A Song for the Dead

Detectives Kane and Alton, Book 21

By: D.K. Hood

Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez

As she steps out of the shower and wraps herself in a warm towel, her breath catches. There’s writing scrawled in the condensation on the mirror. I’m going to kill you. She doesn’t even have time to scream…

It’s Halloween when a young woman is reported missing from the small town of Black Rock Falls and Sheriff Jenna Alton and her partner, Deputy David Kane, race to her remote home. But all they find are signs of a struggle and blood on the bathroom floor. Freya Richardson has vanished.

With no leads on Freya’s whereabouts, Jenna hits a wall in the investigation. Then the bodies of three women are discovered buried in a local forest. Each one has been wrapped in a blanket. As Jenna takes in their pretty faces and long blond hair, her blood runs cold. Freya isn’t here: but each body looks shockingly like her…

Jenna soon links the victixms with an unsolved case where the killer attacked blonde-haired women in their homes and buried the bodies. She’s convinced it’s the same murderer, and seeing that he always takes three victims, she realises that two more women could be in serious danger…

Working around the clock, Jenna’s heart sinks when a beloved friend makes a terrifying call telling her there’s an intruder in her house. Begging her to hide, Jenna and Dave race to the woman’s house. But can they get there in time to stop another innocent life from being taken?

Truly gripping, fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot will love this novel from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author D.K. Hood.

**Each Kane and Alton book can be listened to as part of the series or as a standalone**

©2024 D.K. Hood (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

The storyline

I don’t like the narrator. I find her to be overdramatic and it distracts from the story.

Thrilling

DK Hood has done it again !! This book kept you on the edge of your seat.

Like this series and author

I really enjoy this series and author, but the narrator drives me nuts. There isn’t enough variation in her voice between characters. I wish I had more time to read and I would skip ever listening to these audiobooks. I will say this particular book I was disappointed that multiple male characters that I like downplayed women’s reactions and suspicions. The way Jenna handled it was also really disappointing. I did like that this books plot varied more than some of the others the first several books shared a close plot progression but the author has gotten better at making the books less predictable.

Good book overall

Liked the overall characters and plot - one thing I strongly dislike is the fake laugh used by the person who reads the audio books.

Another Good One!

Loved it! Scary and heart warming as usual- listened straight thru! You won’t be disappointed.