listened on Audible
2002, Paradox Publishing
432 pgs.
Adult Contemporary Mystery
Finished Sunday, June 18, 2017
Goodreads rating: 3.73
My rating: 2
Setting: Mostly New Orleans area, contemporary
My comments: Didn't do it for me. Took me forever to get through. I'm thinking that I'm so used to this particular reader (I listened on audio), who has been the narrator for so many other mysteries I've read that his inflections have become associated with other protagonists. The"good" guys in The Plantation approach killing with the same kind of glee that the horrid slave owners did. Very off-putting. Also, good vs. evil with no in between? Payne's ardor for Ariana was also a little off-putting, it was so constantly notated. And his "best friend's" subservient manner towards him bugged me too. Waaaaay too long
Goodreads synopsis: One by one, in cities across America, people of all ages are taken from their homes, their cars, their lives. But these aren’t random kidnappings. They’re crimes of passion,
planned and researched several months in advance, then executed with a singular objective in mind. Revenge.
Ariane Walker is one of the victims, dragged from her apartment with few clues to follow. The police said there’s little they can do for her, but that isn’t good enough for her boyfriend, Jonathon Payne.
With the help of his best friend (David Jones), Payne gives chase, hoping that a lead in New Orleans somehow pays off. Together, they uncover the mystery of Ariane’s abduction and the truth behind the South’s most violent secret.
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