THE INNOCENT

Hillary Huber perfectly captures a fascinating force of nature, Vanessa Michael Munroe. Beautiful, calculating, androgynous, and deadly, Munroe is asked by a friend and a group of cult survivors to go undercover to South America to rescue a child who was kidnapped by their former cult, a group known as The Chosen. Offering a fascinating portrait of cult mentality, the author creates a tightly woven plot filled with tension, drama, and believable characters. In particular, Huber portrays Munroe as a strong, memorable woman—who is a bit like Lee Child’s hero, Jack Reacher. Listeners won’t want to miss Stevens’s first Munroe thriller, THE INFORMATIONIST, also recorded by Huber. That story includes the details of Munroe’s violent history in Africa and how she became a cool, intelligent killer. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2012]