A BAD DAY FOR SUNSHINE Sunshine Vicram, Book 1

Narrator Lorelei King works well with the subtly snarky style of author Darynda Jones. Sunshine Vicram has come home to Del Sol, New Mexico, with her 15-year-old daughter, Auri, to take over as sheriff. When a classmate of Auri’s is kidnapped, King keeps the tension high as a search is undertaken. The story alternates between Sunshine’s and Auri’s points of view, and listeners can easily distinguish between the lighter tone King gives Auri and her more mature one for Sunshine. When Sunshine is brought back in contact with Levi Ravinder, the local bad boy, one can picture Levi’s tough nature through King’s gravelly delivery. Listeners will look forward to the next installment of this new series, as some mysteries are solved, and others remain. S.B. 2021 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2020]