The Trouble with Drowning

By: Heather Hach

Narrated by: Laura Bell Bundy

Corrosive comparisons and beautiful lies

When author Eden Hart floats into Tucson’s Antigone Books in all her dazzling perfection to give a reading, Kat, a struggling writer, can’t help but compare herself. Professionally, physically, socially—Eden is Kat’s aspiration. Thankfully, Kat’s life starts to take on its own Eden-like glow when her literary future takes shape and she falls madly in love with Jacob, the effortlessly charismatic son of her literary hero. Kat’s life is finally her fantasy realized: a burgeoning career, mentoring from her idol, and a wildly fulfilling relationship. But how long can she keep this up? And when will disappointment tap Kat on the shoulder yet again?

As demons from her past begin to surface, Kat’s mental health craters, and this halcyon dream slips through her fingers. Obsessed with reclaiming her idealized life, Kat develops an insidious plan to not only bring Jacob back into her world but also punish anyone who dares to replace her.

©2023 Heather Hach Hearne (P)2024 Heather Hach Hearne

Not your typical thriller

As with thrillers, you tend to think they are going to go in the typical direction. Protagonist barely makes it out alive. Antagonist gets what's coming to them. And then something happens which makes us think "nobody is going to be safe". This makes these types of stories fun but predictable. But...I truly didn't see the ending in this one. Hach made us think she was following the Formula only to surprise us at the end.

Laura Bell Bundy is awesome. Her Broadway and Hollywood chops are on clear display. She pulls from a deep well of character work that makes her a great one woman show!