What Never Happened

A Thriller

De: Rachel Howzell Hall

Narrado por: Kristen Ariza

It’s murder in paradise as a woman uncovers a host of secrets off the rocky California coast in a gripping novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Howzell Hall.

Colette “Coco” Weber has relocated to her Catalina Island home, where, twenty years before, she was the sole survivor of a deadly home invasion. All Coco wants is to see her aunt Gwen, get as far away from her ex as possible, and get back to her craft—writing obituaries. Thankfully, her college best friend, Maddy, owns the local paper and has a job sure to keep Coco busy, considering the number of elderly folks who are dying on the island.

But as Coco learns more about these deaths, she quickly realizes that the circumstances surrounding them are remarkably similar…and not natural. Then Coco receives a sinister threat in the mail: her own obituary.

As Coco begins to draw connections between a serial killer’s crimes and her own family tragedy, she fears that the secrets on Catalina Island might be too deep to survive. Because whoever is watching her is hell-bent on finally putting her past to rest.

©2023 Rachel Howzell Hall (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“The range exhibited in narrator Kristen Ariza's performance of this thriller is unparalleled. She shines at voicing Coco Weber's conflicting emotions as she escapes L.A. and returns home to remote Catalina Island.… Ariza allows something as simple as a cell phone ringing to amplify the suspenseful ambiance of this audiobook. When Coco receives threats to her own life, Ariza embodies her determination to get to the bottom of all the deaths—past and present.” —AudioFile Magazine

“Original, compelling, memorable, What Never Happened by novelist Rachel Howzell Hall will have a very special interest for fans of crime fiction in general, and deftly crafted murder mysteries in particular.” —Midwest Book Review

“Howzell Hall specializes in complex, realistic characters…What Never Happened gives a unique look at the domestic thriller.” —Florida Sun Sentinel

I was hanging on every word!!!!

I highly recommend this book it’s full of intrigue! You want believe how it ends! Listen to this book!!!

The suspense!

The book was interesting and kept my attention. Loves the suspense. I definitely recommend it.

Okay

I enjoyed this book. I read it with my book club and someone predicted the ending which was funny that it was that predictable. A nice read nonetheless

The story line

Loved this book but I’m a fan of the author and she always does her thing.

Difficult

I had to speed up the audio to even get through it. I’m not normally one to stop listening to a book once started, however I considered. Didn’t see how the title related, thought it may end with aliens for a minute.

Just OK

There is much to like about the premise of the story, the writing and the main character, but unfortunately the ending was entirely predictable and like others, I didn’t enjoy the narration and didn’t understand the COVID tie in as it didn’t enhance the plot. I kept waiting for more or something unexpected that didn’t come.

Mediocre

The story and character are confusing at times. It seemed to drag out prior to ending.

Excellent

Another great book. This is a serious whodunnit. It has “characters”! I love a book when I don’t always agree with the road it takes, but pulls me in until the very end. What an awesome author you are and picked an outstanding and I mean outstanding narrator!♥️

Great story !

Kept me intrigued, gripping tale, and gave really good subtle hints on who “the beast” was !

4/5

4/5

I liked this story but it was slow at times. I didn’t understand why covid was tied into it.