghost tour guide, Micah Richards, opens Alex’s eyes to a world of paranormal possibilities, he’s not sure he can believe his eyes. What if he’s not crazy after all? When a ritual murder in which two fellow tour guides die and a tourist vanishes, Alex wonders if he brought a curse down upon them all.

A shadow from the desert rears its nightmarish head offering Alex something he wants more than anything, but at what cost?

©2020 Lissa Kasey (P)2020 Lissa Kasey

A thrilling paranormal mystery!

This was so good! Filled with magic and mayhem this book is definitely a treat!
I must admit that I enjoyed the audio version way more than the ebook though.
Tyler Kent performs a gripping, engaging and thrilling audio delivery and narration.
I was intrigued by the world building right from the beginning and the Paranormal elements added to it made it all the more interesting.
I'm definitely looking forward to listening to the next one in this series.

Sweet f-ing mystery

I liked the characters and the mystery aspects of the storyline, but I didn’t enjoy the constant f-bombs throughout.

DNF

First, the narration is not terrible but it’s kind of robotic and the accents jump all over the place.
Second, nowhere in the blurb does it mention that porn and sex work are a major focus of the story, which is a trigger for some people including me.
Third, it’s just not believable. The anti police bias in a story with a major cop character doesn’t work for me, and the treatment of the mc by the police makes even less sense given his brother is a cop in that precinct.
Finally, I don’t know the race of the writer but it’s written like a white person writing nonwhite characters without a sensitivity reader. It feels kinda ick.

kinda slow and flaccid

Only ok for me. Not going to continue on with the series if and when

Great performance, enticing mystery

Sometimes, monsters in nightmares seem able to chase you when awake...
Alex Caine is a survivor. Back from serving in Afghanistan, he knows the bombs and bullets are not the most terrifying thing in the dessert… But most people deem him crazy, and only his twin brother Lucas is willing to offer him a home, a job, and the support he needs to continue. In an attempt to help Alex recover his balance, Lucas introduces him to Micah Richards, another survivor of things unknown. As Lucas had planned, Alex and Micah soon click together, but their budding relationship seems to empower the darkness surrounded both of them, threatening to end in tragedy…
So… I like the premise of the book, and I loved the background (New Orleans) and the mystery is enticing. My problem is that the story seems to drag along, and I did not really liked the main characters that much. Specially Micah, his attitude and apparent detachment make him difficult to like. Also, there is too much pondering about metaphysical issues which kept interrupting the action… Fortunately, the narration is superb and it makes up for the carences and excesses of the story. Tyler Kent’s performance draws you in and keeps you hooked, so you want to keep on listening although not much is going on. I really enjoyed it.