Death by Podcast

By: Shawn Inmon

Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt

When 26-year-old artist Cassidy Jameson vanishes from the fogbound town of Harbor's End, Maine, a pool of blood at the old boathouse is the only clue left behind. With no body and no answers, the story is ripe for speculation—and exploitation.

Enter Whispers in the Dark, a true-crime podcast desperate to build an audience. Host Amelia Walsh sees Cassidy's case as her ticket to the big time: a missing girl, a picturesque town, and just enough darkness to go viral. But as Amelia leans into dramatization to boost downloads, the story starts to slip from her control.

Because someone is listening.

A serial killer named-dropped on the show emerges from the shadows, drawn to the spotlight. And with a taste for both headlines and blood, he may very well make Harbor's End his new hunting ground.

It is possible that the price of fame may be more than anyone wants to pay.

Now, as the lines blur between storyteller and subject, the hunt for Cassidy collides with a new wave of terror. The podcast wanted a story. What they got was a nightmare.

Contains a note from the author.

©2025 Shawn Inmon (P)2025 Podium Audio

Shawn You Did It Again

I've listened to all of the Middle Falls books and loved every one. I had a hard time putting this one down as well. I'm hoping that there will be a second book.

Shawn rocks murder mystery

After listening to his recent partnership book, I was concerned about new titles from this author, I was happy to finish this new Inmon success. Even with no portal or second life it was clever and engaging.

It is not really standalone, right? I am concerned about these characters future.

Not a fan of narration

I absolutely disliked the narrator. Her accent kept making me think the story took place in Britain somewhere. I just couldn’t find it portrayed correctly.

But I love Shawn Inmon & enjoyed his pursuit into mystery.

Pretty Great not so much for the narrator....

I love Shawn's books and I think if he writes more like this he will only get better, Original Mystery/ thrillers are not as easy as they sound. This one was a bit predictable ( figured it out when a few of the characters kept telling me something was wrong.) I've listen to the same kind of plot a few times. I did like the "town in crisis" twist, And there's the baking for a trike great"bad" guy.... I truly enjoyed the characters that were introduced, BUT I couldn't get over the awful narrator. If you can't do a northern accent for the love of God don't do one at all. She kept going in and out of the accents, started a character with the accent by the end of a couple sentences the accent would be gone... sometime in the middle of a sentence. Even though the story was a little predictable and the narrator was annoying, the writing was great ( as usual)and I would definitely read another one in this series with a different narrator....

Lazy Writing

The narrator did a nice job to help this book hobble along. The book was filled with overused tropes, It felt like the writer did not spend enough time researching the various subjects in the book. Everything related to the police work seemed to be ripped from TV in the 1970’s & 80’s. I would not recommend this book.