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  • Her Second Death

  • A Short Story (Bree Taggert)
  • Written by: Melinda Leigh
  • Narrated by: Christina Traister
  • Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (21 ratings)

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Her Second Death

Written by: Melinda Leigh
Narrated by: Christina Traister
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Publisher's Summary

In this short-story prequel to the Bree Taggert series by #1 Amazon Charts and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh, a murder investigation yields parallels to the Philly detective’s own frightening past.

When a man is shot in the head, Bree Taggert and her new partner, veteran detective Dana Romano, respond to the call. They break the news to the victim’s ex-wife and learn the estranged couple’s five-year-old daughter was supposed to have been with him. What starts as a murder investigation quickly morphs into a desperate search for a missing child. The case stirs memories of Bree’s own traumatizing childhood. To find the little girl, Bree will have to relive her own terrifying past.

©2021 Melinda Leigh. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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Cops so VERY stupid it’s almost farcical

I really liked Book #1. This prequel story, Book #0.5, is meant to provide a bit more detail re the first days of work as a homicide detective, of the series’s main character, Bree. For some reason, the author chose to wrap that detail around an investigation in which Bree and her partner demonstrate an incredible level of ineptitude. Seriously. It’s mind-boggling. I’m trying to not give out spoilers, here, so I’ll just say that you’ll notice fairly soon a REALLY obvious clue, but the detectives don’t notice it until the end of the story. They don’t notice, despite the multiple times the clue is staring them right in their faces. It’s SOOOO obvious that, when the detectives ignored the clue, I found myself questioning if I’d really heard what I had when it was introduced. I’d really heard it; the clue was right there, near the beginning of this story. Pre-pandemic term usage, here: it’s like the author just phoned-in her story! (We can’t use that phrase in the same way now, can we? ;-) )

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  • Daune Robinson
  • 2021-12-15

Unbelievable main character

The reader did an excellent job. The story was weak and annoying. A detective who is so busy reliving childhood memories rather than focusing on the current trauma of a missing child makes a very unlikeable character. And frankly the constant flashbacks detracted from the story rather than adding to it.

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  • janiem
  • 2021-12-13

Narrator…

I just don’t like the narrator… too clipped in her performance. It takes away from the story…

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  • Mary Ellen
  • 2022-10-02

Short fast read

This Amazon Original was a fast audible listen. Most notably, the short story uses a nonverbal autistic child in a respectful manner. I appreciated the clarification, nonverbal does not mean unintelligent. The author also points out deliberately, the need for this child and others with the diagnosis to have a schedule. In addition, the story skates around parental screaming matches and the effects on children. Quite frankly, I thought the approach was beautifully done. Many people will be able to relate.

The story centers around a murder and all the usual bookish things necessary to keep us (readers) coming back.

I enjoyed the narrator.

There was swearing, minimally, as if it was a requirement.

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  • Lexee Toste
  • 2022-08-25

Great intro to Bree and series!

This was a great short little story. It goes through the case very well and is a great intro to Bree Taggert and her partner for the series. I really enjoyed it and thought it was well done.

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  • Laura
  • 2023-11-24

Good but…

The story and narration were good but there was an annoying audio hiss in the recording. This was distracting and should have been corrected before making it available especially if this is an Audible Original.

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  • STAR
  • 2023-10-27

Compelling story

The fast pace of this murder mystery kept my interest, as well as the narrator’s entertaining reading.

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  • Sherrie Jones
  • 2023-09-28

Great series intro

Short story to introduce Bree Taggert. Very well done. Looking forward to more in the series.

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  • Dr. Magnum
  • 2023-09-16

Not very thrilling or interesting

Dislike this just too boring not even wort. The dollar I spent on it. Don’t recommend

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  • M. J. McDonald
  • 2023-06-27

The prequel filled in some backstory ideas

This was a fun snack of a story. We get to hear about Bree in her earliest years of being a homicide detective. Otherwise, classic Bree Taggart.

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  • The Gal
  • 2023-06-15

Perfect for listening.

Enjoyed story. Good character development. Only reason I gave the story a 4 stars is I felt the author wanted to write more.

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