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Vanishing Girls
- Detective Josie Quinn
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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Vanishing Girls
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Publisher's Summary
She was close enough to see that the girl had written a word on the wall in bright, warm red blood. Not a word, actually. A name...
Everyone in the small town of Denton is searching for Isabelle Coleman, a missing 17-year-old girl. All they've found so far is her phone and another girl they didn't even know was missing.
Mute and completely unresponsive to the world around her, it's clear this mysterious girl has been damaged beyond repair. All Detective Josie Quinn can get from her is a name: Ramona.
Currently suspended from the force for misconduct, Josie takes matters into her own hands as the name leads her to evidence linking the two girls. She knows the race is on to find Isabelle alive, and she fears there may be others....
The trail leads Josie to another victim, a girl who escaped but whose case was labelled a hoax by authorities. To catch this monster, Josie must confront her own nightmares and follow her instinct to the darkest of places. But can she make it out alive?
Fans of Angela Marsons, Helen Fields, and Robert Dugoni will be utterly gripped and listening long into the night once they discover the first in this unputdownable new crime thriller series.
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- Kylie
- 2020-06-09
Book would be better if the narrator didn’t suck.
Narrator is terrible. Pronounced words very strangely and it gets really annoying after a while. “Ate” sounds like “et” and she pronounced “Estrogen” like “Eee-strogen” very off putting trying to figure out normal words every two minutes.
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- Michelle
- 2019-12-18
I enjoyed the story
I thought the story was well written after a slow start but I agree with all the people who disliked the narrator and her pronunciation. One reviewer said she sounded Canadian, no way, don't blame any Canadian for those pronunciation issues, in fact the director of the audio performance should have caught the problems, the most glaring is the word ate, pronounced et. Anyway, I was able to get into the story and book once I tried not to be annoyed at the narration. I am going to continue with the series and I noticed that the narrator changes after the third (?) book which will, hopefully, be an improvement.
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- Kendall McLeod
- 2021-03-16
Great Story,
Loved the story, a couple good twists and turns. I do agree with some of the other reviews, the narrators accent drove me a little crazy. The way she pronounced “taco” and “ate”....and no this is definitely NOT a Canadian accent. I am Canadian and I do not pronounce words this way, nor does anyone else I know.
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- Janet
- 2023-06-12
Loved this book
One of the best books I have heard in a long while. Will not disappoint
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Tara
- 2022-12-31
Poor performance
Weird pronunciation and character voices.
Good story line. Would try other books with different narrator.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Beth
- 2022-11-27
I couldn’t even finish it.
The book is poorly written and the narrator is awful. … I couldn’t find it in me to finish the book.
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- Suzanne Wannamaker
- 2022-09-13
book good narrator awful
I had to stop listening and borrow the book from the library. I liked the book and intend on reading the rest of the series but the narrator's voice and inflection and enunciation was so bad I stopped after chapter 3.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-07-12
A fast paced, gripping read
I was so worried that this would be "just another detective fiction" but my goodness, this book was so good I couldn't put it down! Even with a few plot points seeming obvious at first, I was shocked so many times. This book is worth the read, you know it the moment all the pieces start coming together.
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- Mae LeBlanc
- 2022-06-19
Narrator
The narrator ruins this for me. I find it unusual to hire a narrator that cannot properly pronounce words.
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- Nancy W. Caldwell
- 2021-11-27
Story OK, didn't like the reader
The story took a long time to really get me interested, in the end it was okay. I did not like the reader. She often made the police detective and a TV reporter sound like 16 year olds, and in general, an adolescent tone was used.
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- D.Gettys
- 2018-12-24
Great storyline, awful narrator
I've tried to listen to this book for days. I'm going to stick it out because I want to see how badly the bad guys lose in the end. But that narrator....I just read the other reviews so it's not just me. Frankly, she sounds like she's ignorant. Most of the pronunciations that she destroys has nothing to do with locational accents. They're plain bad English and lack of grasp for speaking it correctly.
"Ate" is pronounced "et".
"Been" is "bean".
"Anything" is "anythin".
"OB-GYN" is "objeen".
"Massage" becomes "maaaasage" with a looonng a like baaaaa goes the sheep.
"Figure" is "figger".
"Khaki" becomes "cocky".
"Estrogen" becomes "Eeeeestrgen".
"Length" is "linth".
"Tousled" is "toosled".
"Protest" is "prahtest"
So much more. Any of this by itself would pass me by. When it goes on and on, it becomes very annoying. Top it off with a lisp. Where do people speak this English?
I wrote an author once to tell her how much I loved her books but hated her narrator. She told me she had no control over the narrator. The book company who owned her audiobooks made that decision. If I were a successful author, I think I'd make sure I had some control because a bad narrator can ruin a book. This one would be doing herself a real favor.
