Lie in Wait

By: Eric Rickstad

Narrated by: Amy Landon

Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

From the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of The Silent Girls comes another unforgettable thriller set in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, featuring Detective Sonja Test.

Even in a quiet Vermont town, unspeakable acts of the past can destroy the peace of the present.

In the remote, pastoral hamlet of Canaan, Vermont, a high-profile legal case shatters the town's sense of peace and community. Anger simmers. Fear and prejudice awaken. Old friends turn on each other. Violence threatens.

So when a young teenage girl is savagely murdered while babysitting at the house of the lead attorney in the case, Detective Sonja Test believes the girl's murder and the divisive case must be linked.

However, as the young detective digs deeper into her first murder case, she discovers sordid acts hidden for decades and learns that behind the town's idyllic facade of pristine snow lurks a capacity in some for great darkness and the betrayal of innocents. And Sonja Test, a mother of two, will do anything to protect the innocent.

©2015 Eric Rickstad (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers

Okay

An okay book, a little to slow. Needed more pizzazz. Too many "Victor said", "Tess said", "North said", etc.

Barely Started

I'm probably less than an hour in, but I'm not sure I can keep going. The storyline isn't bad so far, but the narrator is horrible. It sounds like she's either an AI TikTok voice, or a 4th grader in reading class.

Who is lying?

In a small town a teenage girl comes up brutally murdered while she is babysitting. Detective S. Test is on the case, but it isn't as easy as she thinks it is. While trying to investigate this murder she is encountering anger, fear, and prejudice and violence from someone in the town.. Who can it be? Detective Test also has is worried about her own family. I like this book it is pretty interesting, there are soo many different characters that it is a little bit hard to keep up with them all, so it is a little difficult to figure out who is lying and who isn't. Amy Landon does a great job reading.

It's not over until it's over

Just when you think you have it figured out there comes a twist. I wish it would have had one more end chapter, but the reader can use his/her imagination for that. Very enjoyable and has the reader guessing.

Good plot with satisfying conclusion.

Despite the frustration of enabled, spoiled children, my enjoyment of the character and her detective work was assured by a well constructed plot. A good leisure read.

Overall a good book

This is the 2nd book written by this author that I have listened to. I felt compelled to write the review because of all the negative reviews I've read. The story was good - definitely not as interesting as the first - but still good. I found Sonja to be very real. I'm not sure why so many disliked her- I found her character to be interesting and real. I liked her...
As far as the story- it took awhile to get going. Once it did, it got much better. Perhaps the topic has become so commonplace that it moved slower than it should have. Either way- can't wait to "read" more from this author.

Narrator sounds like a robot

Landon sounds like a robot and not at all familiar with the story. She even incorrectly pronounces words. Could have been much better.

Ok mystery but couldn't stay with it

Maybe it was the weak plot, or holes, or trying to hard for a thriller. I got bored with the story and didn't finish it. Strangely not feeling like I am missing something.

Poor narrative

The narrator uses the same robotic voice for every male character with the same cadence that makes all of them sound like a bored, slow 90 year old man. It detracts from the story

Robotic reading; unsympathetic protagonist

What disappointed you about Lie in Wait?

The narrator sounded a lot like a computer. Very strange emphasis on the wrong words. Quite distracting.

Would you be willing to try another one of Amy Landon’s performances?

NO.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The main character was well-written in the sense that there are people like her. But was is she unlikeable and rude.

Any additional comments?

I did read The Silent Girls and really enjoyed it. The main detective in that one was very endearing. Very disappointed with this one.