The Girl in the Glass

A McCabe and Savage Thriller

By: James Hayman

Narrated by: Stephen Mendel

Two identical women.

Two identical murders. Two lives brutally cut short

108 years apart

June 1904.

Aimée Garnier Whitby, a beautiful French artist and wife of one of Maine's richest and most powerful men, is found near death on the Whitby family's private summer island, the letter "A" mysteriously carved into her chest.

June 2012.

Veronica Aimée Whitby, the eighteen-year-old descendant and virtual double of the first Aimée, becomes the victim of a near perfect copycat murder. With another beautiful, promising young Whitby woman slain, the media begin to swarm and pressure builds for Mike McCabe and Maggie Savage to bring the killer quickly to justice. But the key to solving Aimée's death just might have been buried with her beautiful ancestor.

The latest McCabe and Savage thriller from USA Today bestselling author James Hayman is a crackling, twisty novel of suspense, perfect for fans of J.A. Jance and John Sandford.

Good book, interesting and easygoing

Characters are profound and believable! I didn't like the ending but that could be a personal thing. The performance is really good, not exaggerated, but not dull either.

Very good clear to the end.

I liked the storyline the best, all the twists and turns. I thought they had the murder solved, and then found out they didn’t.

A Total Letdown

This story had so much going for it. There were multiple suspects with varying possible motivations for the crimes and a mysterious link to the past. The revelation regarding the truth about the past murder was interesting, but it was spelled out in a journal, so there was no great sleuthing required. What really disappointed me was how the author resolved the crimes that took place in the present. The detectives are gathering clues, eliminating one suspect after another, then, suddenly, as if the author ran out of time or decided he'd had enough of writing this story, the answer just comes to one of the detectives out of thin air. Worse, the perpetrator is someone we've never met. I feel like I've been cheated when an author reverts to tricks like this to resolve a mystery. I was so disappointed that I had become engrossed in the story, only to have the resolution come out of nowhere.

Well done!

Kept me guessing until the end. I love stories that do that. Never a dull moment.

Story....ok - Narrator...not ok

I can count on one hand the number of narrators who enhanced the author's story. Narrator, Steven Mendel, is not one of them. The story was not necessarily exceptional, just okay. But it would have been so much more enjoyable if Mr. Mendel 's narration included some sense of enthusiasm for role play. His reading-voice is monotone throughout which leaves the impression of boredom and sleepiness. The author's work deserved better.