So today I wrote Lisa Regan, author of this book about how I loved her books, but couldn't take this narrator. She responded immediately that future books will NOT be narrated by Eilidh Beaton and they have a different narrator. Good news!
The narrator is distracting from the story and that's the last thing that should happen.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Valerie J. Dumond
- 2018-09-30
Beware! Story would have been really good,but NOT the narrator!!
I've just started listening and I'm not sure I can finish! This narrator is AWFUL! So very distracting. I cringe every time I hear "been" pronounced as "bean"...or "eat" as "et" just as some examples. Her pronunciation of so many words are so off its almost funny. Too bad she narrates all the books in the series. I doubt I will listen to any more from this series. Before purchasing, I STRONGLY suggest you listen to the sample. Terrible terrible, and yes TERRIBLE, narration!!!!! ++++update+++++ ok...I stuck it out despite my constant eye roll for the narration, but this was actually a very good thriller/mystery. I give it 4+ stars for the story. And I will go ahead with book #2....I figure I've gotten used to the narration so I might as well persevere rather than wait and have to adjust to the narrator again :)......not sure I could! I would recommend reading the series.
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- Eric J Valenzuela
- 2018-02-26
I’m not sure I can finish...
I’m so distracted from the story and being able to get into it because of the narrator...she talks like an “angsty teen” and it’s hard to get past.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- StL Reader
- 2018-08-15
Distracting Narrator
I don’t know if smaller town Pennsylvania folks have New York accents, but in this rendition they do.
I could get past that if it weren’t for the frequent mispronunciation of words, frequent dropping of syllables altogether (o-bit-chur-ee for obituary, sanc-chur-ee for sanctuary, and more). I had to listen to one part like three times before I figured out that “esteerior” was hysteria (exterior didn’t make sense in context).
Basically, it was all incredibly distracting to the story - jarring. I won’t listen to this author again unless the narrator is different. I have listened to over a hundred books on tape/audible and this is the worst narrator I’ve come across.
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- NONE YA BUSINESS
- 2018-10-07
Narrator makes me cringe!!
Nasally, annoying voice, mispronounces words throughout the whole book. Her accent drove me nuts. Ruined the story. I don’t think I can continue the series if she is the narrator
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Amy
- 2018-10-24
Why this narrator??!
I actually listened to the second book in this series first. This author is new to me, and I like her books so far. However, I’m not sure I can continue to listen to them. This narrator is one of the worst ones I’ve heard, and I’ve listened to a lot of audiobooks. I’m guessing she’s from another country, judging by the way she mispronounces so many words. For example, the state of Maryland was pronounced Mary-land. Estrogen was east-rogen. Record, as in “for the record” was Rec-CORD. Ugh! Those are just a few examples. I almost can’t stand to listen to her! And the way she talks makes the characters come off as very aggressive. I’ve found myself cringing multiple times while listening to her narrate. It looks like I may be reading the other books in this series. So best of luck to those who decide to listen to this story or any other in this series.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Rayne
- 2018-10-11
The story is fantastic, but the narrator ruins it
In addition to making the characters sound hostile and condescending during every single dialogue exchange, the narrator also mispronunces every other word. I did some research and discovered she is Scottish, but she (unsuccessfully) attempts an American accent in this series. I would have preferred she just read it in her normal voice, because listening to her butcher word after word is painful. She is unable to correctly say simple words like “been, “record,” and “saltine.” I recommend just reading this on kindle, because it truly is a great story.
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- J. Gbur
- 2018-10-20
Awful narration
Story was good. I’ll continue with the series, but in ebook form. The narrator killed it for me though with the audiobooks. Very common words were horribly mispronounced. It was was like she was trying to do some weird accent that she didn’t really know how to do well. Made the main character hard to like.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Marci
- 2019-09-27
Great Storyline - Ridiculous Narration!
The book itself is very good. Lots of twists and it kept me listening, The narrator takes some getting use to (which I didn't) and you have to wonder where the hell she grew up to to acquire such a strange accent if you can call it that. Word pronunciation is beyond bazar. Or why authors / producers keep using the same narrators when the reviews clearly state that the only negative thing about the book was the narrator, Now I have to listen to the same narrator for two more books to continue through the series, Seems it took them till book three to figure out the narration may be an issue. But the author and storyline are why I am continuing with this series because so far it's been very good. Just wish the powers-that-be that produce these audible books would "Catch A Clue" a little quicker when the narrator is as ridiculous as this one.
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- Donna M.
- 2018-10-25
Narrator was lifeless
The story was good but the narrator made it so dull. Need to find a narrator with emotion
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Bab
- 2018-11-07
Great “read”
I really enjoyed the story and was really impressed with the quality of the reading which was exceptional.
I will for other books in the série as well as others read by E. Beaton
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