The Rosary Girls

De: Richard Montanari

Narrado por: Scott Brick

In his sleek, visceral novels Deviant Way, Kiss of Evil, and The Violet Hour, Richard Montanari slammed into the suspense field like a force of nature. Now Montanari has written an astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a fiercely intelligent serial killer.

Sprawling beneath the statue of William Penn, Philadelphia is a city of downtrodden crack houses and upscale brownstones. Somewhere in this concrete crazy quilt, one teenage Catholic girl is writing in her diary, another is pouring her heart out to a friend, and yet another is praying. And somewhere in this city is a man who wants these young women to make his macabre fantasy become reality. In a passion play of his own, he will take the girls–and a whole city–over the edge.

Kevin Byrne is a veteran cop who already knows that edge: He’s been living on it far too long. His marriage failing, his former partner wasting away in a hospital, and his heart lost to mad fury, Byrne loves to take risks and is breaking every rule in the book. And now he has been given a rookie partner. Jessica Balzano, the daughter of a famous Philly cop, doesn’t want Byrne’s help. But they will need each other desperately, since they’ve just caught the case of a lifetime: Someone is killing devout young women, bolting their hands together in prayer, and committing an abomination upon their otherwise perfect bodies.

Byrne and Balzano spearhead the hunt for the serial killer, who leads them on a methodically planned journey. Suspects appear before them like bad dreams–and vanish just as quickly. And while Byrne’s sins begin to catch up with him, and Balzano tries to solve the blood-splattered puzzle, the body count rises. Meanwhile, the calendar is approaching Easter and the day of the resurrection. When the last rosary is counted, a madman’s methods will be revealed, and the final crime will be the one that hurts the most.

Relentlessly paced and vividly told, The Rosary Girls is a smart, emotionally complex, fiercely gripping thriller from an author who takes chances, breaks new ground, and leaves readers haunted and moved long after the last page is turned.©2005 Richard Montanari; (P)2005 Books on Tape, Inc.

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Praise for The Rosary Girls

“The Rosary Girls is a well-written, fast-moving thriller with twists and turns galore that will keep you guessing until the end.”
–Phillip Margolin, author of Lost Lake

“Readers of this terrifying page-turner are in the hands of a master storyteller. Be prepared to stay up all night.”
–James Ellroy, author of L.A. Confidential

“A relentlessly suspenseful, soul-chilling thriller that hooks you instantly.”
–Tess Gerritsen

I needed a good detective series

This reminds me a lot of WMC which I devoured when I was younger. The character development is really good and the story is entertaining. About to start on book 2. Very excited to see what the next part of the series has in store for me. Also the narrator had great flow and did not try to imitate female voices which was a nice change.

great listen

very good listen with plenty of thrills to the cery end. on a side note glock handguns don't have an external hammer.

Scott Brick continues as one of my favorite narrators

Twists and turns and a good ending too!
It's nice when the good guys are human too.

Kind of Middle of the Road

Not a great book but not terrible either. Jessica, a cop, and one of the main characters, made some dumb decisions, like letting a gruesome murder suspect into her home on a rainy evening because she felt sorry he was getting wet. If she’s that dumb it’s a wonder she survived the job. It would also help the author if he wants to write about Catholicism to actually learn about Catholicism; his knowledge was a big fail at times. Lastly, Scott Brick was consistently overly dramatic in his reading but I have to say listening to later books in the series he greatly improves and is downright creepy in his performance when he portrays the psycho killers. In the end this was an okay book, not great but not a waste of time either.

Spellbinding!

This is perhaps my favorite audiobook so far. It has a complex plot, likeable characters, and offers great insight into the mind of a serial killer. The last two hours are unequaled in suspense. It's been a long time since I've been frightened by a book; this one does the job in aces. Also, once again, Scott Brick rules! It's as if he is living the book as he reads it. The Rosary Girls couldn't be better.