Cardinal Virtue

The Eastfall Saga, Book 1

By: J.R. Lesperance

Narrated by: Brianne Vega

A beloved schoolteacher, her gruesome death, and a series of cryptic symbols left behind by the killer are just the beginning....

Police legacy Lara Nadeau never thought she would find herself anywhere but her beloved Boston. However, after the death of her father and one too many missteps on the job, she is transferred to Eastfall: a small, charming city near Salem. Wracked with grief and haunted by a hostage situation gone horribly wrong, Lara spirals into a toxic mire of anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. She hoped the slow pace of small town policing might be a calm retreat to help set her back on the straight and narrow.

Unfortunately, not long after her arrival to idyllic Eastfall, a brutal, ritualistic murder of a beloved educator sends the community reeling. To make matters worse, the prime suspect is the police chief’s son, Police Sergeant Zachariah Braddock. Charming and handsome, Zach has a few demons of his own, but is he capable of such atrocities?

Lara’s only wish is to return to Boston and prove she is not her past mistakes, but one death was only the beginning. A sequence of peculiar murders of local women, a house with a mind of its own, and the return of an old flame threatens to derail her. If Lara can’t overcome her own personal demons to help find the killer in time, her chances of clearing her name and saving her own life will be dead in the water.

©2020 Jennifer Gosselin (P)2020 Jennifer Gosselin

Kept me wondering

This audiobook was fantastic! From the beginning I made educated guesses about who could be committing the murders, but it was so well written that I kept doubting myself. Lara has metaphorical demons and is quite possibly surrounded by some type of mystical being. The possibilities are endless. The author knows how to keep readers on their toes!

Best company during car rides

This book was incredible, the development of the characters makes you feel all the feelings they are experiencing, the second half of the book was intriguing and I didn’t want to stop listening. Can’t wait to start the second book!