CEMETERY GIRL: BOOK ONE: THE PRETENDERS

Left for dead, with only snatches of memory, Calexa moves into a suburban cemetery crypt--the only place she feels safe while unraveling the mystery of her attempted murder. From the gentle pattering of rain on freshly dug soil to the blaring sirens of police cars, no sound is missing from this shadowy opening to a graveyard trilogy. Youthful Emlyn McFarland portrays Calexa with a Southern accent. To facilitate adaptation from graphic novel to audiobook, Calexa recounts the action, and the listener is privy to her innermost forebodings. A cast of more than 15 multigenerational, multicultural actors creates the kindly caretaker, the murder victim, neighborhood vandals, and others. Complete with cinematic music, the production is truly "a movie in your mind." An interview with the authors follows. L.T. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2014]