Beyond Reach

Grant County, Book 6

By: Karin Slaughter

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

In a stifling jail cell in a hardscrabble Georgia town, Detective Lena Adams sits in stubborn silence: bruised, angry, and the only suspect in a horrific murder that left a woman incinerated beyond recognition. One hundred miles away, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver has gotten the call that his young detective has been arrested. Jeffrey's wife, pediatrician and medical examiner Sara Linton, has little patience for Lena or her dramas. Fighting a heartbreaking malpractice suit, struggling to pick up the pieces of a shattered career, the last thing Sara needs is to see Jeffrey playing Lena's knight in shining armor. Sara cannot guess that within days she herself will be at the center of a bizarre and murderous case.

Lena has fled back to the place where she grew up hard, careening back through the shadows of her past and into a shocking underground world of bigotry and rage. The man who raised her is slowly killing himself with drugs. The man who beguiled - and beat - her is reaching out from prison. And now only Jeffrey and Sara can free Lena from the web of lies, betrayal, and brutality that has trapped her - as this powerhouse of a novel races toward its shattering climax...and a final, unforgettable twist.

©2007 Karin Slaughter (P)2007 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Great book

Changing narrators again, this one was even worse than the last. Made Jeffery sound like he was 100 years old. Rude!

Engaging listen

Would you listen to Beyond Reach again? Why?

Karin Slaughter's books are fantastic and always a great read/listen. I didn't love the reading of the male characters' voices compared to past readers.

Who was your favorite character and why?

All 3 main characters are great.

Which character – as performed by Joyce Bean – was your favorite?

I didn't love her performance overall, but Sarah was the best.

Any additional comments?

Wouldn't listen to performance by Joyce Bean again of Karin S's books.

Hard to understand horrible job on narrators end

I love Karin Slaughter and all her books but I can't tell if it's just Amazon's audible copy of the book or if it's the narrator that sounds muffled. It sounds like she recorded this book in a fishbowl

Worse Narrator Ever

I can't believe they let this person narrate this book. it pretty much ruined it. Jeffrey's voice is the most annoying of all. I will not purchase another one.

Saddened

I avoided this book, having read the Will Trent series already, but it is good to have a full understanding of the characters. A trip back to Lena's messed up hometown fills in Lena's backstory and leads to a tragic ending. Sadder than most books, but as always with Karin Slaughter, the story was well developed, well performed and worth the time.