The Butterfly Garden

The Collector, Book 1

De: Dot Hutchison

Narrado por: Lauren Ezzo, Mel Foster

An Amazon Charts bestseller.

Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden.

In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees...and a collection of precious “butterflies” - young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens.

When the garden is discovered, a survivor is brought in for questioning. FBI agents Victor Hanoverian and Brandon Eddison are tasked with piecing together one of the most stomach-churning cases of their careers. But the girl, known only as Maya, proves to be a puzzle herself.

As her story twists and turns, slowly shedding light on life in the Butterfly Garden, Maya reveals old grudges, new saviors, and horrific tales of a man who’d go to any length to hold beauty captive. But the more she shares, the more the agents have to wonder what she’s still hiding...

©2016 Dot Hutchison (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Don't let the negative reviews fool you...

I read a few reviews before I downloaded this book and some were so against it, I almost didn't get it. But I took a chance and downloaded because there were many good reviews too. This book was very good. I thought the narrators did a great a job, the plot was good, the twists were drawn out and good so you didn't see them coming. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of Law and Order SVU, NCIS, CSI, Gone Girl (or anything by Gillian Flynn really). The main character was so easy to side with and you really felt all that she thought of every character. Give the book a try, some parts might make you queasy but you can always skip 30 seconds ahead and it's usually over by then. I loved this book and I could definitely listen to it again.

So Bad it is Good

This is like listening to a Lifetime movie. Completely unrealistic, terrible acting and ridiculous plot BUT, that being said, I listened to the whole thing. I laughed when I wasn't supposed to and thoroughly enjoyed the fact that it was so terrible.

Excellent and superbly narrated

This should be one of those Criminal Minds stories. Detailed yet not overbearing. A horrifying crime story written and narrated so well it does not leave one terrified but holds your attention to the very end with this perfectly plausible and extremely well thought out criminal scenario. Enjoy

Entertaining

The ending was a bit bar fetched, but overall it kept my attention. Lauren Ezzo and Mel Foster did a great job performing the story!

disturbing at times but verry good

it keeps you interested that's for sure. I would recommend this book, but no to just anyone... prepare yourself for some serious twists and shocks. The butterfly garden is also intermingled with deeper questions we should all be asking ourselves. This book left me meditating on ideas of bravery, justice, reality and ultimately love.

Hard to like narriation

Couldn't finish listening. Narriation just did not feel right. Not sure about story since couldn't stand to listen. I have heard story is a good one.

Run-of-the-mill sort-of procedural thriller

I thought I would have liked this better. It's said to be so shocking and twisted, and yeah, I guess it kind of was, but it was kind of like reading an episode of like, SVU. Wasn't bad, but didn't wow me.

Seriously crazy!!!

If you could sum up The Butterfly Garden in three words, what would they be?

Sad, insane, shocking

What did you like best about this story?

All of it!!

Any additional comments?

Story was interesting and intriguing. It kept me wanting to know more!

I'll never view butterflies the same way again

I hope there's a continuation into the life and trials of the "butterflies". The "butterflies" ordeals aren't over yet.

New favorite author

I found myself laughing out loud, talking out loud, guffawing out loud while listening. I was so engaged with the characters which were excellently built and written. I'm now looking for other books by her.

The performance was perfect. You knew immediately who was speaking. The tones and inflections of multiple characters were spot on.