THE WATERS & THE WILD

This audiobook offers a trifecta of strong writing, riveting mystery, and seasoned narrator. Mark Deakins lends his resonant baritone to first-time novelist DeSales Harrison's literary thriller. When Jessica Burke is found dead in her New York City apartment, everyone assumes it was an overdose. But psychoanalyst Daniel Abend, who treated Jessica for years, receives a package suggesting a chilling alternative: Jessica was murdered. Then Daniel's daughter goes missing, and more menacing messages suggest the culprit knows something about his sordid past. Deakins effortlessly draws listeners into Daniel's point of view, from which most of the story is told. Harrison's poetry background is apparent, and it's quite an aural experience to hear his elegant prose so smoothly delivered by Deakins. A.T.N. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2018]