The Kiverson Case

Heartfelt Cases, Book 2

De: Julie C. Gilbert

Narrado por: Kristin Condon

One man's vendetta could cost them everything...

When a routine arrest turns deadly, FBI Special Agents Julie Ann and Patrick Duncan are drawn into a dangerous game with Kevin Kiverson, a man with little to lose and much to avenge. In her heart, Ann knows they will catch Kevin, but she doesn't know when or how or what sacrifices will be made along the way. She's prepared to risk her life for others but will her resolve hold when the threat turns to her baby boy?

©2014 Julie C. Gilbert (P)2015 Julie C. Gilbert

A strong, exciting novella

In <strong>The Kiverson Case</strong> by Julie C. Gilbert, Ann and Patrick Duncan, now married two years after several years as law enforcement partners, take part in the arrest of the Kiverson family, where they capture the father, John, but where Emilia Kiverson, the mother manages to kill herself despite Ann's attempt to stop her. Her three children, Ben, Angela, and Kevin, watch on a tablet from cameras in the house. Full of feelings of hatred, Kevin determines to get revenge.

Later, Ann picks up the phone at her FBI office in Washington D.C. to hear a voice on a voice changer but which she thinks belongs to a man. Then her cell phone rings with the same man. Patrick soon gets calls from the same man. And the man challenges them to five tasks, each of which will result in death to others if they don't succeed. What is worse, the man threatens Ann and Patrick's 8-month-old son, Joseph. They must race to complete these tasks or face serious consequences.

<strong>The Kiverson Case</strong> is not a long book, but it has a creative story. The details of the tasks prove interesting and dramatic. We feel invested in the personal safety of Ann and Patrick, as well as baby Joseph. We also connect with Ben, the youngest Kiverson brother, who has come to realize his mother was not killed by the FBI agents but instead took her own life. He has qualms about targeting the Duncans. Further, we become intrigued by Kevin, who shows real maniacal vengeance.

This book is a Christian mystery. For example, Ann and Patrick pray for protection and peace in their risky situations. They also give the Christian message of salvation to a character in ther book and pray for him to find God. It depends upon how strongly a reader cares about issues of belief as to how much that person will be bothered by this.

Kristin Condon performs the audio version of this book. With her gentle voice, she seems an unusual choice to narrate a book like this. Usually they are performed by a more dynamic narrator.
But she succeeds in making the book enjoyable. I did not like the sound effects in this book though. Each chapter begins with a short musical selection that feels uncomfortable. Further, the phone calls with the voice changer seem strange in their sound effects, but what is worse, they garble the sound so that I had a hard time understanding the speech.

I really liked <strong>The Kiverson Case</strong> and enjoyed listening to it. For such as relatively short book, it packs plenty of exciting material and good character development. I give this book five stars.

Never a Dull Moment

This story led the Duncans into a unique game of life and death. Great story! This was a great read. I love a good mystery and adventure. I read the eBook quite some time ago and it is such a good read I enjoyed it as much listening to it now. This book added the special quality of being a clean, Christian story. Looking forward to the next one.

The narration was very good. Brought the characters and story to life.

I requested this audio book from Audiobooks Unleashed and have voluntarily left this review.

The Kiverson Case

Julie Gilbert has delivered a great story!

FBI Special Agents Julie Ann and Patrick Duncan are pulled into a case that gets very personal for them. When one man’s personal vendetta targets the agents, they are in a race to keep the ones they love safe.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

A great story with a bit of an edge

This story kept me listening, a bit of suspense along with faith. The stories are best listened to in order but it's not necessary.

Good

Read other books by her, and have enjoyed them. This was the first of the FBI series, with the married couple of Julie and Patrick. The revenge of Kevin, was a tight plot, and the target was their son. Good plot, characters were good. Looking forward to reading more in this series
Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.