Summit Lake

De: Charlie Donlea

Narrado por: Shannon McManus

“A gem of a mystery, fast-paced and suspenseful.” --Catherine Coulter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author

No suspects. No persons of interest. Just a girl who was alive one day and dead the next.

Some places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student and daughter of a powerful attorney, was brutally murdered there. Now the town is reeling with grief, and the police are baffled.

“An exciting debut, with all the right touches, captivating from the first page to the last.” --Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author

At first, investigative reporter Kelsey Castle thinks of the assignment as a fluff piece. But the savagery of the crime, and the efforts to keep it quiet, hint at something far more sinister than a random attack by a stranger. As Kelsey digs deeper, despite danger and warnings, she feels a growing connection to the dead girl. And the more she learns about Becca’s friendships, her love life - and her secrets - the more convinced she becomes that walking in Becca’s footsteps could lead her out of her own dark past....

“A swift, outstanding debut.” --Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author

“Fans of contemporary suspense will enjoy this brisk read.” --Booklist

©2016 Charlie Donlea (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Lyrics to “She Don’t Like Roses” used by permission of Christine Kane.

Should have listened before buying

About an hour in and I cannot even bring myself to listen to this AWFUL narrator. Hell I could do better job than this! Poor author, this girl is ill equipped to convey this story in the way it deserves to be. Outside of being bored with her monotone crap, I kept waiting to hear “oh my God, this totes sucks” waste of money.

I liked it.

The story was fairly good but I especially liked the narration by Shannon McManus. I will look for other stories that she has done.

Kept me on the edge of my seat

I really enjoyed listening to this book. the voices were a little weird but that's okay. It was well written and I can't wait to read some more books by this author

Good read

It took quite a while to get into this book but once I did it was a great read.

Should be on the big screen

This is a great book that could make it as a successful movie. Great with all the right material that a thriller should have. Producers step up!

Hated the ending

The book is well written and the narrator is good, but I want the 8 hours of my life back.

Geared Towards Young Adults

This was just a very average "suspense" novel. It is not at all realistic, but it's enough to pass the time during the work commute. I am not sure if I missed that this was for teens or young adults, but if it's not in one of those categories it definitely should be.

Onion

Donlea masterfully peals this story layer by layer always leaving you with more questions about the characters and events. A good (read) listen.

Light Read

Good for an interesting story. Good plot twists, nice visuals of the NC mountains. Narration was very good.

I would give this 3.5 Stars

Kelsey Castle is a crime reporter who gets called upon to solve the murder of a young student. Kelsey has just experienced a personal trauma and is sent by her editor away from the city to recuperate in a nice quiet place ...

I did not much care of the two timelines (Becca's and Kelsey's) and found the story often to fragmented focusing on little details. The suspects kept dying, and I even found part of the story misleading as it was told.

Not exactly a page turner, but has some entertainment value.