A MAP OF THE DARK The Searchers, Book 1

Let's hope that author Karen Ellis (a pseudonym for crime fiction writer Katia Lief) has secured the services of narrator Lisa Flanagan for the rest of this series. Flanagan adds color to the dialogue and depth to the characterizations in this well-crafted but routine FBI procedural. Elsa Myers, a troubled FBI special agent with some serious family issues, is in pursuit of a serial killer who preys on teenage girls. Flanagan uses her narrator's toolbox to elevate this mystery into an audio page-turner. Can Elsa save the girls, resolve her internal conflicts, and chill out enough to date the criminal defense lawyer? As in Lief's previous books, much of the action takes place on the streets of Brooklyn and Queens, and listeners may also relate to the fact that Elsa listens to David Sedaris audiobooks. R.W.S. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2018]