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  • Written by: Charlie Donlea
  • Narrated by: Nina Alvamar
  • Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (541 ratings)

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The Girl Who Was Taken

Written by: Charlie Donlea
Narrated by: Nina Alvamar
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Charlie Donlea, one of the most original new voices in suspense, returns with a haunting novel, laden with twists and high tension, about two abducted girls - one who returns, one who doesn't - and the forensics expert searching for answers.

Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald are both high school seniors in the small town of Emerson Bay, North Carolina. When they disappear from a beach party one warm summer night, police launch a massive search. No clues are found, and hope is almost lost until Megan miraculously surfaces after escaping from a bunker deep in the woods. A year later the best-selling account of her ordeal has turned Megan from local hero to national celebrity. It's a triumphant, inspiring story except for one inconvenient detail: Nicole is still missing.

Nicole's older sister, Livia, a fellow in forensic pathology, expects that one day soon Nicole's body will be found, and it will be up to someone like Livia to analyze the evidence and finally determine her sister's fate. Instead the first clue to Nicole's disappearance comes from another body that shows up in Livia's morgue - that of a young man connected to Nicole's past. Livia reaches out to Megan for help, hoping to learn more about the night the two were taken. Other girls have gone missing, too, and Livia is increasingly certain the cases are connected. But Megan knows more than she revealed in her blockbuster book. Flashes of memory are coming together, pointing to something darker and more monstrous than her chilling memoir describes. And the deeper she and Livia dig, the more they realize that sometimes true terror lies in finding exactly what you've been looking for.

©2017 Charlie Donlea (P)2017 Recorded Books

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Great story

Picked this one at random and was glad I did. Enjoyable listen. Excellent job by the narrator

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Great story

Narrators voice was poor. The story was very good. Lots of twists. Plot kept me listening.

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wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hated one part only but great book! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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Loved it!

Really loved this book! The author did a great job with the twists and kept me guessing.

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Loved it!

kept me interested all the way through and I was excited to listen. very much enjoyed this narrator as well. highly recommend this one!

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Excellent

Great story and the narrator was very good. I enjoyed this book very much.

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narrator...

The narrator has a great voice for overall speaking However, I would not personally listen to another, as her only secondary (character) voice does not suit fiction like this. It felt like 2 voices, hers, and some creaky old creepy uncle.

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One of the best!

This is one of the best books of the 'girl taken' genre I have read!! So many of these mystery books have plots that are preposterous. In this book the story line was completely believable as were the characters. The main character being a medical examiner added freshness and interest.

it kept me guessing to the end.

The narrator was very good.

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Really good, shared with friends.

34yr male reviewer - was happy to find one like this, first time with author. I thought narration was spot on compared to 50+ I’ve listened to. First listen to this author and looking for more.

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Great

This was a Great read. Full of suspense that kept me on my seat until the end!

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