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  • One Step Too Far

  • A Novel (A Frankie Elkin Novel, Book 2)
  • Written by: Lisa Gardner
  • Narrated by: Hillary Huber
  • Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (122 ratings)

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One Step Too Far

Written by: Lisa Gardner
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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Publisher's Summary

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a chilling thriller about a young man gone missing in the wilderness of Wyoming...and the secrets uncovered by the desperate effort to find him

Timothy O’Day knew the woods. Yet when he disappeared on the first night of a bachelor party camping trip with his best friends in the world, he didn’t leave a trace. What he did leave behind were two heartbroken parents, a crew of guilt-ridden groomsmen, and a pile of clues that don’t add up.

Frankie Elkin doesn’t know the woods, but she knows how to find people. So when she reads that Timothy’s father is organizing one last search, she heads to Wyoming. Despite the rescue team’s reluctance, she joins them. But as they hike into the mountains, it becomes clear that there’s something dangerous at work in the woods...or someone who is willing to do anything to stop them from going any further.

Running out of time and up against the worst man and nature have to offer, Frankie and the search party will discover what evil awaits those who go one step too far...

©2022 Lisa Gardner, Inc. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

What the critics say

“Narrator Hillary Huber uses perfect pacing and emphasis as bestselling thriller writer Gardner creates the second in a series featuring missing person specialist Frankie Elkin. Huber's narration matches this audiobook's intensity as Frankie searches for a young man who has gone missing after a wild bachelor party in a national forest. Huber employs shifts in tone and allows tension to creep into her delivery as the search reaches its dramatic climax. Gardner creates fully realized characters, flawlessly performed by Huber. She makes the father's desperation and fears palpable, allowing listeners to experience every parent's nightmare and the utmost evil patiently waiting in the woods.”AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner

“Huber's smoky voice and cynical reading helps build suspense. Narrated in first person, Frankie's thoughts and conversations are clearly differentiated. Other characters are well developed vocally, making each easy to identify. Excellent use of pace changes and pauses build the drama of the story, with energy and intensity. Fear and horror are palpable in Huber's voice, making this an exciting and compelling listen.”Library Journal

“It’s not often that a thriller so deeply casts us into the darkness of both nature and the human heart…Terrifying, primal, and very, very tense. Read it with your heart in your throat—but read it.”Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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Quick Read

Love this book. Binged it in a weekend. Didn’t want it to end.
Frankie is such a loveable character that I just keep rooting for. Independent and strong, uninterested in material items, Frankie is a tough protagonist that we get to know even better than the last book. Can’t wait for the next one!

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Love the Frankie Collection

I've never followed books based on there character tread before, but the Frankie arch is gold and the plots of the authors two books on the character are remain distinct enough to captivate your attention anew yet similar enough to develop Frankie's character further. This storyline is particularly interesting and suspenseful, blending horror a narrative with a crime thriller ethos. The author is incredibly talented in how they have written this book and the one before it on Frankie.

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Binge worthy

2nd in this series and they just get better. Quick read, keeps you engaged. Good narration

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Loved it!

The first book in the series was good, but I really enjoyed this one. Looking forward to the third!

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A jolly good listen

A different storyline with lots of discoveries , intriguing twists and great character development without being bogged down in too much detail. Great twist at the end.
Love the main character and Hillary Huber does a brilliant job of bringing the main character alive .

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An enjoyable romp!

Entertaining until the end. Interesting premise and good characters - I listened when I should have been sleeping. A good tale.

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kept me going

Great read enjoyed all caricatures specially Frankie..good story line kept me wanting to read on.

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Love it...Mostly!

I loved the story but one thing that caught me was that the narrator, who is the same woman who read the first book, pronounces a character's name differently in this book than she did in the last book. It's a bit distracting. It's like Jim Dale pronouncing Voldemort one way for the first three books of Harry Potter and then suddenly pronouncing the 't' from Book 4 onward.
As always, Lisa Gardner has hit it outta the park and I've now fallen in love with Frankie's character. I can't wait for more and I really hope she ends up back in Boston some day.

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Fast moving

I enjoyed the story, it was fast moving and kept me reading. I am no expert but I thought the writing was good although the author used the phrase “just like that” far too often and I found it to be distracting. Didn’t quite mesh with what I felt the author was up to given the overall prose. The narration was good but the nasal voice of one of the characters was terrible. Overall a good read.

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Great listen!

Loved this book, the characters and it kept me hooked! Many twists I didn’t see coming!

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