APRIL 2021 - AudioFile
Listeners join 18-year-old Evie Jones as she moves to an Alaskan town for a fresh start, only to find herself framed for the murder of a mother and child. Evie is living at a wilderness camp when she discovers the whereabouts of the real murderer and seeks vengeance. Vanessa Johansson’s stylish narration illuminates both the naïve and street-smart sides of young Evie, which contrast with the more determined personality of Evie as an adult. Overall, Johansson creates believable characters, using authentic-sounding accents where appropriate. Her strong pace and timing create a thrilling listen. K.J.P. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
Publishers Weekly
10/19/2020
At 18, Evie Jones, the heroine of this spine-tingling thriller from bestseller Dodd (What Doesn’t Kill Her), leaves a juvenile detention facility in California to reunite with her mother and sister in Rockin, Alaska, where Donald White hires her as a bookkeeper. A few days into the job, Donald vanishes, and Evie discovers the bodies of Michele Jameson and her son, Timothy, who sold the house to Donald, in his cellar. Wrongfully convicted of their murders, Evie is sentenced to 99 years in prison, but miraculously escapes after the prison bus she’s riding plummets into a mudslide. After having major reconstructive plastic surgery, Evie assumes a new identify and begins working at a fishing resort, but vows to find Donald and seek revenge. After years of searching online, she finally learns Donald’s back in Rockin. She returns to town, where she must protect her family as she unearths some secrets linked to the Jamesons’ deaths. A high level of suspense compensates for some abrupt transitions, like Evie hopping into bed with Michele’s widower. Dodd knows how to keep the pages turning. Agent: Mel Berger, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. (Dec.)
From the Publisher
"If Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley are on your Mount Rushmore of suspense writers, Dodd's latest release definitely needs a spot on your shelf."—E! News
"No one does high-stakes, high-voltage suspense quite like Dodd."—Booklist (starred review)
"Christina Dodd reinvents the romantic thriller. Her signature style-edgy, intense, twisty, emotional-leaves you breathless from first page to last. Readers who enjoy Nora Roberts will devour Dodd's electrifying novels." —Jayne Anne Krentz, New York Times bestselling author
"Books To Read If You Love Nora Roberts."—Bookbub
"Dodd's gripping voice will appeal to fans of Sandra Brown, Nora Roberts, Linda Howard & Jayne Ann Krentz."—Mystery Tribune Review
"Action-packed, littered with dead bodies, and brimming with heartfelt emotion, this edgy thriller keeps the tension high."—Library Journal starred review for What Doesn't Kill Her
"Complex, intense, and engrossing, this riveting romantic thriller has a chilling gothic touch and just enough red herrings and twists to keep readers on edge." —Library Journal (starred review) on Dead Girl Running
"Dead Girl Running is the perfect book for fans of The Girl on the Train." —Parade Magazine on Dead Girl Running
Tough-as-nails Evelyn Jones knows exactly what it is like to be an invisible woman. After her former employer, Donald White, frames her for murder, Evie is headed for a lifetime behind bars until something unexpected happens and she is able to flee. Reinventing herself as Petie, the effective yet enigmatic manager of the remotely located Midnight Sun Fishing Camp, she spends the next decade living under the radar. When Evie learns that White has resurfaced in Alaska, she decides that it's time to settle an old score. As far as Evie is concerned, the best thing about being invisible is that your enemy never sees you coming. Dodd (Strangers She Knows, 2019) ingeniously transforms her initially TSTL (Too Stupid to Live) protagonist into a formidable purveyor of vengeance, all while delivering a twist-rich, page-turning plot that is enhanced by a generous serving of deliciously dry wit. As with all her fiendishly clever suspense novels, Dodd’s latest should come with a warning label: may cause sleeplessness even after the reader reaches the last page.
— Booklist Starred Review
Library Journal
07/01/2020
After 18-year-old Evie takes a job in small-town Alaska, her employer, Donald White, vanishes—leaving her to face charges of theft, embezzlement, and murder. She, too, absconds, working under an alias at a wilderness camp, but Donald's return means she's not just suspect but target. With a 100,000-copy paperback and 10,000-copy hardcover first printing.
APRIL 2021 - AudioFile
Listeners join 18-year-old Evie Jones as she moves to an Alaskan town for a fresh start, only to find herself framed for the murder of a mother and child. Evie is living at a wilderness camp when she discovers the whereabouts of the real murderer and seeks vengeance. Vanessa Johansson’s stylish narration illuminates both the naïve and street-smart sides of young Evie, which contrast with the more determined personality of Evie as an adult. Overall, Johansson creates believable characters, using authentic-sounding accents where appropriate. Her strong pace and timing create a thrilling listen. K.J.P. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
