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This audiobook opens with an explanation of why the narrator uses modified Cajun accents throughout. New Orleans-born narrator Sophie Amoss digs deep to develop other well-differentiated voicings for the residents of Alligator Point. Her Cajun and French pronunciations are mostly spot-on. As Pontiac is central to the story, Amoss gives her heart with a South Louisiana voicing. Perky and impulsive, she deals with her Cajun father, searches for her missing friend, and navigates changes that affect her neighbors and entire community. Dramatic passages that feature her father, teacher, Doc, family friend Saphir, Sheriff Pete, and Det. Wilkes reinforce the closeness of the community. Use of tension, pacing, and volume enhance the sinister nature of trickster Piper as he evokes evil each time he emerges from the swamp. S.D.B. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2025]